Obama: Game, Set, Match. The Britney Ad will become a national joke.

[americanstranger]

Check the framing. It's bloody brilliant.

A few hours ago John McCain, the same man who just months ago promised to run a "respectful campaign," said he is "proud" of his latest attack ad.

That's the one attacking your enthusiasm, comparing me to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and making false claims about my energy plan.

Now, we're facing some serious challenges in this country -- our economy is struggling, energy costs are skyrocketing, and families don't have health care.

Given the seriousness of these issues, you'd think we'd be having a serious debate. But instead, John McCain is running an expensive, negative campaign against us. Each day brings a desperate new set of attacks.

And they're not just attacking me. They're attacking you.

They're mocking the desire of millions of Americans to step up and take ownership of the political process.

They're trying to convince you that your enthusiasm won't amount to anything -- that the people you persuade, the phone calls you make, the donations you give, the doors you knock on are all an illusion. They believe that in this election the same old smears and negative attacks will prevail again.

They're wrong.

Like shooting Republican fish in a barrel, y'all.

- as

[Tempest]

1. BRAVO!

That will get a lot of fence-sitters thinking.

[MichiganVote]

2. People here are either rolling their eyes at that ad or ignoring it.

[americanstranger]

4. I know WE are. In this case, we don't count.

But I can imagine a lot of voters seeing that ad (provided the reports are correct and McCain's stooges saw fit to do a good-sized ad buy) and thinking 'WTF does Britney Spears have to do with people losing their homes or jobs?'

McCain's boys couldn't wait to push this - and boy oh boy did they miscalculate.

- as

[MichiganVote]

19. No, I mean in Michigan. Among voters.

[americanstranger]

22. Ah. Misunderstood you.

Sorry 'bout that.

- as

[terrya]

3. That IS brilliant.

I won't even try to second guess the Obama campaign.

"And they're not just attacking me. They're attacking you.

They're mocking the desire of millions of Americans to step up and take ownership of the political process."

That is the perfect response to those ads.

Excellent.

[AspenRose]

5. NOT. THIS. TIME.

:thumbsup:

[FKA MNChimpH8R]

6. Beautiful response

Obama is a supreme master of political and rhetorical jiu-jitsu - use your attacker's motion against him and flip him to the floor.

[blondeatlast]

7. "They're attacking you." Indeed they are--and OUR nominee won't let them get away with it.

I love it.

[C_U_L8R]

8. That hit home.

Fuck the GOP and Fuck John McCain
Fuck all these fuckin' fuckhead rightwing pundits.
We're turning you off and throwing you out.
Fuck em.

[grannylib]

9. Fearmongering, lies and smear tactics...that's ALL the 'pukes have

and it's all they ever WILL have.
McCain can't run an honorable campaign; he's not an honorable man. He's a rePuke...the two are totally contradictory.
And it's the same all over the place; the Reich Wing runs dishonest untrue attack ads because they sure as shit can't run on their RECORDS...

What filth.

Good on Obama; I hope people are listening, and I'm SURE the M$M will be playing it ENDLESSLY, giving it the same amount of free airplay they give to the Reich Wing attack ads all the time :sarcasm:

[Phredicles]

10. I like. Is it a speech? An e-mail?

[blondeatlast]

11. Edit: my mistake. nt

[americanstranger]

12. That was from a fundraising email.

My bet is they'll pull in a few mil with that email.

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[Whisp]

15. from this day forward, it should be in every speech he makes.

every speech in every venue. over and over as often as Rev Wright ran.

and watch the McCain cry his eyes out from kicking himself.

[Skidmore]

13. K&freakingR....

Yes, McCain and his Rovemeisters are mocking us. They ARE insulting the people.

[Whisp]

14. That Is Perfect.

things are heating up, folks.
This is the way Obama is going to handle it, with the truth.
And the truth shall slay the dragon.

he does not have to do the crap that the Clintons and McCain did to him.

NOT THIS TIME.
this is a different race with a much different candidate.
he takes no shit, he takes no prisoners, but in a most gentlemanly way.

I'm even beginning to believe that the election fraudsters will have more difficulty than usual stealing another one.

gobama!!

[applegrove]

16. Well done.

[WinkyDink]

17. In the vernacular of the Internets: McCain got PWNED!

[caledesi]

18. I agree! NT

[kurtboss]

20. Yeah, but it is racist

It's a joke, but it's drawn attention. Josh Marshall has a nice write-up on the themes sure to be expanded on.

[Beetwasher]

21. "They're Mocking YOU!"

It's a brilliant angle.

The majority supports Obama right now and a sizeable portion are still undecided, so they are at least THINKING about supporting Obama, and people don't like being mocked.