McCain: 'Convention Night'
Ben Smith's Blog — In an ad that is possibly a smidgen less historic, thrilling, and unusual than advertised, and which will air during the convention, McCain congratulates Obama on a "job well done" and generally associates himself with the day's good will. Both candidates used to have reputations for high-minded aversion to slash-and-burn politics. A summer of partisan sparring has left Obama's damaged and McCain's pretty much gone, but that's a high-ground that matters to some of the independent voters they're trying to court, and one both candidates are striving to reclaim.

Tonight's McCain Ad Will Congratulate Obama
Ace of Spades HQ — Tonight's McCain Ad Will Congratulate Obama Racist condescension, of course. Script: "Job Well Done" "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed, so I wanted to stop and say congratulations. "How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. [Racist attack!] "Tomorrow we'll be back at it, but tonight, Senator, Job Well Done." Meh. Too much "stealth racism," not enough overt racism. Here's the ad. ...

McCain Congratulates Obama in New Ad
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — McCain Congratulates Obama in New Ad John McCain congratulates Barack Obama in a new campaign ad that will air Thursday, the same day as Obama's nomination acceptance speech. Read the script and watch the ad below. JOHN MCCAIN: Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight Senator, job well done. I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

McCain’s mystery ad to Obama revealed: Congratulations
Hot Air » Top Picks — McCain’s mystery ad to Obama revealed: Congratulations; Update: Video added posted at 4:40 pm on August 28, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Job well done, Maverick. McCain says: “Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we’ll be back at it. But tonight Senator, job well done.” Not just classy but shrewd, as it’ll buy back some of the goodwill he may have squandered over the past month by hitting Obama ...

MR. NICE GUY
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — McCain’s latest ad — expected to be a form of counter-programming during Obama’s big Invesco speech — has nothing but kind words for the Illinois Senator. Points to his historic candidacy, highlighting the anniversary of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” ...

New McCain Ad Congratulates Obama
TPM Election Central — So here's the ad the McCain campaign has been hyping all day -- it's a spot that will run during tonight's speech in which McCain, directly addressing the camera, congratulates Obama for his achievement: "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America," McCain says, adding: "How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight, Senator, job well done." The spot seems partly driven by polls showing that McCain's attacks have tarred him as the negative campaign and partly a recognition that there's ...

McCain Congratulates Obama in Ad
44 — Barack Obama McCain Congratulates Obama in Ad The McCain campaign released the ad, called "Convention Night," it earlier announced would air on television tonight during Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination. In the spot, John McCain personally congratulates his Democratic rival for having won the presidential nomination. Posted at 4:48 PM ET on Aug 28, 2008 ...

Easily the most offending McCain ad made so far.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — I guarantee you: the Online Left will be livid about it. Not least because he obviously means... Every. Single. Word. ...of it. Here is what's going to get thrown right in the face of all those race-baiting, house-counting, age-baiting, trying-to-incite-rage, would-be Lee Atwaters: Via Hot Air. ...

Matt Lewis: New McCain Ad: 'Convention Night'
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — As promised ... McCain isn't doing the flashy tech stuff like Obama -- but he is always aggressively on top of doing interesting little things just like this. And I think when you add these little things up, it makes a big difference. If nothing else, this is clearly not going to be a Bob Doleish campaign. It's hard to remember, but there was a time when we were fearful that this campaign could not keep up. Those thoughts are erased ...

Video: John McCain Congratulates Obama in New Ad
(Obsolete Feed) — In a classy move McCain calls a truce of sorts: John McCain is airing a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: “Job well done.” The ad coincides with Obama’s nomination acceptance speech. McCain congratulates ...

Not Shilling, Just Appreciating
Conservative Belle — Senator McCain demonstrates class. I have to say that whoever is in charge of the video ads for McCain's campaign now is doing a phenomenal job. Impressive, even if they never change my a single vote. Curtsy to: ...

Obama Campaign Responds to McCain's Congratulatory TV Ad
Political Punch — Democrats Proudly Plan to Play AGE Card in Toledo Tomorrow | Main Obama Campaign Responds to McCain's Congratulatory TV Ad August 28, 2008 5:07 PM Tonight the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will air a TV ad congratulating Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, on his nomination, with a nod to the fact that the speech coincides with the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Watch the ad HERE . "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America," McCain says in the ad, speaking to his rival. "Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, ...

John McCain approves another devastating attack.
Althouse — I'm reeling from this one. blog advertising blog advertising

New McCain Ad Praises Obama
Drudge Retort — In a brief break from a fierce advertising war, Republican presidential candidate John McCain will air a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: "Job well done." Posted by silver_ironist ...

Class act
Stubborn Facts — HT: Althouse

Slick.
Little Miss Attila — Slick. Via AllahP, who points out that if Obama attacks McCain tonight, he may well look "ungracious." If he's smart, he'd editing his speech a bit, as we speak. There is a sort of warmth to McCain that one cannot deny, despite his temper, and his inability at times to suffer fools. I don't see a note on this memo, however, that John McCain approved it. I'm sure he never saw it. Anyway, it's a clever move.

Class Amidst the Storm
The Moderate Voice — This is turning into a down and dirty fight to the finish for the White House, but each side may still show their moments of grace. Perhaps John McCain read Tony Campell’s post earlier. Perhaps he just outflanked the worries of our Editor, Joe Gandelman. No matter what the cause, McCain is indeed releasing a new ad on the evening that Barack Obama accepts the nomination of his party to be the next president. JOHN MCCAIN: Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go ...

McCain's Mystery ad to Obama for tonight's show at the Barackopolis - revealed
Hyscience — Tonight John McCain airs a one-evening-only ad with a simple message for Barack Obama: "Job well done." The ad will coincide with Obama's nomination acceptance speech: : Michelle Malkin says of the ad: "Not just classy but shrewd, as it'll buy back some of the goodwill he may have squandered over the past month by hitting Obama so hard. McCain's done an admirable job during the campaign of trying to rehabilitate the GOP's image on race to what little extent he can, made more admirable by the fact that in this year of all years it ...

Well Done
The Corner — [image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Thursday, August 28, 2008 [image] Well Done [ Yuval Levin ] Far from stepping on the speech, this is McCain s ad, to air after Obama s speech tonight. Classy. 08/28 04:52 PM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us This page loaded in 0.005295 seconds. ...

Smears! Vicious McCain Attack Ad Set to Air Tonight
JammieWearingFool — Maybe supersleuth Bob Herbert can detect the stealthy phallic symbols and racist codewords. Labels: John McCain

I’m Creepy Even When I’m Being Nice, My Friends
ArchPundit — http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KIvRTg6KQ The creepy smile he only remembers at the end is kinda weird.

Classy
Right Wing Nation — To be aired after Obama’s speech. Very well played, Senator. And speaking of, isn’t it a bit odd, after all the “texting” and “web 2.0-ing” Obama supposedly does and how the nutroots jeered at McCain for being computer illiterate that the McCain campaign has turned into the King of Youtube over the last couple of weeks? What, at least an ad a day, and some days, two or three. Ah, wait. The Blogfather has also noticed.

McCain's Convention Night Ad
Weekly Standard Blog — A heartfelt congrats from McCain to Obama is scheduled to air during tonight's festivities:

McCain offers tip of cap to Obama
Jonathan Martin's Blog — After much build-up, McCain's big ad tonight is a tip of the cap to Obama for his historical achievement. It's a gentlemanly gesture on one level but is also meant to keep McCain in the mix on an evening in which his rival is on center stage.

John McCain Speaks Directly to Barack Obama
Wizbang — I read earlier today at Drudge that McCain was going to run an ad tonight while Obama made his historic speech in which he spoke directly to Obama. It's on...

Convention Live Blogging
Balloon Juice — 6:20 pm- Might as well start early, as it is going to be a long night. To start, a true conversation I just had with my mother: Mom: So, are you going to watch tonight? Me: Sure. It will be great political theater, and regardless of your politics, it is a historic first for the country that you want to experience. Mom: Oh. I was talking about the Steelers (pre-season game). 6:23 pm- Looks like McCain took the high road for a change: ...

Team McCain shows class, Team Obama doesn’t know it
No Runny Eggs — (H/T - Allahpundit) The McCain campaign will be airing the following ad tonight… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KIvRTg6KQ The Obama campaign response from campaign manager David Plouffe: “(It is) a very nice gesture. We appreciate that. I wish more of his ads ...

Classy McCain
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —

My only friend, the end, Of our elaborate plans, the end
SteveAudio — So John McMaverickypants is releasing an advertisement tonight, wherein he tells Barack Obama: "Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we'll be back at it. But tonight Senator, job well done. I'm John McCain and I approved this message. " Not too smug, insincere, right? Here are a couple of screen captures from the ...

Denver - Day 4: Toga party at Invesco Field
Sister Toldjah — ***This post will be updated throughout the night. Newest updates will appear at the top of the post**** Ok peeps, we’re all set. Tonight’s the night - day 4, the final day of the DNC and the night Barack Obama will descend from the clouds above and make his acceptance speech for the Democratic party nomination for president. CNN has posted excerpts from the speech. Here is tonight’s schedule of events. Academy award-winning singer Jennifer Hudson sang the National Anthem moments ago. She’s also a former American Idol contestant, which I ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE THE McCAIN CAMPAIGN SOME RITALIN? Barack Obama is going to get a lot of attention tonight. Every four years, of course, there's a night like this on which the Democratic nominee monopolizes the news, just as there's a night when the Republican nominee does -- but John McCain and his people just can't stand it, and they keep desperately trying to get attention, like a first-grader who can't sit in his seat and focus. In addition to floating a hundred different rumors about a running mate -- has McCain made up his mind? has he still not made up his mind? will the name leak ...

John McCain Releases New Ad Tonight
Blue Star Chronicles — John McCain has released a new ad in which he talks directly to Barack Obama on the night that Obama accepts his party’s nomination for the Presidency. The ad is here for you to view. John McCain Ad - Video There has been some rumblings about John McCain releasing a new campaign ad on the evening that Barack Obama is due to appear and speak to the people gathered at the Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver. Its Obama’s big night, as evidenced by him emerging from a grandiose structure of Greek ...

John McCain’s Dick Move
The Talent Show — I don’t know if the John McCain we’ve been seeing lately is the real McCain or “Candidate McCain“, but either way, John McCain is turning out to be a real jerk. For the candidate whose earlier promise to run a “respectful campaign” has already become a running joke, John McCain has spent the last few weeks being inexcusably disrespectful towards his opponent. There was a time when candidates wouldn’t run negative ads during the Olympics out of respect for the Olympic spirit of unity. John McCain eschewed that trend and spent $5 million in ad time during the games to bash ...

Congratulations, Senator Obama
Rathergate.com — You have proven that in the United States, a black man can run for President just like a white man always could. You’ve proven that the barriers are removed, and you and your peeps helped end the ugly nonsense.

Convention Night
PoliGazette — Ads like these are why I remain an undecided voter in this election: ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved..

Greg Saunders: John McCain's Dick Move
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — I don't know if the John McCain we've been seeing lately is the real McCain or "Candidate McCain," but either way, John McCain is turning out to be a real jerk. For the candidate whose earlier promise to run a "respectful campaign" has already become a running joke, John McCain has spent the last few weeks being inexcusably disrespectful towards his opponent. There was a time when candidates wouldn't run negative ads during the Olympics out of respect for the Olympic spirit of unity. John McCain eschewed that trend and spent $5 million in ad time during the games to bash Obama. There was a time when ...

Carol Platt Liebau: A Truly Splendid Ad
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Thursday, August 28, 2008 A Truly Splendid Ad Posted by: Carol Platt Liebau at 9:54 PM This is the ad John McCain is running tonight , congratulating Barack Obama on his nomination and calling it a "truly a good day for America." Splendid, and true. Imagine if this kind of generous-spiritedness became less rare in D.C. Now that would be "change you can believe in."

McCain ‘Well Done’ Ad
Outside The Beltway | OTB — McCain ‘Well Done’ Ad The McCain team spent the day touting a commerical spot that they’ll be running during and around Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight.  The ad, named “Convention Night ,” turns out to be a nice one: Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations. How perfect that your nomination would come on this historic day. Tomorrow, we’ll be back at it. But tonight Senator, job well done. I’m John McCain and I approved this message. A gracious gesture. [image] ...

ICYMI: "Convention Night"
Hotline On Call Part Deux — After releasing a series of harsh negative ads using footage of Hillary Clinton to criticize the Democratic nominee, John McCain's camp releases a spot congratulating Barack Obama for making history tonight. Whiplash.

McCain's Ad Response to Tonight's Obamapalooza
Tammy Bruce — Here's what will be airing in key battleground states tonight. Also consider this your open thread for comments on the Obamapolis.

What a Class Act!
Say Anything — Cross posted at Proof Positive

McCain Inspired
Dean's World — So am I:

The Obama Speech
RedState: Conservative News and Community — A very good, very eloquent, very powerful case for a cause I do not believe in. It was delivered well, The atmospherics were impressive, if more than a little bit imperial. But at the end of the day, we have to decide whether we are going to buy into a political ideology merely because it is dressed up in eloquent words. Can we? Harsh shot after harsh shot was leveled at John McCain and the Republican Party. That's fine; politics ain't beanbag. But once the harsh shots are finished, it is more than a little bit disingenuous to suddenly and self-righteously pronounce that we ought to put aside the old politics of ...

Thoughts on the First Nomination Won Online
The Next Right — I don't much like Barack Obama, a perception that was reinforced by the speech tonight. But I like the way he won. As a student of politics, I consider it something of a duty to understand the way politicians win, even I'd never support them. In the spirit of John McCain's "Well done," I'd like to single out the Obama campaign for some praise tonight, and then return to our regularly scheduled programming.  Most of the commentary on the historicity of the Obama nomination has focused on the first African American to win a major party nomination, but Obama's win also signals a shift in the way that campaigns ...

Brainster's Blog — How Retarded Is John Cole? This is friggin' hilarious: 12:45 pm- I am still in the afterglow, and thought I would go for another trounce. Screw the foreplay, here is Pat Buchanan being positively effervescent about the speech: Heheh, Pat Buchanan joins the Obamaniacs and they celebrate it. The only thing that could make this better is if Jerome Corsi decides to endorse Obama tomorrow. Meanwhile, back in the real world, Obama's lost a point at InTrade. I think he gave the red meat to the liberal wing of the party and lost the center. The attacks on McCain seem ...

The Obama Speech
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — A very good, very eloquent, very powerful case for a cause I do not believe in. It was delivered well, The atmospherics were impressive, if more than a little bit imperial. But at the end of the day, we have to decide whether we are going to buy into a political ideology merely because it is dressed up in eloquent words. Can we? Harsh shot after harsh shot was leveled at John McCain and the Republican Party. That's fine; politics ain't beanbag. But once the harsh shots are finished, it is more than a little bit disingenuous to suddenly and self-righteously pronounce that we ought to put aside the old politics of imputing bad motives and ...

Daily Digest: Split-Screening Obama Speech and Palin VP Pick
techPresident — The Web on the Candidates * There was a ton of live blogging, twittering and videoblogging last night, and we're not going to attempt to summarize it all here. Personally, I found glancing at Twitscoop, which shows the hottest terms on Twitter at any given moment, to be a wonderful way to take the pulse of the watch-erati as we all waited for Obama's acceptance speech. There were lots of obvious winners, like Crow (for Sheryl Crow) and Legend (for John Legend), but who knew that displaced manufacturing worker, average guy speaker and lifelong Republican Barney Smith would be such a hit? Obviously his line ...

THRILLED !
Dr. Sanity — Look for the overtly sexist (and latently racist) left to dismiss and sneer McCain's choice; and in general be extremely ungracious about the whole thing. I would bet that inside they are furious and outraged that McCain could be such a....maverick. Compare and contrast.

Obama “one USA” unity suffers morning after hangover…
Flopping Aces —

Classy gesture or Cynical Ploy?
Rantings of a Sandmonkey — McCain released the following ad the day of Obama's candidacy at the democratic convention, congratulating him on his achievment for being a black candidate. At first I thought it was nice, and thought that be weird, and then I noticed its subversive nature. "How perfect that your nomination would come at this historic day."  And by historic day, he means the 45 year anniversary of MLK's speech, thus highlighting the cynical interesting nature of positioning the nomination on that day.  But I could be wrong. What do you think? 

How Perfect For You
small dead animals — How Perfect For You Political ad season is in full swing. Most ads are just variations on the same basic themes; there's the openly low-blow approach, as in this Barrack Obama ad which takes one trivial verbal stumble by John McCain and uses editing tricks to make him appear not just infirm , but dangerously, ominously infirm, and then there's the ol' boilerplate ads in which a soothing voice reassures you, in a tone that's a cross between a tampon ad and someone talking you off a high ledge, that you're going to have a good life if you just choose the right political product. Some ads take newer and more creative ...

Senator Obama’s Negative Campaign While Wearing a Halo
Flopping Aces — New York Times: The McCain campaign’s recent angry tone and sharply personal attacks on Senator Barack Obama appear to have backfired and tarnished Senator John McCain more than their intended target, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll has found. After several weeks in which the McCain campaign unleashed a series of strong political attacks on Mr. Obama, trying to tie him to a former 1960s radical, among other things, the poll found that more voters see Mr. McCain as waging a negative campaign than Mr. Obama. Six in 10 voters surveyed said that Mr. McCain had spent more time attacking Mr. Obama ...

Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern political history. And certainly it seems like every day brings with it a new attack ad deemed "the worst one yet." While historians are generally skittish when it comes to such claims -- pointing out that past years witnessed some serious mudslinging of their own -- it is hard to dismiss just how dirty and/or memorable some of the attack ads have been this election cycle. Many times it is an outside group hurling the sludge. On several occasions the notably nasty or remarkable stuff is aired during a ...

Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern political history. And certainly it seems like every day brings with it a new attack ad deemed "the worst one yet." While historians are generally skittish when it comes to such claims -- pointing out that past years witnessed some serious mudslinging of their own -- it is hard to dismiss just how dirty and/or memorable some of the attack ads have been this election cycle. Many times it is an outside group hurling the sludge. On several occasions the notably nasty or remarkable stuff is aired during a ...