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Who's that Praising McCain?
August 07, 2008 10:04 AM
ABC News’ Bret Hovell Reports: Who said it?
"I admire Senator McCain greatly."
"I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the White House."
"I believe the right approach begins with the proposal put forward by…Senator McCain."
Do names of Republicans pop to mind?
Would you believe Howard Dean, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, respectively?
A new web-only ad from the McCain campaign compiles seven quotes from seven prominent Democrats, each one offering compliments for the presumptive Republican nominee.
You can watch the ad HERE
Of course the ad, "Praising McCain," doesn’t utilize any recent sounds from those democrats – except for the quote from Clinton, who spoke her praise as a condemnation of her then-rival for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama. Dean’s quote is more than five years old, one from Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic leader, is more than eight years old.
The praise from the left has been fainter since McCain starting running for President.
But the ad is designed demonstrate one of the points McCain makes regularly on the stump – that he can work across the aisle with Democrats.
The campaign isn’t spending money on the ad, beyond having produced it. They’ve parked it on YouTube, and are hoping for the free media of cable coverage to propel the ad beyond the Internet.
2004 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., released a statement Thursday in response to McCain’s new ad, arguing McCain has changed.
"The McCain campaign is determined to give their Paris Hilton ad a run for its money in the desperation department, and they’ve succeeded only in shining a light on the fact that the John McCain of today is unrecognizable from the John McCain of just a couple years ago," Kerry wrote.
"The real question is what happened to the John McCain we used to know and why he changed overnight into a George Bush nominee with a Karl Rove campaign. The new John McCain supports the Bush tax giveaways for the wealthy he once denounced, opposes his own immigration bill, flip-flopped on torture, and runs negative ads after calling for an honorable campaign," Kerry's statement read.
Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean also resonded: "John McCain a maverick? The John McCain of 2000 wouldn't even consider voting for the John McCain of 2008. The American people are learning that the John McCain of 2008 represents more of the same failed policies we've gotten from George Bush for the past eight years. Senator McCain is clearly in the tank for Exxon and big oil, for keeping our troops stuck in Iraq for decades to come, and for an economic policy that puts tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations above relief for hardworking families. John McCain has changed: he's taken the low road, leveling false, negative and misleading attacks against Barack Obama. John McCain is no more a maverick within the Republican Party than Dick Cheney is. He's just more of the same."
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"when you take something out of context, call it your own, . . . . . .plagerism?
Posted by: DAVID NH | Aug 7, 2008 10:14:14 AM
And, sure enough, the media plays along with free coverage.
Posted by: caliguy55 | Aug 7, 2008 10:17:34 AM
Priceless.......
Posted by: Stan | Aug 7, 2008 10:23:42 AM
If Hillary Clinton really will get us out of the Middle East she should run as an independent and she would win.
Obama and his promise to get us out of the middle east was JUST WORDS and POLITICAL RHETORIC.
McCain I beleive would give us out of the middle east honorably and get us out faster than the quagmire Obama wants over their
Posted by: cool world | Aug 7, 2008 10:25:47 AM
I love the ad! I think its a GREAT idea to have these well-known democrats giving praise to President McCain! McCain has always been bi-partisan.
Posted by: Susan | Aug 7, 2008 10:27:30 AM
The McCain campaign is incredibly childish. And desperate. He is basicaly the incumbent and he cannot break 41% in the polls.
Posted by: Kevin | Aug 7, 2008 10:38:22 AM
I don't know about either candidate honestly but I know we can't continue to follow Bush's policies. While I respect McCain he really doesn't seem that different from Bush and his policies. As far as the economy I don't think the republicans have the average middle class American in mind so not sure why people still think that they can provided answers for the funk they helped put this country in.
Posted by: al | Aug 7, 2008 10:38:56 AM
They praised McCain back 5 to 10 years ago when he was "Maverick" and not the empty suite he is today.
Boy you guys will get excited over some of the smallest stuff.
Posted by: beck | Aug 7, 2008 10:41:36 AM
As for Hillary Clinton: I voted for her here in Florida and always respected her and her husband. I was rooting for her to get the VP spot, but not anymore. Their conduct in this week has made me lose respect for her. If i was a childish as McCain, i would have asked her to return my campaign donation.
Posted by: Kevin | Aug 7, 2008 10:42:57 AM
Cool World: LOLL McCain is one who put us in the middle east. It is like McCain vs. McCain. You people need to open wide your eyes.
Posted by: beck | Aug 7, 2008 10:44:17 AM
Unfortunately he is temperamental and has severve senior moments. We can't afford him to lead our loved country.
Posted by: COL.A.M.Khajawall [Ret[ | Aug 7, 2008 10:44:17 AM
Al,I respectfully say maybe you need to find out more about the candidates. McCain is and has always been a Maverick. He'll break from the republicans and stand for what he believes in. He is no Bush. Actually, Obama is starting to show many Bush-like traits. As far as the economy my retirement accounts have been soaring the past several years, it has just been in this past year that they've been coming down. Let's see, can we honestly blame the republicans for everything that goes wrong? I was so thrilled when the dems took over two years ago, needless to say, that thrill was short lived. Everyone gets credit for our current state of affairs.
Posted by: Stan | Aug 7, 2008 10:44:56 AM
Mcain wasnt that bad 8-10 years ago but NOW he has sold his soul to the evil bush,Do remember cynics there have been republicans to praise obama HAGEL,PAWLENTY, GOV ARNOLD S, ETC!!
Posted by: angie | Aug 7, 2008 10:50:47 AM
"And what Repubs been complimenting Obama lately. Let's see: Pawlenty, Palin, Hagel, Lugar...anyone can play this game."
This works well for McCain. Obama and democratics are trying to push this "same as Bush" false notion and act like McCain does not have a bipartisan history so I think this is very effective. I think it's amusing how Obama has the most liberal voting record, has never taken a bipartisan approach to an issue where he takes any political risk or spends political capital, yet tries to be labeled as the unifier and bipartisan candidate.
If democrats had nominated a moderate democrat they would win in a landslide due to the political climate but once again democratic leadership insists upon nominating a left wing radical which will once again fail. You'd think they would have learned in 2000 and 2004 but I guess to the leadership taking a risk is worth getting a left winger into the white house.
For all those hopping on the Boone Pickens train I hope you have looked into his history. He is a billionaire from oil, but he is smart enough to see with the oil industry being the current american industry under attack from democrats he needs to diversify his holdings. He has invested heavily into wind and other alternative energies to make several more billion. He has been using some very underhanded techniques to achieve his goals but because wind power is trendy and "green" politicians on both sides are turning a blind eye.
The site I link is very opinionated and anti global warming so keep that in mind, but it is a very good starting point and analysis of Boone Pickens. Take it as you will and make up your own mind as to the validaty and purpose of his energy plan.
Posted by: Cryos | Aug 7, 2008 10:51:03 AM
wah, wah, wah! Look at all these crybaby Obama supporters complaining about some positive attention for once that the media is giving McCain! YOu are just so sensitive that anything negative about Obama, you call it "biased"! It is very well known that Obama gets much more attention than McCain! How many news anchors accompanied McCain on his european trip???
And, STOP , with the race card already! It's called freedom of speech...we are allowed to criticize Obama without being racists, and we are allowed to NOT VOTE for him without being racists! Americans are sick of these accusations, and will fight back at the polls, Obama is clearly dividing America with his race card politics!!
Posted by: decentAmerican | Aug 7, 2008 10:51:46 AM
I thought that McCain thought that working across the isle was bad? When Obama recently said he would be willing to compromise on off-shore drilling in order to get bi-partisan support the McCain camp lambasted him as a "flip-flopper". So what is it McCain, it bi-partisanship only good when you do it, and bad when Obama does it?
Posted by: Jeff | Aug 7, 2008 10:53:47 AM
Yes McCain is one of the good guys. I wanted Hillary but now I will be voting for McCain. The democratic party has been hijacked by extremists.
Posted by: Hillary2012 | Aug 7, 2008 10:56:34 AM
I think McCain is ready to be president. Obama has only been a Senator for what? Two years or so? Since when is a man ready to be CEO of a company when he only has two or so years of experience? At the least, a governor would have more experience since his state government is a microcosm of what the Federal government is. But a Senator of only two years? Do you really think he is ready just because he has charisma? Hugo Chavez has loads of that and look what he is trying to make his country into - another Cuba!
Posted by: Nelson Feliciano | Aug 7, 2008 10:57:07 AM
a good move.... mccain is bringing up two issues at one: years of experience and willingness to work with democrats.
Posted by: mccain 08 | Aug 7, 2008 11:14:04 AM
Nelson
Mccain has been in senate for 25 years what has he done for our energry war in iraq, jobs, healthcare, education, etc if his 25 years experience of voting NO or barley showing up to vote at all i will take the less experience anyday!!!
Posted by: angie | Aug 7, 2008 11:17:41 AM
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