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'Troop Funding' - New McCain Ad
Ok,, surprise. Political campaigns engage in "negative ads."
The real aim - and smartly so - is to peel back the veneer of positive feelings voters have about Obama. It's not just that you knowing about this candidate - and he's always changing his positions - when he does take s stand, it hurts America. This is not a broad or general audience ad. It's aim is move those who have yet to commit to Obama.
The timing - keeping the national security debate going (which Obama has engaged in, taking him off domestic issues) as Obama heads on a rainbow photo-op tour of the Middle East and Europe is just plain good campaigning.
Additionally, the use of Obama's own background (the committless blue) and his fuzy-edged graphics also moves to taint the very logo that signals Obama's packaged branding with negative impressions. Again, a clever move.
Obama realy has no retort. Factually, this ad is accurage and smartly executed.
But he doesn't need to respond in advertising. The next week he'll be touring Europe with the lead anchors from each network reporting back in dramatic fashion how much non-Americans love Barack Obama.
Recent Comments
(Page 1 of 1)BRYAN10:33PMJul 18th 2008
WHAT A PACK OF LIES MCCAIN VOTES NO ON EVERY VET AND SOLDIERS BILL. HEY AMERICA WAKE UP LEARN HOW TO USE A COMPUTER GO TO MCCAINS VOTTING RECORD WHERE THERE IS 400 ARTICLES THAT TAKES YOU HOW HE VOTES. MCCAIN IS VERY ANTI SOLDIER AND VET
ANYBODY-BUT-OBAMA11:22PMJul 18th 2008
THE BIASED MEDIA AND DNC "SELECTED" OBAMA --- HE WAS NOT "ELECTED" BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
IF HE HAS VISITED "57" STATES --- WILL HE VISIT "8" CONTINENTS? THE MAGAZINE COVER OF OBAMA AND HIS WIFE WAS GREAT! WE ALL NEED T-SHIRTS.
OBAMA REFUSES TO DO TOWN HALL MEETINGS — IN FRONT OF AVERAGE AMERICANS — BUT HE’LL TAKE 300 PEOPLE TO EUROPE!
LAST TIME I CHECKED — EUROPEANS CAN’T VOTE FOR OUR PRESIDENT!
ARE TAXPAYERS PAYING FOR THIS?
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA WILL DESTROY AMERICA.
I’M VOTING FOR JOHN McCAIN IN NOVEMBER.
Peggy11:33PMJul 18th 2008
Bummer. The McCain responded to an attack ad from Barack with one of their own. Mccain is a mean man.
Hopefully, Barack won't let this spoil his all expense paid vacation.
Bob1:41AMJul 19th 2008
check this out http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/190904.php
ocogbogu1:45AMJul 19th 2008
Tommkatt7:55PMJul 18th 2008
YOU WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE BLOOD MONEY THE THE FALSE MESSIAH HAS RAISED AND HIS EXPANDED CAMPAIGN STAFF(ABC,CBS,NBC)HE WOULD BE 20 PTS.AHEAD IN THE POLLS?AMERICA HAS WAKEN UP TO THE CAMPAIGN OF LIES AND DECEIT.BHO OBAMANIA IS OVER!!!THE CHICAGO DOG CATCHER HAS BEEN EXPOSED!!! VOTE FOR MAC IN 2008.
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if he is indeed the Antichrist then you are screwed. The Antichrist Wins remember. I would be looking at Mccain a little bit closer if I were you.
bob5:31AMJul 19th 2008
A rose is a rose, even by any other name. I know a communist is a communist, even by any other name.I believe the communist party finds it much more effective to operate under the name "liberal". Once again, they are fooling some of the people, they will never fool all of the people. Socialism under the term liberalism is still communism. It seeks to destroy individualism, the very basis of American life. They thought they had our congress, they think they will have our executive. JUST SAY NO.
Beverly Fisher6:08AMJul 19th 2008
Obama said what he would do and guess what Bush is now doing everything Obama said he would do. You people need a reality check. More troops in Afganistan, time line for troop withdrawl, and taking to Iran. Wake up!!!!!!
Beverly Fisher6:23AMJul 19th 2008
McCain is not for the vets and never has been. Go check and see what he has voted on every bill that involved helping our vets. It was always a great big NO!!!!!!!!
Beverly Fisher6:36AMJul 19th 2008
Bob Just what is the New World Order? A dictatorship period. Wake up the liberals are not communist, you hate your fellow americans so why do you stay in America? People don't have to agree with you and they certainly don't need grade school name calling.
Ronald11:10AMJul 19th 2008
Leave it to the Republi-CONS to come up with more drivel. McCain is too old, McCain is just another Bush Clone and who needs more of that...
Didn't Bush Stand in front of the Flag just like that when he was trying to show how True Blue he was?
Jerre11:48AMJul 19th 2008
Obama makes speeches about McCain yet he won't face him in a Town Hall debate. He wants a prepared media debate (so his cronies can give him the answers he needs). This is akin to cowardice. If he feels so strongly that McCain is "too old", why is he afraid to meet him face to face? He ran from Hillary's debate request, too. What does that tell you?
Jerre11:50AMJul 19th 2008
Postscript--- He was elected to chair a committee on Afghanistan (I don't know why), yet he has never held a meeting or done anything about it. And he wants to know why nothing was done in Afghanistan. People, this is just a small preview of how he would govern.
Stella1:46PMJul 19th 2008
Swvmd8:28PMJul 18th 2008
Terrific! McCain's still fighting the Viet Nam war which he endured as a shot down POW and which he's obsessed with winning by further committing our already overstretched military, grew the S&L crisis as one of the 'Keating 5' senators accused of corruption and now gets his economic advice from Phil Gramm who set the wheels in motion for the present subprime mortgage fiasco. He's added Bush's slimy campaign staff and dirty tricks tactics to help offset his age and that ever enlarging tumor un his right cheek. I'm not surprised that he represents the repubs fight to save the richest .1% of the nation from the rest of us!
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To Swvmd8:
Gee, why are you so nasty? I see you got your facts from moveon.org., the "Betray Us" people. This campaign should be won on issues, not petty slams on someones health problems. You have sunk really low. If you want, I can go intro a tyrade of nasty things about Obama, but I won't. The American people can judge for themselves. They don't need attack dog politics to help them make up their minds.
Vote McCain 2008
Stella1:52PMJul 19th 2008
Obama campaign raised $52 million in June. Large donations came over the internet from Iran and Saudi Arabia. These are just the folks that want their brother Obama in power. Do Americans really want the next president elected because $$$ help from radical Islamic nations? The FEC really needs to look into this!
Vote McCain 2008
OBAMA WAS SELECTED NOT ELECTED7:25PMJul 19th 2008
WHO CARES ABOUT THE COST OF GAS? OBAMA CAN TAKE 300 PEOPLE TO EUROPE — AND HE ISN’T EVEN PRESIDENT!
I THOUGHT TO BE PRESIDENT, YOU HAD TO BE “ELECTED”? HE WASN’T EVEN “ELECTED” TO REPRESENT THE DEMOCRATS — HE WAS “SELECTED” BY THE DNC AND BIASED MEDIA.
The media is coronating Obama — Reagan and Kennedy were both “elected” before they went and spoke in Germany to the public. I think we should have the election by the Anerican people first, and then the media and should back who is elected — not who they favor. This thing in Germany, he is not speaking for the American people yet.
HOW MUCH IS THIS TRIP COSTING THE TAXPAYERS?
Barack Hussein Obama “hopes” we won’t notice how many times he’s “changed” his mind.
Why did Obama wait until he is running for President to find out what’s going on overseas?
ALL IT IS NOW IS A HUGE “PHOTO-0P” WITH THE BIASED MEDIA IN TOW.
If he cared at all about what is going on — he would have been before now — and don’t even get me started on Afghanistan — he should have been there several times — considering his committee appointment.
This man is a fake and a fraud and my only hope is that the American people wake up before it is too late. HE WON’T DO TOWN HALL MEETINGS — IN FRONT OF AVERAGE AMERICAN CITIZENS — BUT HE’LL TAKE A WORLD TOUR! HE IS A DANGER TO AMERICA.
ANYBODY BUT OBAMA
HOPE-N-CHANGE7:29PMJul 19th 2008
HOW MUCH IS THIS TRIP COSTING THE TAXPAYERS?
Barack Hussein Obama "hopes" we won't notice how many times he's "changed" his mind.
Why did Obama wait until he is running for President to find out what's going on overseas?
ALL IT IS NOW IS A HUGE "PHOTO-0P" WITH THE BIASED MEDIA IN TOW.
If he cared at all about what is going on --- he would have been before now --- and don't even get me started on Afghanistan --- he should have been there several times --- considering his committee appointment.
This man is a fake and a fraud and my only hope is that the American people wake up before it is too late. HE IS A DANGER TO AMERICA.
ANYBODY BUT OBAMA
Swvmd8:26AMJul 21st 2008
Terrific! McCain's still fighting the Viet Nam war which he endured as a shot down POW and which he's obsessed with winning by further committing our already overstretched military, grew the S&L crisis as one of the 'Keating 5' senators accused of corruption and now gets his economic advice from Phil Gramm who set the wheels in motion for the present subprime mortgage fiasco. He's added Bush's slimy campaign staff and dirty tricks tactics to help offset his age and that ever enlarging tumor un his right cheek. I'm not surprised that he represents the repubs fight to save the richest .1% of the nation from the rest of us!
r.norwood2:50PMJul 21st 2008
iwould never vote for barac he is to bashfull and introverted.
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Tommkatt7:55PMJul 18th 2008
YOU WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE BLOOD MONEY THE THE FALSE MESSIAH HAS RAISED AND HIS EXPANDED CAMPAIGN STAFF(ABC,CBS,NBC)HE WOULD BE 20 PTS.AHEAD IN THE POLLS?AMERICA HAS WAKEN UP TO THE CAMPAIGN OF LIES AND DECEIT.BHO OBAMANIA IS OVER!!!THE CHICAGO DOG CATCHER HAS BEEN EXPOSED!!! VOTE FOR MAC IN 2008.