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By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyIn case you missed it, John McCain had a...um... hard time answering a question earlier this week about the nexus of Viagra and birth control. A reporter asked him why he had voted against legislation that would have required companies that cover Viagra to also cover birth control, and McCain was unable to respond. The reporter told him it was "no big deal," and was sure that "this never happens" to him. Now, it seems that Planned Parenthood is still looking for McCain to deliver, as they take a swing at the Republican nominee in a new ad. From Politico: The ad uses McCain's evident discomfort ...
Hispanics Are People Too
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: I can't believe it, either, but here I am in agreement with Captain Ed: This is a monumentally stupid ad. It spends a full minute saying nothing about the issue it supposedly addresses, and it insults the intelligence of the people whom McCain is trying to woo. And I'm someone who has a little more sympathy for McCain's efforts on immigration than most on the Right. Take two big steps backward, Senator McCain. John McCain has released a new campaign ad, entitled, "God's Children," that seems to be stating something so obvious, you have to wonder why it needed to be said at all. Via ...
McCain's Plagiarized Slogan Another Misstep
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs I reported yesterday, the re-launch of John McCain's campaign is sputtering in its berth, due to a number of miscalculations. The latest of these harks back to a popular gaffe game from the primaries, the subject of plagiarism. McCain introduced a new slogan yesterday in his "love" ad, but as Andrew Sullivan points out (via the UK Telegraph), the mantra is far from fresh: The first work produced for the party was a television broadcast devised by Charles, in which images of everyday Britain were run in reverse. The dramatic sequence was concluded with Michael Heseltine uttering the slogan: ...
McCain Shake-Up Off to Shaky Start
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI touched on this earlier, but the evidence is starting to pile up that when John McCain shook up his campaign last week, he didn't shake hard enough. Even in a turtle-orgy-slow news cycle, McCain is managing to do damage to himself through inept campaigning, while failing to leave a scratch on opponent Barack Obama. The biggest disaster, from a campaign standpoint, is McCain's sloppy and poorly-received new economic plan, but the latest is a complete dismantling of McCain's most recent Spanish-language radio ad by Factcheck.org: McCain's new radio ad, in Spanish, aims to show Florida would ...
John McCain's Magical Economic Plan
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: 3:30 pm - I'm waiting to get on a McCain conference call right now. I'm not sure I'll report on it, that depends on several factors, but I was really amused by who they have on the call: PRESS CONFERENCE CALLWHO: Meg Whitman, former President and CEO, eBay Inc. Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senior Policy Adviser, John McCain 2008 So, We're going to balance the budget selling old copies of MAD magazine and Star Wars dolls? Update: 3:47 pm They took 3 questions. None of them were about Ebay. One of them was whether the McCain campaign would be releasing hard numbers to back up their claim of ...
Barack Obama: International Man of Mystery
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyJohn McCain unveiled a one-two punch of political theater this week that finally gelled, for me, the Republicans' central narrative for this election: America is embroiled in a bad spy flick. First, there was McCain's new ad, "Dr. No" (more on that later), and then his unveiling of the portentously monikered "Lexington Project." Immediately, I thought, "What is that, some kind of weather control device? A moonbase from which to launch covert attacks? Some sort of (air quotes) 'laser?'" It also put me in mind of the GOP's "24"- style FISA scare ad, and all of the nutso smears against Barack ...
McCain Advisers: Dumb or Dishonest?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyUpdate: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani chimes in at the end of the story. The latest round of dueling campaign emails and conference calls between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain centers on a statement by Barack Obama: (via e-mail from McCain's Press Office) Barack Obama: "And, you know, let's take the example of Guantanamo. What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks -- for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated. And the fact that the ...
John McCain's Pick-up Lines
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyJohn McCain spent his Saturday sucking up to disgruntled Hillary Clinton supporters, both on a conference call, and a post-call meetup with members of PUMA (Party Unity My Ass, which can be read several ways, depending on the number and placement of commas). The whole thing reminds me of that guy at the club who thinks he's a smooth talker, but invariably gets the "How stupid does this guy think I am?" eye-roll and a date with his fist. "Yeah, Baby, I'll appoint some women!" "Uh-huh, they treated your friend, Hillary, real bad." "Litmus test? You have beautiful eyes." "Sure, I brought ...
Olbermann Gives McCain His Context
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyJohn McCain, his campaign, and various other supporters have been spinning themselves dizzy trying to nullify his "not too important" gaffe for a few days now. From Olbermann's Special Comment: (full transcript here) For two full days now, the Senator and his supporters have been outraged at what they see as the subtraction of context from this extraordinary remark. This is, sadly, the excuse of our time, for everything. I agree completely with Senator McCain, Mr. Olbermann, and our own Caleb Howe, that it is wrong, and misses the point, to take that phrase out of context. All three of us have ...
Study: Obama Crushing McCain on Issues
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAccording to a May 29 Pew study, Barack Obama is in a dominant position over John McCain on important issues, just as the general election campaign gets underway. Obama holds sizable advantages over McCain as better able to handle the economy as well as the nation's energy problems. Currently, half of voters say Obama could do a better job of improving the economy, while 36% favor McCain. Obama's lead over McCain on the economy is about the same as it was in April (53 McCain). Obama holds comparable leads over McCain on dealing with nation's energy problems (18 points) and improving the health ...
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