Obama: "Trying to play on people's fears" (Spin Cycle)

Obama, in Texas, on the new Clinton ad, pretty similar to what his campaign said:

"We've seen these ads before, trying to play on people's fears, trying to scare up votes. But I don't think they'll work this time. The question is not about who will be picking up the phone. The question is what kind of judgment will you exercise when you answer the phone."

Also: "We've had a red-phone moment. It was the decision to invade Iraq. Senator Clinton gave the wrong answer. George Bush gave the wrong answer. John McCain gave the wrong answer."

This part is a slightly new twist, contrasting the ad to his bring-us-together message and reminding Democrats of the ad's resemblance to tactics the GOP has used against them:

"I’ll never see the threat of terrorism as a way to scare up votes, because it’s a threat that should rally this country around our common enemies. That’s the judgment we need at 3 a.m. And that’s the judgment that I am running for president to provide."