John McCain has resorted to doing “nyah-nyah” name-calling attacks on Barack Obama, likening him in a new campaign commercial to Britney Spears – classy stuff. Here’s the best response – a funny Slate voice-over parody of a teen’s anguished defense of Britney (remember this one?). Leave Barack alooooone!
Meanwhile, Obama is having to denounce and distance himself from a Ludacris song that, among other offensive lyrics, calls Hillary Clinton the B-word.
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If it weren’t for the profanity in the beginning, that Slate video would be too funny!!!
Hysterical.
Sol,
Think it’s more bipolar…
I never heard Obama, himself, denounce the singer. I heard the song about paralizing John McCain and it is sick. I hope Obama uses his mouth to denounce this rapper. Has Obama praised this rapper before?
More CON hypocrisy–
JJJ says Obama is responsible for condemning rap songs.
Meanwhile, McCain isn’t even responsible for his own nasty, lying campaign.
Typical.
Is McCain a blogger on here?
And yet nobody reports in the mainstream media about McC*nt’s terms of endearment for his wife…the man is hateful…and yet Obama is getting flack for what someone else says.
Honestly I dn’t care though. Its pretty much the word that Hillary isn’t going to be on the Obama ticket…and he will lose without us. I’m very sad that its going to be that way.
a Ludacris song that, among other offensive lyrics, calls Hillary Clinton the B-word.
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I don’t recall anyone on the “right” telling John McCain he needed to distance himself from ugly remarks about Hillary made by any pundits or media mouthpieces on the “right.” Oh yeah, double standard. My bad.
And yet nobody reports in the mainstream media about McC*nt’s terms of endearment for his wife
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Because there is no proof, Political_C*nt.
Political_mama, you say he will lose without “us”. If you won’t vote for Obama if Hilery is not on the ticket, what is your alterative? Vote for McCain? Stay home on election day? Waste your vote on a 3rd party canidate? Vote as you like, I just don’t understand not voting for your best interest. I’m gonna take my ball and go home foot stomping by some of Clinton’s supporters won’t keep Obama out of the White House.
The song is perfect. Hillary is a Bitch
Conpocracy?
Okay, I tried watching this video but it is just too weird. I’m sorry but I only lasted a couple of seconds. I don’t understand what is so funny when someone has to dress up like a girl and act like he’s a homosexual and had to say the “f” word.
And another thing P_Mom. Quit with the McC*nt word. I hated typing it myself but it is disgusting. I always hated that word and I think it is unbefitting especially for us women to say it. And you can bet if McCain really said that, it would be on YouTube or somewhere on the internet.
P-mom:
Will it help if Obama goes through the motions of offering her the VP spot, so she can go through the motions of turning it down?
That’s what’s gonna happen. It will be carefully choreographed, of course, for a compliant media, still in Obama swoon, happily lapping it up.
Fact is, of course, he doesn’t want her, and she doesn’t want the job. Why would she? Sitting VP’s generally lose when running on their own, Bush I was the first sitting VP to win the presidency since before the Civil War. And Hillary will have more clout in the Senate, burnishing her currently rather thin credidentials (though more than that empty suit Obamas, true enough).
This entire “election process” has been nothing but tabloid, American Idol bullsh.t. We “American’s” deserve all of this.
Factcheck weighs in on the McCain ad.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/obamas_celebrity_cred.html
Obama is very tight with several rap music types.
Obama does not come out against the “Stop Snitching” gang culture.
Obama has not supported any laws to make gang violence an “aggravated” circumstance in battery, assault or murder cases.
Obama is ok with the hip-hop gang culture. Obama has claimed, in the past, that he had ludicris songs on his mobile device.
Ludicris did a fundraiser, for Obama.
Obama is in a voice over, with another gang bang promoting rap music star.
Gang violence is at some of the highest levels, in history, in Chicago.
Obama is part of the problem!
Obama’s gang banger friends:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=26002
Franklin,
I hear that Obama murders babies and black roosters at the crossroads at midnight every single night; some sort of Voodoo ritual. You hear that one??? It must be true if some idiot somewhere said it.
Sorry Paul, I was trying to sound like more of an idiot than you. I can see from your last post, I have no hope of ever winning THAT competition.
For the voice over parody, just substitute Franklin. It deserves about the same respect.
“WANTED.
A man for marshal, with the skin of a rhinoceros, a bullet proof head, who can see all around him, run faster than a horse, and is not afraid of anything in hades or Coolidge – a man who can shoot like [Captain Adam] Bogardus, and would rather kill four or five whisky-drinking, gambling hoodlums before breakfast than to eat without exercise. Such a man can get a job in this town at reasonable wages, and if he put off climbing the golden stair for a few years may get his name in a ten-cent novel.”
. . . an announcement that appeared in the Coolidge, KS “Border Ruffian” of July 17, 1886, apparently referring to the job skills of a Kansas top cop, Wild Bill Hickok, a.k.a. James Butler Hickok, famed with his Colt Navy ivory-handled cap-and-ball revolvers as the quickest and best pistol shot of the Plains
[Obamanation, regarding your challenge to Sen. McCain for a quick draw debate in Springfield, MO, site of the first quickdraw shootout, you ain’t no Hickok.]
See news page
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/political_play_of_the_day/2008/07/30/117637.html
and history page
http://www.historynet.com/wild-bill-hickok-pistoleer-peace-officer-and-folk-hero.htm
Steve I don’t post as often as you do but having been on the pointed of end your stick on more than one ocassion I’m wondering just what Paul said that was wrong? Seemed to be right on target to me.
“SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama, the first black candidate with a shot at winning the White House, says John McCain and his Republican allies will try to scare them by saying Obama “doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.”
Obama didn’t make clear what distinctions McCain was likely to raise regarding the presidents on U.S. currency, men who are white and, for the most part, much older than Obama when they were elected. McCain has not raised Obama’s race as an issue in the campaign, though he has said that Obama lacks experience.”
It seems as if everytime someone makes headway against Obama he pulls out the race card. Bill Clinton said it first and while I don’t agree often with him he got that right.
When will the dims figure out what an empty suit he is?
OK –
You’ve noticed the same thing? The only person attempting to make race an factor in this election campaign is Obama.
Obama is very tight with several rap music types.
We get it, Paul.
Black politician –>Rap music–>Gangsta rap–>gang crimes.
Of course, every one of the supposed causal links is asinine, but knock yerself out.
You know if you keep repeating “empty suit” often enought, you will look like bigger idiots than you are. Repeating catch phrases isn’t going to work this time.
I’m not 100% certain that Obama is Muslim but I’m 100% certain that he is a FALSE PROFIT. He clamis to be a “christian” but he doesn’t believe that Jesus is the only way to the Heaven. The truely stupid people are the ones that worship him and think that he is someone who put faith in him thinking that is going to save America and the rest of world. Only Jesus can do that, no one else can.
Don’t worry about it Dave. The fact that Abe Lincoln was also an “empty suit” (since he only spent 8 years in the Illinois legislature followed by 2 years in congress and that’s about it)doesn’t matter.
Of course We could have someone like James Buchanan: 10 years in the house, 10 years in the Senate, Sec of State for Polk, Minister to Britain for Pierce, Minister to Russia. He must have been an awesome President (sarcasm off)
Read your bible people!!!!
The anti-christ will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal….the prophicy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything.
Black politician –>Rap music–>Gangsta rap–>gang crimes.
Of course, every one of the supposed causal links is asinine, but knock yerself out.
Yup. But no less asinine than the “causal relationship” routinely posited here a few days ago regarding the nut in the Tennessee church.
Or the “causal relationship” posited by P-mom on another thread today.
What’s good for the goose . . .
Actually, several rap music stars have been murdered by gangs.
The connection is not at all strained.
When has Obama ever spoken against the glorification of gangs?
When has Obama spoken against the “Stop Snitching” hip hop culture?
“When has Obama ever spoken against the glorification of gangs?”
So when Obama supported anti-gang legislation when he was a state senator that was not a move against gangs? Do you even know what you are talking about? As usual you just make sh!t up.
“In 1988, for instance, Obama was one of only three state senators to oppose a law declaring it to be a Class A misdemeanor for released convicts to knowingly have contact with a member of a street gang if a condition of his release is refraining from such contact.
But Obama’s entire record paints a more complex picture on this issue. In 1997, he voted for a bill, to make it a Class-3 felony for peace or correction officers to commit a gang-related act (except in cases of undercover investigations.) In 1999, he voted to allow the court to require a minor to undergo a medical (or other) procedure to have a gang tattoo removed — as a condition of probation. In 2003, he voted to allow courts to prohibit a gang defendant from associating with gang members as a condition of bail or release from detention. In 2004 he voted for a bill to create a new felony offense for gang recruitment on school property.”
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/how-republicans.html
GMC, maybe goin’ wild with the italics is your “signature” or something, but if you’d like to stop them after the quote you need to use (remove the spaces).
Crap, looked okay in the preview. Nevermind!
RWB, then you should Vote for Obama for he will bring on the end!
LIbDave? Obama has thrown all the party under the bus. The gays, the Hillary supporters. He cannot win this election without us. MILLIONS of us. He’s snubbing us bigtime and it won’t happen.
Paul. so stupid I’m not even going to bother.
To preted that race is not an issue in this race is ridiculous. And you are dishonest to even say that it isn’t an issue.
Look at the people on this board tryign to tie him into ghetto gang culture or muslim. Your own people ruin your argument and then you have the audacity to say that HE is playing the race card. He is facing it head on instead of ignoring the elephant in the room.
“I just don’t understand not voting for your best interest. I’m gonna take my ball and go home foot stomping by some of Clinton’s supporters won’t keep Obama out of the White House.”
What if I tell you I am actually suspicious that Obama might out con John McCain?
He certainly is making noises in that direction.
If Senator Clinton is holding his hand, I MIGHT consider voting for Obama. Otherwise no deal.
This candidate has got more kid glove treatment than any politician I have ever seen.
Political_mama. Get over it, he’s the best choice we have. His policies are similar to Clintons. Quit pouting.
“Get over it, he’s the best choice we have.”
Ya know what? I’m tired of that.
The only candidate I ever REALLY supported was Al Gore in 2000.
Outside that, I have always held my nose and voted for the Democrat candidate. (Except when I was young and stupid and voted for Reagan) I’m not doing that anymore. And in Kansas, I can take that action (voting for McKinney, Clinton, or Nader) or I can take no action at all (don’t bother voting) and not affect the outcome one bit.
“His policies are similar to Clintons. Quit pouting.”
Shut up and sing? No.
And when did Senator Clinton ever call the Republican party the party of ideas as Obama did?
When did Senator Clinton ever sound like a Republican, blaming people for their problems, as Obama does?
An ironic thing I heard about McCain comparing Obama to Spears and Hilton is that the Hilton family are large contributors to the McCain campaign. Seems somebody in his campaign should have known that and maybe used another celeb. Or maybe Paris Hilton liked being a part of the ad. Who knows.
John McCain ad irritates many in Hollywood
TO HOLLYWOOD it smacked of desperation.
That’s why the reaction to a new John McCain ad attempting to portray Barack Obama as a kind of mindless celebrity — likening him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears — drew collective yawns and shrugs of irritation from politically active members of the entertainment industry.
“I didn’t think McCain could look silly,” mused Norman Lear. “But that ad diminishes him and makes him look silly.”
Just for a start, industry types say the ad is wrong: In the Hollywood lexicon, Obama is not a celebrity. He’s a rock star. (Note to McCain strategists: That’s the difference between Jessica Simpson and Bono.)
Then there’s the small inconvenience that Paris’ parents, Rick and Kathleen Hilton, are supporters of McCain’s Republican presidential bid. According to federal campaign records, they gave the maximum $4,600.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/la-et-cause1-2008aug01,0,6719362.story
From a WaPo blog:
“Prediction: McCain is Forced to Publicly Apologize to Britney and Paris for His Callous Mockery of the Two
“During his defeat of the Clinton Machine in the primary, Barack Obama proved he could take a punch.
“The Britney/Paris ad doesn’t even count as a solid left jab in this bout. If anything it looks like one of those wild left hooks opponents like Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman threw at Muhammad Ali in desperate attempts to knock the Champ out with one vicious blow. The problem was Ali merely moved his head back an inch or two, the blow missed by that much and his opponents were often left wide open to counter punches. Barack doesn’t even have to move his head for this powder-puff of an attack ad.
“The aspect that most troubles me about the ad is the fact that McCain has shown that he is willing to drench two innocent bystanders (Britney and Paris) in his filthy political vomit. Barack’s in the ring, he’s fair game. The two women whom McCain essentially humiliated are not.
“Regardless of what one may think of the twosome, neither of whom has made any political comments that I am aware of, they are human beings, American citizens, apolitical civilians.
“The callous vulgarity McCain has displayed by airing this ad, the complete indifference regarding how Paris and Britney–real people!-may feel being used as exemplars of Nothingness, that disregard for these two innocent bystanders (in the political realm) exposes what McCain, his campaign organization leadership and Republicans, in general are.
“I loathe frivolous lawsuits, but it sure would be sweet if Brit and Paris could launch a defamation suit against the holier-than-thou McCain campaign.
“{Late News: It turns out both Paris’ father, Rick, and her grandfather, Barron Hilton, are McCain contributors. Reports are that Barron Hilton personally has contacted the McCain campaign to express his outrage at their use and mockery of his grand-daughter in the ad. This one ain’t over.]”
Do you realize dave that everytime you tell me to get over it, I become more defiant?
its like the hard right wingers telling the moderates to get over it. The moderates should not.
WE MADE THIS PARTY..the Clintons, and all of us who became democrats because of the Clintons. No, I will not let one person snub the people who made the best policies in the recent history that infuriated the republicans.
Adn now Obama is getting the exact same treatment. Good.
This commercial didn’t seem that horrible. I think the really rough stuff is going to come soon. Didn’t John get the memo you can’t be critical of Barry.
Brittany and Paris got nothing to complain about being mocked. You can’t use publicity to get rich, and then complain about that same publicity when it doesn’t go as you’d like. Moreover, they have no basis for suit; in essence, public figures are fair game.
Whether it’s a good ad or not (and I haven’t seen it; I may have to click over and watch) Brittany and Paris made their own bed. They’ll have to lie in it.
Steven
Get real, would you?
Paris Hilton and Britney Spears cast as “innocent”??
By the way, BOTH of the are “public figures” and the idiot that wrote the stuff you posted does not understand the law.
There is NO law under which McCain would be liable for anything, for this ad.
This Ad works.
Obama is an empty suit.
Obama is famous because Obama is famous.
Much like Paris Hilton.
Just clicked over to watch the “celeb” ad.
That’s it?! That’s what all the whining’s about?
Good God; I thought there was actually something remotely controversial, remotely cutting edge, the way you all are talking. It’s beyond nothing. But it makes a good point – for all Obama’s celeb status, for all the media fawning, there’s very little “there” there.
THIS is what’s so controversial? I knew the media was the left-wing noise machine, but really . . .
Wonder what McGoo’s supporters are calling that card he played, picking rich white blond bimbo celebs to sport in his Obama attack ad, one of whom said she did not give his camp permission to use her image.
If that wasn’t a racist ploy, then there simply is no such thing for anybody.
she did not give his camp permission to use her image.
He does not need her permission. She’s a public figure, buy her own choice. It comes with the territory.
by, not “buy”
Oops.
Perhaps Schofield should get out more often. Somehow, I imagined him as a “Slate” kool-aid drinker. Can’t get more extreme than those loonies.
He does not need her permission. She’s a public figure,
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THAT’S what you picked out of my post to respond to first? Bimbos? Hmmm.
I suppose I should bite on the “racist ploy?”
That’s so ridiculous as to be fly-over. Just how is the use of Paris and Brittany to illustrate that he’s merely a “celeb” racist???? They are the quintessential “celebs.”
The only person injecting race into this campaign so far is Obama.
Barack Hussein Obama is the Antichrist. The number of the Beast is 666.
Barack: 6 letters
Hussein: 7 letters
Obama: 5 letters
6+7+5=18=6+6+6
QED
Take all permutations of 5,6,7 (3! = 6):
567
576
657
675
756
765
Sum them (3996), divide by total number: 3996/6=666
QED
Barack Hussein Obama was born in 1961=1998-37=666×3-666/(6+6+6).
Revelations 13:18=(6+7) : (6+7+5): “If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man’s number. His number is 666.”
QED
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