I think McCain's "Celebrity" ad is playing a card all right... I think it's playing the Hitler card

[XemaSab]

Why would McCain want to portray Barack as being incredibly popular?

What does this ad show?

A politician speaking in Germany in front of a huge crowd thrusting out their right fists, waving flags, and chanting the leader's name.

Two little Aryan girls are shown.

Flashbulbs are popping. There's even a sepia tone in some images, and the final picture of Obama is almost in black and white.

The last words shown are "Foreign Oil." Foreign.

Compare this ad:

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

With this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58N73cAF97Y

Having seen the video of Obama's actual speech, and the profound dissimilarity of Obama and Hitler in said speech, I think the comparison between Obama and Hitler in McCain's ad is more than coincidental. And that's the real card being played here.

[babylonsister]

1. Probably not a stretch; several writers have also made the comparison.

[KittyWampus]

10. interesting how many themes it taps into.

[mwb970]

2. The chanting of "Obama! Obama!" sounds totally Nazi to me.

I thought of Hitler the first time I saw this pathetic ad. My God, Republicans are vile, nasty people, aren't they? Yuck. I can't stand them!

[tekisui]

3. Not just Hitler, but a Black Hitler.

Funny, too, that mccain's campaign is the one ran entirely by the fascist media propaganda.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Black Hitler? Is he comparable to Black Bush?

[Lisa0825]

4. Yeah, that occurred to me too. nt

[XemaSab]

5. Kick!

'Cause I like this idea

[ErinBerin84]

6. didn't Tucker Bounds say something like

"it's 'fascinating' watching the way people respond to Obama in foreign countries...particularly German people..." Lol, ok Tucker. Whatever could you be talking about.

[depakid]

8. Expect that to be the implicit spin after Denver, too.

Older voters in particular they figure will be susceptible to that.

[XemaSab]

9. Not to sound snide

but what percent of the American public was old enough during World War II to remember Hitler? :shrug:

In 2000, 1.5 percent of the population was over 85. Yeah, that's the 1.5 percent who vote, but younger people (like, under age 60) I think would be more likely to compare him with Kennedy or nobody at all.

But this is all just me guessing.