tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 8/28/2008
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To our knowledge, this new ad from the South Carolina Republican Party is the first ad to focus exclusively on McCain's POW captivity.
The spot hits directly back at Obama for his criticism of McCain's number-of-houses flub:
"This is the story of a John McCain home you might not know about," the ad opens, and follows with footage dramatizing McCain getting shot down. After showing ...
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Surrogate POW-POW-POW
Talking Points Memo —
New South Carolina GOP ad focuses exclusively on McCain's POW past as response to criticism of number-of-houses flub.
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POWn’d, You Lose!
Crooks and Liars —
... as a former POW, can’t be out of touch with the average working stiff. He totally understands ordinary folks’ financial hardships (obviously) because he was a POW. Is any of this making sense to you? No, me neither. And it’s not just the McCain campaign itself that wants to beat you over the head with the fact that McCain must be impervious to any criticism simply because he was a POW. The South Carolina GOP has also hopped on the POW-talk express with perhaps the most POWerful ad ever: ...
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