Does McCain Med Records Ad Go Too Far?

Brave New Films released a controversial ad recently, raising the issue of whether John McCain should release his complete medical record to the public. The ad has come under fire for its use of photographs accentuating McCain's melanoma scars.

The short film makes a compelling, if ice-cold, case for McCain to come clean about his medical history, but does the provocative presentation persuade, or alienate, its target audience?

Certainly, provocation is a reliable way to get your message out, and the film's director, Robert Greenwald, is nothing if not provocative. He has also begun a petition, signed by over 2,500 doctors. That's enough to start a pretty good PPO network. He sent out an e-mail recently, also, proclaiming that MSNBC had censored the ad under pressure from Bill O'Reilly.


As luck would have it, you and I will have the chance to ask Robert Greenwald about this film, and the others in his "The Real McCain" series. Robert will be our guest this Thursday on Unusable Signal, at 10pm EDT. Be sure to tune in, and you might be able to call in and ask Greenwald yourself.

Should John McCain release all of his medical records?

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Does "Brave New Films'" ad go too far?

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Tommy Christopher co-hosts "Unusable Signal",on BlogTalkRadio, Tues through Thurs at 10pm, and Fri, and Sat at 11pm. (Eastern) Click here for the Unusable Signal homepage.

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