McCain finally releases much-hyped ad of McCain directly talking to Obama

[VolcanoJen]

Guess he's trying to look "Maverick-y."

Congratulations, Obama! Tomorrow, we'll get right back to calling you a celebrity. In fact, we might even step on your historic speech tonight with a yawn-worthy announcement of our Veep pick. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4KIvRTg6KQ

[truthisfreedom]

1. Lighting is horrible, and they show the bad side of his face so prominently.

Weird.

[gateley]

2. That was actually kinda nice.

I know it wasn't altruistic and there is a method to their madness, but the end result was nice.

[jenmito]

5. He's a hypocrite. Nothing nice about it. Nothing but strategy. n/t

[gateley]

24. I understand it's strategy -

but the message comes across as 'nice' to those who don't really 'know' him. That's all

You don't have to convince me of anything.

[jenmito]

30. I understand, but the "regular viewer" will see it and maybe gain new respect for him.

They're not as bright as we are. :)

[gateley]

40. That's obvious --

as when I heard someone saying the other day that they were in worse financial shape than they'd ever been in their lives, so they were going to vote for McCain. WTF?

Not only are they not as bright as we are, some of them are really, really stupid. :eyes:

[TwilightGardener]

7. Nothing nice about it. He couldn't give a shit about blacks, civil rights, or Obama.

[jenmito]

25. Obama's surrogates should play hardball and ask him why he voted against making MLK Day a

national holiday!

[TwilightGardener]

28. I agree. He's an absolute hypocrite and a lying snake.

[gateley]

27. I understand that. nt

[NYC Liberal]

16. It's airing for one night. And no one will see it because they'll be watching Obama.

This is a token gesture just so that McCain can go and say that he said something nice while all the mean old Democrats were attacking him at the convention!

[gateley]

31. People will see it because the MSM will probably play it to death, like all his other spots. nt

[NYC Liberal]

36. Right, then take one line out of Obama's speech

And talk endlessly how Obama is attacking and McCain is playing nice.

[GrizzlyMan]

3. It's an excercise in "Bad Lighting 101"

Of course with McCain's grotesque facial issues, it was probably a good idea.

[jenmito]

4. They already showed it on MSNBC. "He's a classy guy" was a Dem.'s comment...

He makes me sick pretending he DOES respect him one day and claiming he puts himself before his country the next. And his people are being sent to Denver in togas. :puke:

[DeadManInc]

10. They figured why bother trying

to polish a turd.

[countingbluecars]

6. Hardly sincere. nt

[Graybeard]

8. ."...on this historic day."..

But he doesn't say why today is historic. I guess the name Martin Luther King, Jr. sticks in his craw considering his opposition to the MLK Day holiday. What a hypocrite.

[Kukesa]

14. My thoughts exactly! n/t

[VolcanoJen]

18. Exactly!!!!!

Repubs will be saying, "What historic day?" :shrug:

[NatBurner]

9. awww!

go fuck yourself, john! thanks!

[jenmito]

17. Whew...

I thought you fell for it. Good fake! :D

[jenmito]

11. Now, when Obama points out how McCain is so bad for our country, McCain will end up

looking like the "bigger person."

[my2sense]

12. What a pathetic bastard

What was the REAL intent of this message? My first thought was "Congrats on being the first African American to be nominated"...wink...wink....ya'll do realize this dude is about to get in the white house..you better get to the polls quick and in hurry to vote for me.

I know I'm being cynical but I don't think anything positive can come out of his campaign at this point.

[BeyondGeography]

13. Smart..tells you their internals show he's been coming across as a meanie

[Jersey Devil]

19. Wait a minute! I said that

LOL, great minds think alike, and, at exactly the same time!

[BeyondGeography]

32. Cheers

:toast:

[VolcanoJen]

22. Yup! Someone's internal polling sez "Obama got one helluva bounce."

Let's be Maverick-y and congratulate him and stuff! But don't go too far...

[Jersey Devil]

15. I bet his internal poll show voters being turned off by his nasty attacks

This ad is an attempt at rehabilitating his image.

[TexasObserver]

20. Mommy, that old man is scaring me again!!

[AlCzervik]

21. Is this the same McCain that voted against making Mlk day a nationial holiday?

[City Lights]

23. P O Dubya is a horrible actor. nt

[VolcanoJen]

26. PODubya!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[City Lights]

39. I didn't come up with it (I've see it used here by many others), but I agree...

:rofl:

typo edit

[Thrill]

29. Why not just let this be Obama's night? He'll have all next week

[SemiCharmedQuark]

33. He looks like a floating head.

[Sensitivity]

34. The whole idea is to piggy-back on Obama ratings -- to piggy-back on the intense viewer focus

on the Obama speech to get the MSM to play the McCain ad as "equal time" and draw independent votes who may never see the nasty side of McCain.

[Sensitivity]

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[Sensitivity]

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[Sensitivity]

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