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McCain=Bush: Point, Counterpoint
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Barack Obama, Ads, John McCainMcCain says he's no George Bush: Obama begs to differ: Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Obama Ad Mocks McCain's 'I'm Not Bush' Debate Line
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Obama Ad Mocks McCain's 'I'm Not Bush' Debate Line Six hours after last night's debate ended, Barack Obama's campaign had already cut an ad using footage of McCain's pointed debate line separating himself from President Bush. The ad will begin airing today nationwide on cable television and was released by the Obama camp at 4:30 a.m. Eastern. In it, a sarcastic narrator mocks McCain's assertion that "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago" and accusing the Arizona Republican of siding with Bush in 90 percent of his Senate votes.
"90 Percent"
Hotline On Call Part Deux —
New Barack Obama spot links John McCain to President Bush, saying as the Dem has throughout this contest that the AZ Sen has voted with Bush 90 percent of the time. Tax breaks for corporations, billions in Iraq. But nothing for the middle class, the ad says. The spot will air across the country and on national cable.
Two ads that go well together
Political Animal —
TWO ADS THAT GO WELL TOGETHER.... It's apparently become customary for the campaigns to unveil new ads the morning after a debate. The new ones this morning actually go together well. The Republican campaign unveiled this 60-second spot intended to separate McCain from Bush. "The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they? I'll make the next four better," McCain says in the ad. The substantive content, not surprisingly, is odd -- McCain tells the viewer that less government spending will for some reason help "protect your job" and suggests off-shore drilling has something to do with creating a "renewable energy economy." But ...
Obama ad continues McBush refrain
The Swamp —
by Frank James
By many accounts, one of Sen. John McCain's best moments in last night's debate with Sen. Barack Obama was the one in which he said, responded to Sen. Barack Obama's use of the McBush argument:
Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago.
As an aside, one side-benefit to McCain of that line was it likely made a lot of people think, "Hmmm, what was Obama doing four years ago? That's right, he was a state senator running to be a U.S. ...
The Other Reason Why The Split Screen Killed McCain
Comments from Left Field —
The split screen during the debate last night did John McCain no favors. His reactions during Obama’s responses were grumpy, frustrated, and reinforced the image among the viewers that McCain simply doesn’t have the temperament to be president.
The other reasony why the split screen did McCain no favors was because they make it really easy to cut ads like the following:
McCain's association with Bush continues to haunt him
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
John McCain's campaign is pretty much one big assault on Obama these days. But, there is one other message he's trying to get through: I'm not George Bush, which comes across more like "Stop calling me George Bush, you bastards." The Bush/McCain association is the one association that really seems to matter to voters in this election. Today's Washington Post ...
Mitchell Calls Obama '90%' Ad 'Remarkably Negative'
At-Largely —
by Brad Jacobson The media continues to present this phony moral equivalency: Obama's ads are somehow just as negative as McCain's. On Meet the Press Sunday, Andrea Mitchell exemplified this ludicrous meme, unintentionally entering Onion and Saturday Night Live territory when she called the following "a remarkably negative ad": Here's the specific context in which Mitchell presented this specious notion: TOM BROKAW: Can they continue to tag John McCain with George Bush? MITCHELL: They can, and, in fact, they're doing it with a remarkably negative ad. I mean, we talk a lot about the negativity on the Republican side. But ...
McCain Blames Bush For His Campaign's Collapse But Is He Being Honest With Himself?
DownWithTyranny! —
Almost daily we're hearing how McCain "blames" Palin for his death march to political oblivion. I doubt it. Blaming Palin means buying in to what every serious McCain detractor from both sides of the aisle has been saying: McCain's poor judgment and cynicism-- for selecting her in the first place-- make him unfit for the presidency. So who does he blame for his sinking poll numbers and what is shaping up to be the biggest disaster for the Republican Party since the last time a senator from Arizona headed the national ticket? Bush, of course, his old nemesis. Yesterday on the Double Talk ...
Endgame: Oct. 26
The Caucus —
THE DAY Sunday was the 41st anniversary of the day Senator John McCain was shot down over Vietnam , an event that might put into perspective these last nine days before the election in which he is trailing in the polls . He has been through worse. On “Meet the Press” on NBC, he undermined his attempt to separate from President Bush by saying, “Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course.” Senator Barack Obama immediately worked that into his speech, calling it “a little straight talk,” at last. If there is friction between Mr. McCain’s camp and that of his running mate, Gov. Sarah ...
On the Ground in Florida
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, John McCain, Featured Stories, Polls, Sarah PalinA seasonable chill has swept over Florida this week, sending daytime temperatures down into the middle 60's, the horror! Meanwhile, the stationary political front that has gripped the state for months--nay, years--hasn't budged. Like a massive hurricane endlessly spinning in place above this swampy plain, the fight for Florida's 27 electoral votes will rage on all the way to election day. The big news here came yesterday, when, in a surprise move, Republican Governor ...
Bush in hiding til after Election Day
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Apparently, the Republicans have put George Bush in that undisclosed location with Dick Cheney: With less than four days to go until all votes are cast, and candidates seeking any edge to sway undecideds and get their supporters to the polls, President Bush will spend his time until Election Day on the sidelines. Bush has no public events scheduled this weekend or on Monday, and his only public election activity appears to be touting U.S. democracy in his weekly radio address.But, they can hide Bush, but they can't hide the history between McCain and Bush. John McCain wanted to make associations an ...
