[kscoyote]

McCain Mocked Idea of Obama on U.S. Currency...in JUNE - The Jed Report

Having it both ways.

[napalmbomb]

His ears are still to big.

[shartley]

It looked like a YouTube submission, and it didn't even have the "I am John McCain and I approve this Ad" at the end.. sure it said it was paid for by John McCain 2008, but you can bet every candidate has loads of ads made and then approves and disapproves what gets used. I bet the "scrap bin" has all sorts of interesting stuff in it.

I also don't see it as having it both ways. When McCain's people pointed out the race card and Obama's own words it was far different than what that Ad (the one shown in the link above) was saying. One was about fear and claimed racism, and the other is about CHANGE. Yes, they both used one thing in common, his face on money, but aside from that there is absolutely no comparing them.

And this really shows the warped view of things...

The issue here, of course, is that John McCain claimed great umbrage at Barack Obama's lighthearted comment that Bush and McCain would emphasize that "he doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."

Lighthearted? His little speech was how McCain (and others) were trying to use fear (and race) to scare voters.... there is nothing "light hearted" about that, even if he says it in a tone that is mocking. The message is loud and clear and it is anything but lighthearted.

But that is typical of certain points of view. There are those out there that believe that Obama can do no wrong, nor can anyone he associates with (or associated with for decades).

I am sure some finger pointing will be made back at McCain now in response to my comments, but oh well. Most people who support McCain KNOW McCain's faults and do not try to defend or spin them.... yet still see him as a better choice for president. And that is the big difference between supporters IMHO.

[tripleblack]

I'm weary of negative ads - even the ones based upon the opposition's own words.

Sure, I know they work with some people, but they just roll off my back.

FAR better to spend the money presenting a positive message about your own policies, plans and issues.

We'll see how low this mud rassle goes...

I predict it gets really nasty and stays there all through the campaign. On both sides.

The unification programs are in full swing behind the scenes, aligning the public message of the candidates with their key backers in their respective parties. This effort will continue far past the conventions, when it is usually abandoned while the campaigns focus on each other, because both sides have fractured bases and real problems within their own parties. This will keep the negative stuff boiling even more than is usual, since this sort of ad is helpful in uniting the troops in a common cause.

The strategy is apparent, and would appear to be set in stone.

This will be one of the most negative races in history - that's my prediction. There is actual hatred on BOTH sides.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...ime_to_ta.html

Dick Morris, Billary tactician and attack dog from bygone years, is urging McCain to go negative in August. Foregone conclusion, from what I can see.