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12 Responses to “John McCain, Washington Celebrity”

  1. anotherbozo says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:04 am

    Finally! After reading all the excuses (maybe Obama is playing rope-a-dope? maybe he’s stranded on the “high road?”), it’s good to see something with SAND.

  2. midderpidge says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:08 am

    John McCain’s campaign is run by Washington lobbyists.

    What is position on energy? Whatever the oil companies tell him it is.
    What is McCain’s position on health care? Whatever the insurance industry tells him it is.
    What is McCain’s position on anything? Whatever his lobbyist/advisers tell him it should be.

    He sure is popular with someone.

  3. Duros62 says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:13 am

    maybe Obama is playing rope-a-dope?

    I’ve never understood what that means.

    What is McCain’s position on anything? Whatever his lobbyist/advisers tell him it should be.

    Subject to change without notice, your mileage may vary.

  4. Duros62 says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:14 am

    I am kinda glad they didn’t use any of his many appearances on the Daily Show, though.

  5. SaveFarris says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Another Obama Commercial: Another reference to John McCain being old.

    The “Politics of Hope” everyone…

  6. SpiderJ says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Duros62 – “Rope-a-dope” refers to Muhammad Ali’s strategy against George Foreman during the famous “Rumble in the Jungle”–Ali backed himself up against the ropes and absorbed as many blows as Foreman could muster…which ultimately tired Foreman out, and left him vulnerable to Ali’s successful counterattack.

    I presume that the political equivalent would be to not respond to the flurry of small attack ads, saving up one’s resources in an attempt to deliver a knockout response when the opponent has nothing left to add.

    (If you actually knew what “rope-a-dope” was and were being sardonic, my apologies.)

  7. SpiderJ says:
    August 11, 2008 at 10:59 am

    So Farris, are you playing the “age card” now? If the word “old” appears anywhere in the vicinity of John McCain (even when referring to his actions and ideas, not his physical age), then it translates to “Obama calls McCain old”?

  8. Duros62 says:
    August 11, 2008 at 11:16 am

    If you actually knew what “rope-a-dope” was and were being sardonic, my apologies.)

    Not at all. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

  9. Parthenon says:
    August 11, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Was ‘billions for oil/drug companies and nothing for you’ really appropriate? May as well say ‘McCain is eeevil and I am good.’

    Somebody should win an editing award for the cut from talk shows-to-Bush’s head kiss though. Effective.

  10. Duros62 says:
    August 11, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    “No soup for you!”

  11. midderpidge says:
    August 11, 2008 at 5:43 pm

    Didn’t John McCain play Kane in the poltergeist movies?

  12. The Chutry Experiment » More Political Ad Shenanigans says:
    August 11, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    [...] the Obama camp hits back, depicting John McCain as a “Washington celebrity,” showing the Republican nominee hanging with a variety of talk show hosts, DC insiders, and [...]

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