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WEST ST PAUL — As John McCain pushes the new Republican presidential ticket of McCain-Palin, Democrat Barack Obama is promoting another Republican brand — McCain-Bush.
An ad released by the campaign Saturday acknowledged McCain's selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his new running mate, but its images and words leave no doubt that Obama wants the public to judge McCain by the policies of President Bush.
The ad, called "No Change," began airing nationally on cable television as Republicans gathered in St. Paul for their national convention. The spot carefully avoids direct criticism of Palin while proclaiming that McCain offers no change from an unpopular president.
"Well, he's made his choice," the ad states. "But, for the rest of us there's still no change. McCain doesn't get it, calling this broken economy 'strong.' Wants to keep spending ten-billion-a-month in Iraq. And votes with George Bush 90 percent of the time."
The ad continues: "So, while this may be his running mate ..." as an image of McCain and Palin, Alaska's governor, appears on the screen. The image then shifts to a shot of McCain with Bush. "America knows this is John McCain's agenda. And we can't afford four more years of the same."
The ad illustrates the Obama camp's careful reaction to Palin's addition to the Republican ticket. McCain's choice was a groundbreaking move that reintroduced gender into the presidential race just as the Democrats worked to resolve a rift between the Obama camp and supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Obama and his running mate, Joe Biden, both called Palin to congratulate her on Friday. They also issued a joint statement that said her selection was "yet another encouraging sign that old barriers are falling in our politics." They called her "an admirable person and (she) will add a compelling new voice to this campaign."
Earlier, however, Obama spokesman Bill Burton released a statement calling Palin an abortion-rights opponent and "the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience."
Obama later blamed the message disparity on campaign "hair triggers." "The statement that Joe and I put out reflects our sentiments," he said.
The McCain campaign rebutted the ad: "Barack Obama has proposed job killing tax increases while our economy is already hurting and his campaign launched dismissive political attacks against Governor Palin's executive state house and small town experience, despite his own lack of either," McCain spokesman Ben Porritt said.
Obama's economic plan includes tax increases for higher income taxpayers and a higher top rate on capital gains taxes, but tax cuts for low and middle income Americans.
As for the content of the ad, the reference to McCain "calling this broken economy strong" oversimplifies what McCain has said. In a recent radio interview, McCain said the "the fundamentals of our economy are strong." But he went on to say: "We've got terribly big challenges now, whether it be housing or employment. ... It's very, very tough times. It's very tough. But we're still the most innovative, the most productive, the greatest exporter, the greatest importer."
The Obama spot comes as the McCain campaign ramps up its own advertising.
McCain and the Republican National Committee planned to begin airing a new ad that depicts Obama as nothing more than an accomplished speaker, complete with scenes of his speech last month before a huge outdoor crowd in Germany.
Obama also began airing an ad Saturday in northeast Pennsylvania featuring Biden and his birthplace of Scranton, Pa. Biden is scheduled to campaign in Scranton Monday.
"It's good to be coming home and bringing home a friend," the ad says.
The spot underscores one of the ways the campaign intends to employ Biden — as an ambassador to blue-collar enclaves in key battleground states and as a running mate who can address doubts working-class voters may have about the nominee.
An Obama ad that began airing in Michigan Saturday accuses McCain of turning his back on the auto industry — a major employer in the state. Obama supports financing a $25 billion low-interest loan plan for the industry, that would be used to pay for plant modernization and to develop fuel-efficient cars.
McCain had opposed the loan, arguing that his $5,000 tax credits for consumers who buy fuel-efficient vehicles and a $300 million battery prize would accomplish the same goal.
But in a statement released a week ago, McCain reversed course: "I believe we should fund it and take action that will assist Detroit and its suppliers in making it through this difficult time of transition."
The Obama ad says McCain is now "just paying lip service, not talking straight."
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She maybe real, man.
Finally someone, probably by mistake, listened to what the country needs not what they themselves need or what their party needs, but what we the people need. Palin is the real possibility for change, and here's why. We working Americans need an energy plan that includes lots of oil. We need to get the government to take less of our earned money not more in the way of every tax possible and create real business incentives and low interest rates. Congress hasn't been willing to help us despite all the phoney rhetoric. Look, the problem is McCain, Obama, and "big spender" Biden. All three have been the problem all along. They are your congress. Secondly they are unqualified to be President. All they run is "run up their expense accounts," in congress and never easing our tax burdens. Palin is the only Governor who actually runs something well. She's the only real man in the group who stood up to congressional pork. She is the only "Qualified" contender and if anyone can stand up to dad it's mom. She alone may fight for her kids, "we Americans." Stop listening to the speeches and look at the spending records of the three men and the bank accounts too! Oh! Boy. Palin may emerge as the only qualified canidate for real change, otherwise we need an independent.
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#1 - Sat Aug 30, 2008 11:49 AM EDT{"commentId":2669568,"authorDomain":"mousepainter-1"}
McCain and republicans will never 'get it' We Liberal Women love our freedom, love our country and our children and we are not the airheads the good old white boys like McCain think we are. At every turn McCain has voted against what would be best for the middle class women. He did not choose this woman, she was chosen for him by Bay Buchanan and the evangelicals.
He's a phony and a liar, he is only after what he personally wants and somehow thinks that he deserves to be president because he was a POW. I wish they'd put the sound back on the "prisoner" clips they have of him...then you'd hear the truth, he was spitting out propaganda for the Vietnamese. And his cross in the dirt story? Absolutely stolen from Solzeneitzen's story of his time spent in a Gulag. Impossible to prove but McCain knew that when he told it. He changed the cross drawing person to a Guard instead of another prisoner. Obviously no other prisoner would back him up since it never happened. But we should believe that a communist guard did this? And what a coincidence, the same experience as one of McCains favorite authors.
Be sure to vote for the leading Liberal Post here and show the Nazi-Cons that they will no longer be able to brown shirt their way to taking over blogs and message boards!!
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#2 - Sun Aug 31, 2008 1:18 PM EDT{"commentId":2713679,"authorDomain":"kef004"}
Palin the only real man???
Are you reading the same things everyone else in the country is? The most qualified??? Well its a good thing we live in America and everyone is entitled to their own opinions, even if they are far fetched and seemingly off from the facts. In my opinion Palin was just a ploy, a desperation pick from the Republicans. They needed someone more conservative, someone to bring the "moral issues" back into play. That is ridiculous. Neither McCain or Obama have been focusing on the "moral issues," and why is that, because this country has greater problems then abortion and gay marriages to worry about right not. Our ecomony has been turned into shame, education and health policies have turned for the worse, and the very name of the United States of America has been slashed because of our oh so honorable President George W. Bush. I think is actually quite amusing that the Republicans think that the Hilary Clinton voters would consider voting for him now because of his choice in Palin. Clinton followers are much smarter than that, and its almost a slap in the face to women that McCain believes we would vote for someone as unqualified as Palin just because of her gender. Yes, I will say I can't wait for the day when a women takes place as president in the office, but that doesn't mean I'm desperate for it. A women who is qualified is who should have that rightful place, so if that means the women of this country have to wait longer til that day comes, so be it. The person who leads this country should have nothing but the simple ideals this country was created on. Everyone has the basic human right to be who they are. The government of the United States is there to protect those rights. So please, when I say this don't take offense I just hope the American public is as smart as I know they are, and can see through all the "ploys" politics pulls and makes their own opinons and stances, researches for themselves the quesitons they want answered, and votes for the candidate they want to guide this country for the next 4-8 years.
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