Republicans Scold McCain; Obama Camp Pounces

A new Obama campaign memo obtained by Time documents Republican disapproval of the McCain camp’s recent tactics. Some highlights:

• Pat Buchanan on the commercial juxtaposing Obama, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton: "Look, this is not an effective ad.”
• Ed Rollins: “John needs to be the deliberate, experienced veteran and not the grumpy old man.”

• David Gergen: "This is not the John McCain who Americans have come to love and to respect."
• McCain 2000 media consultant Mike Murphy: “A pure attack tone could be perilous.”
• Chuck Hagel on ad criticizing Obama for not visiting Landstuhl: "I think John is treading on some very thin ground."

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