Go over McCain’s lifelong service to the U.S.: photos of McCain at Annapolis, while in the Navy, and while in Congress.

Go over his ability to work with both sides of the aisle: photos of him with both Reagan and Clinton (I’m assuming some exist).

Include a quote of him urging for better regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Closing (by McCain talking to the camera): “America is in a rough spot now, but we’ve been through tough times before and come out the stronger for it. I hope that on November 4th, you’ll give me the opportunity to continue serving the United States of America. I’m John McCain and I approve this message.”

Baseball and politics might have a strange mix here–a World Series between teams in swing-state PA and swing-state FL–how will that play in the ad wars?

McCain will need to pounce on the “redistribution of wealth” themes, and also Obama’s quote dissing the Founding Fathers–that was an unforced error from Obama!

On another blog, I found out that, as of September 30, the Obama campaign + DNC + Democrat party had $236 million on hand, and the McCain campaign + RNC + Republican party had…$277 million on hand. Despite the Obama juggernaut of small donations from “asdfasdf” and “qwerty”, Republicans have more money NOW!

Time to spend it…wisely!

Good ad.

Remember, the ads in this last week have absolutely nothing to do with you and me — they are about slowly nudging the undecided voters one way or the other. In this case, it looks like “undecideds” are leaning McCain, but afraid that he’s not the right answer to the economic problems. This ad addresses that in just the right way, IMHO.

Nice.

I can’t wait for next week!

So ABC got snubbed by Obama’s 30-minute indoctrination ad, not paid to run it. Poetic, prophetic COWARDS’ title “PUSHING DAISIES” is the only network alternative juxtaposing The American Nazi, Obama.

Palin should offer to do an interview with ABC, if it airs in that timeslot.

I bet she’d get better ratings than the ONE’s infomercial — because it would be an -interview- not an ad.

Wouldn’t that be a great shift in narrative? Obama buys out every network but one, and gets worse ratings?

With a week to go, one would hope that the McCain campaign has a new ad in the works that relies on Obama’s 2001 interview with WBEZ. That has devastating quotes in it about seeking redistributive change, how the Warren Court wasn’t radical enough, and more. This would have made a good baseline ad coming out of the conventions, but it’s a soft sell.

I somewhat disagree.

This is a very good ad going into the last week of the campaign. it outlines, without screeching or “scare quotes” exactly what is at stake here. If you remember your political history Ronald Reagan ran a similar ad in the last week of the 1980 campaign. The MSM at that time was trying to paint Reagan as “Ronny Rayguns” who would start a nuclear war, force everyone to convert to Christianity, take your kids lunch money to build “rayguns” with and other such nonsense. The MSM was in the tank for Carter in 2000-the only thing that was different from today is that they were in the shallow end of the tank, in 2008 they have done a swan dive straight into the abyss.

The stuff that is contained in the WBEZ tapes would not have gain any traction in the short time left unless the MSM gave it some-just remember that “Rev.” Wright had been a big issue in the blogosphere for months before ABC decided to give the issue an airing. As we have seen with Bill Ayres they will just spin it until they puke or they will attempt to destroy the people who are bringing it to light-just like they have tried to destroy Gov. Palin and Joe the Plumber. You must also add in the BS that spews forth from the modern day versions of “Der Sturmer” and the “Völkischer Beobachter” aka Kos/DU/PuffHo etc. and the moonbat trolls who spread it like a bacillus.

The wealth distributor is a racist socialist catch phrase because it makes exposes him seem like as a pimp or a drug dealer Marxist …America must move beyond such stereotypes defend itself against Socialism at all costs.

tomas on October 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM

Fixed it for ‘ya.

The wealth distributor is a racist catch phrase because it makes him seem like a pimp or a drug dealer…America must move beyond such stereotypes.

tomas on October 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM

You’re a tool. And an ignorant tool at that.

Obama’s ads are harsh and negative – tying McCain to Bush, some stuff about a thread factory in North Carolina closing and somehow it’s John McCain’s fault, and McCain’s healthcare plan killing puppies.

The only mail I have received is five flyers from Planned Parenthood, other than an absentee ballot mailer from the state GOP. I guess because I am a Republican woman in a suburban county, they assume I am pro-choice. Glad they are wasting their money on me.

the courts are toast. My children’s children will be dealing with all the harm that is about to be released on our country.

Greatest campaign song ever…

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/obama_no_merci_beaucoup_campaign_song/

I live in Colorado, battleground state, and I’ve seen the “Joe the Plumber” ad from McCain a couple of times. Great ad! Every time I see an Obama ad, it’s usually followed by a McCain ad. Good ads, too, lots of them the positive ones about Maverick/Alaska reformer.

My husband is a registered Independent so we get lots and lots of mailings. Last night we had five anti-Obama flyers and not a single pro-Obama one. (We did get an enormous poster-sized mailing from Obama, which my children scribbled all over with glee — first they gave him a cigarette, then a tiny moustache, then evil eyebrows. Heh.)

You may not be seeing the McCain organization ads, because he’s not spending money in your area. He’s spending a lot of it here.

So you can quit with the “moronic campaign” comments, because you sound like a moron making them.

bonnie_ on October 28, 2008 at 9:48 AM

Bonnie, what’s your sense about McCain’s chances in CO? Poll yesterday on Fox has him down about 4 or 5 points….

This is a good one too. There is a backlash coming from women, on the treatment of Sarah Palin. This has been building since Hillary Clinton got 18,000,00. votes, and lost the primary. There has not been any valve to relieve the pressure. Barack Obama and his supporters are demeaning to women and Barack Obama has not DENOUNCED the t-shirt that T-Shirt didn’t go un-noticed he had his chance at the last debate, to be the Bigger candidate, when John McCain brought it up. What did Obama reply? I can’t remember. Barack Obama speaks but later you can’t remember what he said?

http://sarah-palin-2008.blogspot.com/2008/10/palin-deserves-our-respect.html

good news. thanks…

My husband is a registered Independent so we get lots and lots of mailings. Last night we had five anti-Obama flyers and not a single pro-Obama one. (We did get an enormous poster-sized mailing from Obama, which my children scribbled all over with glee — first they gave him a cigarette, then a tiny moustache, then evil eyebrows. Heh.)

You may not be seeing the McCain organization ads, because he’s not spending money in your area. He’s spending a lot of it here.

So you can quit with the “moronic campaign” comments, because you sound like a moron making them.

tomas on October 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM

blow me. Obama is a pimp of tax dollars.

Personally, I feel open primaries have as much to do with McCain being the (R) presidential nominee as anything;

Oh, absolutely. If we had closed primaries (and voter ID’s. Why in the holy h*ll is that RAAAAAAAAACIST?) we’d probably have Mitt or Fred right now. Dems crossing over in NH and elsewhere is what gave us McCain.

OTHO, I do believe that Operation Chaos and open primaries prolonged the Dem primary season. I honestly think Obama would’ve had his nomination wrapped up around the same time as McCain and the polls wouldn’t be a close as they are.