Ayers storyline still main anti-Obama strategy for McCain

The McCain campaign continues to ratchet up efforts to credibly link Barack Obama with “unrepentant terrorist” Bill Ayers with the release of two new ads - one web, the other a “national TV buy - that mark the first instance where the Ayers connection has been brought up outside of a stump speech, interview or […]

McCain running “nearly 100%” negative ads

The “Wisconsin Advertising Project” from the University of Wisconsin has released a study looking at campaign advertising from the two presidential campaigns fro the crucial period of the past week. The study looked at things spending and location of ads, but the most interesting factoid was the finding that “nearly 100%” of the McCain campaign’s […]

McCain TV: Obama not “presidential” in “Folks”

The newest national TV spot from the McCain campaign continues the traditional opposition line against anyone who happens to be a Democratic presidential candidate; that Obama is “extreme” and “the most liberal” member of the Senate. “Folks” also manages to imply that Obama is lying about his record, tricking voters into believing he is a […]

Obama TV: Rebuttal for McCain-Palin “smears”

What timing for the Obama campaign to put out a new ad - “The Subject” - hitting McCain for ignoring the economy and trying to “smear” Obama the same morning that the McCain campaign accused Obama of “lying” in a TV spot of their own.
Script and video below.
ANNCR:  He’s out of ideas.
Out of touch.
And running […]

McCain TV: Obama “lied” when attacking McCain

The McCain campaign has released what may their toughest ad yet, all because of one solitary word with big political meaning. “Hypo” is the newest ad from McCain-Palin, and it takes on Obama for “misleading” attacks on McCain and mentions the story out of Missouri where the Obama campaign has hired prosecutors to fight dirty […]

Obama TV: Preempting “erratic” McCain’s negative blitz

No worries about shell shock in the Obama campaign after McCain insiders promised a flurry of super-negative attacks on Obama over everything from Bill Ayers to higher taxes. The ominous news broke yesterday, and a day later finds the Obama camp preempting the dirty blitz by hammering McCain on the economy - what else? - […]

McCain TV: McCain says Obama is no “Tax Cutter”

McCain is trying to win the economy battle strictly on taxes. Want proof? See the following ad…
ANNCR: Who is Barack Obama?
BARACK OBAMA: “I’m a tax cutter.”
ANNCR: Really?
Senator Obama voted ninety-four times for higher taxes.
Ninety-four times.
He’s not truthful on taxes.
At least Congressional liberals admit they want to raise your taxes.
Add billions in new spending.
And oppose offshore […]

Obama TV: Two post-debate ads knock McCain-Palin over health care

The Obama campaign wasted no time in going after McCain following last night’s vice presidential debate, releasing two new TV ads that hit the GOP nominee for proposing to tax health care benefits and Sarah Palin’s refusal to explain McCain’s apparent health tax package at the VP debate.
The ads, called “Prescription” and “Can’t Explain,” attack […]

McCain TV: McCain speaks directly about a bad “Week”

Brand new TV spot - called “Week” and airing “nationally” - from the McCain campaign has McCain himself speaking directly to the camera and to voters about the explosive week in the economy and the financial markets.
In a change from previous ads trying to attack Obama on the economy, the new spot is strictly a […]

McCain TV: Two new web ads turn up the heat on Obama

Yes, these web ads put out by the McCain campaign are shameless propaganda that never occupy a paid TV slot but are only peddled by a highly caffeinated media. Yes, we are part of the whole mess by taking the bait and putting them up right here…
With that apologia out of the way, we can […]