"World's Biggest Celebrity"
How should Barack Obama respond? Here's the ad I'd like to see.
(Obama, alone, on camera.)
I'm Barack Obama. Recently, John McCain has started calling me the world's biggest celebrity. Bigger than Oprah. Bigger than Elvis.
I guess I should be insulted. But here's what actually makes me mad. One and a half million American families will lose their homes this year.
Soaring inflation is acting like a massive tax hike on all Americans, lowering your standard of living.
Stocks are down, unemployment is up. We're borrowing more money from China ... and shipping more of our jobs there as well.
With all these problems ... John McCain is taking your taxpayer money ... and spending it on commercials about Britney Spears.
I'm Barack Obama, and I'm fed up with the old politics of Bush and McCain. America needs a change.
(Obama, alone, on camera.)
I'm Barack Obama. Recently, John McCain has started calling me the world's biggest celebrity. Bigger than Oprah. Bigger than Elvis.
I guess I should be insulted. But here's what actually makes me mad. One and a half million American families will lose their homes this year.
Soaring inflation is acting like a massive tax hike on all Americans, lowering your standard of living.
Stocks are down, unemployment is up. We're borrowing more money from China ... and shipping more of our jobs there as well.
With all these problems ... John McCain is taking your taxpayer money ... and spending it on commercials about Britney Spears.
I'm Barack Obama, and I'm fed up with the old politics of Bush and McCain. America needs a change.
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Sweet.
August 6, 2008 12:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Picture perfect. E-mail the Obama campaign with this.
August 6, 2008 12:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, very good.
August 6, 2008 12:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Great, but what if you had a middle aged man and woman saying this instead? Harry and Louise doing the dishes, taking out the garbage, or standing outside their car (kids inside) while filling up at the gas pump. That kind of identificaton with the common folk might help some voters move towards Obama.
August 6, 2008 3:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nah - having Obama say it himself would be much more powerful.
August 6, 2008 4:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like your idea, Mercer Reader. Powerful stuff, that. Query how FOX would spin that....
August 6, 2008 4:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
It would be powerful with Obama saying this, no doubt. But people are tiring of Obama all the time -- 48% of the nation saying they've heard too much about him. It might be good to mix it up with surrogates and testimonials: give the targeted population something they identify with.
August 6, 2008 5:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm not tired of Obama himself - I'm tired of misinformation about and attacks on Obama.
August 6, 2008 7:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Its all spin and misinformation. McCain spins a fable about Obama's energy plan only being inflate your tires. Obama spins that McCain's energy plan is only drilling in the OCS. Neither are true. As always the winner will be the one who spins the lies about their opponent that convinces the public to vote against him and for the lesser evil.
August 6, 2008 7:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain response: He's playing the race card again. From the bottom of the deck! I mean, look at the guy. He's black! Racecard racecard racecard! Also tireguage tireguage tireguage.
August 7, 2008 11:51 AM | Reply | Permalink