wait, what's disrespectful or uncivil about comparing your opponent to pillars of American society the likes of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton?

Why would the Republicans abandon one of their most successful tactics?

Whether you agree with them or not, negative attack ads were used to great effect in 2000 and 2004. Get a bunch of Madison Ave. hacks on the payroll. let them do focus groups, find hot buttons, and then turn 'em loose on the airwaves.

The Democrats have been playing catch up in that department for a while...


though I'm not sure how effective the Republicans will be with that tactic this time around. Who knows, though?

helix400: Meanwhile, Obama accused McCain of being a racist.

"Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, `he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name,' you know, `he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.'"

obama's such an elitist, he's never even seen a dollar bill to know that there's only one president on it. now i'm scared of him.

In another shocking turn of events, Obama trots out the "They're going to make race a factor" message again once he sees he's slipping in the polls... just like in the primaries.

Nobody talks about race
Obama says they're going to make it about race
The media gets a hard-on about race
Obama says I told you they'll make it about race

Good job DNC (for once), hope to see more ads like this that hold McCain responsible.

Right now McCain is running negative ads that completely lie about Obama's position. Even some of them McCain attacks Obama for the exact same position that McCain has himself.

I used to respect McCain years ago, but now I think he is just pathetic. He gave up all the things he said he stood for up for power.

Mighty Taternuts: This was a DNC ad not from the Obama campaign.

Also you are idiot.


I'm sure the DNC is out running ads against the wishes of the DNC candidate.

Oslo your moran

Duke_Phillips: keylock71:

Why would the Republicans abandon one of their most successful tactics?

Whether you agree with them or not, negative attack ads were used to great effect in 2000 and 2004. Get a bunch of Madison Ave. hacks on the payroll. let them do focus groups, find hot buttons, and then turn 'em loose on the airwaves.

The Democrats have been playing catch up in that department for a while...


though I'm not sure how effective the Republicans will be with that tactic this time around. Who knows, though?

So far, so good


Yeah, like I said, it's an effective tactic... but a poll in July doesn't really mean much.

The electoral map is still pretty much in Obama's favor at this point.

But we'll see how it all turns out...

UGH! When will that uppity negro concede???? (new window)

helix400: Meanwhile, Obama accused McCain of being a racist.

"Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they're going to try to do is make you scared of me," Obama said. "You know, `he's not patriotic enough, he's got a funny name,' you know, `he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.'"

He's not calling Bush and McCain racist; he's suggesting that they're appealing to some people's racist sensibilites. It's a subtle distiction.

he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.'

bills? thats not change.

Biff_Steel: WaltzingMathilda: UGH! When will that uppity negro concede???? (new window)

WTF? That site is still up?

True Americans never give up the fight. WWTJD?

Jim_Callahan: keylock71: Why would the Republicans abandon one of their most successful tactics?

Whether you agree with them or not, negative attack ads were used to great effect in 2000 and 2004.

And 1996. And 1992. And 1988. And 1984. And 1980. And 1976. And 1972. And 1968. And especially, especially 1964.

And so on... in every country ever, since we came out of the trees.

Agreed... didn't think I needed to go back farther than 2000 to prove the point. Also didn't mention the use of push-polling, narrow casting, and "branding"...

RadioAaron: Hideously Gigantic Smurf: Notice 2 things...

1) The ad doesn't feature any footage of said "attacks"
2) Obama does not express his approval of this ad

Just a little food for thought. Make of it what you will.

Why would the DNC want to replay negative McCain soundbytes? Why give them more exposure than they deserve? It's a marketing strategy. If others are playing McCain's disastrous message and ripping it to shreds, why give it more traction? Just play the negative feedback.

The point of the ad was not to address McCain's claims; the point was to show the contrast in McCain's campaign styles.

/Not troll
//Not flame
///Just sayin

Reason? Logic? IN MY FARK.COM???

The election of 1800 is considered the nastiest in US history.

Back then they used to get people really drunk or poison them and kidnap them and have them vote more than once.

/Its called cooping, and its illegal.

danlpoon: Redo. have proof Barack Obama took money from INDIANA MUSLIM PAC and that he brought a war chest to his Presidential campaign. What else do you need?

Don't tell us, tell Fox. You'll reach more partisan shrills that way.

Jesus, McCainDemocrat sure is angry today.

The First: Republicans, the whole "Muslims are evil!!" thing isn't your best look.

Hey, it's the only way they can win...scare ppl into thinking the muslims are coming to rape and plunder.

Well, they are, aren't they?

soy_bomb: You obamaniacs are something. Now if you don't love Obama, you hate America. That's Ludachris.

NO, I love the Constitution, therefore in post-Neocon America I therefore hate America.

The fact that you guys inappropriately distill everything down into these kinds of terms is WTF is wrong. You call BS when the roles are reversed without acknowledging the fact that you guys created this BS environment of false dichotomy.

Ball Sack Obama: DNC releases new ad, "Desperate Times," reminding viewers of the "respectful, civil" campaign John McCain promised and how he forgot about it when he started to lose

ORLY?

You might notice the upward trend in the graph, i.e. "when he started to lose" being at the beginning of that. Thanks again, independent.

RsquaredW: Washington (1$), Jefferson (2$), Lincoln (5$) Jackson (20$) and Grant (50$) disagree with you.

// dumbass

don't forget president franklin (100$)

//dumbass

helix400: RsquaredW:

Uhh, calm down. He made a joke. Obama referred to other presidents on the dollar bills. So thomps joke was that Obama referred to multiple presidents being on the $1 bills.

The best part was going through all the effort of typing out each president on each bill, in an effort to be pedantic, as though anyone with the ability to post in a message board didn't already know that.

danlpoon: You're not looking carefully. It's there. Ask Cameron. I've lodged it in her ass a few times.

Keep looking. It's there.



Keep traveling.

Darconix: hat said, there is nothing Osama can do between now and November short of abandoning just about all of his socialist platforms that would convince me to vote for him.

please tell me that was unintentional.

Hideously Gigantic Smurf: 1) The ad doesn't feature any footage of said "attacks"


Democrats could fu*k up a one-car parade. I kept waiting for a clip of McCain saying something damning and it never came. Jesus.

sonnyboy11: That help ya? I know you're still quite concerned about the Dems ability to screw up though. Quite concerned.

It's ridiculous, you can't just make claims and then not back them up somehow.

And yes, I am concerned. I don't want to see another GOP president. But keep making false assertions based on my nick, you certainly won't be alone in that one. Fact is, the dems consistently do fu*k up one-car parades.