New McCain ad: “Alaska Maverick”
posted at 1:22 pm on September 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Surprisingly dull given the frenzy of Barracudamania, but then the point isn’t to build her up so much as it is to tear The One down. They’ve got a second contrast ad coming later today focusing on their comparative experience. The one virtue of having the media spin her as dangerously unqualified, of course, is that it leaves McCain wide open for ads like this, treating Barry to a little vicarious ridicule for his absurdly thin record. Something like 70 percent of voters say the VP candidates won’t affect their votes in November; if Palin is deemed too green to be trusted but some of that rubs off on Obama in the process, it may well be a worthy trade.
Exit question: Are Obama’s people actually coming after Palin on pork? After Captain Earmark tried to stuff his fat face with federal money last year and voted — together with Biden — not to shift the money for the bridge to nowhere to Katrina relief?
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Get back on the offensive. If you can afford to, donate tonight after Gov. Palin’s speech to let the MSM know what we think of their garbage.
BadgerHawk on September 3, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Does a Bear poop in the Woods?
If a man is alone in a forest and does something wrong without a woman there to tell him, is he still wrong?
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Obama nothing but, Empty Words for an Empty Suit.
Chakra Hammer on September 3, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Did you see Greta last night?
They had some head of the DNC up there and he claimed that Obama running for the office is what makes him qualified. Greta almost laughed in his face. Biden is twice as qualified as Obama based upon that sort of experience.
lorien1973 on September 3, 2008 at 1:26 PM
If Gov. Palin was pro-abortion the media would make her out to be the Virgin Mary to Obama’s Messiah comparison.
Forget the fact that she was an elected offical when Obama was a community organizer visiting Ayers and helping create slums for minorities to live in. Gov. Palin has more leadership experience with almost 12 years of Executive leadership in political office compared to Obama’s Zero!
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:27 PM
I think it’s a great strategy for McCain to draw the #1 on their ticket into a fight over comparative experience with the #2 on his ticket. It just highlights how his experience pales against McCain’s, and at the same time, since he’s drawn into the fight, he’s essentially admitting that experience matters.
thirteen28 on September 3, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Don’t give up, don’t back down, never give in.
Once again, you are fighting for your country, Sen. McCain, against foreign enemies – our own fifth column media.
And if Obama manages to steal this election, carry the fight on. No concession to the Democrats. Barack Obama will never be a legitimate President.
Strangle an Obama administration in the crib. Impeach and remove Obama from office in chains, for his inevitable crimes.
The man has terrorist ties and is up to his armpits in dirty money. If the media would do its job instead of chasing around 17 year olds, Obama would be locked up in Leavenworth and on trial for his life.
NoDonkey on September 3, 2008 at 1:29 PM
Id love for Sarah in her speech tonight to say “I accept the nomination of the Republican party for your Vice President and I look forward to be elected by the people and not the media.”
William Amos on September 3, 2008 at 1:29 PM
This is a great idea. Even if you can only send $5 it will make a statement that the media will have to report on!
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:29 PM
I don’t like this ad much. If this turns into an election of Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama, we lose. The only way this ad makes sense is if it starts with Obama’s own words about Palin. Although if this is the leading edge of a new attack on Obama as a Chicago corruptocrat, I’m all for it.
rockmom on September 3, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Dull?
Maybe so. I think it’s smart though, continuing the comparison a VP candidate to a P candidate makes the other party look weak and unprepared.
Spirit of 1776 on September 3, 2008 at 1:30 PM
As Rush would say, “Right on, Right on!”
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM
I would have laughed and joked “Im glad Obama didnt deciede to become a hooker because too of that kind of experience can be a bad thing”
William Amos on September 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM
Obama nothing but, Empty Words for an Empty Suit.
Chakra Hammer on September 3, 2008 at 1:26 PM
Every rally should have an empty black suit on a pole with a sign stating “Obama”…drive the point home.
By the way, where’s Cheney been lately? Need to unleash him on the media and tear them apart…
Slimm on September 3, 2008 at 1:31 PM
The mere fact that Obama has allowed himself to be drawn into such a no win battle is enough to highlight his inexperience.
MarkTheGreat on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM
SMACK
Just A Grunt on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM
If Obama is elected, it is going to be a rerun of Bill Clinton’s first two years, including the election of a Republican Congress in 2010. Only this time we will nail the bastard on corruption and seing out America to our enemies, not on sex.
rockmom on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM
I’m with Allah’s take. Nice for a starter, but overall kinda lightweight. The “Liberal” quote is exceptionally weak when they had so much more to choose from there. The independents don’t care about titles and the Democrats that could vote against The One won’t be influenced.
Looking forward to round two.
Damiano on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Sarah Palin does not use a razor to shave her legs. She uses her fingernails, because only Sarah Palin can cut Sarah Palin.
CurtZHP on September 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Sorry, but what’s wrong with big oil again? Without them, America would grind to a halt.
We can attack The One without using his talking points, can’t we? Sheesh.
amkun on September 3, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Cheney is in Georgia dealing with Russia!
Probably good for him to not be at the convention and out of the public eye for now.
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:33 PM
One of the few times I could tolerate GVS. She said she wanted him back on tonight so she could ask him more questions. I would love to see that…but I think he’ll be too busy or somethin’.
HawaiiLwyr on September 3, 2008 at 1:33 PM
I love how this election has become a battle between our VP nominee and their Presidential nominee. That says something. That perhaps Obama is not even qualified to be a VP according to the MSM standards.
carbon_footprint on September 3, 2008 at 1:34 PM
I think with this ad Mav is setting up Barack. Id love for him to ask him in the debates “you say my VP pick is unqualified to be the VP because she lacks experience. Dont you think its time you tell the American people what experience you have to be President ?”
William Amos on September 3, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Wish I saw that.
And in addition to ‘running for president qualifies you to be president,’ they are also peddling the BS that Obama is executive in chief worthy because millions of people have given him millions of dollars, and he’s managing and spending all of their money.
And if and when Obama is president, he will be managing and spending millions of our money too. In the form of asking his buddies in congress to increase our taxes and so he can spend it on all of the things he promised at his acceptance speech. You know, the speech streamed on the fox website (situation room) where Michael Steele kept saying “how” every time Obama promised something new.
wise_man on September 3, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Future ads need to drive this point home. Even if Obama is marginally more qualified (he isn’t, but conceeding that point for the sake of argument), He’s still the Presidential candidate while Palin is the VP candidate.
If their P is only marginally better than our VP, then they are toast.
MarkTheGreat on September 3, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Given the 24/7 onslaught by the three headed beast, John, you are going to have to do better than that.
Go straight to Global Thermo Nuclear War against Obama, the Media, and the Government Class because that is what’s coming to you.
Like it or not, your “ethical” campaign will get you and Sarah turned into dust.
Seven Percent Solution on September 3, 2008 at 1:35 PM
“Only this time we will nail the bastard on corruption and selling out America to our enemies, not on sex.”
Thing is though, Bubba was just a sex-crazed narcissist.
Though Clinton sold military secrets to the Chinese, that hasn’t come back to bite us just yet.
Obama’s sell out will come back to bite us immediately, is what I’m worried about.
We cannot allow this corrupt, anti-American jackass to become President. Just cannot.
NoDonkey on September 3, 2008 at 1:36 PM
They need a picture of an empty suit.
How about having Obama say… “hey, Palin’s hubby’s DUI is no big deal, heck, at that age, I was doing COKE!”
Or how about a commercial that says “What IS an organizer?”
Or one that says, “Does ANY legislation have the name OBAMA on it? McCain-Feingold reached across the aisles. Can Barack say that.
originalpechanga on September 3, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Or, how about an ad that says:
Obama, whose seed is so week, he could only produce two children. Palin has FIVE so far, thus making her more productive.
originalpechanga on September 3, 2008 at 1:38 PM
That is exactly my thought! In the debates, we are going to have so much factual ammunition that, once administered, will leave them silent like the reporter once Newt got finished with him.
carbon_footprint on September 3, 2008 at 1:38 PM
God forid something happens to Joe Biden ….
CanadianGuy on September 3, 2008 at 1:38 PM
How about one where someone asks, “Does anyone know what a community organizer does?”
MarkTheGreat on September 3, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Actually, I think they should make Newt’s run in with Ron Allen last night an ad.
CanadianGuy on September 3, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Full speed ahead………
Hening on September 3, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Add to the fact the Politico is starting “What if John McCain dies ? “Death rumors
William Amos on September 3, 2008 at 1:40 PM
I absolutely, absolutely agree.
Spirit of 1776 on September 3, 2008 at 1:40 PM
Pretty soon shouldn’t we be making the point that Obama is so inexperienced that he can only make comparisons to our VP pick?
…that he is so terrified of McCain that he has to compare himself to Palin?
I don’t see how maneuvering the Dems into campaigning against our VP candidate is a bad thing.
Bottom line – our ticket is SO strong that even our VP candidate can whoop their Presidential candidate!
Religious_Zealot on September 3, 2008 at 1:41 PM
The most prominent thing about these vicious attacks against Sarah is that nobody really gives any credence to the blatant lies being presented by the MSM. The MSM is scared, very scared. Anyone with integrity is something they cannot comprehend.
volsense on September 3, 2008 at 1:41 PM
DING DING DING!
That is campaign GOLD, right there!
FiveWays on September 3, 2008 at 1:42 PM
I like the ad. I’m not big on some of the specifics, but making it Palin against Obama is great. McCain appearing at the end is an excellent close. Very good.
progressoverpeace on September 3, 2008 at 1:42 PM
From emperical evidence gathered in Chicago, fleecing the taxpayer for the children and then steering said taxpayer’s money into their corrupt friends and their own pockets.
jukin on September 3, 2008 at 1:42 PM
They befriend Domestic Terrorists, build rundown slum housing projects, give money to school to celebrate “Juneteenth” instead of requests to fund Math and Science programs, sit in a church that believes America is evil, deserves to be destroyed and attacked, and thinks our government created the AIDS virus to kill Africans!
All in a day in the life of a community organizer!
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Y’know, I don’t think it will, but if it does, I’m not at all sure that will be the outcome. The election already probably hinges on her speech tonight. If she hits it out of the park, then the media’s bashing of her the past few days is going to backfire in a way I’ve never seen in my lifetime.
If she sounds as I’ve seen her in interviews, calm and assured and engaging and extremely competent, then goes out and makes the country fall in love with her on Leno and Letterman and even with Stewart, then everyone who wants new won’t have to have a Harvard snob to serve it up.
And if all that happens, yeah, I’ll take Sarah vs. Barry, even up.
Of course, she does have to hit it out. But there are people in this world who relish a challenge and people who shrink form one; people who rise to the occasion and people who don’t.
I’m betting I know which group she’s in.
Typhoon on September 3, 2008 at 1:43 PM
I will do this!!! It hasn’t even been a week yet and the MSM is making me sick every time I hear them. I try to find the humor in their empty talking points, but usually end up throwing pillows at the TV or screaming at it.
tru2tx on September 3, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Hey RNC- you guy’s listening?
FiveWays on September 3, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Harry Reid weighs in – through his spokesman from “somewhere”.
Disappointed. Distort. Bipartisan achievements… oh here’s a good one: the same old failed Bush/McCain policies. Apparently Bush and McCain were co-presidents for 8 years. Who knew?
PS: Pelosi has been spirited away to Japan. Out of sight out of mind I guess.
OT: And the lies continue: Some Jamal idiot (DNCC) on Fox News Live Desk saying McCain talked to Palin Wed night, decided Thursday. Of course, no rebuttal by Martha the talking head. She just lets him spout off the list of lying talking points (you already know them) and she moves on to the next “expert.” I have gotta get a new addiction!
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:44 PM
I’ve got a rumor: “What if Obama wins and becomes President?”
jp on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Well, let’s take a stroll down memory
holelane. Remember back in 2004 a little election in Illinois? One of the candidates was divorced and had sealed the records. The Chicago Tribune and a Chicago TV station filed lawsuits to get the records unsealed. Who was behind these lawsuits? Which candidate did it benefit?Can we draw any parallels to today?
Now if a certain unmentionable candidate could stoop this low during a previous election, what’s to stop him from continuing his hypocritical positions?
It seems like a pattern. Hmmmm…….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Great stuff.
All we have to do is weather the storm. If Palin gives a great speech tonight and we push back hard against the MSM and the vicous smears we’ll come out on top. There’s still a long ways to go until the election.
BadgerHawk on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
I wonder how long is her ’skirt tails’?
If I were running for Congress, I sure would want her to campaign for me.
tarpon on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
******Does any one have the transcipt to Gingrich comparing Obama’s lack of experience to Palin’s experience? It’s great. Dennis Preagar keeps playing it but I am looking for a written transcript or a link to the clip.
Thanks!
Blake on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Newt & Rudy smackdown Ron & Tom. Make it RNC smackdown ad!
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM
You shut your f*cking mouth!
For the record: I stock up on ammo.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM
heh!
upinak on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Uhm…..when the election turns into to your Presidential pick running against the oppositions VP pick……I’m pretty sure YOUR ticket has already lost!
FiveWays on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Blake on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
CanadianGuy on September 3, 2008 at 1:47 PM
Here you go
Spirit of 1776 on September 3, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Ooooooohhh….even better……mmmmmmm…….
FiveWays on September 3, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Brilliant. Nothing will irk Barry more than being compared to the bottom of the ticket- and losing.
Chuck Schick on September 3, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Not a *great* ad, certainly not one with the kind of teeth some of us would like to see, but not bad.
And if this becomes an Obama vs. Palin race, a few October ads with Palin saying “Obama has been running against me, not my boss, John McCain… why is that?” should be effective.
Mew
acat on September 3, 2008 at 1:48 PM
“Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 1:46 PM”
Agree, and I’ve never owned a firearm, but I will buy one if Obama wins this fall.
And stock up on the ammo. The gun grabbers will have one more to search for.
NoDonkey on September 3, 2008 at 1:49 PM
Now there is a great idea!!!
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:49 PM
When Obama and his media question Palin’s experience the McCain team should point out that you would have to be a big city elitist to think being a Chicago community organizer (what ever that is) provides more experience than being a governor of a fly over state like Alaska.
mtbunji on September 3, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Maxx on September 3, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Anyone and everyone who has the ability to contact the RNC and Team McCain MUST contact them and encourage them to keep showing the media bias. They have to know we hear them and Main Street America hears them.
If I were Rudy, I would stand out on the stage tonight with two copies of US Magazine: the “scandal issue” that is coming out in one hand and the “Why I Love Barack” issue in the other hand. And show it on the big screen behind the stage. Then declare war on the media!
But that’s just me…
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:52 PM
1 step further…
Q: What IS a “community organizer”?
A: It’s the politically correct term for poor lobbyist.
Moving on…
This version of the article listed on the main page is far more entertaining. I guess trash really can be recycled into something useful.
http://www.thenoseonyourface.com/
Damiano on September 3, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Remeinds me of a story I once read about the early days of automated translation software. One of the tricks they did to test the code was to translate a code, then take those results and translate them back to english.
One time they tried the phrase “out of sight, out of mind”.
It came back, “blind, idiot”.
Reminds me so much of Pelosi.
MarkTheGreat on September 3, 2008 at 1:53 PM
I hope tonight they point out that it’s by far the country’s biggest state and that it’s only bordered by foreign countries.
BadgerHawk on September 3, 2008 at 1:54 PM
I will be donating after her speech, won’t be as much as when she was announced, but you are right every little bit counts against the idiots of the MSM.
talking_mouse on September 3, 2008 at 1:54 PM
If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? I have none of the former (no license either) but three of the latter.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on September 3, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Was not my idea first….I am just supporting it!!!! I hope others feel like we do too!
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:56 PM
I think the best response to any of this nonsense from the left is to say ‘uh, huh, uh, huh’ and then burst out laughing! They never expected McCain to be any kind of real competition to their candidate in this election. A stroll in the park, so they thought. We’ll see won’t we? I say let the games being!!
Genny on September 3, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Do not worry….If Obama and the Legion of Doom try to take our guns, Sheriff Joe out here can deputize the right of you so that you can carry conceled in all 50 states.
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Damn straight. God bless Sherrif Joe. :D
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on September 3, 2008 at 1:58 PM
<blockquote“Sarah Palin will appeal to women and men. She’s likable, just like Hillary isn’t.”
Phyllis Schlafly
Ouch. That has to sting.
tru2tx on September 3, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Do not worry….If Obama and the Legion of Doom try to take our guns, Sheriff Joe out here can deputize the
rightREST of you so that you can carry conceled in all 50 states.azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:57 PM
azcop on September 3, 2008 at 1:58 PM
Mr_Magoo on September 3, 2008 at 1:52 PM
—–
Magoo,
As good as that would feel, it would be the wrong approach. There’s still enough truth left in the “Don’t attack someone who buys ink by the barrel” statement yet.
Much, much better to fight back with sweetness and politeness. Let the bloggers (who are buying ink by the gallon now…) carry the war for a bit.
Just … after the election, remember who’s who and grant interviews and replies to press corps meetings appropriately.
Mew
(And will someone please check to see if Helen Thomas is still breathing? I think she may have become a zombie, and *NOT* the good kind!)
acat on September 3, 2008 at 1:59 PM
Given the “frenzy of Barracudamania,” many may find a good old “dull” political ad something of a relief.
CK MacLeod on September 3, 2008 at 1:59 PM
There’s a lot more ammunition available than is used in this ad.
Don’t go wobbly on us, John.
This is a war on American values by the media elite. Fight harder for us, please.
Loxodonta on September 3, 2008 at 2:02 PM
MarkTheGreat on September 3, 2008 at 1:53 PM
*snicker*
tru2tx on September 3, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Yes, but he won’t know it.
Frozen Tex on September 3, 2008 at 2:03 PM
If Camp McCain has two of these ready to roll, it tells you they very much want to bait the left into an Obama vs. Palin argument, which inherently diminishes Obama.
Karl on September 3, 2008 at 2:03 PM
Now if a certain unmentionable candidate could stoop this low during a previous election, what’s to stop him from continuing his hypocritical positions?
It seems like a pattern. Hmmmm…….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 1:45 PM
—–
Regrettably, that’s how it’s done here in Chicagoland. Dirty campaigning, any nastiness in the background gets aired in the news outlets, and if there isn’t any dirt, they’ll be happy to manufacture some for ya.
And that’s the “nice” approach. The “gloves off” approach is far more direct.
Mew
acat on September 3, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Swords? Really?
Reminds me of this….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 2:07 PM
Funny you should ask….
Answer:
Rigging election voting booths around the country to “steal another election”. He’s a little bushed having worked overtime to get the Russians into Georgia and manipulating storm systems. Oh, and just in case….stoking racial hatred.
moxie_neanderthal on September 3, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Elliot Ness-style campaigning?
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 2:08 PM
“Regrettably, that’s how it’s done here in Chicagoland.”
They also steal money with both hands there and take kickbacks from known criminals.
Both of which Barack Obama has done.
‘Course that’s not important when there’s a 17 year old girl’s sex life in question.
We don’t have a media in this country, we have DNC errand boys and girls.
NoDonkey on September 3, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Here’s a side-by-side comparison to Obama’s scope of respnsibility and Palin’s:
OBAMA PALIN
First Public Office 1997 1992
Positions Held State Senate City Council;
Mayor
Current Office 2005 2006
Days On Job (Before 143 days 624 days
Seeking Higher Office)
Responsibility Shared Sole
(One of 100
Senators)
Employees ??? 24,000
Budget Authority No Yes
Veto Authority No Yes
Judicial Appointments No Yes
Senatorial Replacement No Yes
Authority
Pardons, Clemency No Yes
Law Enforcement No Yes
Authority
Commander-In-Chief No Yes
* AK Natl Guard
* AK Air Natl Guard
* AK State Defense
Force
Fact is, Obama has a made a career of hiding in large groups and not being personally held accountable for anything… but always keeping in the spotlight, with his eye on the next prize. Palin has effectively been the CEO of a $10B business… with a track record for improving operations at every level in which she’s served along the way.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Nice, I always get a laugh from those old skits.
But yeah, some people collect coins, some stamps, some dolls… I collect sharp pointy weapons. :D
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on September 3, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Didn’t format properly. But if you take a moment to study it, and format it in your head, it’s pretty powerful.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 3, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Smooches to both of you!
Blake on September 3, 2008 at 2:14 PM
How close are Sarah and husband Todd to the Alaskan Independence Party [AIP]…?
Succession from the Union of the United States of America…?
Is she really that much of a Maverick…?
I would say more of a “tempest in a teapot”.
However; than there’s this…
“The smart money thinks there’s a better chance today than yesterday that John McCain will dump Sarah Palin as his running mate.
J_Gocht on September 3, 2008 at 2:20 PM
Careful, you going to poke an eye out! ;)
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 2:20 PM
“Marry in haste, become a star in leisure.”
If that kid plays his cards right, or even half-right, he just stepped on the Golden Bridge. Pretty good pay for a few minutes of work.
CK MacLeod on September 3, 2008 at 2:21 PM
To quote Bush 41:
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 3, 2008 at 2:21 PM
oops – wrong thread.
CK MacLeod on September 3, 2008 at 2:22 PM
“She could kick his @$$ in all mental and physical challenges.”
Jim Treacher on September 3, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Only the other guy’s eye… I’ve had more boo-boos with knives than with swords.
Frozen Tex on September 3, 2008 at 2:24 PM
… as he checks his wrist watch for the second time.
J_Gocht on September 3, 2008 at 2:25 PM
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