McCain Campaign Explores 'Obama Love'
A new online ad suggests the press corps has a crush on Obama
John McCain's campaign today took a page from former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's playbook and launched a Web ad that mocks what both camps have characterized as the media's swoon over presumed Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
With Frankie Valli's 1967 hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" playing in the background, the "Obama Love" ad features Clinton strategists Terry McAuliffe and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell suggesting that the media favor Obama and a host of cable pundits either talking up Obama (including the famous clip of MSNBC's Chris Matthews recalling a "thrill running up my leg" when he heard the Democrat speak) or taking on the media for what they perceive as their fawning coverage of the candidate.
Expected GOP nominee McCain is not mentioned.
The ad—which closes with the tagline "Do you feel that thrill running up your leg yet?"—can be seen here.
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Exploring McCain
Gaffes Happen has become the official teeshirt of the McCain campaign and they may come to regret 'whining' for more news coverage. Politicians put their foot in their mouth on a regular basis. Sometimes it may be the result of long hours on the campaign trail, sometimes because they simply can't keep their facts straight and sometimes because they can't keep their lies straight. Sometimes it's simply because they do not understand the facts.
Per President Bush and Col. MacFarland, the Anbar awakening was already well under way through organized efforts by the tribal leaders well before the surge began. These events took place months before the surge was even announced. Per McCain, the surge 'began' the Anbar awakening.
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=4284432n%22%20rel=%22nofollow%22%3E
McCain's Couric interview gets even more interesting as McCain tries to distance himself from the numerous failed Iraq policies under the Bush administration by stating we had four years of failed policy and were losing. Why would McCain support a president responsible for four years of failure?
“no one has supported President Bush on Iraq more than I have.” [John McCain, 03/28/08)
“I am proud of this president’s strategy in Iraq.” [John McCain, upon receiving endorsement from President Bush, 02/13/08]
Gaffes and old quotes are a living history of our thought processes, how well we think, what we think and when we think it. Even Carly can't change that fact:
“To say that John McCain was aligned with President Bush on the prosecution of the war in Iraq is to change history.” [Carly Fiorina, McCain Campaign Advisor, 07/13/08]
The McCain campaign should be thankful the media has let them slide on many major issues, such as his voting record on veteran health issues and successful effort to shut down all investigation into remaining POW/MIA over the protests of their families and veteran groups in order to open up trade with Vietnam (his father-in-law immediately opened up a multi-billion dollar beer industry there).
http://www.aiipowmia.com/sea/schanberg_mccain.html
McCain has been given no media coverage on the very real probability he suffers from PTSD.
“Among U.S. servicemen taken captive during the Korean War, as many as nine out of 10 survivors may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders more than 35 years after their release, psychologist Patricia B. Sutker of the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center and her colleagues report in the January AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY.”
Perhaps he should not look a gift horse in the mouth.
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