Title: Jim Braude on McCain's Ayers strategy

" On the -- today we're talking presidential politics and you may have noticed it is getting ugly attack ads and accusations of race baiting Newsnight -- Jim Braude joins us now talk. A little bit more about what's going on. Thanks for being here Jan let's talk about this new -- web -- concerning. Obama's association with bill Ayers this kind of came into the conversation about a week ago. And that the McCain campaign has put out this -- let's take look a look at segment. -- Terrorism scary stuff isn't the issue."

" Barack Obama's judgment and you can't lose consciousness and physically I'm losing my neighborhood. And -- if you say who's the truth. Obama. Too risky for America."

" So do you think Americans are saying what is the truth about this does this hurt Obama and take any of them momentum away from his campaign I don't think it."

" this thing my radio calling today's unsettling music from Texas is expected Obama's head to start spinning around it. The one thing at -- I am one of the few liberals -- American thinks it is relevant what his relationship was with drillers -- I think it's this ominous close friendship with the domestic terrorist dancers know the evidence clearly is -- I think Barack Obama said it exactly right Charlie Gibson and ABC. Why is it I'm paraphrasing he was doing all is all the time McCain was prior to the debate. Post today it's back all there's all the time if it's such an important issue and Obama's so dangerous why -- just look at Barack Obama and leveled this charge to his face. I think it really undercuts McCain was actually some people this. His town hall meeting today asked why didn't raise this when he was -- Obama so I think is the -- lot of pressure on them McCain raises on the fifteenth I think it's gonna do nothing better. So you do think that he will bring this up at the final debate the -- connection with huge pressure on the polls are trending away from Franklin thought to be tough for the other night that he was. It's his last shot my guess is this the real lot of pressure from Republican regulars not think the answer is yes you will."

" There's not a lot of my high emotion running at that rallies for McCain and and particularly Sarah Palin. A lot of people in the audience chanting things like -- he's a radical. Apparently at one I believe in Florida somebody yelled out kill him. And the audience let's take a listen to a more tame version of what's going on. So they're chanting no Obama. It seems you know not too offensive in these people are are clearly McCain supporters but there's. A lot of people out there -- different columnist that are saying there's a racial subtext to this type of dialogue that's going."

" Well I think that -- I think some of things their talent has is -- do have a racial subtext to them I do not subscribe to the notion. There when John McCain did that. One thing when -- point of -- and -- on my energy bill thing that it was intended as anything but the curmudgeonly Connick guy. Fit the bit to John McCain is. I consider David Gergen sits on the great on CNN later tonight or last night before about that person in the crowd screamed. Kill him and it's unclear -- Obama I think the Secret Service is investigating working -- The layers each of which is unconscionable frankly. -- should've said something to America. She should -- we have our disagreements but that's not how we behave in this country that's not how we behave and rallies -- assumption just let it pass. And it is unconscionable and frankly scary behavior and the closer we come the November 4. And the war becomes clear at least as of today -- Obama. Does have a significantly it's incumbent on the McCain -- own thing does is working comment on the other team with the numbers reversed. To make sure things don't get out of control what they seem like they're on the verge of."

" Meanwhile -- McCain's campaign is pointing the finger at Obama we heard from Cindy McCain -- we rarely hear from a candidate spouse like this yesterday saying Obama is running that nastiness campaign in American history."

" I try to be very even handed these things we do in the afternoon -- sorry it's all on the McCain side today. But you cannot say with a straight face in the McCain when the bill there's things coming up nonstop when John McCain says we will not mention Reverend Wright and -- Talks about Reverend Wright and Bill Kristol the New York Times. You can't accused Barack Obama of running the dirtiest campaign in many many observers who were far more moderate and -- say that would John McCain is doing and ads is to Barack Obama is exactly. What George Bush did to John McCain eight years ago in South Carolina I think John McCain is a far better person I admire him actually greatly these ads are not befitting of a man I think about --"

" Will end our segment on a much lighter note Paris Hilton she's out with another political ad she is -- talking about her they campaign for president."

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" is that in my in my vote like conservative private matter but since you -- I'm actually kissing my -- vote for -- Paris -- don't think that was what's coming up tonight an agent -- thought -- yes were we have Mike Capuano local congressman voted to develop on some concerns about what -- Bradley who lost his -- the coach reporter New Hampshire is challenging yet again -- his -- tonight as -- digestion."