McCain ad: “Temple”
posted at 9:12 am on September 7, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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John McCain’s latest ad attempts to leverage the Greek temple from Barack Obama’s Invesco Field acceptance speech while tying him to the rest of his party as “more of the same”. The spot, called “Temple”, hammers the meta themes of higher taxes, more spending, and underscores their definition of Obama as a doctrinaire liberal rather than a post-partisan with new ideas on governance:
Expect more exploration of this theme as the general election proceeds. Obama likes to claim that he can heal the partisan divide, but he has no track record at any level of being anything more than what Power Line describes: a go-along, get-along careerist who works within the Democratic machine. This answers the silly McSame theme from the Democrats, who claim that McCain voted with his party 90% of the time (actually 88%) during the Bush administration. Obama voted with his party 97% of the time.
Team McCain needs a parallel theme to this, because while this spot is effective, it may be a little too subtle. New spots should demand an answer to this question: What has Barack Obama ever accomplished, as a reformer and as a “post-partisan”? With Sarah Palin on the ticket, John McCain can answer both questions with solid track records. Obama, on the other hand, can only point to some nice speeches he gave.
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This is not the Greek God that I knew…
Dale in Atlanta on September 7, 2008 at 9:14 AM
and…
Karl Rove, you magnificent bastard; it’s all you and Bush’s fault, you tricked them into using that “Temple”…
Dale in Atlanta on September 7, 2008 at 9:15 AM
Did they steal those obama cartoon images from jibjab or something? LOL.
Vincenzo on September 7, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Ridicule wins elections everytime, keep it up!
lodge on September 7, 2008 at 9:17 AM
The Making of a President
Everything you need to know about Barack Obama and John McCain.
RedWinged Blackbird on September 7, 2008 at 9:18 AM
Haha, i did like the reversal of the More-Of-The-Same meme.
McCain TV team may be or may be not effective, but they do have a great sence of humor.
Aristotle on September 7, 2008 at 9:19 AM
the Delphi at the O-cropolis….
At the end of the day the only difference between Cuomo’s speech in 1984, and Barry’s speech in Denver is about 37 minutes of breaking his shoulder patting himself on the back and a laundry list of bribes. The thing is that Cuomo was a keynote speaker. “Change”.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Did they steal those obama cartoon images from jibjab or something? LOL.
They didn’t need to steal them, the guy IS a cartoon!
allahallahoxenfree on September 7, 2008 at 9:19 AM
I love McCain’s ads. He pokes fun at Obama in every one!
pullingmyhairout on September 7, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Almost won it for Jean-Francois back in ‘04.
After you peel away the BDS and the race card all Barry has is Santa’s list.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about playing Santa for too many people it’s that the credit card bill gets quite high.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:20 AM
“Obama. He doesn’t believe in drilling but he wants to dig a deeper hole for everyone!”
Tony Soprano on September 7, 2008 at 9:21 AM
Tying Congress critters with the O is a good thing. Palin is getting invites from our Repubs to campaign for them. W had coat-tais in 2004. Repubs expect (& hope) Sarah will have too.
Anita on September 7, 2008 at 9:23 AM
According to today’s Rasmussen poll, it’s a tie.
Pianobuff on September 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM
I would do two or three ads with Sarah speaking to the convention. Solid uppercuts. Who doesn’t want to relive that?
kflynn on September 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Holy Cow! That has the personal information of every girl and boy on the planet!
Obama must be stopped!
Tony Soprano on September 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM
Look for Tigh to get more aggressive on pointing out rising fuel costs and unemployment due to Congress as the weeks tear on. “I fought their obstructionism in the Senate by reaching across the aisle only to have my hand slapped, I can get more done as President with a veto” I’m Saul Tigh and it sucks I lost my eye.
paid for by Cylons for Human Extinction
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:27 AM
Like Rove said, congress is the perfect thing to attack.
How about this for an ad: a montage of the dem congress
Reid – “This war is lost”
Boxer – “The government running all of your companies”
some dumb Pelosi comment, I forget most of them
and then Pelosi calling him the savior of our party
Something like that could work.
lodge on September 7, 2008 at 9:28 AM
and the inetrnals’ momentum is breaking our way.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 9:28 AM
“Karl Rove, you magnificent bastard”
Say “hello!” to Steve Schmidt…in the past few months he has taken Rove’s book a few chapters farther…and has his own “book” in the works.
The proximity for the Palin choice and announcement, Labor Day weekend, the Bristol announcement…sorry, Gustav was not pre-ordained…but making sure everyone took off that first day of the convention…closing down…heading to the Gulf, putting distance between Bush and McCain while not putting distance…gee, we got this impending disaster coming, gotta go work on it…all Steve Schmidt…designed to throw the Obamatrons in a tizzy, the press too. [Confound and confuse the opposition, young grasshopper.]
Getting the religious right and evangelicals to publicly endorse, embrace Palin [and by extension, Mccain] and forgive the sinner so to speak with regard Bristol…making anyone who would condemn the pending birth of a child look, well, evil. Pure Steve Schmidt.
Play to one’s strength’s…go after the opponent’s weakness by letting the opponent make mistakes…draw them out, let them show their hand, or their arrogance…then cut them off. Move on to next target. Pure Steve Schmidt.
Bring the lemons (and the tequila) this is going to be a wild ride, but an upward bound campaign.
coldwarrior on September 7, 2008 at 9:33 AM
This is a risk worth taking by throwing down on the whole Dem leadership. Press your bets.
McCain knows a narrow win with a veto-proof Congress is worthless- he has to get some sort of GOP coatails.
jjshaka on September 7, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Dude, I’d vote for Tigh in a frakking heart beat. Hands down.
Anna on September 7, 2008 at 9:34 AM
To quote Spengler…
Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance speech last week seemed vastly different from the stands of this city’s Invesco Stadium than it did to the 40 million who saw it on television. Melancholy hung like thick smog over the reserved seats where I sat with Democratic Party staffers. The crowd, of course, cheered mechanically at the tag lines, flourished placards, and even rose for the obligatory wave around the stadium. But its mood was sour. The air carried the acrid smell of defeat, and the crowd took shallow breaths. Even the appearance of R&B great Stevie Wonder failed to get the blood pumping.
The speech itself dragged on for three-quarters of an hour. As David S Broder wrote in the Washington Post: “[Obama's] recital of a long list of domestic promises could have been delivered by any Democratic nominee from Walter Mondale to John Kerry. There was no theme music to the speech and really no phrase or sentence that is likely to linger in the memory of any listener. The thing I never expected did in fact occur: Al Gore, the famously wooden former vice president, gave a more lively and convincing speech than Obama did.”
On television, Obama’s spectacle might have looked like The Ten Commandments, but inside the stadium it felt like Night of the Living Dead. The longer the candidate spoke, and the more money he promised to spend on alternative energy, preschool education, universal health care, and other components of the Democratic pinata, the lower the party professionals slouched into their seats. The professionals I sat with were Hillary Clinton people, to be sure, and had reason to sulk, for an Obama victory might do them little good in any event.
Nahanni on September 7, 2008 at 9:35 AM
It looks as if the wheels are coming off the Obama’s garbage truck.
grapeknutz on September 7, 2008 at 9:37 AM
What have the Democrats done in the last two years but harass George Bush? That might be fun for the partisan Democrats, but that is not why most people elect representatives to office. I think that McCain and Republicans in general should run against not only Obama, but Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid as well. Their record sucks.
Terrye on September 7, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Well said coldwarrior-
I remember how brilliant Lee Atwater was – always one step ahead.
Schmidt seems to be a political general that fights- even more than Rove.
Tactically ,this is gonna be amazing to watch.
jjshaka on September 7, 2008 at 9:40 AM
This ad tells me McCain knows he is going to win and now he is going for the coattails.
I was thinking about McCain’s and Obama’s speeches yesterday. McCain did not give a lot of policy proposals, but he spent a long time making the case that whatever he decides to do, he can get it done. Obama gave a laundry list of policy proposals, but no indication that he had the ability to get any of them done. I think the McCain camp ses it the same way. Obama will be at the mercy of an ultra-liberal, ultra-partisan Congressional leadership. And if he wants to tie McCain to Bush, then McCain has every right to tie him to the 9% Congress.
Great ad. And notice it doesn’t include any black Congressmen or Nancy Pelosi, so it can’t be attacked as racist or sexist. I love the inclusion of Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan, two of the Countrywide Six, and Chuck Schumer, who everyone outside of New York hates.
rockmom on September 7, 2008 at 9:41 AM
Meanwhile, Venezuela will host Russian naval maneuvers in the Caribbean beginning Nov. 10th, concluding the week of our popular vote election. Let it be McCain elected!!
Obama DNC defeatism is bulldozing America deeper and deeper into the rut of worthlessness, and that change I’ll never accept!
To the DNC doom and gloom politics as usual, NO MORE OF YOUR SAME OLD SAME OLD partisan above nation, member above citizen legislated Marxist collusion. No more sabotage of America’s Founding Principles. Burn your own empowerment of Big Brother at your Nanny State alter. We’re not your scape goats, neither are we your sacrificial lambs!
We Are America!
Country First
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 9:42 AM
The Spengler article was devastating and I believe he has Obama completely figured out. Likewise, I belive Spengler is correct when he predicts an Obama implosion. We are seeing the first signs of Obamadammerung.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Argument is the art of ridicule; even in the most formal setting what you’re saying is that your opponents ideas are laughworthy.
But in Obama’s case, there is just so much material to work with!
pomerpants on September 7, 2008 at 9:44 AM
With his brilliant campaign strategy and searing tv ads, the Old Man is running rings around The One.
aunursa on September 7, 2008 at 9:44 AM
For me, it’s an impossible choice between Piper and Trig.
Loxodonta on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 AM
And it’s the one thing that will drive a inherently insecure person like Obama insane. He has a pretty fragile ego and when he feels like he is being ridiculed he lashes out. That’s why does things like play the race card. If he ever really get humiliated in public he will implode. Mark my words.
TheBigOldDog on September 7, 2008 at 9:45 AM
The “Not Ready to Lead” tagline at the end is confusing now that it’s followed by McCain/Palin
crr6 on September 7, 2008 at 9:47 AM
I cried my girdle off.
marklmail on September 7, 2008 at 9:50 AM
One minor critique of that ad–they left out the star of the do-nothing Congress: Nancy Pelosi. Bring her in!
Steve Z on September 7, 2008 at 9:51 AM
I guess it’s a little hard right now to add Ted Kennedy in there.
John Doe on September 7, 2008 at 9:52 AM
Adding Palin to the ticket has changed the game.
The out maneuvered democraps are uncertain of which path to choose to recovery, to victory.
Zorro on September 7, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Only if you are drinking Drive-By media Kool Aid. The Arctic Fox is far more ready to be VP than Obama is to lead the country.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Besides that being a universally shared American experience, the other side of the coin is minted: there ain’t no gratitude when the gifts are all based on expectations of entitlement.
Advertisements that announce “you deserve” make me sick, absolute disgust and aversion of the product. The DNC are selling everyone a pie in the sky that’s only filled with four and twenty black birds. Obama’s in the counting house, counting out his money. Michelle is in the kitchen eating bread and honey, Nancy’s in the garden hanging out the clothes, along came a blackbird and snipped off her nose.
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 9:58 AM
The Messiah must be wondering if
AllahGod is really with him.John Doe on September 7, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Here’s another laughable scene: the mainstream media engaging in a serious, deliberate analysis of whether or not they are biased — and coming, naturally, to the conclusion that they are not — when every other ordinary human being on the planet knows that they are. LoL!
They have done no serious reporting on Obama since he started running, what – 20 months ago?, and it has been left up to the “non-professionals” to reveal all sorts of skeletons in his closet. But now, they assure us, it is necessary and property, (and their duty, Oh Lord!) to investigate and report on the 22 year-old DUI of Palin’s husband! Go get ‘em, boys!
The irony, which also makes them look ridiculous, is that Palin is so far squeeky clean, and Obama looks like a prevaricating, insecure, and dishonest narcissist.
pomerpants on September 7, 2008 at 9:58 AM
Oboomerang: where is thy sting?
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM
I understand what you mean, but to me it’s “compare & contrast.” While unstated, it’s seems very well implied after showing that Obama is “Not Ready to Lead,” that McCain/Palin are.
And as to the “brilliance” of Obama’s pick of Biden, has he appeared yet in a McCain/Palin ad? He’s not being treated as if he’s a nonentity in this campaign, is he? Poor baby.
Loxodonta on September 7, 2008 at 10:02 AM
OT
Sara Palin is President Laura Roslin of Battlestar Galactica. She will rid the fleet of Cylons and Pork-Barrel Spending.
What could be a better campaign slogan than;
So say we all!
unaffiliated on September 7, 2008 at 10:03 AM
That was one of the best political ad intros Ive ever seen, way cool.
Dam, I was off by 3 points…
javamartini on September 7, 2008 at 10:05 AM
I’ve seen a couple variations on this ad in the last few days and agree it’s a good one. I hope they do flesh it out a bit by reminding people what all these angry white dudes do and by making it crystal clear that Obama will unleash these morons on the rest of us. A suggestion: start showing how long some of these guys have been in Congress. A nice picture of John Dingell with his tenure shown graphically, or Robert Byrd, would really undercut the “Change You Can Believe In” crap.
If the Obama campaign was interested in telling the truth, their slogan would be “Change Back to Things You Stopped Believing 28 Years Ago.”
Mr. D on September 7, 2008 at 10:06 AM
I’m waiting for jibjab to do sarah. Heh.™
Bob's Kid on September 7, 2008 at 10:07 AM
David Axlerod is off to a poor start on Fox’s Sunday show. He always sounds to me that he’s just finished a bong.
He’s an very ineffective surrogate. Chris Wallace just killed him on the two bills that Obama cites as his big achievements.
BuckeyeSam on September 7, 2008 at 10:08 AM
I want to see this ad:
“In order for Communism to “succeed”, freedom, liberty, individualism, and economic srength must first be eradicated from the landscape.
This fall, America must choose its new leader. One candidate was brutally tortured in a prison cell for fighting the spread of Communism in the world. The other has received the endorsement of the Communist Party USA.”
All you need to know.
Bruce in NH on September 7, 2008 at 10:08 AM
I suspect it is especially effective against the left, as they take themselves so seriously. Most on the right can laugh at themselves, which makes ridicule much less effective a tactic.
Bob's Kid on September 7, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Excellent point. This IS the kind of message that needs to get out there more. But I think the “subtlety” of the ad is intentional, so as not to have McCain appear too “attack-ish” in a negative way.
It’s a fine line…
JetBoy on September 7, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Any commercial yet on the concept of “In his time as a Senator, with the Congress controlled by Democrats, Obama showed his leadership by accomplishing… … July 12, 2007 was designated as ‘Summer Learning Day!’ Barack Obama: Symbol Over Substance.”
No? *waits*
Mynuet on September 7, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I think the real strength of the ad is that it helps to demolish Obama’s claim that McCain is just more of the same. The reality is that Obama is just more of the same socialism that’s already destroying this country, and the ad does a good job putting that into “kitchen table” terms that every voter can understand.
eyedoc on September 7, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I am very partial to the Scranton-San Francisco line. They should also thumb through David Freddoso’s The Case Against Barack Obama and create ads from it. Just take Obama apart limb by limb.
BuckeyeSam on September 7, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Chris Wallace sucks eggs. I’ve complained before about his interview inability to play devil’s advocate equally. Talk about parental issues bleeding over into adulthood and who Wallace bends over backwards to appease. Wallace wimps with Axelrod, ne’er an interruption. Conclusion of Axelrod’s broken record rant with “All right.” Follow with Wallace’s perpetual interruption against Palin and McCain.
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Cleverest youtube I’ve seen yet….maybe McCain’s camp can do something like this: Obamassiah
ex-Democrat on September 7, 2008 at 10:27 AM
The point is that McCain voted against the Reid Agenda 90% of the time while Obama voted for the Reid Agenda 97% of the time, earning him the title of the most liberal member of the Senate. In fact, both he and Biden ranked higher than the only self-proclaimed Socialist in the Senate.
Are we ready for four years of Obama, Pelosi & Reid?
And where is Biden by the way? I am starting to miss his mouth.
Laurence on September 7, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Has anybody seen the house that Reid,Pelosi and Clinton built?
It’s the worlds tallest and it was built with our oil money in Dubai.
It has a Clinton room and a Bidel toilet.
Rick007 on September 7, 2008 at 10:30 AM
OOOPS
A Biden toilet. or Bidet.
Rick007 on September 7, 2008 at 10:31 AM
[Tony Soprano on September 7, 2008 at 9:25 AM]
LOL. Santa does not sell his list. How did Obama come by it, I wonder? Did Obama’s Pinkers steal it?
Dusty on September 7, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Oh, I like this ad! I think it’s effective. All those old white guys, capped by Harry Reid!
At first I wondered why Biden wasn’t in there, but he’s been so kind to his friend John lately, maybe that’s just as well.
S. Weasel on September 7, 2008 at 10:36 AM
I laughed so hard at this ad… the cartoon Messiahs being diminished into his temple.
VinceP1974 on September 7, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Rove, you magnificant bastard. How’d you get Hyooogoe and Vladimir to agree to that on McCain’s behalf? Beautiful. Simply beeeyooootiful.
rotorhead on September 7, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Expect team Obama to counter with “white trash” smears of the Palins. Specifically, they will try to tie them to meth use.
Calm Before the Storm on September 7, 2008 at 10:50 AM
I haven’t seen hide nor hair of Biden lately.
I bet B. Hussain dumps him.
TheSitRep on September 7, 2008 at 10:52 AM
I bet The Libtard powers that be make B. Hussain dump him.
TheSitRep on September 7, 2008 at 10:52 AM
TheSitRep on September 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM
Does anyone else think the add would sound better, more serious, if they dropped the “liberal” from “liberal allies?”
Count to 10 on September 7, 2008 at 10:55 AM
The P.T. Obama three ring circus just gets more acts.
The “O” is rimg master and Jackson,Sharpton,MSM and the other black Dem’s are the clowns.
50% of americans must be suckers because they are Democrats.
M.L.King was a regesterd Republican. Shows how smart he realy was.
Rick007 on September 7, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Although, on-screen names would be nice. I don’t know all of those politicians by face, but I may recognize their names.
Count to 10 on September 7, 2008 at 10:59 AM
<blockquoteOnly if you are drinking Drive-By media Kool Aid. The Arctic Fox is far more ready to be VP than Obama is to lead the country.
ManlyRash on September
Well Alaska is next to Russia.
crr6 on September 7, 2008 at 11:07 AM
keep ‘em coming
defendfaithandfamily on September 7, 2008 at 11:08 AM
“How you campaign foreshadows how you govern.” – Barack Obama 7 Sep 08
coldwarrior on September 7, 2008 at 11:11 AM
I think the attack on the word “Liberal” is a mistake. People like to think they are liberal. Conservatives like to think they are the true liberals in the sophisticated European sense that implies being for freedom. The word implies a generosity of spirit that it is dangerous to run against. Obama is not a Liberal. He and his backers are Leftists, Extremists, even Totalitarians but not Liberals.
The McCain campaign would be well served if they made a big public display of “reclaiming an honorable word” from the Democrats. Republicans should start focusing attacks on Obama and the “Left Wing Extremists.”
LifeofTheMind on September 7, 2008 at 11:13 AM
FOXNEWSSUNDAY
Juan Williams is the rude chiquaqua allowed to bark and snap without rein. NO ONE interrupts Juan’s time share, yet everyone allows Juan to interrupt their own.
Chris Wallace bends over backwards to overcompensate leaving conservatives shy on the “fair and balanced” scale of time and pressure applied on the show. PC cuts both ways in ratings. FOX obviously is set to err on the side of caution at all times by overcompensation, taxing the loyal audience to empower the opposition.
If George Stephanopoulos were to reschedule his hour to follow FNS, then ABC would enjoy the audience both from Fox and from the late Tim Russert. That would be the final nail in the NBC news coffin. Plus, I’d have my cake and eat it too.
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Top that with ‘my record is what you’ll get more of’ and the choice is clear.
DNC doom, gloom and tax your breath’s carbon footprint
vs
RNC pump and produce security enjoying your country’s fresh air
maverick muse on September 7, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Closer to Russia, I believe, than Cuba is to Florida.
Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. It’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
As governor of Alaska, Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden’s.
She’s also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security’s counterterrorism plans.
Palin is privy to military and intelligence secrets that are vital to the entire country’s defense. Given Alaska’s proximity to Russia, she may have security clearances we don’t even know about.
According to the Washington Post, she first met with McCain in February, but nobody ever found out. This is a woman used to keeping secrets.
As C-in-C of the Alaska National Guard, she traveled to Kuwait to check on Alaska’s troops deployed in the war zone shortly after her election and involved herself in planning for their well-being.
Governor Palin, at the request of Governor Jindal, sent the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing with a C-17, and two Pavehawk search and rescue helicopters, with crews and support, to Louisiana. No waiting for permission, nor saying “it’s above my pay grade,” no “orders” from the Pentagon or FEMA or the White House.
Oh, and she also negotiated with Canada for the construction of the pipeline that Joe Biden voted against 30 years ago.
On all these issues, she has way more experience than either Biden or Obama.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 11:32 AM
That, too.
The set up for the add is good, though.
Count to 10 on September 7, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Spot on, ED.
How often do we see those sidewalk interviews where no one can even point to the picture of the VEEP?
This ad shows all the far left Dems, but half of America doesn’t know who they are.
.
SPECIFICS, Team McCain.
shooter on September 7, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Schmidt is doing well but they aren’t morphing the message here quick enough to bring people along to the new concerned thoughts about Obama they want to be told more about. Take them on a journey of discovery about Barack’s vacant record now. Gov Palin was taking voters there and Schmidt he needs to back up what she said about Obama’s non-leadership compared to her maverickness.
So I agree the end message needs change now to contrast with the Palin smears. Maybe… “Not ready to lead…because he has never led.”
Then later maybe… “McCain/Palin: Mavericks…Leaders” “Obama/Biden: Stale Liberal Idea Followers”
econavenger on September 7, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Here’s a thought:
Do Obama’s “devoted followers” know they follow not a leader but simply a “devoted follower of other leaders?” Tell em about it. Wake them from the trance.
Seriously. The next 60 days is literally about deprogramming a small portion of Obama cult members. You can tell with the reaction to Palin that they are still loyal to the cult and will blindly lash out at outsiders who threaten the to upstage or expose the leader.
Someone tell Schmidt to study cult deprogramming and hire a smart deprogrammer and the GOP can win the election using that understanding. Get one that knows the election and can backtrack the Obama message to see where they got sold on the cult and carefully unhook their brains to where they don’t close ranks and resist to the death.
econavenger on September 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM
was that McCain’s first ad w/a woman’s voice used as the speaker?…hmmm…am going to have to do some research…
ocbrat on September 7, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Nah, the same voice talent has been used before.
I wish they would do better with the “higher taxes” thing. To the casual observer, it’s easily dismissed or discarded since Obama promised lower taxes to 95% of people. Yeah, I know it’s a farce, but the average person does not. The slightly better than average goes to any fact check site or media outlet and hears them call it false.
Go after taxes, by all means, but they need to define the argument.
Something on the order of:
“Obama want’s to send you $1000 by taxing it out of your paycheck, cutting back your job or shipping your company overseas.”
“What would you rather have? A job or a regular paycheck”
Damiano on September 7, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Good thing it isn’t the bus- you’d want to get all those people out from under there first.
BillH on September 7, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Spot on.
argos on September 7, 2008 at 1:07 PM
I am on the fence on this, but I’ve noticed how Obama is now aiming for Palin rather than McCain — saying that she’s more like Bush than McCain is. There should be some ad trying to paint Obama as a coward for feeling the need to go after the No. 2 rather than the top dog.
eaglescout1998 on September 7, 2008 at 1:08 PM
cool effects with the temple. i like it. but the message needs more meat.
Drunk Report on September 7, 2008 at 1:42 PM
good stuff…keep em coming
DarkeningCloud on September 7, 2008 at 2:47 PM
“Obama likes to claim that he can heal the partisan divide”
He will heal it the same way Lenin and Stalin did.
Conservative Voice on September 7, 2008 at 3:50 PM
“Obama voted with his party 97% of the time.”
Did he vote “present” the rest of the time?
SKYFOX on September 7, 2008 at 4:44 PM
I would like to see an ad that is highlights from Obama’s I-hate-America Berlin speech. Then end it with McCain shaking his head in disgust. If there is anything Americans hate, it is I-hate-America, Carter-esque speech.
Glenn Jericho on September 7, 2008 at 9:25 PM
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