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Poster Highlights Race Issue
November 03, 2008 3:24 PM
ABC News' Huma Khan Reports: A new image of the presidential candidates is circulating in New York City.
And what’s different about this one? Their races are switched.
The poster, created by New York-based ad agency Grey Group, was motivated by the discussion about race in the elections.
“It makes a powerful message that race should not be the issue,” said Chris Brunt, associate creative director at the agency. “The idea of switching the races seems very strongly to personify that… in a way, it’s sort of obvious. It obviously says the sort of bold truth that color does not matter."
The images of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are accompanied by the slogan, "Let the Issues Be the Issue," to emphasize that other issues are more important than race.
The posters will be published in a small Pennsylvania newspaper and circulated all over New York City today, right in time for the elections.
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Obama looks like Wesley Crusher.
Posted by: Reason | Nov 3, 2008 3:39:30 PM
I never saw Obama as a black man. I only looked at his judgement, experience and policies. There are many highly respected Judges, Doctors, Lawyers who are black men and women today in our society.
Posted by: becky | Nov 3, 2008 3:41:11 PM
Obama is going to put the nations coal industry out of business and that means a loss of thousands of job. The Coal Association of Ohio says this about Obama and his drones...
"It's evident that this campaign has been pandering in states like Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania to attempt to generate votes from coal supporters, while keeping his true agenda hidden from the state's voters.
"Senator Obama has revealed himself to be nothing more than a short- sighted, inexperienced politician willing to say anything to get a vote. But today, the nation's coal industry and those who support it have a better understanding of his true mission, to 'bankrupt' our industry, put tens of thousands out of work and cause unprecedented increases in electricity prices.
Posted by: ml | Nov 3, 2008 3:44:33 PM
A brilliant ad that effectively captures a very deep sentiment in this country. Bravissimo!
Posted by: Bob | Nov 3, 2008 3:44:35 PM
Obama looks funny white.
Maybe there is no guarantee he would have been a show-in if he were white.
Boy how white and black all of a sudden looks white and black would you say?
Anyway...
IT'S OVER.
E_DAY - 1: ELECTORAL COLLEGE EV POLLS
Obama 353
McCain 185
Posted by: Steve_NJ | Nov 3, 2008 3:45:28 PM
Reason: I thought of George Stephanopoulos when I first glanced at them. LOLOL. Obama could be his brother!
Posted by: becky | Nov 3, 2008 3:45:34 PM
Fact Check:
Despite the fact that both candidates support clean coal technology, the McCain campaign tried to make the case that Barack Obama wanted to take away jobs from coal country in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and both Drudge and FOX were happy to oblige.
But just three years ago on the floor of the United States Senate, John McCain's Republican colleague George Voinovich of Ohio took to the floor to argue against a proposal by McCain to curb greenhouse gas emissions. McCain's proposal, Voinovich said, would "put coal out of business" and cost thousands of jobs, an argument that McCain did not contest.
In fact, McCain agreed that his plan would require sacrifice, but he also argued (correctly) that in the long-run, America would be better off. In other words, he made the exact same arguments as Barack Obama
Posted by: becky | Nov 3, 2008 3:46:18 PM
This is not plausable because Obama is truly bi-racial and McCain is not.
Posted by: watching | Nov 3, 2008 3:48:09 PM
Blah blah blah, ml. Guess what? McCain has the same stance on coal power that Obama does. Do your homework and quit listening to what the pundits want you to hear.
Posted by: Bri | Nov 3, 2008 3:50:04 PM
Bri, you are mistaken. McCain supports a cap and trade system where carbon credits are first given to existing industries and then are sold on the open market thereafter. Obama supports a cap and trade system where carbon credits are sold by the government. There is a big difference between the two plans.
Posted by: Informed Voter | Nov 3, 2008 3:55:17 PM
McCain looks like a black Pop'n Fresh Dough Boy. LOLOL. Actually he looks nicer as a black person than a white one.
Posted by: becky | Nov 3, 2008 3:55:29 PM
Watching - Actually I believe Senator McCain does have a bit of black blood according to a story about his familys past in Mississippi. It is like 4 or 5 generations removed but it is still there. Cannot remember where I saw it Cnn or Abc. I am thinking CNN.
Posted by: Jenny Rome Ga | Nov 3, 2008 3:56:43 PM
Obama's coal comments are, of course, taken out the of context of an entire conversation. The little snipet that McCain/Palin keeps repeating makes no sense without hearing the entire conversation.
Posted by: Sheri Legg | Nov 3, 2008 3:57:20 PM
I think a lot of folks dont bother
about the color of the skin, otherwise they couldn't be coming to Obama's and listen to him thousands and thousands.
Posted by: FM | Nov 3, 2008 3:58:52 PM
When I look at Senator Obama I dont see color, I see a highly Intelligent person that wants to take this country forward in a positive way! A person who is willing to work across the Aisle and listen and work with all, A TRUE LEADER,When I look at Mccain I see a Hero a war Hero, but I see someone who will sruggle and be eratic as President Someone who gets angry Easily and will be a My way or Highway President I dont think Mccain is for Change
Posted by: Angie in PA | Nov 3, 2008 4:01:31 PM
I am reminded of Dr. King's dream. I really wish the color of a person's skin did not matter.
I am a white person. I have as many good friends of color as I have white friends. It is a horrible thing to be so racist.
I judge on character, not on color.
Posted by: sue | Nov 3, 2008 4:08:09 PM
Jenny Rome Ga.,
that is the part of McCains family that owned slaves 3 generations ago. The mixed & black McCains have a reunion every year that candidate McCain gets invited to and has never attended. He knows of them but has no contact.
Posted by: watching | Nov 3, 2008 4:08:29 PM
McCain is going to Roswell, NM today. I sure hope it doesn't have anything to do with that sneaky space alien!
Sen McCain, do NOT trust the space alien. He is not concerned with the welfare of the US.
http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/election-08/october-surprise-alien-endorses-mccain/
Posted by: Scared of the Alien Tactics | Nov 3, 2008 4:09:55 PM
When I look at Obama I see the President of the United States.
When I look at McCain I see a bitter old man.
Posted by: JR | Nov 3, 2008 4:10:19 PM
Obama is going to put the nations coal industry out of business and that means a loss of thousands of job. The Coal Association of Ohio says this about Obama and his drones...
"It's evident that this campaign has been pandering in states like Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania to attempt to generate votes from coal supporters, while keeping his true agenda hidden from the state's voters.
"Senator Obama has revealed himself to be nothing more than a short- sighted, inexperienced politician willing to say anything to get a vote. But today, the nation's coal industry and those who support it have a better understanding of his true mission, to 'bankrupt' our industry, put tens of thousands out of work and cause unprecedented increases in electricity prices.
Posted by: ml | Nov 3, 2008 3:44:33 PM
WRONG. The quote you're referring to and misquoted was Obama talking about DIRTY coal plants. If anyone wants to build a dirty coal plant when they can build a CLEAN burning coal plant deserves to be taxed into bankruptcy. Also, Obama and McCain's BOTH want the same thing, a 100% cap!
Get your facts straight.
Posted by: Chad | Nov 3, 2008 4:12:18 PM
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