McCain Flip Flops On Campaign Promise, Runs Push Poll/Negative Ad Against Obama
Nevermind that 67 percent of Americans (and 50 percent of Republicans) believe our president should be willing to meet with our enemies.
Those new polls must really be bothering Johnny Boy.
Leave it to the Jed Report to try to explain to the right wingers why this is offensive:
If you think there's nothing disrespectful about McCain's ad, take a look at this ad that I mocked up in just a few minutes time. Like McCain's actual ad, it uses visual imagery to to make a brutal attack, in this case suggesting that John McCain is personally indifferent to the deaths of American soldiers.
Whether or not you agree with my mock ad's message, is there anyone who thinks McCain would consider it to be "respectful"? And if not, then how is his ad respectful? Just imagine how angrily the McCain campaign would respond if Barack Obama ever ran an ad such as this.
To be clear, I know that political campaigns are a tough business -- and I'm not squeamish about that. But McCain said his campaign was going to be different, and when he made his pledge, he received glowing press coverage for having set himself apart.
And now that he's broken his promise, launching the first negative attack ad of the general election, straight talk demands that he be held accountable.
Primus!
What do you guys care?? Obama is a HACK.. going to vote YAY on the new FISA bill.. what a joke.. McCain going to start WW3... All Hacks... get out and fight for your freedom for gods sake!
Here's the kind of person he is, in his wife's own words:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv7LUT1ezm0
"Our marriage started out as a tissue of lies." Cindy McCain
Character = Values = Policy = Actions Help stop McCain!
Okay, Tim; you lead the way and I'll go get my bagpipe and be right behind you.
McCains met with liberals all the time. They are enemies of the right. Some would call them traitors. Some call them Nazis. Maybe MCcain should explain why he would work with these poeple.
Very nicely done Nicole! In fact I think the Obama campaign should use it wherever McShame runs his ad.
The American election is a waste of about $2 billion dollars (and probably a lot more, but I'm no econmist.) (Meaning it should be a two-month campaign and then vote.)
Different-schmifferent. Honestly, I sometimes wonder if you (Americans) can "see" your own country. I'm not being nasty Nicolle, but it's just business as usual.
Ooooh! PUSH POLLS! Very cute. So...I guess this is definitive proof that Rove is doing more than 'chit chatting' with the McCain campaign.
A note to the McCain Campaign...
Personally I made up my mind long ago to vote for Obama. I am ignoring all the blather until election day.
Anyone else out there doing the same...?
Forget respectful. They can't even put out a damn ad without splitting an infinitive. Do the clowns who write these ads actually get paid money.
Oh, come on!! Johnny Maverick!? Flip Flop? Well, that seems to be the one thing that we can count on from weathervane McCain...meanwhile, Newsweek's poll shows Obama fifteen points ahead of McCain. I guess that doesn't reflect today's toll, eh?
NONE of them are going to keep their word. As evidenced today. NONE of them.
McCain makes me queasy... how can anybody stand to look at him much less vote for him? That nightmarish smile and the Igor-style giggle, yeck!
"McCain Flip Flops On Campaign Promise, Runs Push Poll/Negative Ad Against Obama"
What else does he have?
Who really gives a hoot. Why worry about it. Either Obama or McCain, or the ever popular Mickey Mouse......any of those three has got to be better than the sonofabitch we got now. Though, I'm I'm all for Obama...that's my two cents ...have a nice day:)
It's very typical of repugnants say one thing then do just the opposite AND THEN, point a finger at the opposition and complain about something the democratic said or did.
Nancy, can I run this on my blog? Thanks
I don't suppose we'll get a critical, objective article on B. Hussein Obama's flip flops on campaign finance or NAFTA? Oh who am I kidding; look what site I'm at!
If McCain is opposed to meeting with "anti-American foreign leaders," does that mean he will only meet with...
Pro-American foreign leaders?
Anti-American domestic leaders?
Pro and/or anti-American foreign and/or domestic people who are not leaders?
It seems the only people a McCain administration will meet with are friendly foreigners or antagonistic Americans. What a brilliant national security strategist he is.
Get your John McCain - NOPE stickers and t-shirts.
Today's comments by Obama were the equivalent of Clinton's vote for war with Iraq. I will never look at Obama again without thinking "here is a man who studied Constitutional law and decided fuck the Constitution, let's get rid of it".
You can bash McCain all you want, but today Obama looked McCain square in the eye and said "it's you and me, baby. Two peas in a the same pod."
Seems to me the msm has an obligation to warn the public about this type of GOP deceit.
i wanna write some negative ads on obama now!!!
nader get over here!!!!
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I know... O.T.
Waxman calls for impeachment at McClellan testimony: video
This video made me cry.
But Shhhhhhhh...
No one is supposed to care that the president and his VP committed TREASON.
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The GOP had no qualms about speaking with the Iranians during the Iran-Contra shennanigans and it served to undermine President Jimmy Carter.
It was an unspeakable act of treason and inhumanity
Not even the Mafia would connive to have innocent fellow citizen and diplomats held in captivity for on second longer than necessary.
This traitorous act is one of many, which alone disqualifies the GOP.
And shame on the Democrats for their lack of response and failing to educate Americans!
It's easy to attack the old school foreign policy, how many innocent people have died around the world from US sanctions over the past 50 years.
Obama should put McCains nuts in a vise with this.
Embittered & Anti-Republicrat - Max-Hussein-1 @ 23:
Wexler not Waxman.
I'm still waiting for Bush to come out and denounce Israel "Appeasing" Hamas this week.
I would have imaged Nixon meeting Mao, or Rumsfeld shaking hands with Sadam Hussein.
Every time the GOP lunatics wail about "talking to terrorists", Senator Obama needs only to use to words..."Iran Contra".
Obama is not worth defending. If he's going to capitulate on this new fascistic surveillance bill he no longer has my support. The fact that he's going to pretend to try to do something about the amnesty part is even more infuriating. Obama has sold out. He's looking to be as much of a hack as Hoyer.
ayesel @ 18:
Oh you noticed that too? Look....takes a flip-flopper to know one... :) campaign finance, FISA, etc....who does obama think he is kidding....and now his seal of obamaland....look it's Kim Jung Ilbama....
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/the-great-seal-of-obamaland/
Thats rather a low trick to put a push poll with a word like 'unconditional' to the average rednecked potential GOP voter,
it sounds so much like 'unconstitutionally' , they are counting on the 'red fear' confusing peoples word recognition.
Time to run adverts about McCain's abuse spouse behavior both verbal and other,
and his coziness and money chasing after Rev. Hagee (he of the Hitler was good for the jews, and jews dont have human souls).
Highlight McCain 14 hour gambling and whoring sprees in Las Vegas, his abandonment of his crippled loyal wife for a pilled up heiress.
Adverts asking why McCain was airlifted off his carrier before the dead and wounded from the USS Forrestal.
Do we really want a senile untreated PTSD sufferer with a towering anger management problem with his medicated shaky fingers on the little red nuclear button.
So much Republican sleaze, so little time, and so much MSM ignoring of the real John McCain.
Obama or McCain?
Yes, Obama stated he will support the new fisa bill compromise, but wouldn't you want him in office than John McCain?
If you stay home and not vote, then it's 4 more years of McBush.
[Knock off the sock puppeting, JustWords. Pick a handle and stick with it. Site Monitor]
Don't cry about McCain's Presidency if you don't vote for Obama, that's all I'm sayin'.
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Chrisd @ 30:
You do realize that the surveillance powers are going to be oh so useful in crippling the Republican party in 09,
so much sleaze and corruption to be taken into account, so many Repugs to be arrested and buried alive for their naturals in the Supermaxes.
WahDoYaSay? @ 35:
Liberals will survive another four years of Bushco, we are resigned to the pain.
Republican middle class voters are the new meat for the Repug predators.
One question:
Why is that a "mock ad?"
Run it 24/7.
so, when do you think you will feature a spot on nobama and his fisa decision? hatepocesspool is all blown up over it.
I actually saw this ad on Atrios' blog. And, for the foreseeable future, I will not grace him with my presence.
"Is it ok to unconditionally meet anit-American leaders".
Well if it were no one would ever meet with Bush! He had busted our budget, depleted our military and turned our allies against us. What foreign leader has accomplished that? Bush is about as anit-American as you can get!
Barack's gotta go negative. McCain is too deliciously vulnerable not to.
mcC*nt's next job:
Chef at IHOP
:<[)
Daniel @ 40:
believe it or not, I believe Markos is a reformed raygun repug. he's always been suspect to me, especially the way he frames many of his points. but that's just me.
ferrofluid (Obama 08) @ 32:
more that two syllables makes for total confusion.
run the mock ad
Eight years ago, I could have voted for McCain. Fortunately, I wasn't given the chance. This time around the real McCain has emerged. His stripes showed when he was running against candidates in his own party. The meanness and nastiness he showed towards Romney was shocking. This time he can taste the power he wants. He'll be meaner and nastier towards Obama.
McBush's pundit pals point to a dearth of 527 ads in proof that their guy is running an honest race (though he's said he can't "control" such groups) and that Obama cannot claim legitimacy for flip-flopping on federal campaign funds. But with ads like the ones McBush is already running, the senator from Arizona doesn't need 527 groups to do his skulduggery; he's doing the Swiftboating for himself.
Tim @ 2:
Obama is making a strategic move. Once elected to the Presidency he WILL correct all this shit!
If anything you should be ANGRY that Pelosi let this shit happen and be brought to the floor.
Politics is about timing, and this is not the time to give the right wing crime syndicate any ammo against Obama. We all know how braindead many Americans are and would swallow all the bullshit and lies the right wing spews.
Politics is abo and timing and this is what Obama must do at this time because Pelosi and Hoyer to so ineffective in the House.
Calm down and help bring change to our nation.
*OBAMA 0-EIGHT*
If it is going to save us 4000 American young soldiers, the killing of 200.000 innocent civilians, the ransaking of our Treasury, the degradation of our civil liberties, the immoral behavior of our corporations, the hike of the American cost of living, the international fall of our currency, the galoping inflation, and the economic health of America, yes sir, diplomacy could have saved this ridiculous flop of a war.
But not sir, on the contrary. Bush went to Iraq with Iraq for the precisely reasons I just mentioned above. Namely, the opportunity to control the oil spigot in order to control the flow of it in the international market. Look wht we got. From $40.oo in 2002 to probably $200 by the end of 2008. Good job Mr. Bush, you sure followed the orders given to you by your Presidential appointers.
A small CIA professional assassination team could have accomplished the riddance of Saddam Hussein. Then again, Bush's minions and manipulators could not have profited as much as they are today.
I rather like that fake ad. Perhaps we could trick Grampy McAlzheimer's into running it.
Why not just use the smears and ads that Bush used against McCain in the 2000 GOP primaries?
I had to laugh at the statement that mcCain "should be held accountable". Tee hee! He won't ever be held accountable for anything. He's a Republican!
great mock-up...i think a pic of the "creepy forced smile" mccain would have worked as well...
I understand why Republicians can't meet with opposition leaders. Most of them can't string a sentence together. The others can't recall what they said two minutes after they said it. THEY WOULD BE AN EMBRASSED
Is it OK for John McCain to split the infinitive in his advertisements?
Sue @ 9:
My mind's made up. There's too much dirt out there and it'll get much worse.
Obama and Michelle are targets of mud, McCane speaks and shows how bad he is just by opening his mouth. Mac=back (2007 BC) before chainy
motorfingaz @ 49:
If Obama is elected, how is he going to fix all this shit? He's voting for the same shit everyone else is voting for. He's part of the same organizations these other fucks are a part of. Ron Paul was right on when he said their nothing but a bunch of Republicrats. Don't blame that shit on Pelosi, Obama has his own vote and he voted along with all the bullshit. He's pushing for universal healthcare when the top dems on the hill said they will not let it pass. He's already talking about the same shit again Iran that the Republicans are. He's not bringing all the troops home and he could be trying to influence the capital hill to pass shit or prevent things from going through and he's not.
It's the same bullshit, different name. If he got shot, I wouldnt care... just as long as his VP isn't Hillary.
The Repugnants have been running mud ads because they work. Which in and of itself speaks volumes of the "intelligence" of the American people.
Presidential elections are not about the issues, they're about personalities and perceived characterizations. The winner is usually the one who can destroy the perception of their opponent.
It's too bad the Demo's are too stupid to realize it. If Obama doesn't get down and dirty, the Repugs will drag his ass thru the mud, and he will loose.
Wait till a 527 organization finds a blond white women who claims she had an affair with Obama... and maybe an illegitimate child! Whadda ya think rednecks?
Stop the presses, a republican broke his campaign promise.
Somehow defending Obama in regards to Iran policy? Come on- when did Crooksandliars become "Democrats always tell the truth." We all know what Obama said in that speech to AIPAC- that he would do everything he can to stop Iran from obtaining Nukes. Why is that our priority? It is not the United States godamn business what Iran wants to do militarily or economically with themselves. He loves the idea of putting more economic sanctions on Iran and starving the Iranian people. His complete devotion to Israel tells me his foreign policy is the SAME AS BUSH- and there's no reason to believe he would not strike Iran.
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