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McCain's New Ad: "Beautiful" Words Won't Improve Your Life

huffingtonpost.com — The McCain campaign is out with a new, minute long TV ad that is at once biographical and a not-too-subtle jab at Barack Obama.

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  • insanecee, on 07/08/2008, -21/+37i am ready for McCain to choke.....any takers?
    • Natitude, on 07/08/2008, -3/+4Please do
    • QuadZeroRoute, on 07/08/2008, -22/+6What I can't understand is why a liberal like yourself has been trying to befriend me for the last week? Confused much?
      • blakecr, on 07/08/2008, -4/+25What I am confused about is why you used a definite article before the word liberal, I guess when all you watch is Hannity and Colmes and Glenn Beck you refer to us "liberals" in a way like racists say "a black" or "a colored." Liberal is an adjective, and you guys turn it into a noun with the definite article to assume a negative connotation. Do you realize how hickish you sound? The following is a better way to say what you mean.

        "What I can't understand is why a person that is in favor of progress or reform like yourself is attempting to befriend a confused individual like me."
      • MadKennyP, on 07/08/2008, -4/+10QZR: You don't understand MOST things.
      • Karmavs, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8@blakecr: “A” is the indefinite article.
      • darksideownedu, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2@Karmavs: Doesn't matter, liberal is still an adjective, and is used in a way that is meant to demean and demonize. It's stupid, childish, and is the political equivalent of saying "no you're a poopyhead." Believing in liberal values does not make you a bad person, just as believing in conservative values does not make you spiritual and just (see: current president).
      • RogueGenius, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1Liberals are just like conservatives... only about 4 to 10 times smarter.
      • blakecr, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1An indefinite article (English a, an) is used before singular nouns that refer to any member of a group.

        Karmavs is correct. It doesn't change the fact that the way people say "a liberal" is demeaning. one is liberal not a liberal. One is a democrat and can be democratic but it does not mean the same thing. In my opinion using an "indefinite" article in front of any adjective, turning it into a noun, is a subtle way of being nasty.

        One is liberal and a democrat. One can also be conservative and a republican.

        Do you see what I am saying?

        I didn't want to say it again, but using "a" before the adjective is the same thing that racists use when they say "a black" or "a colored." And if you think about it any derogatory ethnic, racial, or religious slur is turned even more racist and hate filled by placing an indefinite article before it.
    • Barackalypse, on 07/09/2008, -14/+10Choke, you mean like when Obama is speaking without a teleprompter?
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D7sxmmLaik

      • KnightHawk2277, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6Someone's yelling at him....
      • Barackalypse, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3So you're saying he cracks under pressure?
    • filmbandit, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5choke? -- he's being interrupted.

      turn up the audio
      • BadgerDigger, on 09/04/2008, -1/+2So you are saying he can't handle an interruption and only does well when everything is perfectly scripted?
      • blakecr, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Have you ever had any experience in public speaking. It is very difficult when people are just murmuring a little in the crowd, not to mention interrupting. It throws you off. I have had times when I have completely forgotten everything that I was saying and had to move way off topic and completely forget everything I was trying to portray. I am not an oratory giant, or any kind of expert on the matter, but it is very difficult. Do you really want to talk about Obama's speaking ability? McCain sounds like Elmer Fudd up there. Hot water bottles to dehydrated babies? WTF?
    • ModernGeek, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1The music in the McCain commercial sounds like the polar express.
    • rpgmaker, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4It was a beautiful ad, I liked it even tho I'm a Obama supporter.
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  • AtHomeBoy2000, on 07/08/2008, -12/+33So, he puts politics before self? i guess that's why when self had a real chance to be the republican nominee, he threw the politics he stood for away and took the republican hard line...

    http://flipfloptracker.blogspot.com
    • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -12/+2obama is a S O C I A L I S T.

      after last week he is a - move to the center S O C I A L I S T.
      • phrenzy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5you are a D O U C H E B A G.

        Oh yeah, Mc Cain supports Social Security and the Federal Reserve - he is also a "S O C I A L I S T"

        grow the ***** up dude.
      • licnyc, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7you don't really know what S O C I A L I S T means do you? Its not a bad thing and this socialist line is propaganda to rally unwitting dumb people. Any organized society has different degrees of socialism and capitalism, we have some socialism in the US already.
    • rz8472, on 07/09/2008, -1/+9Hi, I'm John McCain and I have to constantly point out that I was a POW in a North Vietnamese prison camp. My experiences there define who I am and led me to believe that we should uphold the Geneva Conventions because torture simply doesn't... oh wait this cordless telegraph is telling me that I'm losing support from the far right. In that case, torture away and double Guantanamo!

      Anyways, I'm a goddamned war hero and even though I've turned against everything I stood for you better vote for me or you must hate America... or something.
      • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3"Being a war hero doesn't make you qualified for president."

        "HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY SERVICE! I'M HURT!"

        "Then stop using your service as a political gambit."

        "HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME OF CASHING IN ON MY TORTURE!?"

        "Do you even watch your own commercials...?"

        "BUT I'M A WAR HERO!!!!"
      • rpgmaker, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1To be fair, he didn't used to point out his time as a POW in the past but he is doing it constantly now that we are on the final tracks of the race and the polls aren't so favorable. Quite frankly, that's the most attractive thing of his character as a candidate and that's why his campaign was so offended by the Wesley's comments.
  • blakecr, on 07/08/2008, -12/+84Nelson Mandela...Martin Luther King...Mahatma Gandhi...John F. Kennedy...Robert Kennedy...Jesus Christ...Franklin Roosevelt...Ronald Reagan...Winston Churchill...Abraham Lincoln these people were masters of the oratory arts. They spoke "beautifully" but other than that they didn't accomplish anything...well yea I think they did. Sorry Johnny boy it is not good to tell the people what you are bad at in your advertisements. It seems that you keep pointing out what Obama is good at and what you lack. You are a public relations night mere, and the campaign staff that put this together should be fired. You don't market someones gifts and call your lack of that gift a strength...the people are smarter than that. Try again.
    • Colitas13, on 07/09/2008, -1/+10This is certainly one stupid ad for a presidential candidate. Who the hell did they hire?
      • aznmoron, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1They shoulda gone with the guy that did the Big John Ad
    • superkendall, on 07/09/2008, -14/+3But they also did things. So far Obama is all just talk, even with a few years in the senate! Lincoln especially at this point had a lot more real world stuff under the belt.

      It's when you mix powerful words WITH powerful actions, that's when the magic happens. Obama has given us a lot of words, but even those twist all around depending on the wind - there is little solid behind them.
    • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -8/+3Wow, a whole list of people who did irrevocable damage to the world. Nice going. You really made your case. You've got Roosevelt who got us into a war on false pretenses and after provoking an attack on our Hawaiian military base he responded by sending 70% of our troops to Europe. Robert Kennedy who worked the McCarthy red-scare hearings for HUAC and then tried union-busting against the Teamsters. MLK who left a wake of rioting. Mandela who was at least partially responsible for the dismal state of post-Apartheid South Africa. The other Kennedy brother who was so ill-prepared to deal with the Soviets that he nearly got us into a nuclear war, all while ramping up the war in Vietnam. Ronald Reagan, whose push to end the Cold War opened up those labor markets and killed American industry. Lincoln, who couldn't seem to negotiate terms of a compromise that would keep our nation from being ripped apart. Churchill who went back on his word and attacked Germany for no reason whatsoever effectively splitting Europe in half for 40 years. You've got some real winners up there.
      • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2MLK was dead. Kind of hard to blame him for riots.
      • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -4/+2You need to read up. MLK didn't die until April of '68. Rochester, New York and Philly were in '64. The Watts riot was in '65. Cleveland, Chicago and San Francisco were in '66. Detroit, Newark, Minneapolis and Milwaukee were in '67. Orangeburg was in February of '68. Today MLK would be classified as a Domestic Terrorist and sent to Gitmo. It's a pity we didn't have a Department of Homeland Security in '55.
      • blakecr, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2I do not think I need to argue any case for any of the people on my list above. You may not have agreed with their positions, but you can not argue the positive impact they left. I think you will have a serious problem finding a history teacher who would support your idea of these people being a negative impact on society. You guys keep saying that Obama hasn't done anything in his short time in office, what has McCain done in his long time in office? What has he accomplished? The point of the comment from me is McCain is attacking Obama's strength and playing up his weakness as a strength with no validity. It is simply bad marketing. In our capitalist society, if one has bad marketing and the product doesn't work, that product is not bought. This means that the product of John McCain is not being bought by the public. He needs to change his marketing or change his product. Vintage John from 2000 would be a better product, but this movement from him to the extreme right is damaging his chances considerably. It is like he is trying to suck.
      • rpgmaker, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1@blakecr: Exactly. They left a positive impact on society and regarding to the MLK riots, sometimes you need them to make your voice be heard, just look at what you got now, a congress that doesn't listen to you and in a war that you don't want. The things is that now the media will paint any rioter as a terrorist...
      • blakecr, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1@RRJ

        Lets go ahead and scratch terrorist movement to the American Revolutionaries.


        John Locke's Social Contract = Terrorism

        John Dickinson's Declaration of Rights and Grievances = Terrorism

        Boston Tea Party = Terrorism

        Declaration of Independence = Terrorism

        Suffolk Resolves = Terrorism

        George Washington, James Madison, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson = Terrorists

        We are a nation born from terrorists and a terrorist nation in your definition of terrorism.

        The Constitution was written to ensure change and progress. It was meant to change. Thats why it declares the rights of the people to overthrow the government when it ceases to be a government for and by the people.

        Stop calling people that cause change terrorists. You sound stupid.

        "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable."

        John F. Kennedy

        But don't listen to JFK he was a terrorist and a communist. /sarc







      • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Lotta apologists here. Hero-worshiping at the altar of JFK, who left absolutely no positive impact on the United States whatsoever. He was an empty suit who spouted a lot of feel-good rhetoric while he was banging actresses behind his wife's back. If he'd been shot in '61 we might have avoided a lot of unpleasantness that his administration brought with it. And MLK, who should have been shot at birth.

        Whatever. Children frequently feel the need to rebel against establishment. It makes them feel better about being ignorant and powerless. I understand why you're Obama fans, but that doesn't make it any less repulsive.
      • blakecr, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Do you not understand that the biggest bad asses of rebellions were the American Revolutionaries and the Sons of Liberty? The United States of America was born out of rebellion and had little chance to succeed. Your words are full of stupidity and hatred. Funny how those two so often go hand in hand. I don't put these people up as infallible super heroes of ideals, but rather people who faced some of the worlds most challenging times and through their inspiring words and leadership progressed society towards something a little better. These people will be in the history books for a very long time because the entire world recognizes their positive impacts on society. You and I however will fade like the seasons. Congratulations on lowering my expectations on human kind as a whole.
    • RRJackson, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1The "founding fathers" were the equivalent of a bunch of modern American corporate CEOs who wanted to stop paying taxes and found a government that was run by business instead of monarchy. You revere them because in the late 1800's a group of New York Marxist Hegelians decided that the educational model for this country should be based on the dialectic and stress the creation of good citizens over good scholars. So everything was boiled down to good/evil pairings to make things simple. It's why we can't have a nuanced discussion in the United States. All we get are "both sides of the story" from people who can't see that the story is multifaceted. So the founding fathers were "good" and England was "bad" and anything in-between is lost on the semi-literate masses. Not to imply that you're semi-literate. From what I can tell you're barely literate at all.
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  • thirdcoastborn, on 07/08/2008, -16/+52This election is over. We should just vote today and get it over with. Obama will be the President for the next 8 years.
    • Hetman, on 07/08/2008, -7/+18Yea that is what I believed the last two times I voted. Guess what the opposite happened, we had a republican for the next 8 years. Do not trust the government or any politician it is a scam.
      • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -11/+6do you still trust obama? he now supports faith based initiatives you know. he hasn't promised to pull out of iraq, you know.
      • bjornski, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5@winnestow

        I'm totally against government money going to faith-based stuff, but after reading the proposals, and how things would be done and now monies would be spent, I'm NOT against his proposal.

        This would be money going to good causes, that just happen to be spearheaded by people with a religious background.

        These are things that money SHOULD be spent on, and if the only people spending it on these goals are faith-based, then so be it.

        Because the vaunted MARKET sure the ***** isn't pulling it's weight in these areas. Helping the poor isn't "profitable" enough.

        If the people that happen to think these are worthwhile things to do happen to be religious, so be it. They deserve the money a HELL of a lot more than "the market" does.
    • ShadowFoxxx, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2I second that.
    • timewarp424, on 07/09/2008, -1/+8If you get away from digg for any length of time and take a look at polls, you'll realize that right now the country is evenly divided.
    • Vocifer, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2As long as he can dodge bullets, I agree.
    • brightshadow525, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Timewarp424 is right... You need to stop living in your Digg bubble.. Get out more... Experience other opinions... It could help you.. Seriously...
    • cybrguy, on 07/09/2008, -0/+14 years, maybe a better candidate will come up in another 4... Although Its perfectly feesible for him to be a two term president... Especially since we just had two bad two term presidents.
  • Andrwmorph, on 07/08/2008, -10/+32He just digs his grave deeper and deeper.
    • marabout40, on 07/08/2008, -1/+13Pun intended?
    • DreamSynthesis, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3You fail to realize that the US in general is not like digg. There are plenty of people in the US for whom this ad will resonate with. Not everyone holds your viewpoint and there are many undecided voters that can be won over by casting Obama as a man of all words but no action. Whatever the reality of the situation may be it won't matter given how uniformed many voters are.
  • SheilaNoya, on 07/08/2008, -9/+41Apparently, McCain doesn't see any value in inspiring millions of Americans to take an active role in our future.
    • DreKor, on 07/09/2008, -3/+13You think he want's them to be active? The more they sit at home with the TV and A/C on, the more power he gets to wield.
      • pintomp3, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3he wants to be active. active duty.
    • superkendall, on 07/09/2008, -9/+4Sure he does, McCain just will not force them to do so. It amazes me that in a world where Digg is in an uproar over privacy concerns and the government stepping into your life, that MANDATORY community service (or you get no federal financial aid for school which you cannot get by without if you are poor) flies with no grief. It's like we all suddenly became drunk drivers having to serve time for the government.

      I don't want to go back to being a serf thanks!

      And just for the record, I do plenty of volunteer work myself - but it's my choice when and for who.
      • SheilaNoya, on 07/09/2008, -3/+8Where the hell do you get "mandatory" community service from? Stop getting your false information from Fox News and you won't sound so stupid next time.

        If you want to take out a student loan, you are free to do so - nothing will change. However, if you want to attend college for FREE, then you can volunteer to do community service in an approved program and the government will provide your tuition. It's a bonus, not a requirement.
    • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1That's not the President's job, or if it is, it shouldn't be ...
      the President and the rest of government should generally just get out of the way.

      If you want to be inspiring give speeches, stop ordering around people with guns.
    • geoffg, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1The best government is a limited one.
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  • Rizoh, on 07/08/2008, -5/+34Didn't he learn anything from Hillary's failed attempt to label Obama's oratorical skill a liability?
    • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -7/+1oratorical skill < trustability
      • metaliq, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4McCain = trustable?

        Nope. So he's at a loss there, too.
    • Ebonsteel, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4No - but he's borderline senile, so you really can't hold it against him.
    • gadgetlust, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Trustability = not a word.
  • NoDrama, on 07/08/2008, -8/+24McCain's weak grip on economics is reflected in his tax proposals: http://obamesque.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/mccain-d ...
    He's decided to attack Obama on the things he's weakest on himself, speaking well and economics, so I think it's safe to say he's a little under-equipped to detect irony, too.
    • marabout40, on 07/08/2008, -3/+18What else is he gonna do? He brings nothing to the table himself. His only hope of winning is to run with the tired old GOP strategy: attack and distract. Attack and distract.

      Unluckily for McSame and the tired old party (TOP), Americans are wise to their divisive tactics and they haven't a chance in hell of winning this election.
    • superkendall, on 07/09/2008, -11/+2Ironically, your attack on McCains tax policies shows you own lack of firm understanding of the relationship of taxes and the economy.
    • pintomp3, on 07/09/2008, -0/+6it's the karl rove strategy of attacking your opponents strengths. in kerry's case it was his military service. in obama's case it's everything else.
    • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Neither of them understand economics. It's funny really.
      Oh wait ... one of them will do what? ok maybe not sooo funny.
    • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3McCain's the third best choice in this contest. The conservatives got all hot and bothered and split their votes between Romney and Huckabee. McCain got the moderates and then swung as hard as he could to the Right to mobilize the base.

      Lucky for him most Americans have no idea what time of day it is so they won't notice he doesn't agree with them on anything. Of course, there's Fox News to tell us all that Americans want to drill for oil in sensitive areas even though their own ***** polls say GTFO.
  • dbldn, on 07/08/2008, -22/+13Ummm. I am not exactly in the McCain camp but found this to be an excellently designed commercial. Way to go Karl.
  • marabout40, on 07/08/2008, -17/+18Everything McCain does is backwards looking: This ad with references to the 60's; Dr. No web ad; trying to compare Obama with Carter; embracing the failed policies of the past 8 years.

    Americans are interested in the future. The future of our children. We want to look ahead and we want something different. John McCaincient represents the past in every way possible.

    We are going not only hope for a better life, but as John suggests in his ad, we will vote for a better one by voting for Barack Obama. Barack Obama represents the future. A future in which more of us can realize the American dream.

    Go home John McCain.

    Stop the drama. Vote Obama.
    • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -8/+3Socialism would decrease everyone standard of living
      • pintomp3, on 07/09/2008, -3/+8that's why everyone in norway is dying of hunger..
      • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -5/+3norway would not be afraid to drill in anwr
      • metaliq, on 07/09/2008, -0/+5Everyone = 0.5% of Americans?

        Something like that.
      • bjornski, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5@winnestow

        Norway would also split the proceeds from their nationalized oil companies with the citizens, not make sure that Exxon fat-cats can maximize their portfolios.

        They'd also clean up their mess, not fight all responsibility in court for 20 years.

        They're actually held responsible. And to more people than just shareholders.
      • sodade, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Isn't it interesting that we allowed Norway to nationalize their oil but not Iran?
      • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1norway has a good standard of living thanks to it's oil revenues, not it's socialism.
    • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1isn't it interesting that norway doesn't have any yellowcake or doesn't kill our citizens?
  • optimusprimenz, on 07/08/2008, -12/+11Wow. 'He believes our world is dangerous'....can that really be meant as selling point. Sounds weak to me.
    • ChileanGoD, on 07/09/2008, -5/+7He's right, The world has the United States in it.
    • CVL4317, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3wrong, The world has some idiot politicians like him that try to take over one of major countries on earth.
  • bundwallah, on 07/09/2008, -12/+4My ayuh name is John McCain.. I'm done der talking here. Ayup!
  • MrFisty, on 07/09/2008, -6/+13Don't forget that McCain largely appeals to people to whom words have never been of any importance.
  • FishHammer, on 07/09/2008, -16/+15I'm amazed at how digg unanimously went of Ron Paul whoring, to Hilary bashing, to nonstop attacking McCain. You all bitch about bias in the mainstream media, but all I see on digg is bias.
    • Mardala, on 07/09/2008, -12/+8waaaa....

      Go watch Fox news then.
      • diggit23, on 07/09/2008, -4/+6The nerds on here don't do actual research about candidates, they just read only what is laid at their feet and get swayed by a charismatic personality paired with an ability to capture an audience like few others.
        Do your research folks, socialized health care will be the beginning of the end. Let's stop RELYING on gov't to take care of our problems. Oh, and be sure to click that little red square up there, you socialist *****.
      • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1@diggit23
        Government isn't the solution, digging you for that
        Insulting people isn't the solution, burying you for that.
      • RogueGenius, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1So clicked, dumbass.
    • dagamer34, on 07/09/2008, -3/+4McCain would call it an "evolution" of candidate favoritism. I call it a flip-flop!
    • TVarmy, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4I think it's just the wisdom of crowds. We tend to be a self-affirming bunch. Our demographic tends to prefer candidates who are different or new (libertarian, or young, or inspiring) and reject candidates who are boring or phony. We tend to digg up articles which match our views, so those of us who don't agree don't have as big a say to begin with, and get fed news from the majority.

      This seems to be the case with the mainstream media as well, only instead it is based on money. Of course, rich people and people who have the means to both afford news channels and have time to watch them have more influence, while Digg is a bit more democratic.
      • tobikow, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1The internets knows all. ask anon.
      • shauncorleone, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3I'd say it's pretty obvious that if you went from Ron Paul to Barack Obama, then you don't stand for anything and generally have no clue about your candidate's stance on most major issues.
        One thing I have to give to the most dedicated Ron Paul crazies: at least they're still backing small government ideals which I can respect, though Paul takes it a little far.
    • sodade, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I don't think that calling a spade a spade = bias.
    • Cuchanu, on 07/14/2008, -0/+1First of all "Digg" is not a person and so these are probably different people you are talking about and different people have different preferences. You can call it bias if you want but McCain supporters are free to defend or promote him, there just isn't a lot of exited McCain supporters like there was with Paul and is with Obama.
  • BananaGrabber, on 07/09/2008, -1/+13John McCain was a good looking guy back then.
    • geoboy, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7Which is amazing. I would certainly have looked like a stressed out ball of ***** had I lived back in the age of dinosaurs... what with constantly trying to avoid encounters with velociraptors and T-rexes and such.
      • tobikow, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3That joke is older than John McCain.
        Oh damn, did it again.
  • Owwmykneecap, on 07/09/2008, -16/+3If I was gonna have a Half American Half Kenyan 40 something as president his name would be Tom

    anger is a gift.
    • HaSatan, on 07/09/2008, -2/+0freedom, yea right
    • sulthernao, on 07/09/2008, -0/+4Obama is only half-American? Nice Freudian slip.
      • Owwmykneecap, on 07/09/2008, -6/+1? he is half American.

        daddy from kenya.
        Mammy from kansas (i think).....?
      • metaliq, on 07/09/2008, -0/+8One of my great grandparents is from Norway. I'm fifth generation German. I am part Native American, but very slightly.

        So does that make me 1/16th American? Where the ***** did your relatives come from?

        Seriously. His father is from Kenya, but he was born here. He's no less American than you. So quit being so ***** ignorant.

        Stupid people on the internet just piss me off...
      • radiofrequency, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1Probably less than half. He seems to hate America.
      • Owwmykneecap, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I'm not half or even quarter america...

        I'm Irish...jesus you lot are touchy
  • Ransack, on 07/09/2008, -13/+3i hope McCain wins so america will be destroyed once and for all. Its time to dissolve the empire.
    • hhhmethu, on 07/09/2008, -10/+2That's going to happen no matter who is president, but Ron Paul would be the only one who has that as a goal!

      Join the Ron Paul militia to storm the capital!
    • nedzeve, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Well, that's tough love!
  • AlienMushroom, on 07/09/2008, -10/+2He gets uglier as he ages.
    And his neck gets pulled back to his shell as he gets old.
    I've always wanted to find a word to describe John McShame's appearance, every time I saw his weird shape of body.
    It is clear now that he's only comparable to TURTLE.
  • sixsixsixtimer, on 07/09/2008, -16/+8I used to really like Obama, but now he hasn't been steadfast on his principles. At least McCain is solid on energy policy and defending Israel in the middle east.
    • KazamaSmokers, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5How 'bout we let Israel defend Israel?
      • lowflyer00, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1If we did that, Israel would be an island in a sea of glass.
      • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2@lowflyer00
        Fine by me. Just get everyone out before.
    • Mikey9oo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+9WOW. wow.

      wow.

      I will agree with this: Obama set me off a bit with his vote for Telecom immunity. He has moved slightly to the center. But, all in all, when you compare the Obama of four years ago to the McCain of four years ago, you will find a stark difference. McCain has changed so many of his policies to fit the Republican nomination it is unfathomable that someone could actually think like you in comparison of the two. Unbelievable how ignorant some people are.
      • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1"Unbelievable how ignorant some people are."
        Indeed.
    • spookyttws, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I got the sarcasm....
    • fadeout, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Stop taking him seriously, he is a troll trying to pass himself as onetimer.
  • Pedestrian101, on 07/09/2008, -3/+9McCain is not entirely correct, "Beautiful" words will make you think you life has improved, which is what matters.
    • sulthernao, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7Isn't that the entire point of the whole "offshore drilling" idea: a psychological boost that won't have an impact at all on gas prices.
      • samk, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1Here's where Obama actually deliberately lied about McCain's words. McCain was talking about the psychological impact on the markets, not on the people.
      • darksideownedu, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2actually, if you think about it, it will cause prices to increase. The offshore drilling platforms will cost many millions, and who do you think will pay for that? The oil companies? The Gov't? No, it will be us, at the pump. Then, we "won't see a drop of oil until 2017" (from the Bush administration's own analysis) and the stations won't reach full production until almost 2030. How in the hell is that supposed to help?
      • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+18 cents less a gallon 8 years from now. Now THAT is an energy policy to invest in.
  • Bamont, on 07/09/2008, -13/+7Oh, look, the Huffington Post.

    /bury

    Even as much as I hate McCain - I'd rather see it orchestrated by a more consistently factual publication than HuffingtonPost.
  • Barackalypse, on 07/09/2008, -13/+12Wow, thats some great journalism there, the Huffpo is now reviewing campaign ads? Buried.
  • lukas88, on 07/09/2008, -7/+6I wish Americans were less obsessed with improving their lives and more concerned about doing what is right.
    • iizh, on 07/09/2008, -4/+3What kind of pompous ***** is that? Who gave you the right to decide what's right?
      • sulthernao, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3He's just being a troll.
      • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Collectivism i.e. moral authority. i.e. the point of a gun.
        This is politics. I know what's better for everyone else, so it's okay to force them to do "what's right".
        The ends justify the means.
      • lukas88, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Yikes, way to read more into my comment then I intended.

        I agree that knowing what is "right" is difficult and not up to me to decide, but knowing what is wrong on instance-by-instance basis is much more objective.

        When I wrote the comment I had the iraq war in mind as something wrong. Many americans and the politicians they put in office were pro war because they wanted to feel safer (i.e., improving their lives), however, it was not the right thing to do. We know it was wrong not just because of hindsight. Many people were saying it was wrong ahead of time. But we let the government scare us into supporting it (a pattern in american politics).

        Another issue that bothers me is that so many Americans are up in arms over gas prices, but a comparative few are worried about the long term effects of our gas guzzling way of life (on the environment, economy of our country, economy of the world, etc). Again, more concerned over improving their lives than how they might be effecting others (future generations).

        Go ahead and call me pompous and digg me down, I know it is easier than thinking about it and maybe deciding to make a difference.
    • ReverendPriser, on 07/10/2008, -0/+0 you are rite well improving lives is also having a world where you are not afraide of being aressted for walking down the street and having enough money after the bills are paid to take your family to the movies well i am old school but believe in peace the politicions are all stuped they start war to kill our families while they cut jobs charge higher taxes lower wages fly junkets on our money and build more prisons kill jobs and infrastruture while smiling and giving us lip service
      Well i have never listned to there BS and now that i am oldenough to be able to fight i am calling every human on our planet to stand with me my cry is all for one and one for all world peace comes at a price but with your suport i can see my planet bring healthy families wipe out diseases build jobs lower taxes build herbal hospitals free to the public no more wars no more fighting we can achieve world peace together the politicions will never do it so it is up to us to make this world a safe place for our children and grandchildren to grow up in please join me you can visit my webpage
      http://www.thechurchofheavenlytruths.com
      please visit and please send a coment and feel free to donate your donations are tax deductable
  • futuretheory, on 07/09/2008, -5/+15The 60's called, they want their political topics back. Geez, "beautiful words?" Really? Considering the subsequent attack, you should have just said "you gotta purty mouth boy." Words matter. Words describe necessity, relate urgency and inspire action. Combined with clear direction and organization, they move mountains. So far, both in this election and in Obama's history, it appears that formula is there. I'm giving him a shot. McCain lost me with the presidential hugging, Katrina birthday cake, inaccurate statements and pandering in a desperate attempt to crown his long political career. 2008 quit taking calls from the 60's, you deserve better.
  • nastronomical, on 07/09/2008, -10/+7So let me get this straight he is wrong for stating the obvious? Flower child mentaility gave us hippies drugs, stds and more hippeis.
    • KazamaSmokers, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4Christopher Columbus gave us stds.
      • metaliq, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2And genocide.
      • RogueGenius, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2It also gave us national parks, cheap gas, the best economy in the history of the world... TWICE (Clinton and FDR). Let's here it for Flower Children!
      • illegalcortex, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1And Home Alone.
    • Mikey9oo, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6What does Obama have to do with "Flower child" mentality?
    • countdownmsnbc, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0I am completely losing track of where this discussion is headed.
  • cpetro45, on 07/09/2008, -9/+8just saw this on TV 5 mins ago and actually threw up in my mouth
  • phrenzy, on 07/09/2008, -5/+6McCain is so finished it's not even funny anymore.
    • bjornski, on 07/09/2008, -1/+7I wish it were that cut and dry.

      Americans are stupid. NEVER forget that.

      We could still very easily have President McCain.
      • samthurston, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2Sadly, I think it has less to do with Americans being stupid and more with a sense of hopelessness... it doesn't matter which guy we get, we're still going to get screwed. I know a lot of people who don't vote for this very reason.
  • scottganyo, on 07/09/2008, -7/+3I believe this ad must be for McCain 2000. McCain 2008 seems to have sold out nearly everything he used to believe in.
    • superkendall, on 07/09/2008, -8/+3You misspelled "Obama". How embarassing!

      McCain supported the surge before - and he still does!

      McCain supported drilling for oil back when it could have helped. And he still does!

      At least with McCain you know exactly what you are getting. Obama keeps shifting, it's impossible to tell where he really stands on anything.
      • licnyc, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5I love this "supports the surge" line. The surge means it took them 4 years to figure out they didn't have enough troops, but now the damage is already done so its 4 years too late. YAY surge! I can't wait for the 2nd or 3rd surge personally.

        This drilling bit is also ridiculous, the states that would be affected by the drilling aren't not going to let it happen, besides that its not going to make that much of a difference.

        But this last part really takes the cake, McFlipper flips flops so much its insane. This guy has reversed position on nearly 1/2 the issues. He has flip flopped 10 times as much as any of the other candidates have. Its not good that any of them fiip flop but McCain is by fay the biggest offender. You are just outright lying.
  • Hypersapien, on 07/09/2008, -1/+6Neither will a president who knows nothing about the realities of modern American life.
    • Psi57, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2John McCain is aware of the Internet.
      • darksideownedu, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2that doesn't mean he can distinguish it from a complex plumbing system.
  • winnestow, on 07/09/2008, -4/+5this is how mccain suffered as a POW american hero. this is how obama treats his people:

    http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/07/let-me-pu ...
    • RadioBurnV1, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1"In fact, during the brutal winter of 1997, even while Rezmar refused to heat its Englewood apartments, it was donating $1,000 to state senator Obama's campaign fund."

      I like how that's 10 years before he even began running for president. that makes a lot of sense. my eyes have been opened thanks to a small-time blog, throwing lies around, trying to get attention. mcbush ftw!!!!
      • winnestow, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1reference is to obama's state campaign fund, don't be a blind follower bro
    • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1First, eleven years ago Barack Obama was in his first four months in his first year in his first term in the Illinois Senate and this was not even Barack Obama's district.

      Second, 1997 was one building.

      Third, there is a pregnant gap of seven years for the series of events that eventually led to Tony Rezko's status as "slum lord," at least partly attributable to the fact that his company went under. Not exactly a slum lord.

      You see, in 1997 Rezko was considered an upstanding member of the Chicago community. It was not until 2004 when people became suspicious of his business activities and he drew the attention of the Feds.

      And really, a $1000 donation from a millionaire? Everyone knows Rezko tried to recruit Obama out of law school back in 1992, although Obama turned him down to run a voter registration drive and become a community organizer and law-school lecturer. And Rezko threw money at everybody in Chicago.
      • winnestow, on 07/10/2008, -0/+1you point is that obama has many corrupt friends
  • bleutuna, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5Effective ad, as much as I hate to say it. Maybe not true, but effective nevertheless.

    I'm an Obama guy, by and far, but something makes me feel bad for McCain. I supported him in 2000, but Bush got the nod. When Clarke made aspersions about McCain's record, and you could see the pain in McCain's face, I did truly feel sorry for him.
  • quakken, on 07/09/2008, -6/+2American republicans- Managing to promise everything but to say nothing since 2001.
  • Joe_rigby, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3Sounds like something Karl Rove said.

    ***** 'em.
  • pintomp3, on 07/09/2008, -5/+7McCain: We don't need words of hope and inspiration. We need words of fear and hate.
    • countdownmsnbc, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1good summary.
    • deweyhewson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1We DON'T need words of hope and inspiration. We need bloody actions, already! Enough talk of change. Enough empty promises. Why can't anybody in office actually do something to help the American people? Does any politicians care about that any more?
  • minox, on 07/09/2008, -2/+7I think the ad is actually pretty good. It subtly associates Obama with the excesses of the 60s, which was largely about rhetoric that lacked substance. McCain might risk losing the vote of baby boomers who actually think the Big Chill is a profound movie.
  • Dustin00, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1Abandon all HOPE ye who enter PART II!

    Cuz it worked sooooo well for Clinton!
  • lowflyer00, on 07/09/2008, -5/+0Comparing Obama to Lincoln is like comparing Aunt Jemima to Mother Theresa.
    • userperson, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1That's insulting!
      Aunt Jemima gave you buttery syrupy goodness, and how do you repay her?
      By comparing her to two violent thuggs and a liar.
      I prefer Robbenberry's, but that's still low.
  • licnyc, on 07/09/2008, -3/+4Thats amazing, this same stupid line didn't work for hillary either, I am glad to see McFLipFlop make such a disastrous mistake. I Guess they didn't figure out people actually do want an articulate intelligent person who can speak to represent the nation, and with this ad he is reaffirming he's not capable of delivering good speeches. This is getting sad and kind of pathetic.
    • RogueGenius, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1It's not as dumb as you think. Remember, that ad is aimed a Republicans and right leaning independents. Those people aren't as bright as the rest of us, and they've already proved their gullibility in the last two presidential elections.
  • FlaG8r, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4Which half is American and where was the other half born?
  • jshooter1377, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3Beautiful words might not improve my life...but they sure do make it more bearable.
  • boondocksaint22, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2All I saw was Jim Carey in his girlfriend's swimsuit ad
  • haasbest, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1John McCain TV Ad: Love
    http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressRele ...
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyOSLZw8qo
  • RogueGenius, on 07/09/2008, -4/+3I love that Obama is now the flip floper. McCain has changed his views so much I don't even recognize him. Luckily, he's changed his views to Bush's, which means Obama will be elected.
    • CountBrass, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Obama *is* a flip-flopper.

      Telco immunity, enough said.
      • ZenMojo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Obama is a flip-flopper. McCain's a flip-flopper AND a liar AND a criminal (Keating Five anyone? The 5 years he's facing for FEC violations now that there's a quorum?) AND a hawk AND an imperialist. It's really an argument between a hair in your salad and ***** in your ice cream.
  • radiofrequency, on 07/09/2008, -8/+3I doubt McCain was talking about Obama when he said "beautiful words". Obama is a snake and all his policies are disastrous for America and for Americans.

    Conservation isn't going to fix energy problems and the nation NEEDS energy in order to grow and to produce. John McCain has a commonsense energy policy that includes nuclear energy and drilling which will give us those resources we so desperately need.

    Nationalized healthcare is a bad idea. It will grow HMO bureaucracy which will cost more and leave less to doctors. It will tax medical resources to the limit as baby boomers enter their "dying slowly" years at the expense of the younger generation who need more money to purchase housing, raise their own families, and plan for their own retirement when social security may be insolvent.

    On foreign policy, talking to Iran is a terrible idea. Only a twit like Obama thinks walking into the mouth of a sworn enemy of the United States and freedom will end in concessions from anyone but ourselves - the very people he's supposed to represent.

    There's a character issue. McCain has spent his life being an American. Barack Obama feels guilt for being an American. Barack Obama's idea of change is rolling over for other nations, giving up our thermostats, our SUV's, letting other countries decide what we can eat. Unacceptable. Maybe Michelle should give up the $1000 pairs of shoes, $2000 skirts and $900 blouses first. Barack Obama is already joking about how his "ears wouldn't fit on Mt. Rushmore". Most Americans frown on that kind of ostentation - even those who can afford it. It's tacky, tasteless, and a sign of big-headedness. Contrast that to McCain who spent 6 years of his life as a POW and you can see that the Obama's have practically had their whole lives handed to them on a silver platter and attribute it to their manifest destiny instead of accepting how lucky they were to be part of the greatest nation on earth. They don't understand sacrifice and nothing will be uglier than when they lose the election in November. I can already picture them back in their racist, anti-American church.

  • Anzat, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3Heh, "He believes we live in a dangerous world..." Translation:

    Bush '04 campaign: "You should be scared. We'll protect you." *villainous cackle*
    McCain '08: "John McCain is scared."
  • 223Sniper, on 07/09/2008, -4/+2mccain is a coward. fuk that surrender monkey.
  • pardonmedoug, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2beautiful words have improved my life in innumerable ways. much more so than money, I'd say
  • pardonmedoug, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1beautiful words have improved my life in innumerable ways. much more so than money, I'd say
  • Technohamster, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1Half a world away, another kind of love - of *****-try.
  • o0dhacker0o, on 07/09/2008, -4/+6The Huffington Post is such a joke. For all of the Fox News bashing that happens on this site, we sure do allow an awful lot of ***** to show up....this is no better than "crooks and liars" or any of the extraordinarily biased news sources.

    It's liberal propaganda and, as much as you all hate the conservative propaganda machines, you're simply perpetuating an already unnecessary issue.
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