Obama Asks McCain About Paris/Britney Ad: “Is That Really the Best You Can Come Up With?”

“Why is he continuing to whine about McCain?”
I thought the McCain campaign had the market cornered on whining?
Between John McCain whining that the press doesn’t give him enough attention, and his chief economic adviser Phil Gramm calling America “a nation of whiners,” they seem to have that topic covered pretty well.

Cheap shots are all McSame has left. Sad.

So true! If one has NOTHING of substance to offer, someone like McSame would begin talking trash just to get in the news!! He can’t brag about the unjustified invasion of Iraq, not about the tanking economy. NAFTA, loss of jobs and homes – so might as well talk about the blondies, who in fact, are very similar to Cindy in years past. So what else is new? Obama should just let McSame continue with his “talking” and not be distracted from the real issues facing all of us.

“But in almost every campaign appearance this week Senator McCain has been leaning on Mr. Obama, of Illinois, to accept his offer to engage him at a series of ten one-on-one town hall meetings, a format that has worked well for the Arizona senator during the primaries.”
What? O can’t handle 10 Town Hall debates in America but he can travel all over the world getting caught up on foreing policy? Well I guess 10 TH debates would involve a lot of uh, uh, uh’s without the teleprompters. And it’s hard to stack the deck in a TH debate.

Hey, he was asked a question, he gave an answer. It’s not like it’s part of his stump speech or anything.
He also seemed humorous and ironic rather than agitated when he gave much the same opinion a day or so ago: perhaps substance abuse is making the words up there shake a bit so they look angry?

Well said, WRY
No Deal!!

I guess the wounds from Obama’s last debate haven’t healed yet.

Not saying we don’t face challenges. Just saying we’re not in the tank. You stick with that Hope and Change mantra. It seems to be working for you. I’ll stick with Bush’s tax cuts that even Mccain has seen was a good thing and has been man enough to admit his error.

Yes they should have a serious debate but Obama will not agree to one. What happened to the town hall meetings?
I like the ad.
Democrat for McCain

” Seems like all voters can do is hope that Obama changes his mind and agrees to debate McCain.”
As I already pointed out, Obama sent a proposal for four debates and one town hall meeting to McCain — in early June, two months ago! — and the McCain camp refuses to respond.
Ball’s in their court, folks.

“Yes they should have a serious debate but Obama will not agree to one.”
You’re right, he didn’t agree to one, he agreed to FIVE.

@ susannah
There are a lot of Democrats that are voting for McCain. You can pretend that, that is not the case just like you pretend that Obama is not arrogant and grossly under-qualified.
Democrat for McCain in 2008

Nik, Barack Obama’s cowardly handlers suggested an Independence Day debate. They hoped no one would be watching. McCain, rightly, said no.
Get your facts straight.

heres something for all you hillary nuts to suck on, had this happened while she was the nominee…. it would be alll over right now
mccain wins mccain wins mccain wins
lol you hillary people… my god, hows she doing in the polls right now? i bet shes winning by fifty points!
A tentative schedule of Bill Clinton’s world tour says that next Monday, in Mexico City, there will be a “Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative announcement.”
Frank Giustra is the Canadian financier who gave $100 million to the Clinton foundation and gave the former president a ride on his private plane to Kazakhstan in 2005 — Giustra won a uranium deal at the same time Clinton undercut U.S. foreign policy by showing support for Kazakh President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev.
If Hillary Clinton was the nominee, its like that the RNC would try to make him a household name.

McCain is running a disgusting campaign. Seems to be taking marching orders from Karl Rove.

The ad talks about Obama’s oppostition to oil drilling.

McCain should ask Obama why he DISSED American wounded soldiers over foreign citizens because he could not get the PHOTO OP he wanted.
Posted by: =susannah | Jul 31, 2008 1:39:55 PM
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Try to keep up, that was a myth floated by the little clown. It has been debunked by all media outlets.
But nice try!

I have to say, all of this name calling is way off base. Democrats who will not vote for Obama (because of Hillary, because he’s arrogant, because McCain is so wonderful, because, because, because…) are not stupid or racist, so let’s stop labeling them as such.
“Democrats” who look at Obama vs. McCain and choose McCain are not Democrats (or liberals, or progressives, or whatever label you want to apply) at all. They can rationalize all they want, but that’s all it is: a rationalization. If you can compare the two on the issues, choose McCain and still look at yourself in the mirror…you’re a Republican.
So, if we’re going to apply names, it’s far more accurate to call these people vindictive, spiteful, and/or willfully ignorant…or possibly just deceitful Republicans who were never really Dems at all and enjoy raising the specter of legions of Dems who won’t vote for Obama.

Do any of the people in the US actually think that Mccain can out wit Obama in a debate? He can’t even read or remember what he said yesterday. How can he go up against Obama’s intelligence? All of you thinking of voting for McBush probably still have your job. Thanks to 8 years of crap those of us that are out of work may want to try someone that can form a sentence to help with the economy.

Obama, what in the world do you want McCain to do? You refuse to have home town meetings with McCain and take questons from regular American folk. You refuse to hold press conferences with reporters here at home and overseas; and meet with wounded soldiers. Its hard to campaign against a “MESSIAH” who just wants to prance overseas in arenas, with rock stars; give purty general speeches of unity, change and “Yes We Can”
Obama, please don’t whine, its unbecoming for a “MESSIAH”

Wait a minute. Spears and Hilton make their living from selling their image. Unless it’s a news story in the public interest to use their images without permission is a breach of their rights.

Obama said. “But so far, all we’ve been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.” —- My, my we are sensitive. I’d expected for half the ad to be about Paris and Britney’s attention grabbing exploits (intentional or not) but their images were there for half a second, almost subliminal. It is sort of like Obama’s balanced podium shots, you can connects the dots and believe it, or not.

A Debate between Mccain and Obama is no debate at all-Obama will stump old nasty Mccain—McCain does not have a brain-look at those ads- just plain stupid-call him McStupid- Can you imagine McStupid in the white house again!!! No thanks- MCcain is very worried and was worried even when Obama was not the nominee-He always threw out dirt to Obama even then,-FEAR DOES THAT TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO SUBSTANCE- gO AWAY MCCAIN.

Thank you Mr/Ms Henderson. I feel the same about many of the posts. Sometimes we need to laugh at all the nonsense we all capable of. It does’t matter which side!

Answer me this one question. If an “attack ad” attacks w/ the truth, what’s wrong with it? Nothing, and Obama, Inc. knows this. They’re only defense is either the race card, or calling it a “low” attack ad. They have nothing else, because the ad’s substance hits home hard!!!
Bottom line – The Truth Hurts!!!

After reading most of these comments, it’s no wonder “Bush” is our President. What folks don’t seem to realize, gas prices, wages, housing problems, etc., isn’t a lower class problem, it’s a world wide problem. People, you all need to wake up. Senator Obama is the best thing we can vote for in this day and time. There is an old saying, “If you study long, you study wrong.” You can bet, John McCain is definately wrong. Wake up people!!!!!!!!

Danigirl65 -
HRC offered this phony to debated him anywhere, anyplace, anytime. What did this phony do? He chickened out
Now that he makes up some more phony excuses for the appearance of debating, and then accuses others for what he is afraid of. He thinks he was so smart, but he only mastered the worst tactics from Harvard Law School. What a shame for that distinctive institution to have to associate with a phony politician.

The simple fact is that over the last 2 weeks Obama has looked presidential and McCain has not, McCain has looked petty.
You can argue about the benefits of drilling or no drilling and other hot button topics but voters vote for the guy who has their best interest at heart. McCains “don’t vote for him which means there’s only me to vote for” is a losing strategy and here’s why: THERE ARE 4 CANDIDATES IN THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT NOT TWO! John McCain isn’t going to whittle away at Obama’s support by going negative. Obama’s supporters will not waver. But considering Barr and Nader are running, McCain driving up his own negatives will bleed his support to these other two candidates, especially Barr who is seen by many conservatives as a TRUE conservative, unlike McCain. It’s a short sighted betting game on the part of the McCain campaign. Their playing two player poker in a 4 player game.

“The simple fact is that over the last 2 weeks Obama has looked presidential and McCain has not, McCain has looked petty.”
Not a fact. just your opinion. Obama has spent the last two weeks looking like a child pretending to be President.

The best shot? No. The night is young.
The RNC just lacks Obama’s half a billon dollar TV budget.
Wait until after Labor Day.

Everwrites:
1. Sen. Obama supports wealth re-distribution; doing away with our “ownership society” (that’s right, that’s what he implied); giving the federal government more control over our lives and lifestyles; and decimating the free market with government interference. Sorry but that is Socialism!
2. Sen. Obama’s answer to the current skyrocketing price of energy, and more specifically gasoline, is to WAIT TWENTY YEARS for the alternative fuels to SURPASS (NOT ELIMINATE) oil as our primary source of energy. Well wake up America! In 20 years the alternative fuels will be 50.01% of our nation’s energy source. That means oil will still be 49.99% of our nation’s energy source. In the meantime we will be paying $5-$8 per gallon (if not a lot more) — and foreign oil will still make up over 70% of our total intake of oil.
Sen. McCain is calling for drilling here and now; AND building 45 nuclear plants by 2030; AND developing other alternative fuels. Sen. McCain wants to do BOTH increase supply and decrease demand over the next 20 years. THAT will lower our dependency of foreign oil much more quickly.

jj, you wrote: “And yet Obama is consistently 5-8% ahead in the polls.”
Obviously you haven’t checked the latest polls. The latest Real Clear Politics average of 7 polls has Obama up by just 2.6 points. AND if you only factor in the 4 polls released this week that lead drops to just 1.5 points.

Hey! I think McCain should just “drop by” one of Obama’s solo town hall meetings and challenge him on the spot! That would be great! Or vice versa! I don’t care, I just want some action…who’s with me?

John McCain is planning for a miltary police state!
Just because I say so! Because it makes me feel good!
(Of course, I don’t believe this. Just seeing what it feels like to be ridiculously claiming over the top assertions. It’s stupid. Barack Obama is not a socialist.)
Since the last eight years have all been lining the pockets of the OIL COMPANIES, I’m more than ready for a President who’s more concerned with the American people – not the OIL MONOPOLY.

“Given the seriousness of the issues, you’d think we could have a serious debate,” Obama said.”
I can’t believe Obama said that. That’s the kind of comment McCain should run ads with. Average Joe voter doesn’t even know that Obama refuses to debate McCain. A “what are you afraid of” ad would be very effective.

If McCain thinks Obama is like Brittany or Paris, then he really IS too old!!!

Intelligent people discuss ideas, average people discuss things, and mediocrities discuss other people. It would appear that Sen. McCain’s campaign fully lies in the latter category.

Democrats for McCain=Hypocrite………Hypocrite: Origin: 1175–1225;… a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not.

This is a monumental election – our country is in peril – we need some real leadrship. Bush has been the worst thing that has happened to America. Now we will spend years undoing the damage he’s inflicted. We need someone who will put the focus and energy back into our country and making it great again. Obama offers that hope and the intellect to make the right decisions. McCain offers more of the same, narrow minded thinking that got us into this situation.

Johnny, when the federal government takes full control of our national health care system and replaces it with womb-to-tomb universal health care, preventative health care will become a huge component of our health care system. Under the guise of prevention, the federal government will determine what you can eat and drink; what products you can buy; and in the not too far off future–in the guise of preventing an unhealthy overpopulation–abortions will become mandatory for couples after the first or second child.
California is considering controlling private thermostats through a radio-controlled device for new or substantially modified houses and buildings to manage electricity shortages. In addition, California is considering banning the common light bulb and requiring the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs (in spite of the unhealthful levels of mercury contained therein). And several school districts have already banned sodas from being sold in their schools.
Now as for government’s interference with the free market, Sen. Obama and the Democrats in Congress are advocating a windfall profit tax on the oil companies. That is interfering with the free market by limiting profits. (NOTE: Congress implemented a windfall profit tax from 1980-1988. And the U. S. domestic production of oil dropped between 1.2% and 4.8% during the 9 years.) It is important to note that the last thirty years of blocking offshore drilling, blocking the building of new refineries and nuclear plants is a prime example of government’s interference with the free market.
For a more current example, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved placing a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles in an attempt to encourage restaurants with healthier menus. The measure is now awaiting the Mayor’s signature to become law. This is clearly interfering with the free market.
Now as for property rights, individuals currently receiving welfare and SSI are limited to the amount of assets they can have. Once the federal government fully takes over our health care system, private health insurance will be targeted for elimination and replaced with a Medicare type program. A limitation on assets will soon follow.
I know you will say that Sen. Obama has never advocated eliminating private health insurance, and you would be correct. However, Sen. Clinton in one of the debates stated that those individuals who are pleased with their current health insurance will be allowed to keep their insurance — “For Now!” While Sen. Obama may not be advocating the elimination of private health insurance, it is the goal of the Far Left. And a President Obama will not veto the legislation should it pass.

why scapegoat people.
yes ‘HE’ appears as a ‘STRONG CELEBRITY’
Why not alone by himself,or with HERCULES? SUPERMAN?,
Why Paris Hilton,Britney Spears,etc.?
What’s Up?
Why do the RAPPERS NEED TO GET INTO THIS?
Why stir up something?
PLEASE ,PLEASE,IGNORE ALL TRHIS
It is not relevant,t is IRRELEVANT!!!
PLease pay attenton to HIS JOB,PLEASE!!!

I think Dems should nominee a democrate at the convention.
PUMA for Hillary Clinton!

Johnny, when the federal government takes full control of our national health care system and replaces it with womb-to-tomb universal health care, preventative health care will become a huge component of our health care system. Under the guise of prevention, the federal government will determine what you can eat and drink; what products you can buy; and in the not too far off future–in the guise of preventing an unhealthy overpopulation–abortions will become mandatory for couples after the first or second child.
California is considering controlling private thermostats through a radio-controlled device for new or substantially modified houses and buildings to manage electricity shortages. In addition, California is considering banning the common light bulb and requiring the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs (in spite of the unhealthful levels of mercury contained therein). And several school districts have already banned sodas from being sold in their schools.
Now as for government’s interference with the free market, Sen. Obama and the Democrats in Congress are advocating a windfall profit tax on the oil companies. That is interfering with the free market by limiting profits. (NOTE: Congress implemented a windfall profit tax from 1980-1988. And the U. S. domestic production of oil dropped between 1.2% and 4.8% during the 9 years.) It is important to note that the last thirty years of blocking offshore drilling, blocking the building of new refineries and nuclear plants is a prime example of government’s interference with the free market.
For a more current example, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved placing a moratorium on new fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles in an attempt to encourage restaurants with healthier menus. The measure is now awaiting the Mayor’s signature to become law. This is clearly interfering with the free market.
Now as for property rights, individuals currently receiving welfare and SSI are limited to the amount of assets they can have. Once the federal government fully takes over our health care system, private health insurance will be targeted for elimination and replaced with a Medicare type program. A limitation on assets will soon follow.
I know you will say that Sen. Obama has never advocated eliminating private health insurance, and you would be correct. However, Sen. Clinton in one of the debates stated that those individuals who are pleased with their current health insurance will be allowed to keep their insurance — “For Now!” While Sen. Obama may not be advocating the elimination of private health insurance, it is the goal of the Far Left. And a President Obama will not veto the legislation should it pass.

This Democrat is voteing for McCain. Plus 7 more I know. Obama is All Fluff and No Feathers! Hw was too chicken to meet McCain at a Town Hall meeting!

Easy answer…Obama lies alot, is a crook, and is many a murdering terrorist’s friend, and wants to hike taxes. Why are the the Canadians to dense to catch on a guy that is so obviously wrong..

I doubt seriously that Obama is ducking any debates with McCain. Obama would debate circles around McCain’s gaffe prone self. I am still waiting for McCain to explain what makes him think that he can catch Bin Laden when our intelligence agencies and our military haven’t been able to? If he does know something then how come he isn’t sharing this information? What war has he fought and won that gives him the credibility to claim that he knows how to win wars?

For all of you folks who claim that Obama is scared or ducking the 10 town hall debates with McCain; you are missing the point. IT WAS A TRAP that McCain was setting up for Obama; but Obama didn’t fall for it. Obama agreed to 2 town hall debates, but McCain insisted on 10. The trap was to make Obama spend so much time on those little town hall debates and not enough time on the campaign trail where he needs to be to introduce himself to the american voters.
Since he is new in the national stage, a lot of people don’t know him and want to know who he is and what he stands for, he needs that much time for campaigning to introduce and tell people about himself. Doing 10 town hall debates would take too much time off his campaigning and would only give McCain more publicity and would not be politically advantagous to him. Maybe you folks should ask McCain why he didn’t agree to the 2 debates Obama agreed to? After all, they will eventually have to debate the issues. It’s just a matter of time.

In reading some of these posts, I am struck by the irony that anyone who has such unlimited access to research the facts on both candidates’ policies on and expert opinion concerning them the Internet would regurgitate what has been pushed in :30 second commercials and news sound bytes.
After 7 years of having a below average student as president running the economy like he’s using Quickbooks for a 4 man shop, I’m ready for a President who consults with top economic, military, and environmental experts on both sides of the argument, in order to derive a good path.

For those who say Obama is dummy? How can Obama be a dummy?
Point 1: “He graduated with a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991.”
Point 2: “Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years, as a Lecturer for four years (1992–1996), and as a Senior Lecturer for eight years (1996–2004).”
McCain finished 5th from the bottom in his class…a low class rank (894 of 899) that he did not aim to improve.
You tell me which guy is the dummy. To make statements saying Barack is an idiot is to sound like an idiot yourself. Don’t take this to mean that you lack an education. My statement is all about you lacking common sense to even throw out those words – you truly sound like an idiot.

I’m to the point of feeling that people who decide not to initiate a 3 hour self-education sprint on political candidate policies should be restricted from voting because you are screwing up America’s future. There should be a quiz to vote: (1) Is Barack a Muslim? “Yes”…Ennghg! “Wrong! Nine more questions left.” “Is McCain for or against torture methods being used by the CIA? Anwser: “Against.” Ennngh! Wrong: “He is for it.”
This whole idiocy surrounding debates…When does a President ever get the chance to engage in debate while in office? When did debating become a skill for Presidency?
A President needs to lead and nothing more. CEOs don’t do -they lead.

We wouldn’t have the Fed if markets were completely FREE.

If McCain thinks an ad about Barack Obama with Paris Hilton,and Brttiney Spears will affect Barack’s campaign he is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. It will in fact have a MAJOR affect but maybe not the one McCain was looking for. As a teen I am in the stage of my life where I may make some horrible mistakes some that may make or break me, as celebrities Brittney and Paris have built there careers off of some of these mistakes. However there is always time for me to change and though it would seem to take miracle to see Paris’and Brittney’s lives CHANGE it could still happen. It that what Barack stands for anyway? Seeing the obvious bad and making a CHANGE

It would take Elvis passing out peanut butter sandwiches, to top the Paris Hilton ad.

find it amusing that McCain chooses to compare Obama to celebrities because which party is it that historically elects celebrities, pitchers, football coaches etc (i.e. Reagan, Sonny Bono, Schwarzenegger, Fred Grandy, Tom Osborne, Jim Bunting, Fred Thompson)? Can someone please clarify that for us?
Posted by: dk |
Simple, These are REAL celebrities, Obama is just a wanna be.

Somethimes the truth hurts, which is what McCain is telling via his latest campaign ad. Looks like it worked to get under Obama’s skin, because he is responding to it. The truth is that the DNC campaign has been all about hype – JFK’s speechwriter prepares the lines which are on the teleprompter or memorized – just like for Hollywood actors. A top celebrity or band does the event kick-off, just like a Hollywood production. Nothing about the issues – too boring, spotlighting his divisive diversion tactics – all fluff and no substance, but tabloid-like media coverage. The Obama ‘campaign hype’ is cool and fun, just woefully INEFFECTIVE based on his lack of credentials and experience and his inherent inability to see beyond Chicago and Hawaii. Why no debates? why no substance? why no solutions that can be practically implemented? Why continually diss other’s ideas and get laughs by scratching your face with your finger when you say another candidate’s name? The DNC campaign has been disrespectful to the people’s intelligence.

This mccain ad is in very poor taste. LEts face it – Britney Spears, before she hit 21, sold over 50 million albums worldwide and was worth over $100 million. She was the world’s biggest pop star – she is not an empty clebrity who had achieved nothing! She generated tens of millions of dollars in exports for America as the world’s biggest pop star – McCain wasn’t complianing then. So to pick on her now, at a time she’s hit it really low personally and professionally, and is actually sick and in intense therapy/rehab, is cruel at best – its pretty mean spirited.

McCain is talking about the issues and the action he’ll take as president. ==========Yea Right… he will protect us
from Pairs Hilton… LOL.. but who will
protect us form Mcbush…..Id vote
for Pairs Hilton before McSame…
She seems to have better Ideas than
He does on the Issues!

Republicans routinely spend more time telling voters why not to vote for their opponent rather than why they should vote for them.

Actually, it is even more insidious than that. Obama himself has run his entire campaign on charisma. The fact is he has had his cake and eaten too for a while now, but that’s up because once you claim the mantle of most popular, there is no turning back Dorothy. His only escape will be to take hard, firm positions which we know very well is entirely contrary to his campaign strategy. It is the campaign anti-strategy: vote for me because I sound and look good but don’t look at my track record because I will make it up on your dime and time. Frankly, it’s refreshing to see his fall back to earth.