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Today's Campaign Contest: Count the Young White Women in McCain's Anti-Obama Video

August 12, 2008 9:30 AM

How many young white women professing adoration for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, can you count in this anti-Obama web video that the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, was sending out yesterday?

One...two...three...four...sure are a lot of young white women in this thing....

Why do you think they put so many young white women professing their love for Obama in what is clearly an anti-Obama video? What would possibly be negative about young white women liking Sen. Obama?

When asked, the McCain campaign says they took the video from local news packages, but of course that doesn't explain anything.

- jpt

UPDATE: McCain campaign senior adviser Mark Salter writes to say: "All we are suggesting is 'the kids think he's dreamy. But should he be president?'"

UPDATE 2: Looks like the McCain campaign has taken the video off youtube.

UPDATE 3: The McCain camp has re-posted their video on youtube HERE with the explanation that they had to remove Wayne and Garth from the clip. "Video changed per Mike Myers' 'people,'" says McCain spox Brian Rogers. "Apparently we aren't worthy."

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Lets examine qualifications, lets say you own a company and you're looking for a new CEO and you want to hire an internal candidate....would you pick the guy that has been there for 143 days, I think not.

Posted by: yrualeg | Aug 15, 2008 6:53:53 AM

The problem with Obama is that everyone who knows nothing about Chicago politics has no idea what they are voting for. The Chicago Democratic Machine and the state Dem. party have ruined Illinois who now has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at 7.2%, the highest sales and income taxes in the country and absolutely nothing to show for it. The roads and infrastructure are decaying so badly its disgusting, so much so I moved out of my home state to get away from the sadness.

So go ahead and vote him and the Chicago Cronies in. I dare you all to ruin this country. You have no idea the hell you are about to unleash on this country. You think Bush is a bad apple you don't know Obama.

Also, What the hell ius with ABC and their political coverage? Of the top5 stories on their page, all are about Obama? My good people, the fix is in, and if you don't know what they say in Chicago, let me spell it out for you...

VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN.

I still wish someone would investigate the reason the Chicago Tribune went after the divorce proceedings that got Ryan out of the senate race, and allowed Obama to win a state senate seat that had been controlled by suburban republicans for more than 50 years. It reeks of Chicago Dirty Dem. politics. Yet the story is covered up so good, it looks like Roswell.

Posted by: anonymost | Aug 14, 2008 9:24:21 PM

This is not about racism. The only people making this about racism are the news people. Get over it. If McCain wins it will be because of the racist Americans. If Obama wins it will be because of his vision. It seems to me that McCain, or anyone for that matter just look at Hillary, are climbing against the news media's story growing racism focus. Get over it, and lets look at the two candidates for what they say and what they have done. Neither of these two are my choice candidate s/he was eliminated in the primaries.

Posted by: Megan | Aug 14, 2008 1:50:37 PM

McCain is the biggest flip flopper in the history of politics. On issue after issue, he's flipped whenever it suits him politically: McCain-Feingold, Offshore Drilling, Immagration, Abortion, Torture, Tax Cuts for the wealthy, Jerry Falwell as “an agent of intolerance," Bob Jones University, etc. etc. you name it, he's played whatever side he thinks will work for him. Talk about an empty suit.

Additionally, he cheated on his first wife, divorced her after she waited for him to return from Vietnam (because she had been in an accident and was no longer pretty).

Posted by: Jeff | Aug 14, 2008 12:04:31 AM

This election is simple, people. If you love George Bush and think he's done a great job as President, and want another four years of the same, vote McCain. If not, vote Obama. This election is about whether to stay the course with Bush's approach, as McCain wants to do. Love Bush? Vote McCain.

Posted by: Jim | Aug 13, 2008 11:56:32 PM

"...So they attack the strengths of Obama..."

Classic Rove politics...try and turn your opponent's strength into a weakness. Hillary started it...McCain is taking it to new extremes.

It's amazing...the righties are so bereft of any original thought that they have no other recourse but to project their own inadequacies on Obama.

Posted by: Jeff | Aug 13, 2008 11:33:06 PM

You can do the same count and decide whether the candidate's own web site shows the same "lopsided" ratio of whites as the supposedly racist McCain ad. Be sure to look hard for Asian, Hispanic and members of certain religions, too.

Posted by: in_awe | Aug 13, 2008 2:01:40 PM

This McCain ad is not about race; it is about the mindless cult of personality that is the Obama phenomenon. McCain recently put out another ad that focused on the Media's Obama love-in. That ad featured a bunch of white men, like Chris Matthews, fawning over Obama. Was that ad racist too?

Obama and his sheep have cried wolf a few too many times.

Posted by: Nancy | Aug 13, 2008 12:50:48 PM

I don't believe the vile John so-called War Hero McCain is racist. he is purely sexist. He hates women. I pity Cindy. All the money and media attention in the world can't change the fact that she is constantly belittled by a senile old fool.

Hillary could fight this. god bless america.

Posted by: Nija | Aug 13, 2008 12:23:49 PM

Plus, denouncing the other candidate's tactics is the worst possible campaign tactic. The point is to put out your own message and win the battle to define yourself. Otherwise you look like a weak, whiny, metrosexual wimp that runs to mommy (the media) for protection every time your little white dress gets dirty.

Posted by: ajmalkov | Aug 13, 2008 10:32:59 AM

What does it matter how many white women are in the ad. Stop bringing up race it's not and should not be an issue.

Posted by: ann | Aug 13, 2008 8:50:59 AM

Think of all the time spent on the distraction of race in this election....would it have been the same if Colin Powell had ever run? I think not.
HILLARY SUPPORTER FOR McCAIN!

Posted by: Deb | Aug 13, 2008 4:41:23 AM

How many American soldiers are going to vote for Obama now after he said the succes in Iraq was not due to US TROOPS July 22 2008.

Yep he told 200,000 cheering Germans anti American propaganda but refused to visit American fighting men. NO EXCUSE OBAMA CAN GIVE WILL EXPLAIN THAT AWAY.

Posted by: infantry | Aug 13, 2008 4:39:10 AM

"McCain's flunkies can't think of a single positive thing to say about their own guy . . ."

So they attack the strengths of Obama, which is his ability inspire and galvanize. They've also attacked his sophistication in foreign affairs along with his charisma. They've fed the delusional fears of the anti-Christ, which was the worst tactic. So what could be next?

Posted by: kat | Aug 13, 2008 3:31:57 AM

McCain sure knows how to reach the young voters. Make fun of them. Great idea. Who is advising this man?

Posted by: Desmond | Aug 13, 2008 3:16:10 AM

Geez, McCain's flunkies can't think of a single positive thing to say about their own guy, can they?

Posted by: zuzu's petals | Aug 13, 2008 2:08:14 AM

Can't we just all get along?

Posted by: JL | Aug 12, 2008 10:29:50 PM

"Grumpy old man beats an idiot.... EVERY TIME!!!"

Barack's not a grumpy old man, but he will beat the idiot.

Posted by: Jeff | Aug 12, 2008 10:24:43 PM

Two Words: Harold Ford

Posted by: Jeff | Aug 12, 2008 10:22:45 PM

McCain has shifted his position on just about every issue, but he still harbors the same feeling that he did when he case one of the few votes against the MLK Holiday!

Posted by: Brother Bill | Aug 12, 2008 10:16:51 PM

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