New Obama ad: Hey, McCain’s old
posted at 3:24 pm on August 22, 2008 by Allahpundit
Yes, ostensibly it’s another shot at McCain for owning two more homes than John Kerry does, but you don’t need your Josh Marshall Secret Subtext Decoder Ring to figure out what forgetfulness plus the need for motorized transport around the golf course means. I’m honestly curious to see what this line of attack does for Obama in the polls; I think it’s doomed to fail, thanks partly to Maverick’s POW suit of armor and partly to the Dems’ exposure from having nominated a near-billionaire last time (assuming the RNC ever gets around to reminding the public of that), but we’ll see. Hopefully we’ll get some weekend polls about it, otherwise the numbers will be distorted by the convention. Speaking of which, McCain’s team claims it expects a 15-point bounce for Obama. I’m thinking more like eight.
Exit question: What’s the conservative counterpart to liberals’ perennial attacks on the GOP nominee as being “out of touch”? Attacks on lefty patriotism, I guess?
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I’ll take old and wise over young and arrogant any day.
Obama is an arrogant, affirmative-action, activist A**!
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 3:27 PM
RNC always rolls out “tax and spend” – too bad the RNC is more in agreement with that concept these days.
lorien1973 on August 22, 2008 at 3:28 PM
When it comes to decision-making, old beats young and stupid. Even auto insurance companies know this fact.
Think_b4_speaking on August 22, 2008 at 3:28 PM
+1
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 3:28 PM
McCain’s age vs. Obama’s youthful exuberance…hmmm. I wouldn’t trust Obama to run the local Circle K.
fossten on August 22, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Grade school…
Sergei on August 22, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Is the “how many houses” argument really important to anyone? This is silly. What’s sadder is that McCain seems to be on the defensive about it.
Nice commercial though.
Photo op with Bush 1 – check
Photo op with Bush 2 – check
McSame at the end – check
Bases covered. Print and release.
lorien1973 on August 22, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Well, in the sense that it’s perennial, liberals act like girls.
Oh, wait, that one has a delightful ring of truth to it.
emailnuevo on August 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Oh man, there be comedy gold in that comment.
I suggest an ad showing which of them is better drivers (thus decision makers) and who has lower insurance premiums on their car insurance?
heh
dc84123 on August 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Republicans refuse to make Obama’s youth and inexperience an issued in this campaign.
Maxx on August 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
are they kidding? bambi is not going to get a 15 point bounce unless the hildebeast is on the ticket….
elduende on August 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
Um, when did McCain say everyone making less than $5M is middle class? I think those hacks in Obambi land need to clean out their ears. That commerical is WEAK! I don’t like McCain, but that ad certainly wouldn’t make me run over to the Marxist’s tent.
ihasurnominashun on August 22, 2008 at 3:31 PM
This is all these punks have? McCain’s age?
This is what punks do when punks get rattled, and are on the Verge of Desperation.
Janos Hunyadi on August 22, 2008 at 3:32 PM
How are things going for me?
A hell of a lot better than they’ll be going if an ignorant, inexperienced, economically-illiterate Marxist named Barry Obama gets elected President and starts taxing the hell out of everybody so that he can vastly increase the size of our already bloated and inefficient federal government, so that he can institute his “social justice” welfare and affirmative action/racial preference programs.
AZCoyote on August 22, 2008 at 3:33 PM
That should play real well with all the cagey seventy-somethings who think they’re holding up pretty fine, thank you very much. Nice of Barack to hand the “dotage” sign around a generation’s neck. But not smart.
tree hugging sister on August 22, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Lame.
CP on August 22, 2008 at 3:33 PM
He jokingly said that at Saddleback. He laughed and followed that with something like “I bet that will be used out of context against me…”
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 3:33 PM
McCain said anyone making over $5 million is rich – or something like that.
Democrats only see 3 types of people. Poor, middle class and rich. So if $5 million+ is rich, less than that must be middle class. It’s an easy transfer for them to make. They’ve been doing it for decades.
lorien1973 on August 22, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Pathetic……it is junior high student council politics.
RobG on August 22, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Exit question: What’s the conservative counterpart to liberals’ perennial attacks on the GOP nominee as being “out of touch”? Attacks on lefty patriotism, I guess?
I would say: if our conservative/GOP is “out of touch” than so is more than 1/2 the country. If being “out of touch” means not sneering at America, hating the troops and sipping a latte in a limousine, then count me “out of touch”.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 3:35 PM
IF Obama is going to do attack ads, he need to say “I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message”
Chakra Hammer on August 22, 2008 at 3:35 PM
IF Obama is going to do attack ads, he needs to say “I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message”
Chakra Hammer on August 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM
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AZ – Spot on, but you need to make it a bit more pithy…. I can’t see fitting all that on a bumper sticker.
Think_b4_speaking on August 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Hahaha!! In today’s Op-Ed, George Will said:
Hilarious.
tree hugging sister on August 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Seriously, this ad is lame on the level of “Obama has floppy ears” and “Obama’s middle name is Hussein” lame.
fossten on August 22, 2008 at 3:36 PM
How many people really want to identify themselves with that dopey looking couple staring at the camera? And that blink at the end, phewww. Was that guy clutching a Bible?
pedestrian on August 22, 2008 at 3:37 PM
lulz
pseudonominus on August 22, 2008 at 3:38 PM
lorien 1973 is right. At the Saddleback forum, Rick Warren asked the candidates for their definition of “rich” — the context of the question was raising taxes on the “rich.”
Obama said people making more than $250k are rich. McCain said he doesn’t want to punish the rich, because he wants everybody to be rich. Then he made the joke about people making an annual income of $5 million being rich.
AZCoyote on August 22, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Nothin’ but net!
Repeating myself here, but I’d like to see how long Osama Obama could have put up with the treatment McCain endured for five years in Vietnam.
You’d have to loop the film repeatedly to make a :30 spot out of it. I’d call him a “wuss,” but that would be a terrible slander on wusses.
Cowardly little jerk.
MrScribbler on August 22, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Holy crap. Its a golf cart… and and and… HE’S NOT DRIVING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Schick on August 22, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Camp McCain is trying to set the expectations bar for BO’s convo bounce, but it should be significant. The speech will be lofty, the occasion historic. The volatile middle will appreciate both.
Karl on August 22, 2008 at 3:39 PM
McCain should trot out Reagan’s “I won’t use my opponent’s youth and inexperience against him” clip.
rbj on August 22, 2008 at 3:40 PM
Well………. could be better.
If it wasn’t for politicians, like Democrats, that caused the financial collapse of the housing market by forcing banks to lend money to people who couldn’t pay for them in the first place, like illegal aliens, and then used my tax dollars to bail out those banks…….
Or politicians, like Democrats, that have put restrictions on our country’s efforts to become energy independent by harvesting our own oil, coal, and shale supplies of energy, but instead burning our food in an uneconomical and inefficient way, raising the prices of EVERYTHING across the board enough to make you say “Ouch”………
Or politicians, like Democrats, that support Environmental Extremist and push the “Climate Change” hoax propaganda on us and our children, while imposing new fees, regulations, and taxes to support their socialist political agendas…..
Or politicians, like Democrats, who want to take more and more of my freedom away, and destroy this county by turning it into a Marxist socialist state…..
……… other than that, I’m doing all right.
Seven Percent Solution on August 22, 2008 at 3:41 PM
here is the rich comment,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8GXjlxT6M
it is now totaly being taken out of context, as mccain sayed it would be.
trailortrash on August 22, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Obama IS an agent of change.. instead of saying he approved the message at the end of the commercial.. he says it at the Beginning
DaveC on August 22, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Anyone else catch that Fox News accidentally aired part of the William Ayers ad?
locke on August 22, 2008 at 3:42 PM
It is embarrassing that our country has become so intellectually inept that a naive puppet like Obama could seriously be considered for the presidency. It exposes a shallowness that can be easily be exploited by propaganda and innuendo that is anti-American and erodes the basic values that our country was founded on.
volsense on August 22, 2008 at 3:43 PM
‘McCain says: Under five million is middle class.’
Yup. McCain said his words would be taken out of context.
wise_man on August 22, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Those electric cars are green. Perfect for local trips. I didn’t know McCain was so kool :)
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Yep, McCain IS older than What’shisname … uh, uh, err, stutter, cough, cough Barry Soetoro. But, McCain IS much smarter!
byteshredder on August 22, 2008 at 3:43 PM
LOL…
It’s not even correct…
Due to Pre-Nup: Cindy McCain owns 8 houses…
John McCain owns 0…
Don’t they fact check anything… And I guess Obama would of made Bush 41 walk instead of ride with him… What BS…
Y314K on August 22, 2008 at 3:46 PM
How about the fact that the rich, out of touch old man and his out of touch party are the only ones that are trying to give us REAL solutions to the REAL energy crisis we are having, as opposed to the fairy tale nonsense the ONE and the Dems are suggesting?
Rick on August 22, 2008 at 3:47 PM
McCain’s “despicable” attack: Pointing out that Obama has personally and professionally associated with known and non-repentant terrorists for decades.
Obama’s Defense: That’s all completely true, but I recently said I felt bad about it.
Obama’s attack: McCain is highly experienced and extremely successful.
McCain’s defense: That’s all completely true, and I’m darned proud of it.
logis on August 22, 2008 at 3:47 PM
These electric mini’s are the new rage in Chet Edwards’ home state.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 3:47 PM
Weak.
After alienating women now the messiah, PBUH, is going after older Americans.
Smart move.
jukin on August 22, 2008 at 3:48 PM
The last time I drove a golf cart, I drove it into a bar-b-que. Long story. I guess I can’t be capable of holding a job either since I’m incapable of driving a small cart capable of holding golf clubs.
mjk on August 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM
p.S. WEEEEAAAAAKKKKK ad, weak. come on Messiah, you can do better than that.
mjk on August 22, 2008 at 3:49 PM
It’s a good thing the “Youth Vote” is so rock solid while the “Old Vote” always stays home, otherwise…
BKennedy on August 22, 2008 at 3:50 PM
Weak ad. Seriously weak.
I keep laughing that the lightworker keeps using that 5 Million dollar middle class line, when it is so blatantly dishonest, and recognizable as such for anybody who watched the forum. I suppose that they are expecting most viewers to have not seen the forum, or that they just don’t care.
nailinmyeye on August 22, 2008 at 3:50 PM
“How are things working for you?” as the sad looking couple fade in and out.
I dread the “Victim Parade” night at the Democrat convention. Mass hysterical whining and boo-hooing spreading faster than the Ebola virus across the nation of those tuning in, which won’t be me even with a gun held to my head.
Marcus on August 22, 2008 at 3:51 PM
I see the new style politician has found his way into the gutter along with all of those who have gone before him.
Rev. Wright had this phony pegged.
Time for a follow-up interview with the good reverend, just before the convention commences. Ouch!
fogw on August 22, 2008 at 3:52 PM
More distractions!
Riposte on August 22, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Note to Obama campaign: Voter turnout increases with age, and typical white grandmothers tend to vote for a typical white grandfather.
People over 50 remember the disastrous Carter years, and, as the song goes, “we won’t be fooled again” with another young, naive, ignorant upstart who thinks he’s smarter than everybody else.
Now where’s that Barack bowling video?
Steve Z on August 22, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Ad 1: McCain is rich
Ad 2: McCain is old
Ad 3: McCain is a typical rich, old, white person?
TheBigOldDog on August 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Simple. Call factcheck.org. That’ll solve your problem Mam.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Is. That. It?
Sugar Land on August 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
According to ABC WNT’s Jake Tapper, the Obama campaign thinks that McCain’s gaffe is “highly exploitable”.
Even George Stephanopoulos thinks this could be a turning point in Obama’s campaign.
If THIS is the long-awaited “gotcha” flub the Dems have been searching for, then Obama is in more serious trouble than I thought.
The Ugly American on August 22, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Apparently not.
Rick on August 22, 2008 at 3:56 PM
McCain blew an opportunity with that question. He should have said, anybody with a loving family is rich.
TheBigOldDog on August 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM
BTW….what’s up with all the white women in Barry’s ads?
Very strange.
The Ugly American on August 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM
PS: If McCain is so old, tell that to his mother!
Steve Z on August 22, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Yeah, I wrote that, then thought, nope, that’s about as creative as the Messiah seems to get. Because “but he’s old” seem to be their only theme.
mjk on August 22, 2008 at 3:59 PM
And so McCain’s acceptance speech will be a silent bomb? Hussein knows the Last Word carries a lot, and McCain gets it in September.
Besides, Bounce is a fabric softener.
leftnomore on August 22, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Old people vote in great numbers. Young people, not as much. Go ahead and keep playing up the age thing, Dems.
aero on August 22, 2008 at 4:00 PM
that add is racist you notice the one is talking to a white women at the beginning .
Mojack420 on August 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM
I too would say The Messiah is in serious trouble, except for one slight hitch: Too much of the American public seems to have suffered a mass 50-point drop in IQ.
If the leftards were really capable of rational thought, even they would have realized they bought a pig in a poke and would be trying to disassociate themselves from him.
MrScribbler on August 22, 2008 at 4:01 PM
The largest, most dependable voting bloc in the country has not taken kindly to Obama and his followers with the age discrimination issue. Massive backlash coming election day.
freedomplow on August 22, 2008 at 4:02 PM
He said something very close to that at Saddleback, IIRC.
carbon_footprint on August 22, 2008 at 4:03 PM
5 mil is middle class? He never said that. He joking said that 5 mil income was rich.
Who are these people?
jharada on August 22, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Someone should run some Logan’s Run ads.
freedomplow on August 22, 2008 at 4:05 PM
Democrats.
wise_man on August 22, 2008 at 4:05 PM
McCain needs to handle the “rich” issue better next time. He can’t use the “pre-nup” to hide behind either. He’s rich because his wife of 30 years is rich. Just say you worked hard, played by the rules, obeyed the law, paid your taxes, and are lucky, as have many others in America.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 4:05 PM
When I watched this, I didn’t see “old” anymore than I saw “racist!” when I watched some anti-Obama ads.
Beo on August 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM
He’s old? I thought he was an albino.
Geronimo on August 22, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Ugh. You no like paleface?
fogw on August 22, 2008 at 4:12 PM
What now? After McCain uploads videos of Obama as Moses, parting the red sea, and Obama countering with McCain is old, divorced his wife to marry a
ketchupbeer heiress and owns a lot of homes ….Don’t give these people any more ideas!!!
I mean it. *crying* Leave this campaign alone!!!
.. ?
Oh alright. I’ll help write some of the dialog. (Scenes open, Of Logan and the hot chick with Obama and Michelle’s faces motion captured two the bodies, complete with expressions such as the “Obama Messiah” video where Obama sits and talks about his daughters to the mob who wants to stone the woman..)
Obama and Michelle walk carefully into the ice cavern, shivering..
Meanwhile, the Robot McCain wheels in (again, face superimposed on the evil robot)
“Welcome humans *click click click* … I am ready for you”
*Cut to reaction shot of Obama and Michelle, looking perplexed and frightened*
Evil McCainBot: “… Fish, and plankton and sea greens and protein from the sea.”
.
That’s as far as I got.
wise_man on August 22, 2008 at 4:13 PM
The only part of McCain’s age that has potential to scare the me is;
1) His choice for VP (Not just as a possible successor, but Pelosi’s only 2 heartbeats away from POTUS too, don’t forget)
2) Dementia/Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s/Stroke(s) etc (see #1)
As for his POW “suit of armor”… that is non-existent as far as I am concerned.
SilverStar830 on August 22, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Another incompetent Obama ad. They show him being driven around by a former President of the United States. That in itself is an honor. It makes McCain appear stately.
Meanwhile, Obama yet again comes off as a jerk.
indythinker on August 22, 2008 at 4:15 PM
Nonsense. 82 is the new 41.
Mike Honcho on August 22, 2008 at 4:18 PM
I’m getting the impression that they really want to send McCain to a nursing home…
“Seasoned citizens” are watching all this, Dems. Way to go! Keep talking!
newton on August 22, 2008 at 4:20 PM
“See? Old and busted. New hot.”
– MIB
mojo on August 22, 2008 at 4:21 PM
5 million:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-0pedQeGw
Dave Rywall on August 22, 2008 at 4:22 PM
ROTFLMAO! Not sure if this was addressed earlier in the thread, but didn’t McCain say that that the “5 Million $” thing at Saddleback would be distorted? Here ya go! He called it.
malan89 on August 22, 2008 at 4:24 PM
The inexperience of not only the messiah, PBUH, but also his staff. I love watch all the dotcommers take a second shot at screwing up because they all think they are so smart.
jukin on August 22, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Obama set to announce Bill Ayers as Homeland Security Chief.
As the saying goes, “use a thief to catch a thief”
moxie_neanderthal on August 22, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Heh.
malan89 on August 22, 2008 at 4:25 PM
Damn good idea. Put Obama’s face on a Sandman’s body, chasing a “runner” with McCain’s face, and blowing him away because he’s too old. End it with the mother computer mind probe revolving Obama-head hologram repeating over & over, “There is no sanctu-a-r-y“.
I love it. I wish I had the skills and software to do it myself.
SilverStar830 on August 22, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Good splice and edit job, Dave Rywall. Almost as worthy as Michael Moore. Such as that time he spliced Charlton Heston from two different days to make it look like he made one complete sentence. But at least these people only took video from the same day.
When you watch that splice job, it doesn’t look like the full interview with the quotes in the correct order.
YEA! DEMOCRAT RAPID RESPONSE, DAVE RYWALL!!!!!!!!
wise_man on August 22, 2008 at 4:26 PM
here is the uncut version for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8GXjlxT6M
incase you missed my post a little earlier.
trailortrash on August 22, 2008 at 4:29 PM
Who’s the ugly couple at the end?
RobCon on August 22, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Maybe McCain should remind Obama that the unemployment rate is about the same now as it was under the middle of the Clinton administration? I don’t remember anyone saying the entire economy was broken then. I find it hard to take a candidate seriously when they’re constantly tuned in to the Doom and Gloom Channel. The economy isn’t robust and on the gravy train, but it’s not like we’re headed for a Great Depression, either.
Historically speaking, things are quite alright in the US economy. Perhaps only McCain is old enough to realize that.
Seixon on August 22, 2008 at 4:32 PM
I wish I had the time and the resources of the rapid democrat repose to record Obama for hours, and post a video making him say all sorts of insane crap. Just to tick off the people like dave Ryall or anyone else who enjoys watching that absolute BS from the democrats. What pathetic excuses for human beings the democrats are. Bold face carnie barkers, thats what they all are. Spewing their BS to an eager crowd who just wants to eat their crap up
wise_man on August 22, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Go on McDrillin!
Play the Age Card! Make the same points that BO keeps making…but make AGE off-limits
Dpet on August 22, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Dunno. One of Obama’s relatives?
joke: How many houses does McCain have? 7. How many does Obama’s brother have? 1/7.
JiangxiDad on August 22, 2008 at 4:38 PM
Why is no one focusing on the lies/distortions about McCain’s “$5 million” comment. The funny part is, when he made the joke at Saddleback, he predicted it would be used this way. But this particular ad took it to another level… Setting aside the fact that they’re being dishonest in other ads for saying that he really believes “rich” is defined as having $5 million… this ad says that McCain classifies all people making less than $5 million as “middle class”. This is a flat out lie.
RightWinged on August 22, 2008 at 4:42 PM
The Democrats need to remember something: old people vote. Do not piss them off.
Terrye on August 22, 2008 at 4:43 PM
I wonder if Obama was really lecturing those rich people on billionare’s row in San Francisco about their ill gotten gains the need for them to help the poor etc…or if he was hitting his rich supporters up for a few million to help him buy the White House? I think it was the latter.
Terrye on August 22, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Dave:
McCain was obviously joking about the $5 million. He even said that the opposition would probably try to make an issue of it, joke or not. And sure enough.
Terrye on August 22, 2008 at 4:47 PM
This ad is AGEIST! AGEISTS!!!
Bill Brasky on August 22, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Old people know John F. McCain wants to trash Social Security just like little Bush wanted to do, terrye.
I think McCain’s “old people” vote will be limited to millionaires.
alphie on August 22, 2008 at 4:51 PM
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