Another day, another questionable Obama ad.
Just as with the "fundamentals of the economy" ad last week, I don't care for this one. Yes, the McCains do indeed own 13 cars. Not much to dispute there. But you and I both know DaddyMac doesn't drive himself anywhere, and prolly hasn't driven himself for quite some time. Ditto for Obama, whom I doubt you'll see in line at the DMV anytime soon. Even dumberer is the fact that very few "domestic" cars are exclusively made in the US. Ditto for foreign cars, which often are assembled here. Chrysler's PT Cruiser is made in Mexico. The Toyota Avalon is made in Kentucky. Go figure.
Besides, Cotton Hill McCain only has a single car, a 2004 Cadillac CTS, registered in his name. CindyMac owns the other 12, and you know how she balls out.
Either way, this is petty, and honestly, below the sort of campaign Barack's run to this point. If you're going to take the attack route (which I advocate), at least remain truthful and relevant. This ad is neither. I wonder who's in his ear telling him this is a good idea.
Again, I understand the strategy. Obama and Co. are more or less trying to duplicate McCain's brand of petty attack ads because they understand that enough of the stoopid Middle-American public responds to this stuff and takes it for truth. But much like the "how many homes" ad, which (successfully) sought to paint McCain as elitist and out of touch, this one stinks in my opinion, regardless of how effective it might be.
I'm still waiting on that Keating Five ad. You could talk about "Slick" Rick Davis' ties to Freddie Mac. How about the 83 lobbyists on his campaign roster and their past clients? There's plenty of legitimate stuff to use if you want to attack the guy on the issues he so strongly advocates. But I guess they're saving those for the 11th hour. Anyways...
Question: Do you find this ad effective in Obama's quest to paint Palin/McCain 08' as a bunch of mooseburger eating elitists? Do you like the tone the Obama campaign has taken on in the past couple of years? Is Obama's occasional "stretching" of the truth something that concerns you, or is he merely fighting fire with fire for a change?
John and Cindy McCain: Cars aplenty [LA Times]
How do automakers define an "American" car in today's global market? [MSN]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Stooping To Their Level: Da' Sequel.
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Stinks but is effective!
Somehow, given McPain's crappy ads that I have sat through, "effective" smells pretty damn good to me.
AB, face it: American politics is a smelly business.
I wish it weren't that way.
From what you say here, it appears that you wish it weren't that way, too.
But, unfortunately that's the way it is.
Obama didn't invent this outrageous way we go about electing a president, but it is part of our "raw, red-meat" political culture and the unsavory way we're given to decide who's better prepared to do the job.
I just as soon see them step in a gladiatorial arena and have at it--the one that survives leading the herd.
If it's good enough for many in the animal kingdom, why not us?
Let's take the so-called civilized approach out of the equation, and do it cleanly.
Let the best (fittest, strongest, youngest) man win!
McCain's record speaks for itself.
CNN I think is doing a great job of presenting the facts and letting the stark differences speak for themselves. Ali Velshi got up yesterday after Campbell "Epic Fail" Brown asked him can either of these candidates deliver, monetarily, on their plans. Ali stood in one of those big screens and said that with the healthcare, energy and infrastructure plans that Obama's plan with his tax cuts would cost 14 billion.
And then he stepped back and said McCains would cost 302 billion.
Well neither is a nice prospect seeing as how my great grandchildren will still be paying down the debt from this government bailout alone, but that alone I think accounts for this big ol jump for Obama according to the Washington Post this morning.
I voted in the poll the Obama "talkin' greasy" (is this some random NC-speak that comes off sounding country as HELL?!?!) wouldn't look good on Obama, I think I was right. It's a suit that doesn't fit him quite right. He could still do negative ads, but just talk about how awful a McCain presidency would be. Like I honestly cringe everytime I see Obama caught in an outright lie, be it about his own record or McCain.
@ diaspora
I wish it weren't that way. From what you say here, it appears that you wish it weren't that way, too. But, unfortunately that's the way it is.
Ditto. Nothing more to be said.
@ uppity
"talkin' greasy" (is this some random NC-speak that comes off sounding country as HELL?!?!)
No, it's some internet slang I picked up on one of them gossip sites. You know I don't get out much.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=talk%20greasy
The ads all look like the same firm made them, regardless of which candidate it is. ??
I've been disappointed in both of them and Obama especially. Aren't Americans bored of this crap?
I get the email updates from both campaigns and they're basically identical: blaming the other side and complaining a lot. Boring. I think Obama won the primary partly because he stayed on the high road. You can be aggressive and still be smart. Ads like these make candidates seem desperate. Aren't Hondas made in the U.S.?
Pretty weak... the rich elitist tag just isn't going to stick. Like AB said, there are other, better avenues to explore if you want to sling some mud.
Besides, three of those "cars" are electric-only runabouts, one is a restored vintage WWII Army Jeep, and the foreign ones were all built (mostly) in US plants.
Yawn. Obama, you can do better! The opportunities are there.
Considering whose attention Obama is trying to grab... This was probably an effective ad. ~shrug~
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