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Proud Of That Commercial (video)
youtube.com - 8/1/2008
Proud Of That Commercial (video)
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John McCain in Racine, Wisconsin telling a town hall audience that he's proud of the negative commercials that he's been running.

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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:  McCain "Proud Of That Commercial" DNC Makes Web Ad

Ben Smith's Blog:  McCain: 'The one'; DNC: 'Proud of that Commercial'

Barack to the Future .::. A Barack Obama Blog:  John McCain Proud Of Sleazy Britney-Paris Negative Ad

Gateway Pundit:  Halleluiah! He Has Come To Bestow Great Blessings Upon US!

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McCain "Proud Of That Commercial" DNC Makes Web Ad
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The Democratic National Committee today a web ad today called "Proud of that Commercial" that features John McCain defending his "Celeb" ad. The video shows McCain responding to a voter in Racine, Wisc., by saying "all I can say is that we're proud of that commercial." Watch it: "It's disappointing that John McCain is proud to engage in the dishonorable politics of the low road rather than talk about the serious issues the American people care about," says DNC Spokeswoman Karen Finney. "Clearly McCain and his campaign don't understand that voters want to hear big ideas about ...

McCain: 'The one'; DNC: 'Proud of that Commercial'
Ben Smith's Blog — Ye Web ad mockery for the Friday afternoon: McCain paints Obama as a biblical wannabe; and the DNC wonders how McCain can be proud of his Britney spot.

John McCain Proud Of Sleazy Britney-Paris Negative Ad
Barack to the Future .::. A Barack Obama Blog — This guy is just a desperate old grouch without a plan, trying to bring BHO down and give himself a puncher’s chance. Ridiculous…I swear, someone should parody this…”he’s the oldest guy in the world”…show like Moses and George Burns. Somebody needs to get working on that.

Roberta McCain Chimes In On Britney-Paris Ad
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Sen. John McCain may be "proud" of the Paris Hilton/Britney Spears ad released this week, but his feisty 96-year-old mother apparently disagrees. Roberta McCain was a featured guest at a McCain campaign event on Thursday afternoon at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC. The Huffington Post obtained some audio of an exchange after the event where Mrs. McCain is asked about the Paris Hilton ad. "Oh, well, I didn't see it -- I think it's kinda stupid," she says. "I'm just too old-hat for it. In fact, the other two, I didn't even know who they were. I knew who Paris Hilton was, but then there were other two young girls..." ...

Halleluiah! He Has Come To Bestow Great Blessings Upon US!
Gateway Pundit — Messiah Mash-- The new prophecy ad by the McCain Campaign is terrific. There's nothing like using the words of a false prophet against that same false prophet of socialism and appeasement. McCain nailed it on this one: (60 seconds) This 60 second version is so much better than the 30 second version that was on TV last night. Nice touch at the end with Moses separating the Red Sea. The Obama Campaign response was weak- very weak.

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