New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's Patriotism, Charge He Put "Hollywood Above America"

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The McCain campaign and the RNC are pumping new robocalls into North Carolina that question Barack Obama's patriotism by charging that he and his fellow Dems put "Hollywood above America," another sign that Republicans are seriously worried about losing the traditionally red state to Obama.

The robocalls -- which we obtained from a North Carolina reader -- hit Obama for attending a celebrity fundraiser in Hollywood while efforts to address the financial crisis got underway in Washington.

A second round of robocalls, also from McCain and the RNC, hits Obama as a tax-hiker, and stops just short of criticizing the big bailout package that McCain has repeatedly taken credit for helping get passed. Both the McCain campaign and the RNC declined to comment.

(Update: Readers in Missouri, Colorado and Wisconsin are now reporting they received the "Hollywood above America" call.)

Here's the first call questioning Obama's patriotism:

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The audio doesn't represent the complete call, because our reader started taping once it began.

"Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats got caught putting Hollywood above America," the call says. "On the very day our elected leaders gathered in Washington to deal with the financial crisis, Barack Obama spent just 20 minutes with economic advisers, but hours at a celebrity Hollywood fundraiser. Where are the Democrats' priorities?"

The call closes with a disclaimer saying it was paid for by "McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee."

The fundraiser referred to in the call appears to be this one in mid September, which netted Obama $9 million.

The calls are only the latest example of the McCain campaign claiming to take the high road while it does the opposite. In mid-summer, senior McCain adviser Charlie Black claimed that the campaign wasn't interested in talking about Obama's patriotism.

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Must be some other HAL system.

I'm sure the voice isn't nearly as pleasant as Hal's.

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Must be some other HAL system.

I'm sure the voice isn't nearly as pleasant as Hal's.

Why thank you Steven.

What the...? How did you know my name? Dammit...

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Negative campaigning works.

It can work - it can also backfire.

BTW - I also read today that McCain and Palin turned down an invitation to attend the premiere of "W"

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Yeah, how dare Obama continue his normal schedule after McCain suspended his campaign? It's true, Obama is just not an American, no matter what it says on his birth certificate, and we all know that's forged!

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Must be some other HAL system.

I'm sure the voice isn't nearly as pleasant as Hal's.

Why thank you Steven.

What the...? How did you know my name? Dammit...

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Negative campaigning works.

It can work - it can also backfire.

BTW - I also read today that McCain and Palin turned down an invitation to attend the premiere of "W"

I think I'll go see that Friday!

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Negative campaigning works.

It can work - it can also backfire.

BTW - I also read today that McCain and Palin turned down an invitation to attend the premiere of "W"

I think I'll go see that Friday!

I'm curious whether "W" himself (or members of his family) will see it

Perhaps George was invited to the premiere too...

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Oliver Stone said today that W is an intellectual compared to Palin.

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Oliver Stone said today that W is an intellectual compared to Palin.

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