Sort by Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) - 09/01/2008 - YouTube
"Original" He's the original maverick. Really? MCCAIN:"The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed t...
Sort by Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) - 09/01/2008
On Fox News Sunday when asked to “assess the Bush presidency” by Chris Wallace, John McCain asserted that “history will judge the president” and ran through a litany of talking points attempting to differentiate himself from the current administration. One area he was most insistent about was that he is a “maverick” who continues [...]
Sort by Swampland (Free subscription) - 08/07/2008
If you're worried about Obama hitting back hard enough, look underneath the table. These two ads were put up in Pennsylvania and Ohio (I think.), minus the usual press release announcement. "Original" is mentioned in the WaPo article, though not the relatively quiet way it was released. Here's a fact-check on "Pocket," which ratchets down the amount of money given to McCain by "Big Oil" to a mere $1.3...
Sort by Firedoglake (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Another very good spot from the Obama campaign (though I wish they had used this McSame soundbite), this time mocking McSame's cutesy little nickname. "The original Maverick, or just more of the same?" Listen, this is smart. Obama's campaign, and the candidate himself, have been very disciplined about tying McSame to Bush at every opportunity.
Sort by Daily Kos (Free subscription) - 08/07/2008
The latest Obama campaign ad, and this is a good one: That clip from Fox News is gold: The president and I agree on most issues. There's was a recent study that showed that I voted with the president over 90 percent of the time. Mavericky!
Sort by TalkLeft (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Bush's Third Term. It is pretty obvious, but it seems to have taken a while for the Obama campaign to get back to the narrative of John McCain as Bush's Third Term. This Obama ad is what we need: More of this please.
Sort by Balloon Juice (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Num num num num: Personally, I would have found a way to put this picture in there, but maybe they are saving that for September and October: It is such a touching and intimate portrait. You can almost see their tire gauges standing at full attention.
Sort by MyDD (Free subscription) - 08/07/2008
Paris Hilton's stinging rebuke of McCain's "celebrity" ad -- all the more stinging because she expressed more coherence on energy policy in a few seconds than McCain has during the whole campaign -- has caused quite a stir. In under 2 days, the video has now racked up 4,317,326 views, the post over at Funny or Die has 1,468 comments and the McCain campaign felt compelled to respond to the very person...
Sort by Oliver Willis (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Another winner from Team Obama on the subservience of John McCain to (remember him') George W. Bush.
Sort by The Carpetbagger Report (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Last week was all about John McCain’s campaign going on the offensive, launching negative ads, and trying to define Barack Obama by exploiting cultural insecurities. This week, apparently, is all about Obama turning the tables and going on the offensive himself. On Monday, the Obama campaign unveiled its first “contrast” ad of the general election, highlighting [...]
Sort by DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) - 08/07/2008
Perhaps you've seen the Texas Tea Party clowns running around Capitol Hill laughing, giggling, twittering and waving toy tire pressure gauges over their heads like a bunch of pre-teen girls. They're an embarrassment to their constituents. Instead of working with Democrats and sane Republicans to come up with a responsible plan for energy independence they are acting like they're being paid by the hour...
Sort by YID With LID (Free subscription) - 08/07/2008
Senator Obama's New Commercial is so Full of it that he neglected to send it to the press before it was aired, And I don't Blame him. The spot is called Original and that it is, there is little relationship between his commercial and reality. Narrator: He’s the original maverick. Silent Super: Really? McCain: “The president and I agree on most issues. There was a recent study that showed that I voted...
Sort by Discourse.net (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Obama’s New Ad “Original” Is this the best they can do? It’s not going to stand out much in the clutter of TV ads. Amazingly ho-hum presentation given how damning the facts are....
Sort by D-Day (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
I think Chris Bowers is absolutely right - Paris Hilton's response to John McCain's celebrity ad has turned the tide of this race to a certain extent. Actually it occurred at a confluence of events: Obama calling McCain and his minions "proud to be ignorant" about car maintenance and fuel efficiency; Obama running a response ad to McCain's O.M. Origina Maverick (ya hear?) ad: And then Paris pops up...
Sort by Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
Campaign roundup NBC moved New Jersey from lean Obama to likely Obama to reflect recent polls and other developments. McCain visited New Jersey yesterday for two fundraisers . Obama unleashes a hard-hitting ad designed to erode McCain's "maverick" image. Transportation While most other modes of public transportation have become more popular as gas prices have risen, fewer people are riding the commuter...
Sort by The Reaction (Free subscription) - 08/06/2008
By Creature Another day, another ad , more McCain/Bush love. I'm sensing a pattern here. (Cross-posted at State of the Day .)
