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McCain Campaign: New Ad Is Just a Bit of Fun
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ABC News’s Bret Hovell reports: John McCain said the new web ad his campaign released Friday is just an effort to inject some humor into the campaign.
"We were having some fun," McCain told reporters in Panama City, FL, about the ad which draws messianic comparisons between Obama and Moses. "We were having some fun with our supporters that we sent it out to and we're gonna display a sense of humor in this campaign."
McCain stood by his commitment to keep the campaign a respectful one, brushing off questions as to whether Friday’s ad, and one earlier in the week comparing Obama to a celebrity in the vein of Paris Hilton or Britney Spears, muddied those waters.
"This is a very respectful campaign," McCain said. "I've repeated my admiration and respect for Senator Obama...I don’t think our campaign is negative in the slightest. I'm, we think it’s got a lot of humor in it and we’re having fun and enjoying it. And that is what campaigns are going to be like."
McCain was also given an opportunity to respond to comments is campaign manager, Rick Davis, made Thursday, when he said that Obama had injected race into the presidential campaign.
McCain agreed that Obama had played the "race card," when Obama said that McCain's campaign was trying to "scare [voters] about me. They’re going to try to say that I'm a risky guy, they're going to try to say, 'Well you know he's got a funny name and he doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills.'"
"I think his comments were clearly, were clearly the race card because of what he said," McCain said. "Everybody can read his remarks."
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Hopefully, the laugh will be on you McBush. This cartoonist behavior doesn't show you to be presidential material, just the opposite.
Posted by: JR | Aug 1, 2008 7:56:29 PM
I guess he thinks he is bringing dignity back to the white house by associating the Presidency of the United States of America with a woman who has an internet sex tape the world has seen and another woman who has flashed her cooter several times for the world...
yeah that gives the office some dignity...
and then associates them all back with Moses...
Soldiers dying
grandmothers homeless...
their children going to be homeless trying to take care of their aging parents, the economy goignt o the shi##er and John mccain spends his campaign funds on associating the white house with internet porn and t& a.
Nice...really nice.
we are just a beacon to the world.
ooof
Posted by: dl | Aug 1, 2008 7:56:29 PM
McCain, through his attempted sense of humour and truth, gives me as much a smile as Obama, through his sense of hypocrisies and lies, gives me a fever.
Posted by: young_voter | Aug 1, 2008 8:06:47 PM
I don't think it's funny to make campaign ads as such while the American people are suffering.
I guess when you're worth $40.4 million you don't really care as mcuh.
Obama08
The landslide
Posted by: Vanessa | Aug 1, 2008 8:07:03 PM
John McCain, playing the fiddle and "having a laugh", while the country and our world BURNS...
Posted by: ick! | Aug 1, 2008 8:13:36 PM
When you think McCain can't go any lower, he does. It's disgusting. And I used to respect the guy.
Posted by: DH | Aug 1, 2008 8:13:59 PM
I DO think it's funny. It's also funny how Obama's followers are taking it. They just take themselves WAY too seriously.
Posted by: SarahNJ | Aug 1, 2008 8:17:09 PM
Just wondering, do you paid Obama bloggers get a bonus for being the first comments to appear? Must be nice! You are raking it in!
Posted by: SarahNJ | Aug 1, 2008 8:18:46 PM
Touchy people these Obamanites, eh? Poke a little fun at their Messiah and off they go. Relax. Take a chill pill. It's still a free country... freedom of speech and all that. Let's not have the Dems repressing thoughts and ideas like the Bushies, shall we?
Posted by: Maggie | Aug 1, 2008 8:19:13 PM
It is OBVIOUS that John McCain needs a NEW set of advisers! OsiSpeaks.com
Posted by: KYJurisDoctor | Aug 1, 2008 8:20:10 PM
"McCain playing the fiddle while our world burns?"
1. Where is this "world fire?" I'm curious.
2. I guess you haven't noticed your messiah laughing and smiling constantly in most of his pictures and news clips? What about our "burning world?"
Now, THAT is a funny comment. Thanks for the laugh!
Posted by: SarahNJ | Aug 1, 2008 8:22:28 PM
I am an Obama supporter and I *love* McCain's hilarious ads. They're so bizarre and they just make people want to give money to Obama. Obama got 100,000 donations yesterday, 1/3 from new donators. If the average donation is like it was in June ($60), then Obama made 6 million in one day, 2 million of which was from people who never donated to him before. I wonder what made them all donate suddenly??? hmmmm
Posted by: Lisa | Aug 1, 2008 8:24:32 PM
Education, the economy, the wars in the middle east, the environment. Hmm, me think there are more relevant things to talk about.
Posted by: Louis | Aug 1, 2008 8:24:55 PM
Funny? It's hilarious! Paris, Brittany and Moses should really unite the conservative evangelical right
I think this is going to boomarang big time
Obama 08
Posted by: Rick | Aug 1, 2008 8:28:01 PM
McCain is seriously looking stupid. He's taking bad advice from his Rove advisers.
Posted by: ted | Aug 1, 2008 8:33:06 PM
During the nominating debates for both parties it seems there was more focus on the issues. While I wasn't initially sold on Senator Obama, I wasn't convinced on McCain either. My main concern right now is stability in the world and repairing our foreign policies and the perception the world has of the U.S. There are dangerous governments out there and what I want to see is someone who's willing to give diplomacy a chance. This silly crap that McCain is spending resources on is worthless... who the hell is going to take him serious? He's lost the chance at my vote. He's turning into another right-wing nut job.
Posted by: Cali IT Prof | Aug 1, 2008 8:35:39 PM
I hope he makes more. He certainly has enough material! That Obama says a lot of funny things. His panties are all in a bunch, now.
Posted by: OD on BO | Aug 1, 2008 8:36:03 PM
Respectful = Suggesting your opponent is unpatriotic or even treasonous by saying he is willing to lose a war so he can win an election. Yeah. Real respectful. Or was that just some McCain humor?
Posted by: Gerry L | Aug 1, 2008 8:38:45 PM
These ads are effective in pointing out Senator Obama's arrogance and his obscene amount of self-importance. That's exactly what they are doing, and that is why it hits so close to home.
Posted by: A Dem who pays attention | Aug 1, 2008 8:40:02 PM
Fun? This ad is supposed to be funny? Why doesn't he just show some sscat films depicting Obama and say that is fun? If this represents an old feeble man's idea of fun then why would we want him in the WH?
Posted by: jozy | Aug 1, 2008 8:42:23 PM
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