Gonna party like it's 1984

I remember this commercial when it first came out. No, I didn't see it the one time it aired, but I saw the 'reporting' about the ground breaking commercial for weeks afterward. Advertising's first viral video.

Redone for the 2008 Election, it makes more sense than ever:



With thanks to RedState

Final Appeal

The campaign is drawing to a close, and may in fact be a forlorn hope.



Money quote:

Don't Hope for a stronger America, vote for one!

McCain Ad

Thanks, Joe!!

From Exurban League...

...another great campaign graphic that, um, graphically illustrates the campaign...



Thanks to John at ExurbanLeague.

McCain pulls a Crazy Ivan

Johnny Mac "suspends" campaigning to return to the Senate in order to work on an "Aid to Dependent Fat Cat Investment Bankers" bill. I think they're actually going to add a new title to the Social Security Act to cover this one...

Master stroke, or mark of desperation? At first blush, I think it's a mistake. Perhaps he's setting BO up to debate an empty chair?

If BO doesn't "join" him in Washington, I think McCain should go to the floor of the Senate, and ask where his "friend from Illinois is" and "his dear old friend from Delaware" is... Then he should re-introduce the bills Bush sent to Congress in 2001, 2003 and his own 2005 legislation. And get Reid and the rest of them on the record - and on CSPAN.

Johnny Can't E-mail...

Here's BO's latest attack ad:




Can't use a computer? Can't e-mail? He's not THAT old. My dad, just a tad north of Senator McCain's age e-mails, and is quite handy on-line and using routine computer tools.

Of course, he was never tortured by the North Viet Namese...

Via Hot Air, a story from the Boston Globe from 2000 about McCain:

McCain gets emotional at the mention of military families needing food stamps or veterans lacking health care. The outrage comes from inside: McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes. Friends marvel at McCain’s encyclopedic knowledge of sports. He’s an avid fan - Ted Williams is his hero - but he can’t raise his arm above his shoulder to throw a baseball.

Great job, BO.

"Disrespectful"

Johnny Mc's add defending Sarah Palin.

I think they could do a series of these adds, given the 5th column attacks on Sarah`Cuda.

Wow

A neat story from a caller to Rush's show... He and his family met with Johnny Mac and Sarah'cuda...

Read it, and checkout the pictures.

(Stolen from SondraK)

True Grit, 2008 edition

This graphic comes by way of Power Line:

Yes She Can!

And she hunts & fishes too...



Hunting and Fishing pictures stolen from BeldarBlog

I had been hoping that McCain would choose Palin. Although it might have been fun to watch Plugs drooling over Mitt's hair during a debate...

And the Obama camp didn't miss a chance to be smarmy:

"Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain's commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush's failed economic policies -- that's not the change we need, it's just more of the same," said Bill Burton, Obama Campaign Spokesman.

Where is Gov Palin?

From Ace of Spades:

A cool website named FlightAware has tracked a Gulfsteam IV flight from Alaska to Ohio...






Now it could just be someone coming back from a fishing trip... but it could be Sarah Palin coming to town.

I can only hope.

Tiny

The latest John McCain add.... "Tiny":



And while I'm at it - McCain's "The One, Part II"

McCain uses Hillary Ad

Her 3:00 AM add is a springboard:

John McCain quote of the day

From an appearance with Jay Leno:

The approval rating in Congress is now down to 9%. That's blood relatives and paid staffers.

McCain add... "Fan Club"

Who does Johnny Mac have doing these commercials? They're getting better!

Which Candidate Said What?

As Russia and Georgia slip-slide closer to all out war, which candidate said what?

I strongly condemn the outbreak of violence in Georgia, and urge an immediate end to armed conflict. Now is the time for Georgia and Russia to show restraint, and to avoid an escalation to full scale war. Georgia’s territorial integrity must be respected. All sides should enter into direct talks on behalf of stability in Georgia, and the United States, the United Nations Security Council, and the international community should fully support a peaceful resolution to this crisis.

Compare that to:

Today, news reports indicate that Russian military forces crossed an internationally-recognized border into the sovereign territory of Georgia. Russia should immediately and unconditionally cease its military operations and withdraw all forces from sovereign Georgian territory. What is most critical now is to avoid further confrontation between Russian and Georgian military forces. The consequences for Euro-Atlantic stability and security are grave.

The government of Georgia has called for a cease-fire and for a resumption of direct talks on South Ossetia with international mediators. The U.S. should immediately convene an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to call on Russia to reverse course. The U.S. should immediately work with the EU and the OSCE to put diplomatic pressure on Russia to reverse this perilous course it has chosen. We should immediately call a meeting of the North Atlantic Council to assess Georgia's security and review measures NATO can take to contribute to stabilizing this very dangerous situation. Finally, the international community needs to establish a truly independent and neutral peacekeeping force in South Ossetia.

Hmm. One starts with "I" and has the magical "now is the time", while the other is firm and coherent. Still not sure? Check the originals:


Obama, McCain

Via Michelle Malkin, Commentary does it better than me...

A new McCain ad...

This add does get the point across, but it's old fashioned... I don't think it's as effective as the two adds we saw earlier from the McCain camp:

A pair of McCain adds

The McCain camp is out with a couple of adds...

First "The One"


Next an add addressing Latinos:



Here's a translation of the add, courtesy of Hot Air:

CHYRON: The World According To Barack Obama

BARACK OBAMA: Tonight I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen; a proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen of the world.

CHYRON: But Entire Nations Were Forgotten!

BARACK OBAMA: France, Berlin, Hamburg, Britain, Kandahar, London, Rwanda, Iran, Bangladesh…

CHYRON: Where Was Latin America Left?

BARACK OBAMA: Karachi, Beijing, the former Soviet Union, Pakistan, Paris, Bali, Russia, Chad, Zimbabwe…

CHYRON: And Latinos?

BARACK OBAMA: Afghanistan, Somalia, Darfur, Belfast, South Africa, Madrid, Europe, Burma, Amman…

CHYRON: Maybe He Forget About Us?

---------

I like both adds, but the first "works" more for me, but then again, I'm not Latino.