Sort by Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008 - YouTube
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Sort by Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
If elections were held on YouTube, Barack Obama would win hands-down -- so far. But the McCain campaign is making inroads on the Web, aided by some good old-fashioned attack ad. McCain has beaten Obama in terms of viewers on YouTube (GOOG) on three of the last five days, thanks to the success of two attack ads: " Obama Love ," a montage of press fauning over Obama, and " Pump ", which blames Obama...
Sort by The Daily Dish (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
By Patrick Appel McCain's new energy ad:
Sort by First Read (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro McCain is going up with an ad that blames Obama for the high price of gas. "Gas prices -- $4, $5, no end in sight, because some in Washington are still saying no to drilling in America. No to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?" an announcer asks over crowd chants of "O-bama, O-bama." Then Obama's smiling image appears on the...
Sort by Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Several recent polls show Americans believe Barack Obama is better prepared to deal with energy prices than John McCain, and given the importance of the issue on the minds of voters, the McCain campaign has decided to rely on a tried-and-true method of campaigning: lie like a rug. Here’s McCain’s latest television ad: I occasionally think about [...]
Sort by Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
Interesting visuals. Script For "Pump" (TV :30) ANNCR: Gas prices - $4, $5, no end in sight, because some in Washington are still saying no to drilling in America. No to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? CHANT: Obama, Obama ANNCR: One man knows we must now drill more in America and rescue our family budgets. Don't hope for more energy, vote for it. McCain....
Sort by The Huffington Post (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
I understand why John McCain's campaign is desperately looking for negatives in Obama's overseas trip, claiming "people in Missouri" aren't "going to like seeing tens of thousands of Europeans screaming" for Obama. But why have so many in the media internalized this claptrap? People like Gloria Borger, who said on CNN that Obama doesn't "want to be seen having too many adoring people after him in Europe,"...
Sort by Treehugger (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
You may have already seen this ad broadcast or on YouTube, and while TreeHugger generally tries to stay above the political fray, this latest attack ad from John McCain’s campaign warrants some comment. Ignoring the obviously fallacious implication that Barrack Obama personally has anything at all to do with rising energy costs over the past year, let’s deconstruct the ad. Just what’s at stake offshore...
Sort by Power Line (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
...as an energy policy: the McCain campaign came out with this terrific ad today, blasting Obama for his adamant opposition to developing our domestic petroleum resources: The ad is running on broadcast TV in eleven swing states and on cable nationwide. They can't run it often enough, as far as I'm concerned.
Sort by Swampland (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
The McCain campaign is out with a second negative ad against Obama in four days, or two days if you don't count the weekend. It is ostensibly about gas prices, and it hits Obama for refusing to back new offshore drilling, which would not have an impact on gas prices for another decade or so . Leave aside the claim that Obama is somehow responsible for high gas prices. (Earlier this month, McCain blamed...
Sort by The Plank (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Mike does a great job in his terrific Mark Salter profile of capturing the McCain campaign's general contempt for Obama and his adoring throngs. In a February speech drafted by Salter, McCain cracked that he did not harbor the "presumption that I am blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save my country in its hour of need"--clearly a taunt aimed at Obama. Salter recently...
Sort by Washington Wire (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. High gas prices? Blame Barack Obama, presidential rival John McCain says in his latest ad running in 11 states. Gas prices - $4, $5, no end in sight, because some in Washington are still saying no' to drilling in America, no' to independence from foreign oil. Who can you [...]
Sort by TalkLeft (Free subscription) - 07/23/2008
I had the tv on in the background and this new ad came on. On my TV, the "Obama, Obama, Obama" (in response to the question, who's to blame for rising gas prices, was louder than it is in the video released by the McCain campaign. It's clever to use real Obama supporters as the chanters but will anyone buy that Obama is responsible for ourrent high gas prices? A better argument (although also not...
Sort by Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) - 07/31/2008
The ads John McCain has been running recently are in a gonzo class by themselves. The one asking, “Who can we thank for rising prices at the pump?” over sounds of a crowd chanting Barack Obama’s name. The one claiming Obama preferred to “go to the gym” rather than visit wounded soldiers in Germany. And now this new one featuring images of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton and calling Obama “the biggest...
Sort by Balloon Juice (Free subscription) - 07/28/2008
Just a quick update on the “respectful campaign” being run by St. John McCain. This all happened in the last week: 1.) Released a ridiculous ad claiming Obama was responsible for high gas prices: 2.) Stated on several occasions that Obama would commit treason in order to win an election: 3.) Released another commercial blatantly lying about [...]
Sort by MyDD (Free subscription) - 07/21/2008
John McCain is trying to eat into Barack Obama's natural advantage on domestic issues by going after him on gas prices, continuing McCain's frame that Obama is "Dr. No" on energy. From the script: "Some in Washington are still saying 'No' to drilling in America, saying 'No' to independence from foreign oil. Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?" The answer comes from the sound of crowds...
