Today’s Campaign Contest: Count the Young White Women in McCain’s Anti-Obama Video

It must be a slow news day. Ben,
You guys have to admit it; the press is getting bored without Obama on the scene. I have been paying attention to the news since Obama went on Vacation and one thing I can tell you is that the news cycle is not good without him.
Most of the local news are so weak and even the national media doesn’t have anything to write about. I wasn’t surprise when the only news on the cable network is about Clinton’s memo. Again, that tells me how boring McCain is. I thought McCain is press darling, why can’t you guys cover him with ardent intensity.

There weren’t THAT many young white girls in the video – maybe 4 out of 12 (I’m not counting the fast food girl since she didn’t talk about how she felt about Obama)
Besides – the young white girls represent mindless swooning over his charisma and good looks. Older people or young guys swooning would have looked silly.

Talk about interviews:
Is it time for shaved ice and body surfing in Hawaii? Sometimes Mr. President “to be” vacations might be interrupted. Calling for “calm, U.N. action and “restraint” from both sides” seems totally out of context. The Russians are dropping bombs, jets are firing missiles and killing people, it seems that “restraint” Mr. Obama seems an odd and weak response. Your first 3:00am call and you FAILED.

I don’t get it. Are you suggesting young white women do not support Obama, or that they shouldn’t be seen supporting Obama? I thought Obama transcended race?

“Talk about interviews:
Is it time for shaved ice and body surfing in Hawaii? Sometimes Mr. President “to be” vacations might be interrupted. Calling for “calm, U.N. action and “restraint” from both sides” seems totally out of context. The Russians are dropping bombs, jets are firing missiles and killing people, it seems that “restraint” Mr. Obama seems an odd and weak response. Your first 3:00am call and you FAILED.”
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Nice try Ann. Obama’s responses have been consistent with both the Bush Administration and the World Community at large.
We can dissect blame as the facts become clear, but to suggest that Obama’s response was tepid and weak belies the facts and is outright demagoguery.

Unfortunately Obama can’t call McCain on these loathesome tactics or else he’ll be accused of calling MCCAIN a “racist,” which is just what McCain wants. So just brush that dirt off your shoulders Barack and keep doing what you’re doing. Don’t fall into the trap.

I think you are seeing evil where none exists. A reach too far!
Is it not the Obama camp that constructs the audience with “more white faces” and removes headscarves from people in the background?

I think that if conservatives were as obsessed with race as liberals, we could find a reason why “young white women” appear in the ad.
Instead of looking at their race, why can’t you listen to what they are saying?

I’ll play. Exactly 6 people were featured in the ad, if you count the genuflecting woman (who was not young) and the Taco Bell woman (who did not refer to Obama) and don’t count Garth and Wayne.
Exactly 3 were white women.
So, to paraphrase the best movie of all time… “where all the white women at?”

“I think you are seeing evil where none exists. A reach too far!
Is it not the Obama camp that constructs the audience with “more white faces” and removes headscarves from people in the background?”
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All campaigns manage the image they project when a candidate gives an address. It’s called stagecraft and Reagan and Bush are masters of it.
McCain learned this lesson the hard way. When he finally secured the nomination and gave his speech, his back drop was a bunch of droopy eyed, fossilized republicans in the background.
Someone in Camp McCain quickly recognized the error, and the next campaign event showed McCain with lots of young, fresh faces in the back drop.
It’s not that McCain has a lock on this demographic, Obama owns it, but that he wants to project youthfulness and vitality.

Ad starts with a black woman, then has about 6 or 7 white women, and what appears to be one or two latino men. Considering blacks make up about 15% of the population, the ad would seem to meet the official politically correct racial diversity targets.
If you look at a typical local news cast, they typically have young white women. Also, the whole premise of the ad is people joining a fan club–fan clubs are usually populated by young women.

@chris: “It’s called stagecraft and Reagan and Bush are masters of it.”
If Reagan is still a master of stagecraft, the MSM is too caught up in Edwards’ love child hunt, Hillary bashing and race baiting to report the biggest story in the last 2007 years.
What network ARE you watching?

Jake, in order to shore up his desperately weak bona fides for the rabid left, would have had the McCain campaign artificially assume that there is only two of every race – one male and one female – so that his ad would have had two Hispanics, two whites, two blacks, two Asians, two “natives”.
This way it would have been just like a Pepsi commercial (except that in the Pepsi commercials all the “black” people are half white, because they’re the only ones the modeling agencies like right now).
Gosh, it’s so hard to be a liberal!

I thought you have something there. A lot of these ads are poll tested by the Republican experts before they are released.

What about the white guy who was crying (in exhilaration) over obama in the beginning of the ad…..
How many more white guys swooning over obama….

Umm…has anyone here allowed for the possibility and probability that Mr. Tapper is just being sarcastic?
Because he is, guys. This is a dig at race-baiting O!bots determined to see racism and cry wolf about it in every political ad of their opponents. It’s stupid, it’s typical of the left, and it’s getting old. Notice the falling poll #’s for Obama since the last time his campaign threw down the it’s-racism-because-we-say-so-even-though-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-race card less than two weeks ago. I urge them to keep this nonsense up, as does McCain.
Well played, Mr. Tapper. Well played.
(golf clap)

John McCain’s advertisments are just plain weird and desperate. McCain is trying to distract people from the fact that he supports an unpopular war in Iraq. We should recall that this war has killed over 4,100 American Soldiers. That’s a lot of Americans. Also, McCain will do anything to make people forget that he’s best-friends with Bush. So overall, McCain is trying to distract voters from the fact he’s a warmonger and a fear-monger, just like George W. Bush.

Ann,
It appears that you dont have good knowledge of what is happening in Georgia and South Ossetia.
Georgia attacked South Ossetia, a province with a population of a little over 70,000 and killed almost 2000 Civilians and 14 Russian Peace Keepers on the day the Olmpics games commenced. A day in which the World was supposed to be celebrating peace and friendship.
So if Mexico had attacked a State like Arizona, what do you think the US Government would have done?
I am sure you are old enopugh in 1991 to know what caused the first Gulf War.
Iraq attacked Kuwait and the US attacked Iraq to dislodge the Iraqi Armies from Kuwait.
What is the difference in the case we have now and the case we had then?
Of cause, Americans prefer a President who can talk tough. It gives Americans a sense of Security for their president to bully other Countries. That is why it is so easy for them to work on your emotions, tell you lies which in most cases, are swallowed hook, line and sinker.
Georgia was the aggressor. They attacked first and killed innocent Civilians. If what the US did in Kuwait was justified, Russia’s action in Georgia is also justified.
Mccain’s statements were therefore, mere rhetorics, empty boasts that are just for the consumption of People like you.

Anything any does is racist. If McCain put black people in an ad against Obama they would say he trying to portray Obama as the black people’s president, if he puts white people in the ad he is trying to play on fear. The media just conjurs up anything

Didn’t the Obama “team” attempt to put as many white people as possible near Barry?
Now why in the world would they feel the need to do that? An assumption that white people need to see the white half of Barry with more white people?
And John McCain is a racist? What is the definition of the word “racist” anyway?
Does Rev. Dr. Jerry Wright fall into that category?

Mccain’s Campaign feeds you with lies and most of you are too lazy to fact check.
Obama plans to raise taxes on Persons earning $250,000.00 annum and not =N=42,000.00.
He also plans to levy Surtax on Oil Companies excess Profit to enable the government give a rebate of $1,000.00 to low Income Americans.
As I said in my earlier post, Ads like these are for dumb People and I am sure their is no dumb person on this thread.

Many older white voters grew up during segregation when interracial relationships of any kind were dangerous and in some cases dangerous and illegal.
It appears the McCain campaign is “dog whistling” to these voters who may still be very uncomfortable with the thought of white women feeling any kind of attraction toward a black man.
If McCain is running a campaign this low, what kind of President would he be?

“If your point is they are deliberately stoking the Mandingo Syndrome, I don’t think so. I think they are outing the silliness of the Barack As Rock Star syndrome. If as Belle says, these people all have groupies, then the voter is being asked to decide how much the numbers based on groupies should influence a choice for President.”
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Thanks Len for your response. I think buttons are being pushed with this ad. It’s deliberately provocative to elicit charges of racism from anyone associated with Obama, which the McCain camp will swat down and return fire that Obama is playing the “race card”. This works to McCain’s favor on many levels, and to deny this strategy, I think, is disingenuous. For the record, I don’t think McCain or his campaign is inherently racist, just cynical and toying with racial politics.
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“The point is clear: Obama is a market product, not a leader. There is a Robert Redford movie “The Candidate” that explores that topic. They are destroying his ‘inevitability’ shield and doing a good job of it. They have to get this done before the convention to turn Obama’s convention spectacle tactics against him. The post convention ads will be more interesting because then they have to show what makes McCain different.”
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I absolutely agree with you that this is McCain’s strategy. I think he’s overreached though. He’s insulting voters in the process. The “so-called” groupies. Obama leaning independents, and even McCain leaning independents, will be turned off by such tactics.
The additional problem with this strategy is that, I don’t think, the American people are buying the argument that Obama lacks substance. Experience, absolutely, but not substance. This issue had salience in the democratic primary until Hillary attacked Obama on this fact, and Obama countered with more substantive responses.
Finally, I don’t think this sort of strategy is going to work in a change election, which this is. I think the American people are willing to allow a fresh face to take the reins of power.

Maybe because according to polls he is leading among young white women? I’m sure if McCain used all black women, Obama would be saying McCain is trying to marginalize his (Obama’s) campaign and appeal to just blacks. Tough to run against a liberal black because ANY criticism is deemed racist. It’s the country we live in, sadly.

I am glad you finally realized what we told you last time.
They played a very subtle ad, when Obama called it what it was, McCain cried for RACE CARD and you naive journalists bought into it, and now he can play more overt race baiting and Obama can’t respond.

Alot of us dont think he is rabid. McCain is gaining… because more people are becoming open minded.

Please tell me why we are keeping score of the number of white and black women in political ads and then reporting it as news.

@chris: “I think buttons are being pushed with this ad.”
Ads push buttons by their nature as ads. I can go over the Obama tactics in that direction but it wastes space.
As to who feels insulted, who feels fear, who is hopeful and so on, you should watch Redford’s film. All these tactics can and are used to put candidates into office but once there, they have to govern and that is a very different problem.
This is going to be a close election and it will, IMHO, come down to emotional confidence in the choice as it always does. What the primaries revealed is Obama is weaker than his supporters pretend. He won in the caucuses, not in the vote so claims made about the voter this or that are hard to substantiate. I don’t think as many voters have made up their mind as is claimed. The race is decided in the last two weeks and there is plenty of water to cross between now and then. The Democratic boats are leaking badly. How much will that affect Obama? I don’t know.

Are you kidding me is it going to be racist now if white chicks are in a commercial? The media is pathetic it must have been a few days since the MSM had a story stirring the race issue. There is no such thing as news anymore its just news entertainment.

McCain is advancing in the polls because many Americans are too stupid to think for themselves and actually allow themselves to be swayed by the negative crap.

I’m still waiting for McCain to do an ad that makes us want to vote for him and not against Obama.

I can’t help but think McCain has been jaded and transformed into a typical politician after his 2000 campaign. I’m no longer sure what, if anything he stands for, aside from doing whatever it takes to undermine his opponent. All of his “positive campaign” talk went out the window. Notice that his ads only talk about his ideas and policies as a footnote after using the first 3/4 of each commercial to bash his opponent. I don’t see much Bush in McCain, but his public persona certainly reminds me of a pre-impeachment Nixon…

What a great ad from the McCain camp. Light hearted and witty, it hits home on the inexperience of Senator Obama and the somewhat thoughtless adulation he recieves. You almost need to be a racist yourself to see any race issue here. I like the humor that McCain is using; it is in stark contrast to the self important overly serious nature coming from Senator Obama.

Towards the end of the Ad, Two white men were seen to be paying obeisance. Obeisance as in when one is in servitude.
Those that say the Ad is not racist, can you please give me the proper interpretation of this?
Mccain was also calling on Europe to intervene in the Russian/Georgian conflict and he accused Obama of being popular in Europe, who will the European Government pay heed to, A President that is well loved by their Citizens or a Government that is only being tolerated. I hope you know that American Government undr Bush is only being tolerated world over.
Those outside the US keep wondering how Americans with all their sophistication and education could fall for the antics that have been played on the in these past seven years. It beats my imagination too!

Desperation tactics plain and simple. At one point I thought McCain was above this type of politics of innuendo especially since he was a victim of it himself in 2000. Guess he sold himself out in order to even have a chance at winning.

This is where Obama should be hammered. People are voting for him because he’s a rock star.
Obama hasn’t accomplished anything or been a leader of anything. Not in politics, business or the military.
As a lawyer there isn’t a single piece of scholarship Obama has authored. Which as an editor of the Harvard Law review don’t you think that’s kind of odd?
Even Obama’s stint as a community organizer in Chicago hasn’t been successful enough to garner any mention on his website.
That’s why Obama has to stay on frilly word speeches on what he is going to do and instead of what he’s done…which for a candidate for POTUS is alarmingly little.
Keep up the attack McCain.

if americans are stupid enough to vote for a republican after the mess the last 3 put this country in then we deserve what we get. get a clue already! republican policies only work for the
very rich and companies.republicans are bullies and only care about themselves. shame on all republicans.

I’d say it’s all a lot of nothing, but if Lee Atwater could pull Willy Horton, anything’s possible.
What an objectification of women to boot.

Sheryl wrote:
Keep up the attack McCain.
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SHERYL, WE WANT MCCCAIN TO TALK ABOUT HIS PLAN TO REPAIR THIS COUNTRY! The economy, health care, taxes, the war, ya know, simple bullet points. And all you concerned about is attacking an opponent.
This must not matter to you.

yes, this is how McCain will run a substantive campaign.

The Democrats are so funny. They think they are so clean and the Republicans are so evil. I here so many negative and angry comments from the Dems it’s a joke. Prediction: When it comes time to pull the lever on election day McCain will cream Obama. Everyone likes to feel good about themselves not being racist and that is why they jump on the Obama wagon. My guess is Americans will wisen up and not vote for a guy with zero experience.

And have you seen Obama’s ads? They don’t mention McCain at all. He’s talking about issues, moving this country forward.
And dig around folks…the guy running McCain’s ads/camp, Steve Schmidt, is from the ilk of KARL ROVE a.k.a. BUSH.
Yes, BUSH!

Lt.O…………..M..C…………….Rt
McCain is wasting money. As pointed out by others, Obama is running against Obama. He is perceived an extreme leftist as shown by the chart above. McCain is Center left +/-. Obviously many democracts are going to vote for McCain (Country before party). It’s easy to see that this election is going to be pretty one sided for McCain.

When McCain could claim he was actually running his campaign last summer, he went broke. Then he brought in Washington insiders and lobbyists to run it and they got rid of his previous staff. Now, his handlers have realized that they cannot win this campaign by talking about issues that face the American people so they have decided to get in the gutter. Is this what we want in a president?

great8 has it exactly right—it’s a subtle message that looks completely benign in most places, but in the deep south, it will be effective…for shame, mccain.

Lisa,
1st McCain does talk about what he’s going to do to lead this country. Obama and even the White House are following McCain’s lead on the current Georgia/Russia conflict.
But McCain has been getting the best news coverage of late because he’s actually driving a very important question to the American public. Is Obama ready to lead or do you like him just because he’s a celebrity and his followers think he’s a rock star.
That’s an extremely important question and you don’t do that with ads that dryly state your policy positions.
This POTUS race is about whether or not Obama is ready to be a leader. And from his own history, I’d say no way.
The DNC has made a huge error thinking they could elect a man that is really only ready to POTUS in a Hollywood movie, not in real life.

Did you have a problem with all of those “Obama Girl” videos?
Do you have a problem with Obama wasting his time talking to Scarlett Johanson on the phone? Think he’d waste one second calling Candy Crowly?

Are you in the media going to make every ad about Race?
Now we have Obama playing the race card and when he isn’t around to do it the media is here to fill in.
Just another reason to not vote for Obama. Who wants a president who is always playing the race card. Whining about it. Blaming others.
He went out of town around Easter because of Rev. Wright, now books come out exposing him for who he is and make it to the NYT best sellers list and where is he? …on vacation, running away from your problems won’t make them go away..he can’t face these things no way he should be the leader of our country.

There are only two categories of liberals: The Power Hungry and the Dupes. The Power Hungry understand perfectly well what they are doing, undermining and dividing America, and they do it for their narrow goal of short term gains of power. Almost all liberal leaders, whether elected officials, union leaders, civil rights gurus, professional feminist, some political columnist or college professors etc., are in this category. The Dupes are a little different. They are the true believers, who believe in the face of all evidence to the contrary, that liberalism improves peoples lives. They can be divided into two sub-categories, the Ignorant and the Whackos (radicals).-liya Somin

This is the exact same thing the Tennessee republican party did to Harold Ford Jr. (an African American) in a TV spot in that state’s senatorial race. They had a pretty white girl look into the camera and say “Harold call me!” in a very flirty manner. And of course the Republican won in that state because it is the south and white people don’t want to even think about black men and white women together. Trust me I know… I am from Memphis. This is racism pure and simple.

nofreelunch – “The Power Hungry understand perfectly well what they are doing, undermining and dividing America” – After the Rove’s tactics of getting Bush election, how can you even blame the Liberals for trying to divide the country with a straight face? You’re either delusional or are purposely skewing facts to make a ridiculous argument.

“McCain is MCSAME. Same as George W. Bush.”– haha love it.

nofreelunch — Funny, I thought that was a good description of conservatives. I guess biases can change our perspectives, huh?

markymark, it is not a popularity contest.
bho has ideas, but they change with the wind, and he rarely backs contiversial ideas with votes..present, “oops hit the wrong button,” etc.
his whole platform has been hope and change. he has never said what the change is, and hope is a feeling, not action.

In the 2006 election Bob Corker ran an ad against Harold Ford featuring a white woman mouthing “call me Harold” into the camera. The ad was widely believed to have been targeting racial sensitivities, and the Ford campaign responded angrily. Ford’s response, however, seemed to backfire as he dipped in the final days of the election.
John McCain hired Terry Nelson, the strategist behind the “call me” ad, in the hopes of trapping Obama with the same bait they used on Ford. It is the responsibility of the media to report on the fact that McCain is using this strategy very intentionally, beginning with the choice of Britney and Paris (not Bono, Clooney, or some other politically active celebrity?). Obama didn’t take the bait, so they’re upping the ante with this “dreamy” ad.

BizBag – “Have any of you critics actually seen the video?” – I haven’t seen the video, which is why I haven’t commented one way or another. From the desription in this article, I’m having a difficult time trying to figure out what McCain’s point is. Then again, maybe i’d understand it better if I saw the ad.

McCain disgusts me.
Republican voting for Obama

“Obama does not like war..He does not even know how to start a war”
Stanley do you even listen to Obama? From CNN in August 2007:
“Pakistan has criticized U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama for saying that, if elected, he might order unilateral military strikes against terrorists hiding in this Islamic country.”
I think Obama has the distinction of being the only POTUS candidate to have his effigy burned in a foreign country.
Obama will start a war but it will be because he says something stupid.

McCain = More wars and a failing economy…now that’s experience for you! The Repubs are so great for our country that our economy is in the best of health and we are winning the war in Iraq..It amazes me how some Republicans will tell you with a straight face that the economy is good and we are winning the war in Iraq..Someone is serving some spiked koolaid out there. For some Americans, Old and many years in the senate is the experience that is needed..Vote McCain and watch our economy continue to slip and slide in the abyss of despair. Vote McCain and feel the pain with more wars again..what a shame!

Did anyone else notice the young Hispanic MAN in the video.
Are they trying to portray Obama as the scary black man who is going after young Hispanic men too?
You can pick apart anything and make it racist.

James wrote:
“The corporate tax rate in the USA is one of the highest in the world.”
This is true but because of loopholes in the tax code, “the corporate tax revenue actually collected in the U.S. was fourth-lowest among the 30 nations”. And, “corporate taxes accounted for about half of all income taxes in the 1960s. They now account for less than 10%.” (According to Bob McIntyre of the Citizens for Tax Justice)

I am speechless…nice try. The ad is funny and these posts show, again, that Obama supporters cannot take a joke.
So the appearance of four “white” women (one looked like she might be of middle eastern or Hispanic descent? One was not fawning over him) talking about Obama, and two whit-ish men, is racist? What would you say if there were three black women?
And Wayne and Garth “we’re not worthy” is racist? Talk about some sweet deconstruction–in all seriousness, get a life.

1) I don’t see any problems with this ad. If you ask me, people should vote for a candidate who is qualified to lead and with whose priciples they agree. Are candidates no longer allowed to call into question their opponent’s abilities or point out would-be weaknesses?
2) Who cares if it’s mostly white women in this ad? I’ve seen lots of stupid people falling for Obama regardless of race, gender, etc.
3) I really wish we had newer, better candidates in this election–and not some crackpot like Buchanan. I agree that McCain probably isn’t the greatest candidate for the job, but I’ll take him over a guy with hardly any experience who thinks the world of himself. Obama is all show and has no real depth.

Len…..Reagan was a disaster?? What country did you come from?

“Hot Chicks Dig Obama.”
Yessiree.

Obama is nothing but a good-looking presidential candidate. He appeals to many people, but for the wrong reasons. When you look at qualifications, both McCain and Obama fall short. However, one thing to consider is the impact either one has with the leaders and people of other countries. Which one will restore the credibiliy of the U.S. around the world? And, maybe even more important, which one of them will help keep our country safe!!!

Looking at McCain talking to an audience of any kind puts me to sleep. Mostly he speaks before Vets, who don’t seem that interested. Then, when he speaks in front of an audience of his supporters, a mixed group of young, old, male, female, not one of them seems the least bit interested either. His monotone delivery of even a speech with words that mean anything or had any truth in it, is so boring, it couldn’t generate enough energy in his most ardent supporters. That guy needs a LOT of help with his speechmaking. And his ads thus far are so juvenile and ridiculous. His campaign is wasting his money. Hope they go broke – just like Hillary’s did.

So, now hot (white) chicks dig Obama?
There’s a history here:
-Romney compares Obama to an “internet date”
-Republicans accuse Obama of having a “love affair” with Europe.
-McCain compares him to Paris Hilton (read: sex video).
-Karl Rove paints Obama as country-clubbing Lothario
-Johnmccain headline: “The media is in LOVE with Barack.”
By couching attacks on Obama in such (dare I say “racy”?) terms, the Republicans are clearly stoking old fears about race and sex.
The only question is whether GOPers just can’t help thinking in these terms, or whether this is a concerted effort.

Sure, all the McCain camp is doing by injecting white women into their campaign spots is suggesting that kids find Obama dreamy, in precisely the same way that all Mark Penn’s memoes were suggesting was that Obama’s American roots weren’t deep enough. It has absolutely nothing to do with race, who could ever believe such a thing?

Did you watch any of the Obama youth rallies? The Obama partisans will do anything to play the race card. As someone pointed out, I guess the only way to avoid claims of racism from certain quarters is to make sure that Barry is only shown in the vicinity of black women. You know, as long as he is shown with his own kind. But what can we expect from the group that pushes racial classification of people (for affirmative action purposes) and who still want to jail the Duke lacrosse players?

Question:
Were there only white girls in the ad or were the a proportionate number of other races? Seems that if it’s just white women then McCain is living in a white world.

People of all colors adore Obama. Had McCain used an inordinate number of blacks or *gasp* Muslims, that would have created a broohaha. I’m sick of this whole color thing! The only color that concerns me with Obama is the color green (as in not ready for primetime); black, white, brown, red, has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Hey Jake Tapper, How about asking a tough question? Like “How can black people continue to complain about racism (when no other races seem to have problems) and do something as racist as choosing based on skin color? Why is there a steady stream of black people on tv yet indians, native americans, koreans, latino, chinese and japanese people are all but non-existent?

The vast majority of the Dupes are ignorant (Hereafter, we’ll just call them Liberals). That does not mean that they are stupid, it just means that they have invested little or no time trying to figure out the objective reality of actions and consequences. We are all inevitably ignorant about a vast range of matters, because they don’t interest us much, and because we have little or no incentive to learn about them. For most people, politics falls into that category. The same goes for many other bodies of knowledge, such as theoretical physics or economics. Because an individual vote has almost no chance of determining the outcome of an election, a person whose only reason to acquire political information is to make sure that the “best” candidate wins is quite rational to invest very little time in learning such things. Unfortunately, political ignorance is a classic example of a situation where rational and intelligent behavior by individuals leads to poor collective outcomes. Iiya Somin

“sure are a lot of young white women in this thing .. ..”
it seems to tap into the fears of the “hard-working, very-hardworking Americans” that McCain relies upon for a win in the GE.
Now think about McCain’s “joke” about rape.
Was that a subliminally Willie Horton villain in that joke?

If McCain thinks associating attractive young white women with Obama will dampen interest in Obama, He has not been paying attention to his wife’s beer commercials.

don brown – if you’re trying to imply that McCain will do a better job of keeping our country safe – I have to disagree. McCain is nothing more than a continuation of Bush. Age means experience but experience does not always equate to sound judgment. Good judgment is not spouting off with war cries at the instant a conflict is started in another part of the world by tossing out a kneejerk response memo. Good judgment means a solid review of the issues surrounding the conflict BEFORE responding with an understanding of America’s ability or unfortunately due to our current engagements, inability to back up what it says. Bush (who McCain now follows blindly) started a war that was wrong to start, spread our armed forces thin throughout two wars and has literally done nothing to secure our OWN boarders. Bush has created the highest deficit in the history of the United States and given us a recession to show for it. NOT SECURITY!

Okay. I’m a committed Obama supporter, but I have to say that not every stupid ad is racists. Lighten up people.

“racist” Sorry, whatever my other failings, I’m not illiterate.

Hahahaaaaa Obama is the candidate of teenage girls ! LOL

The difference is that Obama is trying to identify with the people he is talking to. McCain is trying to divide people by playing on their fears. It’s called demagoguery.
Posted by: Rolando | Aug 12, 2008 12:35:46 PM
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Couldn’t express it more succinctly then you have. You condensed McComa’s intent as well as possible.

“You know what he’s doing,”
Actually no. I can guess and so can you, but not being a mind reader, that’s the limit of it. My guess is as I said: he’s demolishing the Obama myth by showing it to be silly. Think of it in the same terms as Paris reclined in a bathing suit claiming to be ready to pick her Vice-President. It exposes silliness.
Yes, Reagan was a disaster. We’re still paying the bills for voodoo economics. What country am I from? One that doesn’t appreciate being tricked or trickled on.
My take is that McCain may be old but Obama is unprincipled and self-absorbed.

“Unfortunately, political ignorance is a classic example of a situation where rational and intelligent behavior by individuals leads to poor collective outcomes”
Like Bush, twice?
or Bush three times via McCain?

Your 80s/90s cliches are very tired indeed, nofreelunch. *Who* is failing to think? Remember, we’ve just endured 7 years of the most knee-jerk, unthinking administration of our lifetime. Do us a favor and Google these *Republicans* who could update you: john diiulio, paul o’neill, and lawrence wilkerson.

McCain – you’re sick!! I wouldn’t vote for you if you were the last person on this earth!!!

McCain, if I weren’t so opposed to voting for a socialist, I might not vote for you.

nofreelunch: You posted…”They know if they tell a lie often enough, most liberals will come to believe them (“Bush lied, people died” or “Iraq is an illegal war”or “Corporate greed keeps the little man down”. Well SURPRISE, SURPISE ……this liberal believes all three of those statements and I consider myself to be a some-what intelligent U.S. citizen. Nice try, but switching responsibility for one liners (that Karl Rove perfected in negative advertising) isn’t going to work in 2008.

cult similarity #2: the leader can do no wrong

James @ 12:45:22pm, you’re absolutely correct. Both Bush and McCain could not have ever accomplished anything witout their fathers. They are both classic underachievers. If you do some simple research on either of these guys it would appauld you. How could McCain ever have been elected to the Senate let alone be considered to lead this great nation. You see the results of having such a person run this country. Now why should we repeat that same mistake again.

in case anyone cared about reality, President Clinton oversaw a prosperous economy and budgets which had surpluses…..surplus means the opposite of debt….

funny how you don’t want to be taxed but you sure as hell don’t mind your kids and grandkids being taxed when they have to pay off the debt that the repubs have increased everytime in office.
That is interesting. All three Republican POTUS had DEMOCRATIC controlled congresses for the most part. And good ole, oral sex is not sexual relations, had a REPUBLICAN controlled congress for the most part. I hope that one day folks get their heads out of their rumps in this country.

i want what is best for my child…..that means not choosing a pop icon for President, that means not electing republicans to office, that means not allowing neo-cons to destroy our future, that means encouraging others to think about their families when making such important decisions……that is also why i continue to support Senator Clinton, the only candidate capable of being the best President for all of our children, our troops and our country at this vital time in our history…..

I think the targeting approach behind the ad is directed towards the undecided, which would include a sizable number of former Clinton supporters. The false claim of Obama increasing the taxes on incomes above 42K is aimed at a large segment of the working and middle class. In addition to exploiting Clinton demographics, there is the exaggeration of the media hype surrounding Obama, something which a number of former Clinton supporters were cynical about.

in case anyone cared about reality, President Clinton oversaw a prosperous economy and budgets which had surpluses…..surplus means the opposite of debt….
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President Clinton gutted the military, had a Republican Congress that crammed the “Contract with America” down his throat, was sitting on a tech bubble that managed to burst right before he left office, and didn’t have to face a trillion-dollar loss to the economy because of terrorist attacks. How about a little perspective here?

When clinton left office there was a so called surplus of 133B. President Bush returned 33B to the tax payers, and applied the rest to the public debt, which was NEVER paid down during the clinton years. How can you delare a surplus when it’s owed out?
Another point – during the clinton years oil sold for 18.00 a barrel. How could he miss? No mistery, no surplus.

Chris@1:06:27pm, I understand your sentiments regarding this election. We all adored the Clintons during the 90′s. But today is a different time. We can’t simply become stagnated in the past. We have different world leaders and different problems than what the country faced in the 90′s. As for Sen. Clinton being president. Maybe someday, but not this time around. So please get over it and if you are really committed to a democracy, help elect Obama.

Oops! Left out something. I’m 64, white, southern, female, educated, and I refuse to live in the past. I want to live in today’s world (i.e. McCain’s un-use of the pc, internet), today’s enormous problems facing our country and the world at large..
McCain simply can’t – or won’t. Which is it? I forget, giggle.

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Wouldn’t showing young Black girls mindlessly swooning over Obama’s “charisma and good looks” have been MORE racist?
I really think the media has gone mindless itself with trying to find something racist about everything anybody but Obama does.

Yes, there were 5 white women in the ad.
So what? There were also 4 white men, and one voice-over that sounded like a white male. And why overlook the fact that it started out with a black woman?
Looks to me like the libs have an agenda to make race an issue. What a shame.

“Why do you think they put so many young white women professing their love for Obama in what is clearly an anti-Obama video?”
Um, does it matter? If they were black women, would that be more racist? Less Racist? Should they be older, men, hispanic… which would blunt the criticism here?
Is there a way to have anyone of any gender and any color say anything bad about Obama without it immediately being a race-focused attack?
Of course not, what was I thinking. Either you love Obama in all his glory and splendor; or you’re a dirty racist focused solely on his race and nothing else… because Obama has no flaws, and claiming otherwise is racist.
Good to see that this candidate “transcends race” and by “transcends” I mean “using it as his sole shield against any criticism from any person at any time”. Thought I should clarify that, as it isn’t anywhere near the usual definition of “transcend”.

The media must denounce the fact that Sen. McCain is bringing out the worst in all us. There is nothing uplifting or hopeful about his campaign so far. Is that the kind of President america wants?

Good Deal.

John McCain is trolling the depths of the Racist Barrel now.
He has crossed the point of no return.
America will not elect a Racist, Johnny.
Better luck next lifetime…

Dr.Sam: Lets be honest here, both campaigns have used similar strategies. It was the Obama campaign which early on described McCain as confused which is a codeword for elderly and confused.I have rarely seen a candidate show as much disrespect for older Americans as Obama. Both sides may be wrong in their approach, but both are equally to blame.

Good old politics. So now lets not here the Obama camp cry when they do it again.

Being racist or generationaly biased is the same thing. It is no more wrong to refer to Obama as Black as it is to refer to McCain as old. Example, ” If McCain is too old to be president isn’t Obama too black to be president”?

i have seen way too many examples of obama spinning his own words, examples of his questionable judgment and many examples of sexist and racist behavior by his supporters, which directly contradicts the values and principles he supposedly champions in his epic speeches…..his own past behavior is wrought with contradictions and loopholes which allows him to be technically truthful, even though semantics allows him to violate the spirit of his promises
“i don’t take money from drug companies”…he just takes it from their ceo’s….”i don’t take money from lobbyists”…..he just takes it from their spouses and has them on his staff…..
he has been the #1 donor to superdelegates the last 3 years, he has developed friendships with questionable characters in order to further his political career, he has allowed his minions to do his dirty work for him, he has falsely and maliciously used race against his opponents…
he is a hypocrite, and when change is your central asset, the reason why so many are supporting him, such hypocrisy will prevent him from getting things done, or worse, such a refrain from accepting responsibility, as he has consistently shown, will prevent him from accepting blame when nothing gets done…..i just hope parents and families and Americans in general don’t allow him to continue to pull the wool over their eyes…

Chris,
You are completely incorrect. The president does not micro-manage the economy and does not have the power over it that you suggest. I stand behind my post as reasons why Clinton was able to have a budget surplus. I didn’t claim that the downsizing of the military was inappropriate following the Cold War, just that it played a major role in being able to balance the budget. As for consumer confidence, the media has a done a great job of making people think that things are worse than they are and making false claims of a recession when one doesn’t exist, all for the purpose of bashing Bush and helping Obama get elected. During Clinton’s administration, it was “irrational exuberance” which drove consumer confidence.
And before I forget, a budget surplus is NOT the opposite of debt; it is the opposite of DEFICIT. The national debt was $6 trillion when Clinton left office.

when you suffer from paranoid delusions, if someone is not with you, they are against you, and they are racist

I’m glad to see that the Obama supporters are outraged when they hear or see prejudice. Too bad that they’re not consistent in their condemnation when it comes to the bigoted remarks of Obama. Did we forget his description of his grandmother as a typical white person or his stereotyping of rural Americans as bitter people clinging to guns and religion.

Is there anything Obama’s opponents can do without being branded racists? Or to prove we’re not racist must we give up opposing him altogether, and just have Obama coronated?

Bob Costas at NBC and various producers are complaining how the negative tone of his ads are ruining the positive atmosphere of the Olympics.
I just hope they’re increasing the negative energy toward race-baiting John McCain.

Mcdaddy, this add is one step lower than the Willie Horton adds. That Bush 1 ran 1988 talking about old.

So what makes McCain think he is so worthy?

PS…I am SICK of Obama maniacs saying “talk about the issues”. We are told everything else is a “distraction”. Each individual voter determines what their issues are. Don’t tell me what MY issues are.

If anything Mcain does will be considered racist, why doesn’t he produce real advertisments about the differences and not the silly ones to cause unrest. If Mcain cannot beat Obama with policy, he does not deserve to win on frivolous adds.

Ya gotta love how people that follow every word Rush Limbaugh says and won’t miss his radio show and call themselves “ditto heads” turn to Obama supporters and call them “lemmings” and “cult followers” LOL – LOL – LOL Republicans have NOTHING new to offer America and they know that all they can do is call people names. LOL

its funny that obama lemmings want to get away from these side effects o politics and “talk about the issues” when they have been unable to articulate the detailed policies and plans of obama regarding these issues for the last year…

Some info on McCain & the Keating 5,
his infidelities, what strategic decisions did he actually make during his military years, does being shot down, although a noble heroic epic
story, somehow give him insight into wisdom and being president..where would McCain be without Graham & Lieberman standing behind him correcting him…

“Try the Scotsborough Boys!Try the Scotsborough Boys!Try the Scotsborough Boys!”
That’s “Scottsboro”, Roxy.

Obama has provided detailed plans on his web-site as well as he seems to be the ONLY candidate for President that DOES remain focused on discussing the issues that face America. In reality McCain is the candidate that has NOTHING NEW to offer and all you get from McCain is awkward readings of Teleprompters filled with continuation policies set down by his Neo-Con puppet masters.

ChrisNBama, I guess you missed the debate where Obama did state that he will be increasing income tax and capital tax… this could affect many of us, not just the rich… please do your homework before incorrectly advising others. thank you.

dan…….i never said obama has not provided details (even if they are only through his website), i just said that his followers cannot articulate such details….they love him for his speeches, his enthusiasm and his popularity, not for his plan for Gulf Coast Recovery (largely borrowed from Senator Clinton’s plan)…

McCain’s campaign is pretty cheap. I don’t know if I caught the racism in this ad… but I can tell that it is the lowest kind of advertisement that McCain could come up with. I’m convinced that McCain would use blatant racism in ads if it worked. McCain has shown himself to be the political equivalent of a crackhead… he would do anything to win.
I cannot understand why he would ridicule voters for being enthusiastic about a good candidate. Even if McCain thinks he’s better, he should still respect our opinions and accept that we have our own reasons for picking our candidates. He should try to convince us to vote for him instead of belittling us for not.

The young lady at the Taco stand was remarking about how many more customers there had been – was she remark used out of context? Certainly, but then Karl Rove perfected that technique in 2000 and his chief disciple is Senator McCain’s adviser and campaign director. Enough said. Again, Senator McCain I’d switch advisers

” all we really know about the former Navy pilot’s years in the military we’ve read either in McCain’s own best-selling memoir or Robert Timberg’s well-written but sympathetic books about the senator. I surveyed the presidential libraries, and found that many of our former presidents donated complete copies of their military personnel records to the libraries formed in their names.
Some unhappy vets have dubbed him “The Manchurian Candidate.”)
Make it public, Senator. After all, that’s your m.o.

I have a better question – why is Obama trying to kill a roll call vote at the floor of the Democratic Convention? The tradition has taken place since 1884.
I don’t understand why Obama would want to break that tradition. Well, unless he’s afraid of the result.

Obama and the DNC want a worldwide fan club. Being popular is more important to Obama than the economy, the energy crisis, or the Russian conquest of Georgia for an oil pipeline. When you think about Obama’s presidential campaign, remember the words of his platform “33 The Democratic Party believes that there is no more important priority than renewing
34 American leadership on the world stage. This will require diplomatic skill as capable as
35 our military might. Instead of refusing to confront our most pressing threats, we will use
36 all elements of American power to keep us safe, prosperous and free. Instead of
37 alienating our nation from the world, we will enable America –once again –to lead.”

“I have a better question – why is Obama trying to kill a roll call vote at the floor of the Democratic Convention? The tradition has taken place since 1884.
I don’t understand why Obama would want to break that tradition. Well, unless he’s afraid of the result.”
More of the type of change that we can do without.

Call me naive, but I remember which president ended discrimination in the armed forces. I’m old enough to remember the struggle to pass cicil rights laws during the 60s, and I remember which party was at the forefront of that battle. i’m old enough to remember why Strom Thurmond left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican Party. I’m old enough to remember the race-baiting campaign of Jesse Helms, and I’m old enough to remember when the then Republican Majority Leader said that we should have elected Strom Thurmond in 1948. And I remember those ads that were run in the last senatorial race in Tennessee. And I remember the Willie Horton ads too. And who hasn’t received one of those offensive emails from a friend or relative touting that “Obama is a Muslim”? To his credit, McCain did address the NAACP this year, but I can’t remember the last time that Bush came to talk with them. Have the Democrats done everything possible to promote equality? No. But John McCain needs to review the recent history of his party and ask himself if the ads that his campaign is purchasing dovetails with that history or if it attempts to establish a new message.

Pretty obvious! It plays on the Southern white male fear that their white women will be stolen by black men.

“ignorance, laziness, and sheep-like mentality of the typical American voter.”
Exactly the point. Some are voting for the next American Idol.

I believe there are two countries in the world that have lower taxes than the US. Our bridges are falling apart. The war built on a lie and the money being funneled to Iraq are sickening. Only in America could a rich couple paint a black man as elitist.

McCain is just the republican crime family’s next puppet. This election isn’t just about the candidate. Sure Bush is a boob screwed and this country for decades to come but A great deal of the decisions and blunders came powers higher than Bush. They came from Cheney and the other republican crime bosses. We’re going to see dirtier politics than we’ve seen in decades this year.

Obama has the biggest tax cut for the middleclass. Repeating the 42k lie is unchristian nonsense.

I find it bizarre that many of McCain’s attacks are based on the fact that Obama is popular and McCain isn’t. McCain has some mental problems. Even his fellow GOP leaders think so.

EVERYONE running for president has been wealthy for as long as I can remember, but let’s put McCain and his family on the spit for having money. Have you checked out what M. Obama’s salary was last year? Please do so before making churlish comments about only Republicans being rich in this damn election. All of you that complain about Republicans being rich are simply jealous. Oh, I forgot, if you won the lottery, you would donate it ALL to charity. You don’t want any part of money.

Under the Obama plan, if you sell your home you will pay more in capital gains taxes. Under the Obama plan, if you have stocks in your IRA or 401k you will pay higher capital gains taxes–and you will get less in dividends because the corporation will also have paid higher capital gains taxes. (Remember, corporate earnings are taxed twice — once at the organizational level and then again when paid to the stockholders). That means those who will be hit the hardest by the Obama tax plan are those who are desperately trying to sell their homes to avoid foreclosure and retirees who depend on dividend income to supplement their social security and small businesses who must chose between paying their taxes and making capital expenditures. Talk about fairness.

Dave said, “Only in America could a rich couple paint a black man as elitist.”
Not elitist (see also “John McCain”): joining the military; giving five years of your life in enemy captivity; enduring brutal torture but refusing release before fellow soldiers who have been there longer; only believing you’re fit for the Presidency after decades of service to the country
Elitist (see also “Barack Obama”): attending affluent private schools growing up; attending the most expensive colleges and living in luxury in the most expensive places in the country; never get your hands dirty doing an honest day’s work; believe you can be President after putting in 143 days in the U.S. Senate
Elitism isn’t just about money. It’s about having everything handed to you so far, and expecting even more be handed to you.

and remember:
“McCain doesn’t speak for his campaign”

Um, what exactly does this story mean? Are we supposed to think there is something incipid about this commercial? Or is it that this commercial has somehow missed its incipit target? So confusing. I don’t suppose anyone that is blogging on here is interested in blogging about the story are they?

kissyface,
I know more Republicans voting for Obama than I know who are voting for McCain. That’s amazing to me, especially the two, my cousin and a friend, who are 100% opposed to abortion rights, and would like Roe v. Wade overturned. They are deeply concerned about the direction we have taken.
I think a lot of moderate Republicans, the “Eisenhower Republicans”, are for Obama, too.

ynot4tony2-you need to read up on McCain’s “elitism” also; His own family was wealthy; he got into college because of his father’s position AND he graduated in the bottom 5% of his class!!!Just because he is a war vet doesn’t mean he should be President; and just because Obama isn’t a war vet, doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be President.

How pathetic.

“Oh, you’re complaining about the fact that he could AFFORD to go to those schools? He got scholarships.”
HE LIVED WITH HIS WEALTHY GRANDMOTHER, GENIUS!
I know you hate facts when they disprove your arguments, but ignoring them only makes you look like a cowardly liar.

Nothing is agenda free. Every political move has an agenda. Stop patronizing us and tell it like it is.

Obama is a flash-in-the-pan phenomenon. Once American voters scrutinize his actual accomplishments (half a term as US Senator, six years as a “community activist”), and his empty campaign rhetoric about “change”, they won’t be voting for him. I am a lifelong Democrat — I’ll be voting for McCain instead of a handsome charismatic man who has done almost nothing in his 47 years on the planet.

The GOP would never stoop to racism to win this election. The GOP has way more integrity than that. And respect for black people. And respect for our intelligence.
Yep, the GOP never gets off the high road. Best humanity has to offer – that’s the GOP.

ynot4tony2 what’s wrong with being a little elitist. Quite frankly I want a president who has gone to the best schools and been taught by the best teachers. I want the president to be smarter than me, not just like me.
Too bad all the smart ones don’t run for president.

This McCain is simply “brainless” – simple

Well before Obama’s comments regarding his face on a dollar bill, the McCain camp was running an ad with, guess what, images of Obama’s face on a $100 bill. Oh and on Mount Rushmore.
Will the MSM ever cover this? Obama didn’t pull this accusation out of thin air. The ad was dated 6/27/08.
McCain Mocked Idea of Obama on U.S. Currency…in JUNE
by JedReport (you can find it on DailyKos).

HAHAHA MCCAIN TOOK IT DOWN??
lmao. now even they know they’re going too far. hilarious!!

Obama is too much of an arrogant novice to know what he doesn’t know.
November 21, 2007:
OBAMA: “You know, probably the strongest experience that I have in foreign relations is the fact that I spent four years living overseas when I was a child in Asia, in southeast Asia.”
SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (D-NY), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: “With all due respect, I don’t think living in a foreign country between the ages of 6 and 10 is foreign policy experience.”
To call Obama a mindless buffoon is even too much praise.

I assumed there were a lot of young white women in the ad because McCain is targeting the group he appeals to…older voters.
Showing older voters that Obama has the youngsters swooning implies that Obama is just another vacuous idol of the airheads. It’s the same general message as the ad that included Paris Hilton.
It’s a subtle message and subtlety is often lost on the media so their interpretation has to be on something that’s already on their minds…racism, apparently.

If you are not for Obama you must be a racist. The media and Obama supporters will accept no other reason. Too bad.
McCain 08

It sounds as if McCain is employing the same tactics that were so effective for Bush’s father in 1988 when they ran the Willie Horton ads. If, in fact, the ad has been removed, I’m glad that the McCain campaign got the message. Based upon his dismal voting record on civil rights (he was 1 of 18 Republicans and 4 Democrats who opposed the MLK holiday in 1983, and he voted against 4 civil rights bills in 1990, and his home state rescinded the King holiday in 1987 with then Governor Meacham referring to blacks as “pickaninnies”).
So, yes, Senator Mccain, we got the message in your ad, and we didn’t like it!

RobertP said: “Is there anything Obama’s opponents can do without being branded racists? Or to prove we’re not racist must we give up opposing him altogether, and just have Obama coronated?” No, Robert, the only thing we can do to prove we’re not racists is to vote for Obama. That’s a part of the Obama game plan, and the MSM is helping him do it. They’re trying to guilt trip people into voting for him. It will work on the over-educated but no-common-sense white-guilt liberals. It just won’t work on the rest of us.

JA…I do think you have a point that the MSM really REALLY has done more to perpetuate this race thing during the campaign than anyone in an attempt to get ratings cuz controversey sells. I listen to C-SPAN and NPR alot and for every twenty times the MSM touches on the issue, they may touch on it once. I don’t know if I totally agree with your point that anyone that is blk that votes for Obama because he’s blk is automatticaly a racist. You kinda have to put it context….its so very rare that black people have anyone in high places that they can genuinanely look up to and trully feel good about and who is a beacon so to speak, and here you have a guy who is not just some CEO of a company but who is a pres. nominee and who is actually getting national exposure, so it doesn’t surprise me that blks have an affinity for and are drawn to Barack. Additionally, the past 8 years have left an enormous impression among many blacks that Republicans just don’t care about them so I think they’d support the democratic nominee in much higher numbers even if that nominee were white.

I’ll vote for Obama because he’s black but I won’t vote for him until he acknowledges that he is also white.

There will be all kinds of sidebars to this election, but I find it somewhat ironic that Senator McCain’s campaign staff is fixated on Obama’s youth, appeal to the masses (for which they liken to “Rock Star”). Something akin to wishful thinking or the glow off the rose. In McCain’s younger (very widely reported and even in his memoirs) are his escapes in the Nacy with the latin lovelies in Rio and heaven knows his attraction to his first wife (model) who was supplanted by a rodeo queen. Ironic that a young fellow from Chicago whose wife unquestionably loves him and says “I’m Michele Obama. I’m from Chicago and I’m married to a guy named Barak” has caused such a rukus. Could it be that “Memories, all alone in …” from “Cats” will be the Republican Convention opening number?

Actually, I can imagine what it might have been like if Michael Dukakis were elected in 1988 instead of Bush Senior.
We might not have experienced unprecedented federal deficits. The Little Bush would probably never have been elected as governor of Texas, and we would not have experienced the awful tragedy of the last 8 years. Maybe we would have had a president who listened to the intelligence that was being generated regarding the intentions of thee terrorists. Perhaps we would not be bogged down in a needless war that has already taken the lives of 4000 of our best and over 100,000 Iraquis. Maybe we would not have expended a trillion dollars on a war that McCain wants to prosecute for another 100 years. One can only hope…

What is the % of black people who say they will vote for Obama?
89%
What is the % of black people who voted for Kerry?
88%

Like the other commercials on the topic, this one, too, is hilarious. Obama, his blogbots and the MSM have no sense of humor. The McCain Campaign will keep this up because its working and the Obamabots will continue to expose their drooling rage.
Americans instinctivly do not trust folks who cannot laugh at themselves and also take themselves too seriously.

Tom In Colorado, The important question is, what has McCain done in 26 years except vote for failed republican policy that has threatened the American way of life, bankrupted the country and cause enough global warming to put a whole the size of Rhode Island in the Ozone layer. You think that is good enough to vote for him. Oh, I forgot to mention, give enough tax breaks to big oil to eliminate the national debt. If you are a true democrat, you would understand that republicans have never done anything for the middle class and you can forget about the poor. I know, I’ve voted for over 45 years and the last 8 years years have been the worse I’ve ever seen.

Mike,
Why did blacks support Obama 9:1 against Hillary Clinton? Very similar policies, although Clinton’s health care would have benefitted blacks more.
It clearly was racism on the part of blacks.

Even with the 24-hour-a-day media fawning, McCain is nearly even with Obama.
Even with all that cash, Obama can’t pull away.
He barely even won his own party’s nomination after losing 9 of the final 13 contests to Clinton.
Obama is a deeply flawed candidate. He’s a first-rate con man to be sure, but nothing close to presidential material.
When Michelle Obama complains that “Our souls are broken,” she is referring first and foremost to her husband. He’s empty. He stands for nothing.

so kerry 88%, obama 89-92% black vote.
they are statistically very comparable.
blacks overwhelmingly vote dem whether or not the candidate is white/black.

notafool, The same percentage of black voters will likely vote for Obama as voted for Bill Clinton. You get my point! Nothing to do with race, just pride!

Someone above wrote:
“I’m a democrat and guess what? I can’t stand Obama…Obama is arrogant … His race has nothing to do with it.”
In the next sentence he wrote:
“Also, we act like racism is a one sided issue in this country. Can someone prove to me that African Americans have no racism towards caucasians in this country? If so, let me know!!”
Seems like race may have something to do with it after all. The exclamation points are telling.

JA saying that it is racism that blacks are voting for Obama is equivalent to saying that women voting for Hillary are sexist.

“John McCain has served in Senate for well over a decade and pushed through major legislation.”
mccain was ineffectual. and he now opposes half the bills he was pushing a decade back.
senate time is meaningless. i’m more impressed by a guy like his probably vp tom ridge.
mccain’s biggest claim is ‘just having been there longer’. but he’s completely inept.

LOL I find it so humorous how the McCain supporters are so desperate to try to disparage OBAMA. Clearly we all know McCain will LOSE the election, furthermore, he is currently a loser already.
All you McCain lovers, please take a moment to extol the virtues of the previous leader you voted in office, based on the past 8 years, do you think your judgment is sound?

Obama is a three-year senator without a single important legislative achievement to his name, a former Illinois state senator who voted “present” nearly 130 times. As president of the Harvard Law Review, as law professor and as legislator, has he ever produced a single notable piece of scholarship? Written a single memorable article? His most memorable work is a biography of his favorite subject: himself.

I just polled the people that matter, and the tally is in: OBAMA 100%, McCain -.0001%
What I am wondering is, how did McCain do so well in this poll?

If you like the way things have been the last 8 years with Republicans doing everything from impeaching democrats to running up 2 1/2 trillion more in national debt, not to mention breking the constitution’s laws and international laws, vote for McCain. Go on…do it, I really don’t care to convince people anymore. Bush’s record speaks for itself and it’s obvious that McCain has the same twisted selfish idea about what America wants and he’ll do anything to convince you of it…ANYTHING. I only know I want a real change in direction and scope, and McCain and his propaganda machine is not convincing me he is anything but a Bush/Rove mini-me especially with these propagandist attack ads. If you want more of the same then go ahead and vote for more of the same.

re: ” bush gets the credit by signaling to the market that we are finally getting ready to drill ”
one might wonder if that’s all there was to it, a ‘signal from Bush’, why it took him so long to give the signal…. after all, he is the president… and one might also wonder why with all the federal leases that have already been handed out for oil drilling, there is not more….. oil drilling

Nobody ever talks about the effect that Obama’s windfall profit tax has had on oil futures.
But if I were trading oil futures, and I knew that selling oil was going to become less profitable… I would sell my futures. This would drive down the value for speculators.
And the price of oil would go down.
But Republicans wouldn’t talk about that… because it doesn’t help them politically. And that’s all this is. Politcs.
And their donors want to make as much money as humanly possible selling oil.

McCain campaign trying to get their money’s worth of all those focus groups on how racially biased they could go w/ their ads.

Fool, the price of oil dropped due to reduction in usage by the US, talk of firm withdrawl dates by the Iraqis, and speculators selling off contracts to get out before the price dropped further. Notafool? Dont’ think so. You should change your name to hippocampus impaired.

I would rather play count the lobbyists running the McCain Campaign. Is Phil Gramm still on board or is he just a psychological presence.

I would expect nothing less than this type of crap from old grumpy, foul tempered McCain and his bigoted camp!

First it was McSame’s jealousy of Obama stealing the foreign policy spotlight by being welcomed in Europe now McSame seems to be jealous that Obama has game with white women. What’s next, a swipe at Obama’s ability on the basketball court? I just wish Senator McCain would give the voters his positions on the economy, the war and energy rather than sniping Obama for his popularity among voters (which will only backfire on McCain).

The ad makes a valid point in showing the mindless emotion that marks so many Obama supporters. (I remember seeing actress Susan Sarandon actually say that she completely supported Obama – and couldn’t wait to see what he stood for!) Nominating him was a major display of bad judgment by the Democratic Party.

The only reason why McCain runs these ads, he knows it brings out the base of the republican party. If you notice some of McCain’s supporters comments, they are quick to call a statement racist or someone a racist. Yet, I wonder many racist experiences they had in their lives. They goal is a simply one is to keep everyone’s mind on race, and that way they chase away Obama’s supporter.

I’m starting to think that if I do not support Obama, that I may indeed be a racist.
Even if I do not agree with his political stances, I am obviously a racist.
Every day, more and more claims of racism. And it just seems to me to be small petty things. Damned if you do; damned if you don’t.
If Obama wins, will every instance of legitimate criticism be met with this racial mud-slinging for the next 4-8 years?
If so… then I’m no longer to be counted among the undecided. I will vote and that vote will be cast for the other guy.

What does McCain stand for? What he’s saying now or what he said prior to 2006?
McCain is bought and paid for. He stands for whatever stance pays him the most.

Nobody is suggesting that not supporting Obama is racist. If you don’t agree with the things that Obama wants to do, then don’t support him. But don’t spread lies about Obama’s religion,birth, ancestry, or personal and expect people not to think that you’re racist
McCain makes racist ads. That’s just a fact. He may not be a racist, but he sure acts like one.

If McCain is falsely portraying Obama as a self-absorbed rock star, Obama probably has every right to portray McCain as a grumpy old man – but how many ads from Obama’s campaign have you seen that try to shape the voters’ image of McCain. Answer: none. Obama is concerned with the issues that he will face as our next President not at painting a false image on his opponent!

Michael: I am a psychologist and I think that you may be correct in what you said. I feel that this latest ad is playing on insecurities of men who are not confident with their endowment. John McCain approved the ad, maybe that says something about his self-esteem or lack thereof.

It’d be nice if some people would decode their gutter minds and realize that this video is about naive young things who are functioning on about 3 brain cells between them. Americans are turning into a bunch of paranoid potty mouthed dirt seekers. Face it people, Obama is a cult figure who is brainwashing silly women of all colors and some really stupid men too. I thought the Obamabots were supposed to be well educated. NOT!!

Rev Wright was also QUOTING the US Ambassador. They weren’t his words, he was quoting OUR Ambassador, who had been warning that the US Foreign policy in the region were igniting the flames of US hatred in the region and no one listened. And then 911 happened.

Apparently Paris Hilton can think better than John McCain. But that doesn’t take much, I think my dog could formulate better domestic policies than McCain.

Sounds to me like there is a lot of RACISM going on here. I can hardly wait until your children or grandchildren bring home their Iraqi, Iranian, African, Mexican or Jewish babies. Wake up and smell the coffee. What you reap so shall you sow, or so I’m told, if you believe in all that crap.

Have all the states vote all at once with no caucuses for either Hillary or Obama.
Posted by: Lost Demo | Aug 12, 2008 9:20:27 PM
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Sure, because people in small states should not get a chance to vote, right?
Even better, how about ONLY letting Hillary Clinton supporters vote. No one else. Then, maybe, just maybe, she will win. But if Mark Penn is involved, there is a chance she will blow it again!

Obama is to Neville Chamberlain as Churchill is to John McCain. Now how’s that for a comparison? If you want to appease Russia, Georgia will be eaten up. Instead, let’s follow John McCain’s lead: the G-8 is on course to becoming the G-7 (but it’s entirely up to Russia), and forget about NATO exercises with Russia (why should NATO train a de facto neo-Czarist regime with Putin usurping President Dmitri Medvedev?).

McCain has shifted his position on just about every issue, but he still harbors the same feeling that he did when he case one of the few votes against the MLK Holiday!

“Grumpy old man beats an idiot…. EVERY TIME!!!”
Barack’s not a grumpy old man, but he will beat the idiot.

Stuck On Stupid: Tuesday Edition

I hate to do this, but some things must be said, so here goes:
First up: Jake Tapper.  Tappers done some excellent work over the last few months helping expose Barry Oh! as a smooth-talking double-speaker, but he veered way off co…

McCain sure knows how to reach the young voters. Make fun of them. Great idea. Who is advising this man?

How many American soldiers are going to vote for Obama now after he said the succes in Iraq was not due to US TROOPS July 22 2008.
Yep he told 200,000 cheering Germans anti American propaganda but refused to visit American fighting men. NO EXCUSE OBAMA CAN GIVE WILL EXPLAIN THAT AWAY.

What does it matter how many white women are in the ad. Stop bringing up race it’s not and should not be an issue.

I don’t believe the vile John so-called War Hero McCain is racist. he is purely sexist. He hates women. I pity Cindy. All the money and media attention in the world can’t change the fact that she is constantly belittled by a senile old fool.
Hillary could fight this. god bless america.

You can do the same count and decide whether the candidate’s own web site shows the same “lopsided” ratio of whites as the supposedly racist McCain ad. Be sure to look hard for Asian, Hispanic and members of certain religions, too.

This election is simple, people. If you love George Bush and think he’s done a great job as President, and want another four years of the same, vote McCain. If not, vote Obama. This election is about whether to stay the course with Bush’s approach, as McCain wants to do. Love Bush? Vote McCain.

This is not about racism. The only people making this about racism are the news people. Get over it. If McCain wins it will be because of the racist Americans. If Obama wins it will be because of his vision. It seems to me that McCain, or anyone for that matter just look at Hillary, are climbing against the news media’s story growing racism focus. Get over it, and lets look at the two candidates for what they say and what they have done. Neither of these two are my choice candidate s/he was eliminated in the primaries.

Lets examine qualifications, lets say you own a company and you’re looking for a new CEO and you want to hire an internal candidate….would you pick the guy that has been there for 143 days, I think not.