'Three Times' - New Obama Ad

Barack Obama's campaign has released its second attack this week, this one is a :30 second spot titled "Three Times." It will air in the battleground states of Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Virginia.

Obama's ad cobbles together misleading distortions used from previous ads. They've been debunked here, here and here.

Obama's stall and now drop in the polls seems to have his team panicked. (Maybe his Hawaii surfing vacation was too long. The rest of us were working.)

Obama is re-inventing the book on dirty politics and making Karl Rove look like an angel with his nasty political tricks. But what else can he do, Obama is about to enter their nominating convention behind a Republican (previously believed impossible).

In a majority of swing states, Obama's campaign is not running a single positive campaign ad, at present.

This is the environment into which Obama will invite his running mate to enjoin (presumembly tomorrow). The choice to accept the spot as Barack Obama's Vice Presidential invite might look, in history's retrospection, like Jack Kemp saying yes to Bob Dole.

A small but interesting twist to this ad is its conclusion.

What's in a preposition? Well, the better question is what doesn't have a preposition. The Obama FOR President tag line in this spot.

The ad's concluding tag "Barack Obama. President." is mimicking this spot, run months ago, by Fred Thompson in his quest for the GOP nomination:


The ad's script reads:

ANNCR: John McCain's tax plan:

For big corporations -- $200 billion in new tax breaks. Oil companies -- $4 billion.

Companies shipping jobs overseas keep their tax giveaways.

While 100 million Americans get no tax relief at all.

For the change we need -- Barack Obama.

A plan that cuts taxes for middle class families three-times as much as John McCain would.

Barack Obama. President.

I'm Barack Obama. And I approve this message.