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McCain Hit Obama With Britney, Paris -- Now Light Sabers?

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August 02, 2008 6:31 PM

Britney Spears? Paris Hilton? Moses?

The McCain campaign’s ads comparing Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to those figures may have prompted a chuckle, but Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer he’s dead serious about the issues in the ads.

“We’ll continue to have humor in our campaigns,” McCain said. “Those ads really were focused on two things.  They were focused on the fact that Sen. Obama wants to raise taxes, and I’m opposed of it.  And he opposes an energy policy which would work, including offshore drilling.  So the message there is there’re stark differences between myself and Sen. Obama.”

But McCain wasn’t done joking, either.

“I kind of enjoy ‘em,” McCain said of the ads. “You gotta have a sense of humor in this. 

“You know, a few days ago, Sen. Obama said he challenged me to a duel," McCain said. “I’m for the light sabers as weapons of choice.”

Speaking of a much more serious tiff this week about whether or not Obama played the race card in the campaign, McCain seemed to defend his team’s strong response.

“We’re not gonna allow racism to come into this campaign in any form,” McCain said. “And so I’m gonna respond if it comes up again.”

On another hot campaign issue, McCain said "the American people will make a judgment" on whether his campaign's pressure prompted Obama’s apparent shift this week toward allowing drilling for oil in U.S. coastal waters as part of a comprehensive energy plan.

But McCain claimed his opponent’s position remains much different from his.

“Well, the fact is he still opposes offshore drilling,” McCain said. “He opposes nuclear power.  He opposes most every measure, incentives to build a battery-driven car.  So, I’m not surprised that he’s hedging on this issue. But the fact is he still opposes offshore drilling.  We need to drill now and drill immediately, and it’s disgraceful that the Democrat-controlled Congress goes on a month-long recess without acting on energy.

“I would hope that he would urge the speaker of the House to at least have a vote on it,” McCain added.

“Sen. Obama is still opposed to a comprehensive energy plan,” McCain claimed. “It seems to me the only thing he wants us to do is inflate tires” to improve gas mileage.

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Yes, Rodney we women have a problem with Mcnutcase's view on birth control. Someone needs to tell him the revolution is over. And by the way, birth control applies to men too! Somebody needs to tell him that viagra ain't gonna do much good if he can't have sex! And yes menopausal women can conceive!

Posted by: Miki | Aug 2, 2008 8:39:07 PM

Those who think age does not matter are just ignorant of the facts. The Presidency is a very demanding job and that person will need to have lots of energy to do it well. There is a GOOD reason why pilots have to retire at age 60. mc-more-war has already had too many senior-moments to handle the job well, plus he can't even use a computer. The Real straight-talker, John Murtha was right when he said the presidency is no place for an OLD man. Obama 2008!!!

Posted by: pt | Aug 2, 2008 8:40:16 PM

I get it now... Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran was a joke song... ha, ha, ha... that scares me. McCain scares me. This isn't what I believe to be Presidental conduct.

Posted by: Rick_VT | Aug 2, 2008 8:41:26 PM

LOVE the ads!!! The crybaby messiah suddenly sees he can't cry foul and have the RNC jump like the DNC did on the Clintons. So glad his race-baiting actions have come home to roost. It's one of the reasons why his polls numbers are on a downward spiral. Keep up the great work McCain! It's about time you came out swinging.

Posted by: Never Obama | Aug 2, 2008 8:42:10 PM

Yes, when you're campaign ads are stupid and ill conceived, pretend they are a joke. Nobody will notice. I wonder how the Hilton's feel about the McCane camp mocking their daughter in a tv ad plastered all over the country? Especially since they made a maximum donation to McCane's campign fund. I bet their just rolling on the floor with laughter.

Posted by: Bea | Aug 2, 2008 8:43:20 PM

I want to see a commerical showing McCain as a kid eating from a silver spoon, then almost getting kicked out of the academy for being in the bottom five percent of his class, then show McCain crashing four jets and big daddy admirl coming to his aid. Then coming home from five years as a prisoner and having an affair and dumping his wife for some cowgirl beauty queen that has enough money to bolster his career.

I want to see an ad like that.. But I know I never will because some people have enough class unlike others...

Posted by: Gman | Aug 2, 2008 8:46:00 PM

2 out of three that i talk to are for obama-----where do these poles come from--seem like a lot of bs

Posted by: rodney | Aug 2, 2008 8:46:23 PM

If I remember correctly, Ronald Regan was a celeb.

Posted by: Jack | Aug 2, 2008 8:46:46 PM

Here's John McCain as a candidate for McCain in the U.S. Senate in October 1986 (posted by AZ blogger Tedski who has a PDF of the original newspaper report):

Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die?

When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, ‘Where is that marvelous ape?’

Yup... he's one funny guy.

Posted by: Rick_VT | Aug 2, 2008 8:47:07 PM

I seem to recall (last year?) McCain making a disparaging comment about skyrocketing CEO salaries that set off howls in conservative circles. He's for free-market capitalism -- up to a point. There's a populist streak in his thinking that says go ahead, be successful, but if it gets obscene in a time when others are hurting, you need to give more. It's the "common good" argument, as opposed to Obama's collectivist approach, and one of the reasons right wingers didn't enthusiastically support him in the beginning.

Posted by: magic | Aug 2, 2008 8:50:46 PM

Want another McCain joke that is documented? Here this one:

Ten years ago, McCain told this joke about Chelsea to a group of Republicans:
"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."

Hmmm.. cozy with the Clintons eh? Funny guy... mean, sexist, homophobic... yes Presidential material indeed.

Posted by: Rick_VT | Aug 2, 2008 8:54:19 PM

as i said earlier--mccains childish attacks against obama are a smoksscreen to take attertion off this vile vulgar old geser--who does not have the brains of a child---his wife needs to start being his nanny.

Posted by: rodney | Aug 2, 2008 8:59:08 PM

JR the uninformed said: "I love McBush's sense of humor, but the jokes on us. high gas prices (Democrats' fault...prices raised AFTER they took control of Congress), huge deficit (one Senator has very little control over the deficit, genius), torture (which McCain opposed, Einstein), more war (no, just winning the war Democrats are determined to lose), social security (what stance did he even take on this? Or are you just pulling things out of your butt at this point?), the economy (dot.com collapse recession coupled with devastating economic effects of 9-11, yet employment is still high. You're so brilliant!).

You fail on an epic level.

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Posted by: ynot4tony2 | Aug 2, 2008 9:01:24 PM

voted along with bush 95% of the time.

Posted by: rodney | Aug 2, 2008 9:04:06 PM

Maybe after this political thing doesn't work out, McCain can do some comic sketches.

Posted by: Ben Straub | Aug 2, 2008 9:15:57 PM

A Blue Ribbon Panel appointed by Congress says that Iran is planning an EMP attack on the US. The panel goes on to say that we are NOT prepared as a country to defend against such an attack and as a people we are poorly equipped to deal with the consequences. The panel surmises that over 200 million could die as a result. Read more here:
http://www.harvybing.com

Posted by: Jerry | Aug 2, 2008 9:16:25 PM

Did you see this?
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/08/setting-the-rec.html

McCain made an add mocking the picture of Obama ON A DOLLAR BILL in June!!!

Posted by: Jeremy | Aug 2, 2008 9:18:24 PM

I like the ads. In Germany Barack Obama schedule an event. The opening acts were two popular groups from Berlin. When they finished Barack Obama performed.

Posted by: waggdogg | Aug 2, 2008 9:18:47 PM

we should have sent mccain----could have shown his yellow teeth and told some of his sick jokes.

Posted by: rodney | Aug 2, 2008 9:22:43 PM

Funny ads? Like this campaign to be humorous? McCain supporters are having a good time. For the rest of us, the real joke is on us. People are losing jobs, mortgages are foreclosing, banks are going under, people are dying in Afghanistan and Iraq, and this is the best McCain can do: make a mockery of the campaign? And for what - a little "humor"? I guess I don't get it. Folks, realize soon that you get what you vote for! George W. Bush, anyone?

Posted by: cmgmaggie | Aug 2, 2008 9:23:41 PM

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