Of course Obama hates any ad that exposes the real Obama. Wait until the new book "Obama Nation" hits the bookstores in a couple days, he's really going to have a stroke over what's in it exposing his past.

boy what a stretch. obama can not even take a punch and he starts calling names. of course, an empty suit can not take a punch. what experience does this guy have, please tell me?????? playing dirty trickets in chicago. yea

I lestened to Senator McCain's chief campaign person, and one could tell that he was just not being truthful in his statements. We as American citizens are tired of the games being played. We want answers to our questions and to know what each candidate will do to help the people of this great nation. I could care less about Ms Spears or Ms Hliton. What about Senator McCain receiving over one million dollars from the oil industry in June, after coming out for off-shore drilling. This is a policy he had been against. These are the things that we are Americans are interested in, not the race card or celebrity standing. This nation has to many problems for such foolish. This is way we need a change and send all those in office now home and start all over again with a new group.

Oh how Mr. Obama wishes that Mr. McCain would stop speaking the truth. Unlike Karl Rove, who created his own “truth”, there is real truth in what the “celebrity” ad says. The mainstream media has convinced voters that there is substance to Mr. Obama. After hearing this tired chant for so many months, even Mr. Obama and his supporters believe it!

Sadly, for America, we have lowered our standards so much that we view celebrities, with nothing more to offer than the simple fact of their celebrity, as leaders. Mr. Obama is nothing more than an empty suit, masquerading as a celebrity, masquerading as a politician, masquerading as a potential leader. There is absolutely no substance to Mr. Obama and his pop-culture popularity is hardly enough to qualify him for the most important job in the world.

Sorry–we are hurting your feelings—
Just trying to find out if he has the nerve to be President—If he gets flustered over an Ad—What the heck will he do in the face of Al Queda-

It is such a shame that John McCain is a bigger racist than the current administration which still lovingly has Karl Rove as a member emeritus. The hatred that has spewed out of the Republican White Neo-Con / White Evangelical Jerry Falwell Party is so obvious now, I cannot believe that real honest American's would even consider this Clown nor his party.

I don't know if they are worse but both Rove and McCain like the low dirty slimy road.

I am so tired of Republicans attacking americans that don't like millionaires, huge deficits and gov't growth. How can they label the left as big gov't when the Republicans have been the ones to grow the spending and departments>

Obama should be careful with his words because mcCain knows that he will loss this election to a better candidate and the only way for him to win is to make obama to flip-flop with his words and he should still use the strategy that he used against hillary which is let his oponent distroy themselfs with their own words of judgement ; while he just stand firm on what he believes and present his good resume to the american people without been distracted

We have watched John McCain hold his breath and stomp his feet for the past month because he didn't feel he was getting enough attention from the press after being the 'media darling' for the past 10 years (since he started running for president).

McCain's lack of self control and his inability to control his rage has been useful as a means to intimidate any body who didn't agree with him. The ANGRY ONE believes he is the one with all the answers and I understand some of his colleagues have nicknamed him MADDOG.
I think John McCain is going to be one surprised dude when he learns that Obama will bite back!

The television ad in question compares Obama's celebrity status to that of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton, and questions whether the Illinois senator is "ready to lead." Obama dismissed the ad as "game playing" Thursday while McCain said he was "proud of it.
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From another perspective, McCain, with this add, leaves himself open to the charge of demeaning these two women and sexist discrimination on his part.

Don't let anyone kid you… Both camps are guilty… It"s like "the pot calling the kettle black".

whine obama whine, you know mccain is right and the truth hurts so you deflect attention by being hateful, just like your supporters

the site should be FREE of political advertisement. To see a big ad for Obama in the right side margin is hypocritical of CNN. All Time Warner related companies are biased – it's very easy to see. Look at the pictures in Time magazine over the past year.

If McCain wants to distance hinself from Bush his campaign isn't doing a very good job.

I am starting to lose whatever respect I had for John McCain. It is utterly disappointing that McCain started listening to these Bushies and started taking the low road.

McCain's a step away from full-fledged Alzheimer's. He knows not what he says.

Obama & Richardson 08!

I am so ashamed of currently being a registered Republican. I am still waiting to hear some intelligent, realistic solutions from McCain on the serious issues the American people and our country are facing. The Republicans have really gone down hill…and I have no idea what they stand for anymore. Taking away Americans' civil liberties? Corruption in Washington? Record profits for corporations? Taking away women's right of choice?

I will be voting for other than McCain this year.

I hope that as someone that is paying the prices that we are paying would demand that the issues we are facing will be addressed. Alot of this mess that the media are talking about aren't doing anything about the prices we are paying. We went to war being feed this crap and now we are going to the poor house .Ask them about the issues and lets judge them by that.

I still don't understand what the point of the "Celeb" ad or the "BarackBook" web site. The references are terribly dated by pop culture standards and the attempt comes off as bitterly jealous.

McCain may have a point about Obama's empty rhetoric and inexperience. I just feel like this is an insulting desperate attempt to make a point. It may be "funny" to McCain and his staff but I'm a real person with real problems I'd like to have solved.

Ttrying to link McCain to Rove and Bush is like trying to link Obama to his muslim roots. Same tactics.

Of course McCain is proud of it. It got him press.

John mcCain should bow his head in shame because he is playing a judgement politics against his opponet and He should learn from hilary clintins mistakes so that he will not fall like her because hillary lost the ticket not because she was a bad candidate but because playing a judgement politics against his opponet and did not spend more time talking about herself and what she want to do for the american people as president of the united states but spent more time and money saying bad things about her opponent and forgetting what the holy book says that judge not so that you will not be judged yourself and that is why hillary lost the democratic ticket to obama and if john mcCain continues judgement politics of his his opponet,he will loss the presidency to obama.

CNN removes removes comments that they feel harms there image. Shame on you. Freedom of speech?

They say it because it's true. This is direct attacks on non-issues about Obama. Especially when all the facts prove McCain wrong. Obama was rated higher than McCain by veterans groups. And Obama is choosing to adopt an Apollo-esque mission to solve the energy crisis while McCain choses to adopt gimmicks.

Talk about nasty tactics, how about Obama playing the race card again. Just like he did so many times in the primary.

And what about charges against Sen. Ted Stevens for unreported gifts. Why isn't Obama being prosecuted on the same charges after his underhanded real estate dealings with Rezko and the fact that Rezko personally paid for the fence around the Obama mansion? Why is Obama above the law and political scrutiny? Is the press afraid that Obama will play the race card on them?

PUMA — this isn't American Idol — vote McCain

Ttrying to link McCain to Rove and Bush is like trying to link Obama to his muslim roots.

The American media has long hidden from the public the astonishing fact that as a long term US Senator, John McCain has only a rudimentary understanding of both domestic and national security issues. His petulant, spoiled child disposition makes him un- presidential. He is a reckless individual. A vote for him is a reckless, irresponsible vote. This concerted racist campaign he has now decided to run demonstrates he has no decency. In the last week, he has made it perfectly clear that his campaign is based on the rebirth of Jim Crow era politics. The incessant comments that Senator Obama is presumptuous, arrogant and/or cocky are all code words for he is an uppity Negro who can’t be trusted to know his place. Along with the constant red security alerts, which the Bush administration will start up within the next month, it wouldn’t be surprising for McCain-Bush to propose a national poll tax before the November election. America is struggling after 16 years of Clinton and Bush. McCain would be the final nail in America’s coffin.

mccain has no scruplee so how can anyone ever expect him to be a president,,, no way,,,, hes rude(mcciian) and lies(mccain) and is wayyy to old,,, obama!!!!!!!08

I guess Obama was right when he said the Straight Talk Express had lost a few wheels along the way. Now, they on the Low Road Express. It seems that all of the tires have come off now.

OMG not again McCain needs to STOP talking about Obama.
He need to fire his entire campaign staff and start over with all new people. This has "Rove" written all over.
The good news is…I got that email today from Barack and I sent him another $100.
McCain, if you have a platform it is past time you tell us what it is and stop hiding behind juvenile name calling.
Grow up old man!

I have always admired and respected John McCain despite the fact that I am a democrat and will be voting for Obama. I have to tell you though, that John is not the man I thought he was. I no longer like him let alone respect him. I never though he would stoop to sleazy Bush style personal attacks and then say that he is proud of them. God held us if he wins the White House.

Rove is what Carville was to the democrats.

If you want proof that McCain has taken the lowroad, ask yourself this, "Why are we not talking about the issues that are important to us?"

Obama had no problem attacking… and encouraging his thugs in attacking fellow democrats- including Bill and Hill themselves.

I hope his filth comes back to engulf him.

tip to democrats….

Generally you do not WIN elections by trashing/bashing/ hating/ ridiculing/ attacking/mocking/insulting and swiftboating YOUR BEST CANDIDATE…. and installing a pompous, self-impressed, cocky, smug, elitist with no merits, experience or track record.

Dirty, low down politics, thats all the Republicans know. Especially if they really don't have a solid platform on which to base a campaign on, they resort to these type of dirty tactics. No vision, no goals, no aspirations, nothing tangible that one might be able to grab onto.just below the belt, fear mongering tactics.

This same type of tactics have been purt forth by the Republican Party for decadeds. And the sad part is that it appears to appeal to a baser side of some of us. In particular the ones that approve of this sort of nonsense. That in itself is pathetic. And unless we send a message that this kind of campaigning will not be tolerated, we will continue to be bombarded with meaningless ads like this one that in no way addresses the issues facing this country today. And then to hear McCain say he was proud of that ad, sickened me. And this is the guy people want to place their faith in. Someone who uses weasel tactics like this??

If he gets elected, then we'll deserve everything that panderer is going to do to us, just like GW.

It's like the people in this country have a death wish or a desire to self-destruct. People are pitiful.

waaaahhhhhh

John McCain wears $550 Italian shoes and calls Obama out of touch, wants us to stay in Iraq for 100 years, knows nothing about the economy, runs distasteful/offensive ads that clearly indicate he WILL do anything to get elected. Aren't we tired of all this? Let's move on. No more of the same McCain!

And the beat goes on . All the polls that are pre selected to create heated debates will not change Obamas land slide win in November. Right now the idea is to keep it close and keep news medias ratings up.

If people want change and if democrats want to win- then, pray tell did you choose, select and install Obama as nominee?

The least qualified of ALL the great DEMS candidates.

And why would you trash HRC out of the running just to risk losing the all-important election by installing Obama as the nominee?

Pandering to 12% of the American population- thinking that NO democrat could lose this NOV, anyway, so why not be politically correct and back the presumptuous, grabbing for power, unaccomplished- but half black- unkown do nothing blow hard.

hard to tell the difference.

anyone surprised?

not.

It is sad when the race has sunk to this point. It is amazing that with housing problems, gas prices, energy problems, the economy, joblessness, etc. and McCain has to feature Obama with Spears and Hilton in an ad that doesn't make any sense.

Is there anyone more disturbing to look at than Karl Rove? We knew the republicans would use attack ads though McCain said he wouldn't. I want to know what the distraction issue will be this time. In 2004, it was gay marriage. Everyone forgot about the issues, and voted for the folks who said gay marriage wouldn't happen on their watch. It's happening now in California. Bush couldn't even deliver on a hate based promise. Pathetic.

WOW !!! Only ninety-six days until I can help elect John McCain to the Presidency of the United States !!! I can't wait…gotta have that good ol' sanity restored to this land!

Watch out, you can't say anything about Obama without it being old politics or fearmongering, or what else; O' yeah racist. Geez, Obama really needs to get over himself. Quit playing the victim it's getting old. Someone please tell me what makes Obama deserve all this hype? I was a Democrat for Hillary but now I'm a Democrat for McCain, Just thought you'd like to know.

When is the last time McCain talked about anything of substance? Instead of attacking his opponent, how about he tell us as young Republicans how he plans to keep Social Security alive long enough for us to benefit from it, keep gas in our tanks, and keep food in our children's mouths and our jobs in this country?

I don't want to hear about what Obama ate for lunch. I want to hear about what the man I plan to vote for plans to do for me. If this is all McCain has then he will lose my vote.

McCain is just another lying career politician. Attack, attack attack. So much for an honest campaign. Nasty is NOT going to get it McCain. I figured out you cannot talk about anything else, except Iraq (which you do not seem to know as much as you pretend), and Obama. Because you don't know much of anything else. What did you do those 26 years in the Senate??

This is exactly why we don't want a a gumpy old man,( who says he is pround of the ad) to stand on the stage. He is insulting the young blonde females who are also part of the American population. I guess insulting people who haven't done any thing to him icomes naturally and easy to hims as he wants to go war with people haven't done any thing to America. That must be the patriotism he is talking about.
A looser who is pround of this ad?. This frustrated grumpy angry man is showing American young stars as Dummies to the world.
Oh. God. We don't want a leader like that.

I just want to say that as soon as this posts I am writing a check to contribute to the Democratic Party.

It's been more than 30 years since I contributed to any political campaign, and I've concluded that defeating the Republicans in November is the single most important thing our nation can do — and if we fail to throw the bastards out this time, we will not be a nation long enough to have another chance.

Its really a sad day when someone like Senator John McCains campaign is so much of a mess that apparently the Senator does not get it through his head that people do not take hime seriously anymore and like a old dog,time for greener pastures. If this the best McCain could do because more people are seeing thru that he is worn out and his campaign and message no longer revelevate and now the Esteem Senator is throwing mud and making false accusations against Senator Obama which he knows better than that. With his 25plus years in Washigton perhaps maybe McCain must be scare that he could no longer inspire people and maybe should take a look at himself for what a fool he has become recently and people are laughing at these commercials of McCains.

John McCain's fear of Senator Obama's popularity and energy have driven him to reach lower than Bush and his mob ever did when campaigning. Don't we NEED a president that is charismatic, energetic, communicative, and well-spoken? I think it would be a nice change. We have waited so long to move on. Republicans for Obama! Yes, we can!

John McSane,

Please stop wasting time of the American people! Come up with a campaign strategy and campaign! Tell the people of your strategy, your plans, what you will achieve!

This is not campaigning, this is grabbing at straws. Your trying to find something that works!

Would you grow a pair Obama? I'm so sick of his whining campaigns are contact sports and if you think this is bad maybe you dont have the gravitas to be president.

I dont care what McCain does to win, as long as he wins. Obama will say anything, promise anything to get votes. Obama would still be attending his church if he wasnt running for President.

CNN please do a little research and you will find that Steve Schmidt, the man behind McCain's negative attacks, is not just a protege of Karl Rove. Karl Rove is "mentoring" him. In other words, Karl Rove is running the McCain campaign from the shadows. Please don't censor this comment — turn over the rock.

Obama knows hate and divisiveness. Obama's 20 year relationship with Jeremiah Wright and Michael Pfleger. Obama a phony.

Way to go Obama,dispel the rumors and lies immediately,do not get swift boated!! McCain has no plan and he is all confused abd out of touch.

Obama 08

Obama knows something about hate and people who are divisive. Obama sat in a pew at Trinity Church where his mentor and pastor Jeremiah Wright spewed hate. Obama will lose if all he does is try and link everything to Bush. It's lame.

OBAMA'S LATEST DREAM IS HAVING HIS FACE ON DOLLAR BILL.
ARROGANT PHONY CANDIDATE… THIS IS REALLY DISGUSTING…

Obama doesn't have to make a concerted effort to link McBush w/Rove the pig – they're together in their lies and smears & trying to make themselves the victims of their own racist ploys. All McBush is succeeding in doing is making himself look bad.

"I want to campaign the same way I govern, which is to respond directly and forcefully with the truth,"
~ Barack Obama, 11/08/07

Obama played race card in the Democratic primary. So it is not surprising he is playing it again.

Another sleazy politican who will do anything or say anything to get elceted.

The eternal flipflopper who makes John Kerry looks like a man of his words.

Karl Rove, George Bush, and John McCain – The Backstreet Boys of politics.

Whao, think Karl Rove name has become a symbol of evil…..the guy's got to do something

McCain is desperately grasping for straws to bring Presidential Candidate Barack Obama down just to win the election at any cost. I don't know if it is worse than Carl Rove but it is nasty. This is the same Candidate who said he would run a none negative, honorable campaign. Not so. Just as Macain has lied about that I take it he is lying about all of his promises. If you notice lately when he is making speeches he is doing a poor job of reading most everything. What do you think about the latest Budweiser Cuban innocident about the possible Cuban merger no one knew about?

Might be a slight bit of hyperbole, because I can't think of anyone who has so ruthlessly damaged American Democracy in our lifetimes as has Karl Rove, and this particular "celebrity" ad is not going to prove to be all that effective (it could fail for the same reason as that legendary critical story about Reagan years ago–where the reporter got a call from Reagan's campaign manager thanking her for all the wonderful visuals).

But it is repulsive, nontheless.

Watching the talking heads debate about the enegy policy views of Obama and Mc Cain is pure tv hoopla.
Drilling here and drilling now is crucial to our security and our economy.
The common misconception of it taking 7 to 10 years to get oil from our own territory to the pumps is simply not true.
If you want to see another immediate drop in the price of a barrel of oil, let the world know that the USA will in fact start using more of it's own oil and natural gas.

Everyone is upset because it hits home so well. Polls are tightening – I may have to update my tagline. Must be annoying for all the democrats who thought 2008 was such a given they could trot out such a radical. Be afraid of Obama US, be very afraid.

to ms walls:
the money for sen obamas campaign is coming from people like me, a retired grandmother on a fixed income. i spent last sunday registring
voters but was never allowed to ask which party they were supporting. john mc cain's ad comparing sen obama with paris hilton and brittany
spears was enough to turn me off. john mc cain is not on message.
i did not find it at all humerous. kathleen young

I had a Fox News flashback on CNN tonight when Tara Wall said that only "Hollywood liberals" donated to Obama's campaign. I have happily contributed lots of money to Obama's campaign – money that I could not afford most of the time, and that comment has no place on a CNN news program – what are you thinking to allow that kind of journalism? I guess Carl Rove politics have filtered into your choice of journalists.

CNN .. why do you now allow my posts even when there IS NOBODY ELSE POSTING ??

I'm soooo tired of these kind of Republicans. I'm positive even some Republicans are as well. They do this to get the American people distracted from the very real challenges facing us everyday! Then, after they play us like fools, the get in office and it's a smash-and-grab job.

One Question:

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE 8-YRS. AGO ?!?!?

Time for REAL CHANGE.

Obama '08, '12

well it might be game playing but ignore it at your own peril .

McCain has taken the low road. Who would of thoght?

Screw you plouffe, just go and suck up to your negro-caucasian buddy whatever you and that pretty thing do.

Turnabout is Fair Play July 31st, 2008 9:24 am ET

I will say it again. If these PUMA idiots and those who just don't want to see a black man in the Whitehouse give this election to the Republicans AGAIN, you will deserve the pain and suffering that will continue that you are going through right now and we "18 million" Obama supporters will do to Hillary in 2012 what you are trying to do to Obama this time around. All those fools who keep posting "McCain '08, Hillary 2012″? You better think about that again, that's not how your dream will work out. If yall wreck this for Obama, Hillary's chance in 2012 will NOT happen. We guarantee it
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And WE guarantee you years and years of Republican rule.

You silly Obama cultists- you already lost the support of half of the democrats by such vitriol- can you afford to lose Obama any more votes?

whats wrong Obama, cant handle the truth, this is not a "nasty turn”
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What is your problem Barack. You used the same comparison yourself in an "I am over exposed moment." You are such an arrogant, obfuscating phony!

Obama's tactics are exactly like Rove's. Rove targeted the religious right for Bush. Obama is targeting the black and ultra liberal left for himself. No difference at all — so quit complaining Obama!

Turnabout is Fair Play July 31st, 2008 9:24 am ET

I will say it again. If these PUMA idiots and those who just don't want to see a black man in the Whitehouse give this election to the Republicans AGAIN, you will deserve the pain and suffering that will continue that you are going through right now and we "18 million" Obama supporters will do to Hillary in 2012 what you are trying to do to Obama this time around. All those fools who keep posting "McCain '08, Hillary 2012″? You better think about that again, that's not how your dream will work out. If yall wreck this for Obama, Hillary's chance in 2012 will NOT happen. We guarantee it
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That means indefinate Republican rule.

That is the kind of thinking that loses democrats elections.

I've watched these 2 candidates closely since the begining of the primary season and I truly cannot understand why way too many Americans have not embraced Barack Obama. He would bring fresh air to the Presidency of the United States at worst, and exceed expectations at best.

There are citizens of other major countries that have shown him much more respect than Americans have, yet Americans on these tickers and television are consumed with trying to find something wrong with him. Why?

The only other alternative is John McWar. Old Ideas and Attitudes. Loves War more than Bush does. Knows nothing else.

This election will be history making.
There is no doubt about that.
It will also leave an immediate impression on the rest of the world.
It would be a shame if Americans choose to continue to live in the past rather than move forward into the future.

"Steve Schmidt was a longtime protégé of Rove's"

In other words, he's using the advice from Karl Rove……..duh.

Shame on you Mr. McRove…………….and you want the American people to think that you are set apart from your other counterparts..please!

Watch it Senator McShame, your Hillarynism is showing. Desperation gets you the same thing it got Hillary when she went negative…..NOWHERE.

Give it uo Obama!

Even a doctor from the hospital in Germany where you chose not to visit the troops is dissing you!

I'm so sick of McCain's whining!!! For heaven sakes "GROW UP." His campaign has totally turned me off…when he comes on the air, I push the mute button….

John McCain is pathetic. I'd give the guy the benifit of the doubt, but this is stupid. It will backfire big time. Hey John! Americans are not stupid.

Everyone in the United States and particularly african americans know that when these rich pampered people call Barack Obama an "elitist" these are code words for the old "uppity N….word". As much as I am appalled by these code words from folks who, unlike Obama are rich and pampered, I am more appalled by the media who acts like they don't get it. Please!

Let McFool run his negative campaign………It will be his demise.

Obama/Sebelius 08 & 12

McCain's ad is going to cause a LOT of people to donate to Obama's campaign.

I am an Obama supporter but I think he did it too himself this time. As the words came out of his mouth I was yelling, dont say it! This will mark the beginning of the end and we will all be able to say he should not have said it.

Obama's team is now starting to feel the heat of the Republican machine. They will eat Obama for breakfast. Too bad Obama has played the race card so early…he is not even the nominee yet. Pretty shameful tactic himself…look at me look at me, I am different from all the other presidents. Shameful. But typical of the Dems who will lie and say anything to get elected. Look at Pelosi. She promised when Dems took over Senate and House 2 years ago that they would get gas under control. Instead it has skyrocketed. Why you vote for Dems is beyond me.

mcCain is finally stooping LOW..it had to happen sooner or later eh John? What about all that respect etc etc etc. I guess you have to use this you dont have much else to fall back on do you????

Turnabout is Fair Play July 31st, 2008 9:24 am ET

I will say it again. If these PUMA idiots and those who just don't want to see a black man in the Whitehouse give this election to the Republicans AGAIN, you will deserve the pain and suffering that will continue that you are going through right now and we "18 million" Obama supporters will do to Hillary in 2012 what you are trying to do to Obama this time around. All those fools who keep posting "McCain '08, Hillary 2012″? You better think about that again, that's not how your dream will work out. If yall wreck this for Obama, Hillary's chance in 2012 will NOT happen. We guarantee it
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Yeah… that will work. Now I'm shi*ting in my pants and will vote for Obama.

What are you Obama supporters? In kindergarten?

You did not see how those tactics caused Millions of LIFELONG democrats against Obama?

You think that it will now encourage a return to the flock?

McCain should have learned by now that you are not allowed to criticize the unqualified Affirmative Action Candidate.

Tactics?

Saying that he is "playing the race card"… Is that a tactic? Pretty sure it's a fact…

He is HALF WHITE people… But he says he's Black! That is a race card…

And… I actually support him… I am rethinking the whole thing.

I thought the Obama cult was the smart demographic.

Why can't they figure out that the more venomous hate and threats they spew… the less inclined we are to vote for Obama.

WERE he the best candidate- and he is actually the worst choice of the 3- we would rebel against the forcing him down our throats and not vote for him just to protest the tactics of force, strong-arming and forcing our hand.

Threats and democracy do not mix- I guess you left wing socialists do not realize that. even AFTER alienating the Hillary democrats and turning them into opponents of Obama.

the above is my response to this blog:
Turnabout is Fair Play July 31st, 2008 9:24 am ET

I will say it again. If these PUMA idiots and those who just don't want to see a black man in the Whitehouse give this election to the Republicans AGAIN, you will deserve the pain and suffering that will continue that you are going through right now and we "18 million" Obama supporters will do to Hillary in 2012 what you are trying to do to Obama this time around. All those fools who keep posting "McCain '08, Hillary 2012″? You better think about that again, that's not how your dream will work out. If yall wreck this for Obama, Hillary's chance in 2012 will NOT happen. We guarantee it

Karl Rove is a god! Please join the McCain camp and put McCain in the White House!!!

No more Democrats in the White House… EVER!!!!

McCain like Hillary turned out to be Cheap, Lame, Fake, Desperate, Lying, Egoistic, Jealous, Brain damaged … I thought he atleast had some decency… he has nothing left and nothing to offer for us.
OBAMA (2008 -16)

Turnabout is Fair Play July 31st, 2008 9:24 am ET

I will say it again. If these PUMA idiots and those who just don't want to see a black man in the Whitehouse give this election to the Republicans AGAIN, you will deserve the pain and suffering that will continue that you are going through right now and we "18 million" Obama supporters will do to Hillary in 2012 what you are trying to do to Obama this time around. All those fools who keep posting "McCain '08, Hillary 2012″? You better think about that again, that's not how your dream will work out. If yall wreck this for Obama, Hillary's chance in 2012 will NOT happen. We guarantee it
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I AM REALLY SCARED NOW. It is these constant silly , vindictive threats that just solidify people's convictions- against OBAMA.

Twist my arm and I will capitulate and vote for Obama.

You Obama sheep are too dumb to realize that it was these threats, forceful strong-arm tactics that caused MILLIONS of life long democrats DEFECT from EVER supporting Obama.

Senator John McCain was a soldier. Ke knows how to fight to win the war and the election.

Barak Obama belongs to Hollywood.

McSame is playing the Old Fart cart. What a clown. Stick to the issues John "use a cane" McSame!

McSame is playing the Old Fart cart. What a clown. Still to the issues John "use a cane" McSame!

What a chicken. Once again, the Obama campaign deflecting the issue rather than addressing it.

He is an empty suite, simple as that.

Let them be these republicans are just desperate and DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT they don't have a platform all the they know is ATTACK, ATTACK, and ATTACK, WARS, WARS, WARS, and WARS,
DECEIVE, DECEIVE and DECEIVE and most important LIES, LIES, LIES and LIES to the american people and the world.

Can you get it I don't think the american people are that naive or innocent The republicans are going to be put away for a long time.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BARRACK OBAMA.

In the past I have admired McCain but that has ended. He is turning out to be just like all of the other republicans. The republicans I have come to learn our corrupt with out moral principles and lacking humanistic judgment and ideals. They support the top 1% of the population that controls 95% of the wealth. In other words they enslave people with their economics. McCain focuses on issues like Obama's fame and media attraction like an old jealous suitor. He criticism of Obama's trip to Iraq verges on insanity as he was the one to suggest it. Of course he wanted to be seen as the great white mentor. Blaming Obama for the price of gas was also dishonest if not an outright lie. McCain does not even appear to know the history of Iraq and he as the nerve to criticize Obama. The republicans during this past 7 1/2 years have just about ruined the country as well as our educational system. They have taken our individual freedoms and thrown them out the window. McCain and the rest just lie and lie and lie. They need to stay in office to serve big business and the wealthy. When are people going to wake up?

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You have to be a low life to be a republican these days.

Look at the attacks ad's with no talk about the issues that the looser McCain runs.

Ha ha ha – the republicans are working behind the scenes to bait and stab again.

Hope you people that voted for our worst president ever have grown a brain in the last 8 years. McCain was beaten in 2000 by the worst president ever for a reason – he's worse than Bush. Grow up.

McCain will do anything that he can to become president. You have not seen anything yet, it will get worse. If you think that Carl Rove was bad, McCain will make him look like a kindergarten boy before this campaign is over.
McCain has taken the play book from Bush and will lie, cheat, swear, and play the race card to the extreme before this campaign is over.
Willie Horton will be child's play and the swift boat ads will look like they were put on by children when you compare them with what is to come.
McCain is a power hungry Bush shadow and if elected will continue the anti-Christ policies of the Bush administration.

Dear CNN,
John McCain may have been a man of integrity throughout his life, but it would be hard to say that anymore….Now, he seems to get a kick out of poking fun at his opponent. To me a man of integrity is one who respects every man, speaks the truth, and finds room in his heart for those who don't agree with him.
Now he has turned to mocking the electorate (Celeb ad) for supporting Obama , and finding him inspirational and forward thinking. To any decent American, Mr. McCain has become condescending, arrogant, mean and very much not "Presidential". Let's move on to the issues, Mr. McCain. We deserve to know what you stand for and why,..that's what's important to us.

Rove's name is satanic to the left. They are so scared of him it is unbelievable. He is not even involved in the commercial and they are still trying to crucify him or involve him in some way. If he was so evil and could 'steal' an election, why wouldn't he just steal this from Obama. Dems are SOooo quick to demonize anyone outside their little circle. CNN must really have some 'interesting' people moderating these comments as well. It is so slanted it is a joke.

Obama played the race card on McCain.(Dumb, it worked on Hillary but McCain doesn't need the Black vote)
McCain calls him on it.
Now Obama cries "McCain's pulling a Rove on me"
Man Up Obama you're running for president.

America is wiser now … these Rove type ads will bite McCain in the end… fool us one time ,shame on you; fool us two times; shame on us…. there is no shame in this political game and the Democrats are united and will vote for change and not fall for the same! <== Hey this would look good on a T-shirt :0)… Obama 08…. We are not wavering nor scared…

I am sorry to see John McCain stoop so low with his ads and then defends them, he sounds like he must be desperate to win this campaign and he is afraid to do it on his merits alone.

I have been absolutely disgusted by CNN's implication that John McCain has been using racial terms or code words toward Senator Obama. I haven't hear or seen one ad or one statement from Senator McCain about Senator Obama using the term "uppity", his ethnicity, or his name. The only time these items have been mentioned by Senator Obama or Roland Martin, and your network has made the accusations sound legitmate, which only makes Senator McCain appear as a racist. This is terrible. How can CNN endorse such an injustice. And, Mr. Martin has so distorted the truth as to appear as an Obama mouthpiece. This is pathetic. I can't stand Bush, but this is shifting Obama into a Bush lookalike. I'm sick of Washington politics, and now Senator Obama is moving in that direction. The race card is now in the campaign, by Senator Obama. It's a shame, by the man who said he is a different politician.

David Plouffe

We love you.. We know u are the mastermind behind Obama'a Campaign

Keep you head up!! These next few months will be hard, but we will get through it!! '

Remember A soldier will sometimes fall on it's own sword!!

Obama 08′12

Mccain, wil repeat Bush failed Energy Policy and Bush failed Administration. Vote No Mcain

In any case history will judge the last 8 years as the product of Rove tactics. McCain needs to argue with proof and substance why Obama is not qualified to be president. To be honest if I had to choose between a Harvard grad and a computer illiterate candidate I wouldn't choose the latter. This country is in a crucial position right now. We have learned what happens if someones isn't qualified.

I think the McCain ad is great and right to the truthful point! Too bad, "Souffle" — I mean Plouffe. About time McCain calls a spade a spade. We ALL know what he's talking about.

I'm not surprised McCain would launch such lurid attacks. If we were to ask him to take a firm stand against Bush's doctrine of preemption, McCain would be waffling all over the place; if we were to ask McCain how he would get Sunis and Shias to bury the hatchet in Iraq he'd need help understanding why they're at each other's throats to begin with! If we were to ask McCain what POLITICAL solutions he has for the Israeli and Palistinian crisis, he'd have another Viagra moment. McCain doesn't want us asking those questions.

For the peole who would fall for that crap – I hope they are the first in line to enlist for McCain's new wars.

John McCain and Hillary Clinton have very little in common – except a willingness to do whatever it takes to win. Now, in our sad society, winning has become more important than anything else. As a result, we glamorize those who "tough it out", no matter how they accomplish their win.

The problem is, a self-centered culture is inherently a weak culture, and will eventually crumble. Fascinatingly, the bottom line on unselfishness is that it can better stand the test of time.

Senator Obama, you need to keep to the high road. And not just because this country desperately needs a leader who can show us the path back to true morality. Like you did with Senator Clinton, if you can stay true to yourself you will eventually outlast those who will stoop to anything to win.

The Straight Talk Express has taken a nasty turn into the gutter. Sen. John McCain has resorted to lies and distortions in what sounds like an increasingly desperate attempt to slow down Sen. Barack Obama by raising questions about his patriotism. Instead of taking the Democrat down a few notches, these baseless attacks are raising more questions about the Republican's campaign and his ability to control his temper.

The most offensive line comes from McCain himself. The Arizona senator has repeated that Obama "would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign." That is one of the more outrageous statements by a major political party candidate seeking the presidency. The looming choices about the long-festering war in Iraq are not between winning and losing but about how quickly or slowly the United States can reduce its military forces without jeopardizing recent security gains. Even McCain acknowledges that, and insulting Obama in such a reckless way is not presidential.

That is only one example of the darker tone enveloping the McCain campaign since several of Karl Rove's acolytes took the wheel. A new McCain ad suggests that while Obama traveled abroad last week he "made time to go to the gym but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras." That's a compelling punch line, but it's below the belt.
That's intense. McCain chose this path. He sold whatever was left of his soul to the Rove machine. It was a risky decision and it sure doesn't look like it's paying off. Instead, in the past few weeks, McCain has completely reshaped his image. He's become another puppet of Karl Rove, just like George Bush.

And, the Obama campaign decided to fight back with a new ad, "Low Road," documenting just some of independent sources criticism of McCain — and linking McCain to the candidate he's morphed into — George Bush: John McCain how much lower can you go. And your wife will be working with CASTRO GET REAL MAN…WE DON`T WANT COMMANDER WITH CASTROL IN THERE POCKET….GEEZ

OMAHA

53 y/o white female activist:
I do not care about Roe vs Wade…
Nor the Iraq war…

I only care about preventing an Obama presidency: He played dirty, used race to divide Americans, and subverted the democratic process.

Stopping this tyrant is priority #1 for all TRUE democrats.

So stop threatening all of us- it will have the exact opposite effect.

No one has mentioned that Hitler was able to gather a crowd of 150,000 even without the lure of rock bands. Castro and Chavez also attracted large crowds on tours to foreign cities. All appealed to the yearning of the young. I don't care if Obama paints the white house black but I despair over his plan to tear down the walls of countries and the wall between rich and poor. Maybe the gated communities in the US will have to go. I love visiting Europe but sure don't want to live there. We do need change in the US but I'm not sure we want to demolish everything out country has stood for!

Just look at that fat, disgusting face! He was the kid that everyone beat the crap out of in high school. That's why he is a bitter, vindictive coward!

Only the Obamites are stupid enough to believe that McCain is Bush or Rove.

The Obama campaign has turned themselves into the Bush Admin. They are sheltered by the Obamites who tell them that everything is wonderful. They are missing the reality that the American people aren't as stupid and ignorant as they thing we are….we know the truth.

We know McCain is no Bush or Rove…McCain has the record to prove it.

Actions…not words.

Silly BOTS- the more you denigrate and insult fellow Americans… the more damage you do to your candidate.

You can NOT and WILL not threaten, bully, insult and guilt people into voting for the least qualified candidate to EVER run for president.

The fact that he is a self-impressed, cocky, arrogant, lying, full of himself, fast tracking, race-baiting, hateful demogogue does not help Obama either.

Rove is behind this somehow. All it takes is one phonecall once in a while to 'rally the troops'.

Of course those with the weaker minds are going to fall for those tricks for the third time.

Sure sheep for Obama…

I will let you bully and threaten me into voting for Obama- the worst choice out there- JUST SO you will NOT vote against HRC in 2012?

Are you a mind reader? Do you even know that HRC will run again?

I will PUNISH OBAMABOTS AND OBAMA – for their filthy and vulgar campaign agaisnt fellow democrats by NEVER voting for Obama.

Let me repeat: NEVER NEVER NEVER.

I will vote against Obama since the best choice- HILLARY CLINTON- was mocked, ridiculed, insulted, demeaned, trashed and gutted by the nasty hateful Obamatrons.

McCan't = Rove = Bush = 3 terms of fiscal mismanagement = scare tactics = the wrong track

Rummy, Cheney, Ashcroft all had LOTS of experience, and just look at the mess they've created! Being old, does not mean you're qualified for anything except maybe collecting Social Security. By the way, where are all those "Privitize Social Security" GOP'ers now that the market is heading south? How many more seniors would be eating cat food on the street while fat cat Republicants light their cigars with $100 bills if we listened to their stupid ideas?!?!

Anyone but Mc(in)Sane

Wahhhhhhhhhh. Cry me a river Democrats. You Chicago Dems perfected dirty politics. Hey how do you think your buddy Obama got elected to the state senate? lol

McCain has gone off the deep end. I hope the American people will see him soon for who he really is.

McCain is desparate. As an old political pro he, like Hillary, never expected to be up against 'Golden Boy' (ref: Disney's "Hercules"). He's sunk, he knows it, and he's desparate.

Who is Obama kidding?

I do not care who wins in 2012.

I just care that Obama is NOT ALLOWED to steal THIS election.

That would be the death of democracy, voting rights and fair campaigning.

is CNN distracting everyone on purpose?

Aaaawwhhh… McCain calls out Obama and now all of the sudden it's "worse than Rove tactics". Is that Obama's only response when he can't handle the truth?

McCain is making the same mistakes Hillary did during the primaries. Negative attacks have short term gains, but long term backlashes. The only reason Clinton won most of the later states was because she toned down the negative attacks and got right back to the issues. How sad for McCain to abandon the issues so early in the campaign.

I am curious at the threats made by Obama supporters to NOT vote for the democratic candidate in 2012, IF Obama loses THIS election.

You think that will get even with whom?– HRC supporters?

Too funny.

So it isn't about change and hope after all?

So.. you do not REALLY care about the country and its future?

So You are okay with many more years of Republican rule?

So… you are ONLY voting for Obama because he is half black?

Otherwise, wouldn't YOU ALL BE EVEN MORE ready to vote democratic ticket in 2012?

You are nothing but threatening, race-baiting, hypocrits.

I PRAY THAT OBAMA LOSES.

McCain's Ads are worse than Karl Rove's?

Ok, I am confused here. This is what Obama thinks. Give me a break. Karl Rove and Bush stated McCain fathered an illegitimate black child in 2000.

Making Obama appear like the next coming of the American Idol is not too far. It is a theme that shows Obama is a rock star which Obama does not deny especially since he stated "I am the one we have been waiting for." Narcissitic and it is fair game.

obama you ARE an Arrogant, Radical FRAUD but – you are NOT qualified to lead our country and that is the reason why you will never be elected. STOP turning every comment into a race issue – you have divided our country. Maybe now would be a good time for you to step aside – for the good of the party – and country.

At last, Obama camp is responding and swiftly and with style.I was beginnen to get nervous. McCain "proud of it". I know in my guts McCain is not comfortable with the turn of event. He wont win this election on mereits and the political climate doesn't favor him. He is doing what he accuses the senator form Ilinois from doing: politics. The good senator fro Arizona is drifting away, just lost all its credibility even with right minded replubicans. I for one miss the Senator I used to know.

I hope McCain supporters see this guy for what he really is. He's totally absurd!

How can McCain pretend to take the high road when his tactic of putting Britney Spears and Paris Hilton in an ad attacking Obama is at best a distateful cheap shot, and at worst panders to white voters' concerns about black men with sexually attractive and promiscuous white women ala the anti-Harold Ford campaign and the persecution of Jack Johnson. Given the time in which we live, such a tactic is even beneath that of the propaganda and hysteria promoted by D.W. Griffin's "Birth of a Nation".

Obama is the one distracting from the fact he has nothing…says nothing…IS nothing.

Obama would know about sleazy campaigns, He's the one that managed to label HIllary and Bill Clinton racist. He loves that race card, now his staff is saying how like Bill Clinton Obama is. I heard Jamal Simmons on Bill Press saying we should vote for Obama because he is so similar to Bill Clinton, just a few months ago, Jamal was on nightly ranting about how racist the Clinton's were. Does that mean Obama is racist too. Can't have it both ways Obama, your campaign of hope and change, is one of the nastiest I've ever seen.

McCain should have retard….I mean "retired" from politics. He seems to be a grumpy old man, obviously have lapses — one of this days he may not even know he is the president. For him to run he needs to pick a really good VP —- Romney is an excellent choice. Put aside religion for moment….now if you can't, think about Bush a devout catholic goes to church and next day bombs a nation. Romney will add some credibility in his campaign on solving the economic woes of this country. If Romney is set aside, it will definitely be Barrack Obama.

Hi, Karl.
There you are. Remember how you blew the 2000 and 2004 elections? I expect nothing less from you this election!

Does anyone believe this Pig?

This is so true! McCain even stating the term "race card" is a joke!

Go home, John.

My friend.

Oh, boo hoo Obama. If you can't take it, then go back to Chicago.

Let go on a diet to void the fat..

What bothers me the most is you folks on the far left don't get the message. So I'll explain it real slow. the point that is being made is that sen. Obama is in experienced just like miss Britny and Paris thier lack of experience has led them to make mistake after mistake with thier own lives can we afford someone with inexperience to make the right decissions for our country.Jeesh figures an Idependant would have to spell it out for you

McCain's campaign is smelling of Rove…. Karl Rove doesn't have to have an official title to do his stuff.. McCain is a Big Disappointment..

Many messages were sent in that ad… Foriegn oil….. comparing him to two young Blonde women who have had run in with the law.. drugs and alcohol…. This is the real John McCain and I wish Media would stop making excuses for him..

Simple math equation:

Rove + G.W.Bush = McCain.

If you like whats going on in America today use this equation and you answer will be 4 more years of the same, but on steroids.

How can enyone top the odoius Rove? McCain's coming close though. I never thought anoyne could best the Turd Blossom. Let's see what magical tricks McCain pulls out of his hat.

Poor old McBush! Seems like senility is setting in! He is forgetting that his name is "John" and not "George"! The REAL John McCain got lost somewhere along the lines and he morphed into GW!

If McCain is confused about who he is….we should be scared…very scared if he becomes the next President…

I find it very curious that the McCain camp is dismissing Obama by comparing him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Given that both Paris and Britney are allegedly Republicans, the actual message seems to be, "Obama's as flakey as us!"

Perhaps the McCain campaign ought to consider hiring a fact checker…

Truthfully, John McCain is so fortunate that Obama is black and this is why the presidential race is so closed, few whites realized the fact that the country is in some serious trouble and see Obama as a potential candidate why the rest of them are still holding up to the old white man believe that a black man can never be the president of America, it is a clear fact, they do not care if the country is destroy or not, they're just going for McCain cause he's white.

jake, from winnipeg, Canada.

Boo hoo. What a cry baby this Obama is. Everytime there is a criticism he whines, This guy is a leader? No, like most ego-driven types, they can't take the heat.

Poor Obama! It is kind of true what McCain says about celebrity. Very ironic. Still won't vote for McCain though. Don't want to vote for Obama either.

Obama = BATMAN
McCain = THE JOKER (Jack Nicholson version)

Obama, just like McCain and other American politicians, is transparent. George W. Bush, who is NOT my favorite president, did not fly off the handle yelling, "Off with their heads! Off with their heads!" every time someone took a verbal swipe at him. He endured it with great restraint and good natured humor.

Obama can learn something from Bush: don't get so emotional! Calm down! If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. It takes a village to produce an idiot.

Being worse than Rove is hard to do. I don't think the Obama camp should protest at all. The media will do it for him. He needs to never be seen whining.

Karl Rove is junk!!!!! Always was and always will be.

Between mccain's wife, who is an old version of paris hilton (blonde heiress who inherited her money), and his daughter who hangs out with the likes of heidi from the hills, you would think mccain would keep quiet about empty headed blondes.

It amazes me that people can think a man who is as digustingly wealthy as John McCain is "just one of us." Didn't we see what happened a few years ago when we voted for the "good ole boy" we'd like to have a beer with? If you can't win fair and square, you give it what you've got . . . even if it's nothing but lies. Everyone says McCain is better than this. I GUESS NOT!!!
It's time to put someone in the oval office who has more brains than brawn . . . someone who thinks before he acts . . . and someone who isn't too pig headed to listen to other people who might have some intelligent ideas.
I have no misconceptions about the American people . . . we have been duped before and it looks like negative campaigning just might work again. And let's not underestimate the influence of the television news media who know exactly what side their bread is buttered on.

John McCain and his staff are running scared. That's why we're seeing the desperate tactics they are employing. My thinking is they'll keep this trashing strategy going until they see that there is a backlash against them for being so heavy-handed and negative. After all, do the American people really want a tongue-wagging, red-faced, finger pointing, angry old man leading the country? Kind of like having your mean old uncle Wilbur for president.

Well did I not say this would happen. The best GOP tactic…..Lies, Lies and more Lies. I also said that I was waiting for the Big one, The Lie of all Lies. There is nothing that they will not do to remain in power.

Democrats Unite!!!

The ugliest aspect of these republican ( banana ) attack dog tactics is the insult they hurl to the intelect of the American voter. They heap lies upon lies, distort the record, use subversive means to place fear and insecurity in the minds and emotions of the electorate. They believe this to work because they think the voter is ignorant and won't take the time to check the facts and call them out on it. Well, times have changed, and I believe this wiil backfire as voters realize that McCain is not practicing what he preached about taking the " high road ". He has hired Rove hatchet people and has lived up to his Naval Academy nickname of " McNasty " and punk.

what a terrible disappointment John McCain has become…his campaign is the epitome of nasty politics and verifies that he represents the same old politic…he must be defeated

Well what else should we have expected? McCain has Bush's re-election team calling the shots. You can bet that Rove is behind the scenes.

It frightens me that the Obama camp can be so kind to Karl Rove. There was nothing evil or rude about the ad. The problem stems from the Obama campaign thinking it akin to heresy to point out any character flaws of the Great Obama. Ego and image may have been a little hurt, but Obama should take time for self-reflection when he is falling in the polls, just to ask himself "Why?"

Could it be your elitist, celebrity status?

I am shocked that McCain said he was proud of the ad. I didn't expect to read that at the end your report. Wow. That is terribly low and certainly the kind of nasty politics that makes me run from a candidate. I consider candidates who stoop that low to lack the character I want in my president.

It disappoints me that McCain would say something like that – and I thought I liked the guy. I'm voting for Obama anyway, but still liked McCain until now.

It works because the McCain camp knows that the majority of voters in America are basically silly. To compare someone who has inspired so many people to Paris hilton and Britney Spears is so silly and shallow. All I hear is attack, attack, and even more attacks. Okay, so we know McCain thinks Obama is a useless good for nothing candidate. My question is, what is McCain good for? What is he going to do?

Anyway, these kind of attack ads just tells me that McCain have absolutely no respect for the voters.

Is Karl growing too old or its just my eyes?

Obama needs Karl Rove for his VP >.> at least then he might be known for something OTHER than acting like a president that isnt a president.

Watch out KARL. Congress is coming for you

There is no depth to deep for McCain to go to try to win the election. This is the closest he's ever been. And he will do whatever he thinks it will take to prevent being the person who lost to a black man. That will be recorded in the history books.

mccain may well regert his going negitave in his campain it makes him look cheap pathic loser that he is. just like bush. it is very sad when mccain has to tear his oppent down to make him self look good in his mind. it would be interesting to hear how mccain explans
why cindy mccain company is doing business in cuba.

cnn that could be a good news story ????????

Rove, Bush, McCain, Rumsfeld, Rice, DeLay, Cunningham, Stevens… so many Republican crooks, so little justice….

How funny! First the Obama camp asks if this is the best that they can fire at them. And now, they are saying it's worse than Karl Rove? Ok, which is it Obama camp?

The Obama camp is just upset because their lead is slipping and the Democrats aren't unifying around them like the GOP is around McCain. They are worried. Would you like some cheese to go with that whine?

McCain '08!

I support Obama all the way but this is not the way to go, guys.
Let's leave the spectre of Karl Rove out of it for now. Just criticize what they are doing now and say why it is wrong.

Don't ask Steve Schmidt anything 'cause he'll claim executive privilage right Karl.

Well let's get Rove involved if McCain is worse than he is. Maybe Rove can get the real truth out on Michelle and Barack and their phony land deals in Chicago.

You have to ask "Where are the charges of 'arrogance' about Obama coming from?" Do people cite anything he's said? Is it the way he acts? I don't recall anybody quoting anything he's said or describing any way he acts that point to this charge. Instead, I think it's a form of crypto-racism from people who cannot believe an Aftican-American can speak so eloquently and is so well educated. I think some cannot logically come to terms with an articulate black American and reoncile it with the usual portrayals of black rappers, gangstas, athletes, etc. Knowing that Obama is better educated, probably more intelligent and well spoken causes a disconect in many minds. While not consciously racist, it is at least latent. It is a subtle form of the "uppity (nword)" used in the past when any black man "forgot his place in the society" It's too bad, but at least we can call people on it.

It is obvious that our tax payer dollars have been good to Rove, the proof is hanging under his neck. To bad he eats like a king, and our senior have to choose between dog food (for their food) or the expense of buying life living medication or heating and cooling their homes.

Nothing is worse than Rove tactics, oh wait Rove IS advising John McCain whether he will admit or not.

To Carl Rove and his croneys " NOT THIS TIME"!

When you don't have a good candidate with sound policies or vision for the country to "sell" the only thing left is negative advertising against the competition…I truly believe the only thing that can prevent Obama from being elected is if McCain keeps playing to US citizens that believe anything they hear without checking FACTS…they are counting on the country to be more racist than we want to believe (as the Clinton's were hoping for)…

I also truly believe if the country could look at each candidate by their factual policy and vision proposals …not age nor race…Obama would still win.

60 year old white woman

I'd say that Obama's campaign doesn't like what they're seeing in the poll numbers and they're starting to react to that. Maybe this Skybarocket is starting to run out of Barocket fuel on this continent.

DEBATE!!!

Obviously with the "race card" comment put out by the McCain camp they wanted this to be a distraction on how bad the "celeb" ad is..You can tell how McCain was sooooooo uncomfortable when questioned by John King today…McCain words said one thing but his body language said something else

Its not that the ad is worse, its that its more stupid. Karl Rove, evil genius that he is, would never have produced such a silly ad. He would have come up with something much more effective.

McNasty is a bitter old man. The best choice for Peace, Prosperity, and Hope in America is Barack Obama. Bitter old McBush offers only Death, Destruction, and Despair.

Obama '08

what a sad day for our democracy when mean spirited right wing conservatives with spokespeople like rush limbaugh, sean hannity and mark levine get away with spending hours and hours drumbeating hate into the minds of Americans – it is obvious that mccain has given his campaign over to these propagandists and hate mongerers. they are the ones calling the shots here –
mccain would rather be contribute to the decline of intelligent debate which is the foundation of our American democracy than lose this election. he has sold his soul.
I will pray for America.

More than 90% of African Americans are voting for Obama- a candidate with no track record, no accomplishments and no experience.

What criteria ARE they using then, if NOT race?

Obama first played the race card on Bill Clinton after SC- it worked and he has been slicing and dicing and dividing Americans with the judicious use of allegations of racism ever since.

He is losing MUCH of the early NON- African American support he enjoyed.

We are tired of being called racists when we disagree with Obama. And we are tired of his dividing the Country by fueling race tensions.

His African American supporters are vile in methodology , vulgar in language, crude in thinking, and reverse-racists in ideology.

Anyone heard of Michelle O or Rev Wright lately ? C'mon Senator, unleash Michelle. Don't hold her back against her will. And explain the kind of churchgoer you are when you didn't know for decades that your Church was used as a pulpit for racism and hate .

I think McCain is taking the low road and it is going to hurt him. He told the American people that he would talk about issues and not attack the oponent. He is doing the exact opposite and it is going to cost him.

Yup. The McCain campaign is gutter trash. I can't wait to get our new President Obama gets installed.

John McCain for president?? His ad's are that of a child. If I was a republican, I would be very embarressed.

It is time for Americans of all stripes to stand up and tell John McCain that if he is a man of honor, he will turn his campaign into one of decency and issues as he promised. No more Rove smears, Paris Hilton comparisons. Do you hear Sen. Obama comparing McCain to other over the hill folks and men who abandon their wives?

That's interesting, because BO is the KING of regurgitated Rove tactics.

I hate the ugliness of American politics and only pray that the good guys will win. If they don't, America is going to have a very rough road ahead. Shame on McCain and the ugly people who participate in his negative campaign.

McCain in 08

Oh, the ad is definately in the vein of a long history of linking democrats with African Americans and criminality. The addition of women as criminals (or at least low) has a very long history, too. But too low for Rove, hmm. Looks like he might have helped. That McCain is "proud of it" should raises as much alarm as the disgusting ad. A mean lack of integrity.

John McCaine has gone from a respected war hero to a mean old man who needs flash cards and Joe Lieberman to help him remember what to say, what he has already said or what he can't remember. Strange that no one has mentioned that John McCaine just made a 3 million dollar donation from one of the largest oil companies in Texas. He received this donation after he flip-flopped on the drilling of oil. And Newsweek announced that if Barack Obama had visited the soldiers in Germany that he was prepared to run an ad saying that Obama was using it as a photo-op and really doesn't care about the military. And the beat goes on. Don't forget Hillary threw the kitchen sink at Obama and she still lost.

Unfortunately, I don't know why people are surprised. The GOP has controlled the White House for 8 years — the economy is faltering, gas prices are crushing the budgets of working families, bridges and infrastructure here at home is crumbling, and all the while we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars and losing American lives in a war that nobody can still say what we're fighting for. I can clearly understand why the GOP DOESN'T want to talk about the issues. They don't have anything to say because the American people don't want to hear "vote for me and I'll give you more of the same" (which is basically John McCain's position on the issues).

It's disgusting. We all agree. But if we want to end it once and for all, we've got to get up off a big "hind-ends" and vote. It really is that simple.

EXCUSE ME !!! Will the real journalists or commentators PLEASE STAND UP. Stop this MADNESS!!

what about US… THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Stop it! Enough of this jibberish about Paris Hilton or whatever, it won't help me take my son to the doctor or put gas in my car to go to work…. I am a single mother and I am pained and sick to see that so few jounalists are willing to be courageous enough to do their job…. INFORM THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY. Lay out each candidate's agenda on the most important issues facing us… FACTUAL information…
don't paint for us your talking points… bring in experts to debate the pros and cons of each policy then we the people WILL US decide who we think is the better candidate. Do not decide this for us. In this our critical hour of need, do not desert us.

For at the end of the day… there will be media's heores and villains ….
Determine where you stand

And some Americans consider McCain a real American hero…..what a phony! McCain is a shameless liar, who lacks honesty, character and integrity. He is a hypocrite!

Personally, I think Obama's camp's tactics are worse. Obama always plays the race card.

The truth of the matter is that I'm only thinking that McCain is just TRYING to win the presidency at this moment and he has found himself behind Obama in every way. Now, no one can say that he has any good ideas and even though Obama may seem as though he lives in Happy Land, at least he has a little bit of an idea of how he can make things better. Now this McCain campaign is going exactly the way that I thought that it would…not very well. Stick with the facts. Obama using the race card is an OPINION, not a fact. Obama not looking like any past president is a FACT. This is not any type of card except truth card, but can anyone actually recant the rest of what he said, or are we just locked in he said, she said, nanny-nanny boo-boo? Just curious.

I hope McCain's campaign gives Obama more of the same.
Knock that halo right off Obama's head…..he seems to think that all of his little tactics and innuendos have gone unnoticed.
Look at what the Obama campaign did to Bill Clinton during the primary. Hillary is disappointing me right now.

This shows, that Mccain is another Bush and if Mccain is elect to the Presidency Mccain Administration will be corrupt as the Bush Administration. American People take a long view if we want more of the same or change. American people if we elect Mccain as President we will be sorry just like we are sorry that Bush was elected President. Please American People let us vote for change that change only can come if Obama is President. We must change the direction in Washington or we will have more of the same and we will be sorry.

I'm not sure there is worse than old Turd Blossom, who should be in jail on contempt charges, for starters, but I'm sure most of us are sick of the negative ads and the lack of focus on the real issues from the McBush camp!

C'mon, everybody knows that Obama has been revelling in his celebrity. Why all the complaining? He is so popular and so happy about it that he wants to hold his DNC acceptance speech in a stadium – first time ever for such a huge audience. If he loves being a rock star why does he hate having it pointed out? I don't get it????

Barack Star '08!

As a political moderate, who doesn't care for either of the two political parties, I want to like both candidates. Having seen the McCain ads, and comparing them with Obama ads, I find myself concluding the Obama ads display more intelligence.
Obama to blame for rising gas prices? That's too far a stretch. Obama as vapid as Hilton or Spears? That's just an insult. Since Mr. McCain approves these messages, that fact alone tends to cause me to wonder about John McCain's perception of reality.
I have no reason to believe either candidate is concerned with working citizens. I believe neither candidate understands foreign policy to an extent where others might benefit besides special self-interests. John McCain could be more impressive were he to use a higher road.

Poor little Obama being picked on again, maybe he should stop crying and grow a pair. He's always calling foul on the people he's running against, yet his campaign indulges in some of the same tactics he whines about. I am surprised people haven't seen through this hypocrite by now.

This is all McCain has. Workable policies are beyond his or his party's abilities.

The republicans are really grasping at straws and the personal attacks have just started. It was refreshing to see an American politician greeted warmly in Europe by applause instead of being burned in effigy. How ironic Grandpa McSame would compare our next president to an empty headed blond heiress like the one he married! What a joke!

Obama '08

YES WE CAN!

Stop whining
If you can’t play local politics how you going to play in international
2004 Obama has changed Who impressed me
Hillary please come Back you are the only one who can save us from Obama and Republicans
Clintons for ever

I love how Obama in one speech will attack McCain and the Republicans talking about how they will use fear tactics and politics of the past, then moves on to complain that McCain is using dirty tactics. Didn't Obama say he wasn't going to be the same old politician and not use old style tactics. Is that why he spins his opponents words and consistently stays inconsistent.

Must be fair to say that the point of the ad hit pretty close to home for Obama then. Normally he shrugs off this criticism easily, or he throws them under the bus ("I've never seen that side of him" or "my own grandmother is afraid of black men"). So this one must be hard for him to find an easy dodge.

Psssst! The emporer has no clothes!

Tthe celebrity spots are sad and a commentary on the McCain campaign's inability to read the context of Senator Obama's popularity. A man who either can't figure out why his opponent is popular or willfully refuses to direct his rebuttals at the reason for that popularity is NOT a person I would entrust with the job of President of the United States.

John Mc Cain
Can feel no pain
Mainly because
He has no brain

He is an " ANTIQUATED MAN IN MODERN TIMES" TO PUT IT MILDLY !

To put it more bluntly " he is just plain stupid "

IS KARL ROVE HEAD SWELLING, IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER, LITERALLY.

OBAMA HAS TO ATTACK BACK AND HARD. IT'S TIME OUT BEING A GENTLEMEN.

MCCAIN AND HIS SURROGATES ARE LOOSE CANNON, THEY ARE DOING SILLY THINGS, OBAMA MUST STAY ON MESSAGE AND AT THE SAME TIME, FIGHT MCCAIN WITH HIS OWN WORDS.

I HAVE MCCAIN WHEN HE SAY OBAMA DONT UNDERSTAND, WHITE SLAVE MASTERS MADE THOSE COMMENTS AND MCCAIN IS DOING THE SAME.

MCCAIN AND SURROGATES ARE OLDER THAN ANITQUE FURNITURE.

I NEED TO BE ON OBAMA'S TEAM, MCCAIN'S WIFE LOOKS LIKE AN ELDERLY BARBIE DOLL AND MCCAIN LOOKS LIKE RED SKELTON.

It's close… but I don't know if it is THAT bad…

Obama '08

Though, Rove would have been smart enough not to make fun of a major donor's daughter (Paris Hilton) in one of his ads.

Apparently the Hiltons are FURIOUS.

want to see tactics have obama explain why he does not buy his children christmas and birthday gifts. here is a man that spares no expense to have the world pay homage to him with his 757 done up jet and NFL stadiums ect. and he says it's to show them there are limits to spending. what a farce. a better explanation is that the muslim religion as the same beliefs. they to do not celebrate the birth of jesus or any other birthday not even their own. how's that for tactics. isn't anybody going to vett this guy my god cnn what do you stand for

MY FRIENDS MY FRIENDS MY FRIENDS ….I LIE I LIE I LIE, MY NAME IS JOHN MCCSHAME AND I SUPPORT THIS AD. John McCain was once a man that you could beleive in the McCain from year 2000 but he's changed. He started this stating he would never run a negitive ad that he would not want to win that way. His wife goes on national TV and said that is not who we are and won't ever run negitive ad's. Well we can see that they don't keep their word. McCain now has turned into a liar , flip-flop forgetful hateful old man. It so sad that this is the best the republican base could come up with.

McCain is a typical Republican. It's not surprising AT ALL that his campaign is proving itself to be so reprehensible.

I think McCain is getting despirate because he doesn't have a clear game plan or message to present to the voter's so it's not suprising that he has stooped to playing dirty politics. Shame on you McCain didn't you learn anything from the primiaries. People are smarter than you think they not going to fall for these sleezy type of politics.

I'm more anxious for these upcoming debates than I was for Holyfield vs Tyson II…

…and I do expect Johnny Mac to try to bite BO's ear off.

These past few days I've gone from having a slight distaste for John McCain to outright loathing him.

I always considered myself an apolitical moderate, but John McCain's new campaign strategy makes me want to go knock on door for Obama.

The truth hurst doesn't it Obama. In your mind you are a rockstar and you are alerady the president and there is still 3 months to the election. And then your campaign says that this ad "misleads people about Barack's enegry plan. "What is his energy plan? All he has said is that he has a plan? What is the plan??? Besides saying no and blaming Bush and the Republicans. At least McCain has an energy plan it might not be 100% right but at least it is a plan, drill offshore and then start looking for alternative energy sources in the next 10 years.

That was a disgusting ad. McCrazy has got to be joking when he says he's proud of that ad. If he had any decency he would run a clean campaign rather than lower himself to the level of criminal scum like Turd Blossom.

ABOUT OBAMA:

1. Everybody who is NOT a snob senses that something is not exactly O.K. with that so called "New Politician".
I see him like my doughier: tells me exactly what I would like to hear.

I think that Guy and his gang had studied the social behaviour in USA long before had started the elections and they simply manipulate us very effectively!
Simply: DO NOT TRUST HIM!!!!

2. No offence, but am I correct that OBAMA is very much supported and loved by HOMOSEXUALS?

/ Not because I do not respect them as human beings/

3. His color is NOT my concern but his attitude : HE IS ARROGANT!
e.g. Is it appropriate a future President to chew a gum walking as a peacock at front of the cameras?

4. If he is "sooo gifted" and almost genius, what he had done for 45 years before the beginning of that election?
But "HE WILL CHANGE THE WOLD??!"

Israel is Israel's friend – Barack H Obama , 2008.

Is there any particular reason Hilton and Spears are not suing McCain?
Did he have their permission to demean blonde white women?

You are such "winkies"!

What a shame? I was looking forward to this election and to hearin a serious dialog between the two candidates especially when McCain said he was going to run a clean campaign with non-negative ads. Yet, here we are barely into the general election and McCain, that principled individual as he has led us to belief but is actually not, is now running one negative campaign ad after another.

Folks, we need to ask ourselves the following question/: Do we really want another president like George W. Bush or a person who follows the playbook of Karl Rove promoting lying, smearing and putting down people in order that he can win or retain power at any cost? I for one do not. I'm already tired of the mudslinging by McCain and we are not even past one convention.

After the past 7 years of Bush, I would like to see us with a president who is honorable and does not say he is a straight-talker but actually talks straight with America without pandering to voters of gas prices, drilling oil, etc., or engage in lies, smears and distortions of others records and speeches. Our country can ill afford to have a person in the White House, who while her served his country well, truly lacks character, decency and a sense of high moral standards in his behavior.

You don't like what I said?

Ignorance breeds Ignorance…

McCain is desperate…….so he's dragging out Hillary's old dirty kitchen sink policy……he is so pathetic and such a loser……I actually feel sorry for him !!!!!

Karl Rove is gross to look at! Please take that picture down…. it's making me want to puke.

McCain's ad is stupid but not malicious…..The top 2 worst, low-down dirtiest campaign ads ever were: the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth against John Kerry, and the Obama ad where the mom, cluching her baby says "John McCain if your counting on my baby to fight your 100 year war in Iraq you can forget it".
Kathryn, amherst MA

The McCain campaign probably got the idea from Rove.

Nasty? What is nasty about the ad? The ad was so "right on"!! Obama is being treated like a rock star celebrity. It is disgusting!

Well, it got me to send money to Obama. I'm sure that wasn't McCain's intent, but there you have it.

I've never donated money to a political campaign, but after seeing how slimy and underhanded John McCain is, I just donated $200 to Barack Obama, and I'm encouraging my friends to as well.

McCain's campaign tactics prove he's just another Bush Republican. We need better.

If McCain is proud of this ad, it shows you that this man is definetely NOT READY TO LEAD!!!!

I am so happy for John McCain. Can't wait to vote for him. And I love Carl Rowe. There is no one smarter when it comes to getting the democrates. His touch is pure gold. Love the man!
obama and his bunch are the biggest bag of crying babies I have ever seen. Do you people really think people believe and agree with your crap? Go home obama. This great United States DOES NOT need you.

CNN you can read this what is this blog for to hide Rove,McLame an d all your old crooked croneys ???????????????????sure looks to be that way as all you do is remov e remov e

I am amazed that no one seems to be picking up the common bait and switch practice that worked so well for republican's in the past.

The toss out some horrible comment or ad and then wait on the response and try to turn the response into something they can use against the candidate.

Obama has been caught in this and everyone in the media is playing along.

Of course McCain made no racial remarks, he only made implications against Obama's patriotism and abilities that feed on all of the racial e-mails that are being sent out.

When Obama shows any frustration, they turn around and act as if they are angels and the other candidate is the one throwing out all the trash.

Call McCain on this at the beginning of this thing so that we don't need to be inundated with all this trash anymore.

If McCain is so experienced, why can he not articulate a position on anything – probably because he will contradict himself if he tries to.

Gary's comment is: I would like to remind the McCain Camp while
his dream team thinks up all these negative and child like ads that smear and deflect people from what is really happing. The American
Dream and its people are slipping away ,while these guys play games
spending millions of dollars, putting up ads like the last McCain piece
of %@#&, I won't say the word.

I think it shows McCain has no new news, so he goes backwards to
put Obama down, I think it gives the impression its all he has to offer.
That is a problem for me.

Obama is so full of himself! I love McCains analysis of him.

I used to believe the hype about John McCain…. that he was actually a good, honorable guy.

But now I realize that McCain is, at his core, a bad person.

I wasn't sure about Obama, but these past few weeks have proven that Obama has the character to lead this country, and McCain does not.

I love Rove. Particularly because he gets the libs' blood going. They call him a crook as a way to destroy him, all because he continually outsmarts them.

If you have read Bush's Brain you know then that Karl Rove is fully capable of something like this, and worse.

Note to Republican supporters that have said Obama will not debate McCain:

Be careful what you wish for. Besides, it is presumptuous to schedule debates with the opposing party before the conventions, where the nominations are made official. More Repug rhetorical combat.

It seems John McCain would rather lose his dignity than lose an election.

Rove is working behind the curtain,dont let them fool you.Wait till you see who the Oil Speculators are,you will fall out of your chairs.But I doubt if you ever see their names in print.I cant even get them on here,the moderators wont let me.

Poor simple old McCain can't get any attention but is so confused it's because he doesn't have anything positive to talk about. Maybe he should tell people about bellying up to the trough the oil companies filled to the brim so he would support off shore drilling for oil.

Thank you so much Repugs for voting for Karl Rove for president in 2000 and 2004. We all know he was the one who led the country with GW's as a place holder.

Karl Rove is the man who caused the dimal state the country is in. Are you proud of yourselves now? You laughed about the hanging chads, but I would count every chad over is I could take back the last 7 horrible years. We were in a quagmire (still) and these guys said "Let them eat cake".

Sad.

After watching Obama and his PATHETIC campaign, Rove has become one of my heroes……by the way, I have been a life-long democrat until now!!!!
America PLEASE wake up before it is too late!!!

moderators went home for the day.

If John McCain wins this election, I will be angry with this country for a very very long time. It would not be just me, but the whole world. African business men will probably move to work with China in large numbers.

Funny how the Obamites squeal whenever their mistakes catch up with them. I dare anybody to look on youtube.com and enter "Obama race card". There are videos of Obama claiming that others will bring up his color when nobody has! And, the liar then turns around and denies doing it. What an arrogant jerk!

obama is such a whiner. when someone points out that he is a flash and no substance he whines its because he's "different" (black is what he means). when people see through the crap he is yelping, he calls it dirty politics. fact is john mccain is pointing out the truth. obama is a huge celebrity and nothing else. he is a hot air vendor who is scamming his way to the white house and calling anyone who questions his razor thin resume' a racist.

I was glad when B.O. beat Hillary. Now he has proved he can't take the heat. What a wuss , can we get Hillary back , at least she is a fighter and not a big baby. BTW I am a republican and would rather cross over to the dirty , nasty politics of the Clinton's than the
big wuss Barrack Hussein Obama.
God save the USA , B.O. won't for sure.

Bob's Big Boy–lol. What a tub of lard, hateful, evil lard.

Don't worry Senator Obama. America sees McCain for what he truly is. He and his campaign are nothing but BIG FAT ZEROS!! His whole campaign has not been on issues, but on smears and innuendos. That is why I donated anoth $100.00 to your campagin today!! OBAMA 08!

MCMORON HAS NO HONOR, HONESTY OR DIGNITY.

THE DNC NEEDS TO COME OUT & HIT THE IDIOT

HARD & OFTEN. OBAMA HAS TO HAVE A PARTY BEHIND HIM.

YOU CANT BE CIVIL WITH AN UNCIVILIZED INDIVIDUAL

THAT TAKES A HAMMER TO YOU HEAD. YOU MUS TAKE OUT

A BIGGER HAMMER. MCSENILE TALKS HERO WHILE TURNING

UP THE NOTCHES ON THE SLEAZE MACHINE.

Rove is just an amateur compared to Obama and his slick, subtle, perception manipulating propaganda.

Who'd have thought that Americans could so easily fall for propaganda.

McCain is responding to Obama. They are both using negative ads.
What is disgraceful however is Obama's playing the race card. There is an unambiguous pattern to his campaign. His campaing used the race card against Bill Clinton. He used it against Geralide Ferraro.And now he is using the race card against McCain. This is shameful. Obama should lift his campagin to a higher level.

Do Paris Hilton and Britney Spears support John McCain for president or is this another situation where they have no say over how and where their image is used or what it is purported to support?

Personally I think it's just sad that the media is bringing up the same trivial talking points that we voters dealt with 4 years ago. And, what's worse is that alot of voters seem to be falling for the same old political tricks once again. As an independent voter in Az. I just can'tfind it in me to vote for or, support McCain-iac and these tatics. We voters have real serious issues this time around and to many people are talking about things that don't matter and, most republicans and democrats seem to me to be brainwashed. I will support Obama because I like his policies and no other reason. But most voter seem to voting party line or, in the case of some. They aren't voting for a piticular canidate but rather against a piticular canidate.. What a sad state of affairs today. Once again it seems we just might get 4 more years of War, suffering and economic hardships..

didn't ben stein want rove to work with mccain. i think that would be a bone-headed decision. mccain doesn't need more ways to be related to bush

It appears that the Republicans will throw out any innuendo, whether true or false, in the hopes that they can scare away people from voting for someone who does not represent the old time politics status quo. Make no mistake that political campaigns are War, and the first casualty is always the truth.

McCain is a scoundrel who hides behind his fixed grin. Being a former POW does not qualify anyone to be commander-in-Chief. He has milked this item on his resume long enough. If you really want to know what McCain stands for go ask him about his relationship with Charles Keating. Chances are the Grin will fade.

Is this not the kettle calling the pot black.. Obama and the media have been playing the race card all the time and now want to complain and say that the McCain adds or racial. This from a campagin and media that have reffered to white people as uneducated, religous nuts , WHITEY and CRACKERS. Obama is a racist and playing that feel sorry for me because I am black. All that does is turn me off more . I wouldn't vote for a democrat now if HELL froze over.

Obama can outwit, outconnive and outcon ANY republican.

I can not believe that Obama and his vile, hatefilled, vulgar supporters are democrats.

Obama is the slickest, and williest coyote of them all.

McCain is merely responding to Obama who is also using negative ads.
What is disgraceful is Obama's use of the race card. There is a clearly established pattern in his campaign. He used it against Bill Clinton. He used it against Geraldine Ferraro. And now he is using it against McCain. Did he not deliver speech against racism? I suppose he will do anything to win an election.

mcsame would do and say anything to get elected. he belongs in a home with his rocking chair. all he's going to do in the white house is sleep.

Senator Obama is far too Presidential and a gentleman to do it but I'm willing to kick John McCain in the gonads for the sake of the nation.

Fight fire with fire. The republicans deserve everything they are going to get. Either stand up honorably now or face the consequences McCain.

The master spinner- Obama- is always critical of the other campaigns.

Meanwhile, he twists, refines, clarifies, speechifies his way out of all his own blunders.

Obama is the scariest of them all- he looks beautiful but hides evil- behind a veneer of fancy words and the all-purpose allegations of racism if he is criticized.

I will forget that Obama is "different " when HE stops re reminding me of that.

John McCain yells at clouds.

McCain = Rove

LISTEN FELLOW DEMOCRATS.

WE HAVE HAD A BETTER CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT

FOR THE LAST 10 ELECTIONS & ONLY WON 3.

WE NEED TO GROW SOME BALLS & FIGHT BACK.

Elmer Fudd has learned from Porky Pig?

Obama IS like Britney Spears! All style but no substance. Ask any of his supporters at an Obama rally what his policy positions are and they say they don't know. Most don't even know what state he is a Senator from! They worship him as a rock star. The truth hurts, Plouffe…..The Democrats should have picked Hillary….McCain would have had a more difficult time against her.

I do not understand why are Democrats complaining about McCain taking a page of Karl Rove playbook, it's all the Democratic Congress fault for having Karl Rove still in the public's face. This guy is so arrogant, he disregarded multiple calls and subpeona from the House Judiciary to appear before Congress just for questioning.

The whole administration starting with the Commander-in-Chief, and the Vice President, Donald Rumsfeld, Condolizza Rice, Karl Rove, Alberto Gonzo, I Scooter Libby, Paul W., Hariet Meyer, Goodwin ect. all these people contributed to the mess that we're in right now and ultimately to the destruction of America, they all should behind bars. America goes around the world preaching Democracy while at home here, we're practicing Autocracy.

The President evoked Executive privileges about just about everybody in the administration, this guy has the audacity trying to sell many American Ports to some Middle Eastern Company. The Democratic Congress Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosy) said it very blountly that Impeachment is off the Table.

We need to suck it up and shut the hell up about anything that the Republican is doing during this electin campaign. We deserved every inch of it. America deserves better than that.

As an Obama supporter, I naturally disagree with many of McCain's views, but I still respected him for his work as a US Senator and POW. But after all of this negative campaigning by McCain, I've lost any and all respect I had for the man. I now consider him a disgrace to the Senate, a disgrace to the military, and a disgrace to the American people. We deserve better than this, vote for Obama.

Love your high gas prices, being hated around the world, a failing ed. system, failing health system, taking away civil liberties? THEN VOTE REPUBLICAN folks:) We get what we ask for. Good job.

McCain forgets things he has just said a day ago:

Example: He said at ABC News that with regard to taxes, everything is on the table for discussion, meaning that he would increase taxes.
The next day he states that he would NOT increase taxes.

Example 2:
He stated that the 16 months Iraq withdrawal proposed by OBAMA is a pretty good time table.
The next day he states that he never mentioned 16 months…

Do you really follow McCain?

Does he even have any values?

Quite scarry….

He has lost all the respect…

OBAMA, If th shoe fits…………

I thought It was Kinda funny

The "Republican Ad Attack" machine is working overtime and this latest round of cheap shots is the worst they've ever run. It has Karl Rove written all over it !!! This type of dirty campaigning has been effective for them in the past….so at this critical time in our Country's history, rather then discussing the real issues and offering their solutions they are pulling out their sleezy playbook. Americans should be outraged and demand the lies, cheap tricks and smears stop!!!!!
If we elect another President, who wins because of political cheap shots and out and out lies/swift-boating…then we will have 3 more years of the "same". Can we really afford 3 more years of the failed policies of the past?

From a Very Concerned Independent Voting Amercian

The "DEVIL" in disguise!

Obama was forced on us by Oprah, the DNC, the African American pundits and the media.

So anyone BUT Obama will improve my feelings about our future.

The dems are desperate–trying to link Rove to McCain? Puh-lease!
Someone needs to inform the Obama machine they're not running against the Bush administration!

AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH ON MCMORON, I BLEW

THE WHISTLE, & SCREAMED TO WHO EVER WOULD

LISTEN OR READ, THAT MCMORON IS BY FAR

WORSE THAN BUSH AND CHANEY. HERE IS A MAN

IF YOU CAN CALL HIM THAT, WHO HAS CLOSE FRIENDS

AND SUPPORTERS THAT HAVE NOTHING BUT CONTEMPT

FOR THE AMERICAN VOTER OR FOR WOMEN. ONE OF HIS

SUCH CLOSE FRIENDS SAID & I QUOTE "WHEN WOMEN ARE

GETTING RAPED, THEY SHOULD JUST SIT BACK & ENJOY IT".

MAN IS JUST A GREEDY PIG. THE DNC SHOULD CONFRONT

HIM, HIS FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS HEAD ON & STOP PLAYING

NICE GUYS, WHILE LOSING 7 OUT OF 10 ELECTIONS.

NO CRIME OR DISGRACE TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS.

THEY ARE MAKING IT UP & WINNING.

"This is not the John McCain voters thought they would be seeing in this presidential campaign,"

Says who? I commend McCain for his latest and for standing up for himself and the rest of America after Obama played the race card, yet again.

Why are the polls so close?

Why is there even any question whether we need a change from the catastrophe that has been the last 8 years?!

Is almost half the country really this stupid?!?!

In EVERY aspect, EVERY facet the cheney/bush/mcsame administration has ruined this country! And there’s still a possibility we could have 4 more years of it! It’s absolutely sickening!

I’ve fought in two wars for this country and I can honestly say I’m ashamed to be an American. I’m ashamed to be lumped in with the so many stupid people that would continue supporting such a provenly inept and corrupt regime as the cheney/bush administration!

Cain is absolutely using dirty, bottom of the barrel tactics to make people scared of Obama, and unsure of Obama. Instead of having a respectul campaign that would highlight the differences in their policies as he had promised.

The Cain campaign blows up at everything Obama does do or doesn't do like a spoiled rich child.

This from a guy who thinks his a rock star?
Obama is all words with no substance.

FACT: Obama voted against the troop surge in Iraq, and stated "it will never work."

FACT: Obama went on a victory lpa around the world including Iraq and saw first hand it did work. Obamas response, "It was not because of the troop surge that the violence has dropped in Iraq." What?????????

Sen. John McCain has really gone off the deep end with this whole silly notion of the race card. Coming from a man who started the train on "slug fest" when it came to using the FEAR and ELITISTS garbage and then ran his mouth about Sen. Obama never having traveled to Iraq and when THAT blew up in his face because he was left here looking STUPID, he now continues to WHINE big time.

Sen. Obama was right to call Sen. McCain's childish tactics as baseless and compare him to Karl Rowe, who we ALL know is the "gutter man". It really speaks to John McCain's TRUE COLORS when you watch his negative attack ads. Where the heck is the straight talker? Where is the guy who said he wouldn't operate a negative campaign? Where is the STRAIGHT TALK EXPRESS? I think the straight talk has proven to be so crooked.

ALL McLAME does is attack Sen. Obama, he's NOT addressing the issues in this country. His surrogates are nothing but laughable at this point because they have nothing BETTER to throw out there except these CHEAP tactics.

It's obvious that the McCain campaign is running on the "blind leading the blind" premise. Geeezzzz.

"This Karl Rove-style ploy misleads people about Barack's energy plan and even mocks his ability to inspire voters… " not really! Obviously, nobody will compare Obama's intelligence with Britney, Paris, and McCain's. But the American people noted how McCain look down on Paris Hilton while his own wife is a drug addict who stole her drugs from charity.

I agree with Obamas cam statement. McCain IS LOW ROAD. No doubt.

I am sure this election cycle, people can see through this madness. Can someone tell me what arogancy Barack has shown when has been presumptous, why do we hear all these allegations and goal posts shifting from the media and the Maccain campaign about Barack being naive, inexperienced, lacks judgement and being a celebrity. THESE ARE ALL VEILED ATTEMPTS AT RAISING RACIST SENTIMENTS and injecting animosity towards this very humble man. Please! Lets discuss real issues.

Karl Rove Replacement Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser in charge of the day-to-day message, was a longtime protégé of Rove's.

An Attack a day will keep the Issues away !!!

Obama campaign you really need to heavily link McCain to GW. I mean what are you guys waiting for…

This is same type of treatment the Obama campaign did to the Clintons. Senator Obama is despicable and does not offer anything but words. They are always playing the race card.

America will not be fooled by this shallow, inexperienced politician. I guess he thinks portraying a victim is a winning strategy.

We will choose experience, judgment, and a genuine war hero over a zero every time!

Democrats for McCain!

i dont know, Rove is really low…

democratic fear-mongering?? Never!

know it isn't McCain is right oboma is playing the race card and know McCain's remarks aren't worse then rove's

I don't need John McCain to scare me of Obama. I have read enough on him to scare me like his friends and his Minister. Further more I watched the ads and John MCCain never used race against Obama. He asked a question as to if he was ready to lead. I have heard worse for Obama's ads on him. Why don;t they meet face to face and debate their ideason how to run the country instead of all these ads? It would be more productive I am sure.

Give me a break! The ad was slightly negative, but certainly not "nasty". The Obama people are just trying to stir up their base to a hateful frenzy, which is not very hard to do.

Too nasty for Rove.

If Rover doesn't want it, it must be really putrid.

yes, he has become John McRove. Say anything, the more outlandish the better, scream it from the hilltops. because it doesn't matter if its true, the crowd they are working already has reasons, just not reasons they can say in polite company – they need talking points!
Can you say 'Southern Strategy'? they need Rush and his ilk too, so that it may seem that they are not actually a bunch of inbred chuckle-heads who believe theyre making out on the tax cuts. Of course the ones who are making out aren't chuckle-heads, they're just greedy.

When the Obama Campaign painted the Clintons as racist after all they have done to support racial quality they lost any right to point fingers of shame at McCain … NO-bama … your chickens are coming home to roost!

McCain '08
Hillary 2012

John McSame is a loser, unfit for the office. Naturally, he is running stupid ads.. Duhh..!

BTW all you Repubs out there. Obama is NOT afraid to debate McCain. What was the last time that the two parties debated BEFORE THE CONVENTION? You all are being completely silly. This is childish politics. He is more popular than me waaaaaa. That is what politics is! The one who gets the most votes wins!!! How do you think elections are won? By saying my ideas aren't the popular opinion? Idiot.

Senator MacCainis is fighting like a loser.He should address the issues affecting American people and stop all the negative ADs and talk about the person of Obama.
WHO IS AFRAID OF OBAMA?
Toni

The Obama camp needs to grow a spine if they think the Spears/Hilton ad is worse than their "McCain is the third year of Bush" nonsense.

Obama whines more than my three-year-old niece.

Stop crying and let's see a DEBATE.

Your ego tour was a flop.

Old flim-flam Barack Hussein will tell the "sheep" anything to stay on course for Pennsylvania Avenue. Of course its a true ad!! He may as well start calling himseld Barack "Hollywood" Obama.
No more "Hollywood" for me. Cynthia 08

Glub, glub, glub…he looks like a fat walrus.

This is the face of what's wrong with America.

I don't think we want a President who whines and complains all the time and constantly, is always negative, and attacks Obama instead of talking about the very important issues. Why doesn't he pay attention to what he's doing than attacking Obama. He is just making Obama look better. He doesn't even act Presidential… he seems a bit wimpy in his personality. Obama is taking charge of his future; McCain is stuck in the past and present. He doesn't seem to have any "leadership" qualities. He's just jealous of Obama for doing everything right in trying to become our President. Bye-bye, McCain!!

WHAAAA! they picked on my guy again! Stop whing! It's politics. It's a dirty game. If you can't stand the slop get out of the pen.

Ghee, I can only hope the McCain campaign keeps up the current negative attack tactics in the tradition of Karl Rove. The constant yakking by campaign spokespersons during media interviews shows a nervousness below the domineering hype. All signs of an imploding McCain campaign, three times already and working on the fourth.

Geez is this guy a fat slob or what? Typical Repug poster child.

OBAMA IS INEXPERIENCED
HE HATES THE TROOPS
HE HATES AMERICA
HE MIGHT BE A SOCIALIST, MCCAIN IS NOT SURE
OBAMA EATS BABIES

VOTE FOR CHANGE
MCCAIN 08

Mccain is more pathetic than bush it seems these days.

The truth is McCain had no plans of running a clean campaign. This man is completely different from the McCain of 2000, falling into the Republican standard.

I'm going to put it like this both sides are wrong for the ugly ads. These ads are going to start getting very personal and once that starts it going to get very nasty! John needs to grow up alittle bit and look at his own party. Example: how can you blame Obama for gas prices being high the president let many of thes gas companies, morgage companies, etc get away with alot. Now as you can see he (Bush) is shutting up wanting to get troops out humm who's ideas were these. John and his party needs to think before he opens his mouth about things.

yes, he has become John McRove. Say anything, the more outlandish the better, scream it from the hilltops. because it doesn't matter if its true, the crowd they are working already has reasons, just not reasons they can say in polite company – they need talking points!
Can you say 'Southern Strategy'?

This is politics -
If Senator Obama cannot stand the heat in the kitchen then its time he got out

IT ALL GOES TO PROVE THAT MCMORON WOULD

SELL HIS MOTHER BY THE OUNCE TO WINN. HE IS

A FEEBLE OLD LUNATIC, WITH LESS HONOR THAN

YOUR AVERAGE MOBSTER. BUSH & CARL BETTER PEOPLE.

What is Obama saying about the Computer chips? how is the president forcing everyone into it. What about people that don't wont it? is it right to call them terrorist. What about people who stands by there religion , Will they be treated like terrorist? it should be the peoples choice to get the chip or not, and still be able to live and work in the USA, or any other state.

Falling man is hard to catch. McCain is failing to appear in new genaration. Obama and Britain, are you kidding! Most people, we admire Obama for his gifted abilities. If McCain can't speak whose problem is this. It's seem if you can't communicate either you not smart at all or you don't have anything new to say. Let's see your policies. The world is facing so much challanges and the candidate can't speak. This is how you fall hard and for good. Talk and we are listerning new ideas. Fear, complaining, and false ad not help anyone get elected. Poor and uneducated citizens understand what McCain is doing, trying to fool them. They have used all tactics before and they fail on Obama.

And you're embracing Rove's tactics by comparing McCain to Rove. Both sides are going negative at this point. It's just that Obama is pretending to take the high road by saying McCain is negative; when in reality it's all the same. Obama had the chance to stick to his word by taking public financing like McCain and didn't. I'll take actions over words anyday.

McCain is desperate just pulling stuff out of his butt. Whoever is running his campaign should be fired for incompetence.

McCain's campaign has been run far worse than Hillary's was and hers was terrible.

PLEASE, America…don't fall for the Republican Karl Rove politics again. Have we learned nothing from the last 7 yrs.?

I don't know about "worse" than Rove. Definitely lamer than Rove. He and his cohorts are the epitome of "the end justifies the means" mentality. Worse still, they turned out to be completely wrong about the ends, which is why we are in such a mess now. Stupidity was compounded by a complete lack of ethics or respect for our Constitution and the values upon which it was created.

Certainly the Straight Talk Express has turned over in a ditch. I suspect it is totaled and will not return this election cycle. Apparently, they have rented a replacement called the Slime-ball Express and painted it up like the one they abandoned.

It's bad enough that 22% of West Virginia voters ADMITTED to exit pollers that race played a role in how they voted in the primaries. Then there are the internet rumors/lies that stick with Obama (10% of Americans STILL believe that Obama is a Muslem). Now 'high road' McCain is sinking to typical Republican tactics of lies and half truths. If America doesn't wake up, we will elect the second best candidate 3 elections in a row!! Look where blowing the last two elections has taken this country!!! Come on people, don't sit on your hands, get out to vote in November and take your neighbors, family and friends with you.

Sure, the protoges are trying hard to impress their montor.

Nice meat scarf, Rove…

I cannot stand it anymore. And it is barely August. Senator McCain's recent ads are beneath a person running for president of the United States. Shame on you, Senator McCain. And while I understand that Senator Obama cannot be "swift-boated," he must be careful in the way he responds. I eagerly await the debates, face to face, but I fear the media talking heads who will be the questioners will ask about these ads rather than the incredibly serious issues facing the United States.

Well maybe Rove causes distaste; Obama cause immense shame at ever considering myself a Democrat.

…Rove, Gonzales, Goodling, etc., should all be indicted for various criminal offenses against the U.S. Consitution and the People of the United States of America…!

…first Cheney and next Bush should be impeached!

The GOP is an obstructionist pack of lying thieves!

Once again, the Obama campaign is being ridiculous with the comparisons….they will say anything to try to win. I really think they are being very underhanded. Well guess what… I WILL NOT VOTE FOR YOU OBAMA!!!

I guess McCain learned a few tricks from Rove when he ran against Bush in 2000. I wonder how many push polls he's running out there.

I wonder what it would be like if we lived in a country where candidates just tell us what they want to do and we pick the option we prefer.

Instead, we get stupid ads like this Obama/Britney thing, email spam spreading lies and innuendo, and questions in debates about flag pins.

I disagree with Obama. Nobody can go lower than Rove. During Bush-McCain campaing (McBush was McCain those day), Rove had spread rumors that McCain's adoptive daughter is actually his real daughter from an African-American woman out of wedlock.

However McCain is catching up with Rove. He may as well leave him far behind with the new generation of neocons.

Liberals crack me up. Karl Rove – can anyone name ANYTHING terrible the guy has done. Please — ONE THING? By all accounts, he is a decent and super-intelligent guy. Of course, those are the 2 things liberals hate, for if everyone had those qualities, there would be no liberals.

McCain has gone negative with false attacks. 3 of the last 4 attack ads he has produced are based on provable lies. THAT is a big deal! I think the public is going to see this and figure out that McCain has given up on winning cleanly.

Quit playing the victim Dumbama. Your just mad because your poll numbers are dropping. You have only yourself to blame, Messiah.

Maybe McCain is going through a second childhood, because the Paris ad was pretty childish.

Holy cow – our banking system is melting down, and we have millions of home foreclosures. McCain is not taking this seriously enough.

THE WHOLE TRUTH,THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE TRUTH-I INCUR THE HATRED OF ALL HILARY NATIONAL WIDE SWING VOTERS THAT HAD LOST FAITH AND HOPE TO DISPEL OBAMA RUMORS THAT CONTINUE TO PERCOLATE.///

Honestly conjuring images of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton with the next leader of our country is PATHETIC and just plain STUPID.

McFear is really desperate….

If this is the best McShame can come up with then he is not ready to lead… and at his age he never will be.

Obama 08 and 12

Worse or not, he had better make this campaign about McCain/Bush instead of about him. He will loose if he doesn't.

Great advertisment!!!
PUMA

I am not surprised, Karl Rove's best friends now run McCains campaign.

Was Obama playing fair politics when he eliminated all of his opponents from the ballot in Illinois?

David Axelrod is 1,000 times more sleazy than Karl Rove.

FRAUD.

McCain 08!!!!!

CNN, why are you using Democratic talking points as your headline? You report the opinions and comments of Obama's spokesperson and neglect to include any rebuttal or counterpoint from McCain's camp, or even a neutral expert. This is clearly biased reporting.

PLEEZE, GIVE US A BREAK, WHAT A WEAK COMBACK!
Get over Karl Rove, you can't match, Karl, he is a
political genius, Obama's team just jealous, they do not
have anyone like him.
Stop making Karl the boogie man, get over him!
find your own genius

McCain's tactics are reprehensible. I used to support McCain, and looked forward to what I thought would be a win/win contest between he and Obama. But at this point, all I can say is that McCain inspired me to go contribute to Obama's campaign today.

And on a side-note, is it just me, or does Rove look sort of like an old baby to everyone?

Will leave the US if McCant wins.

Karl Rove's protégé may be using Karl Roves tactics, but he is no where as effective as Karl Rove. The Paris/Brit add was a waste of money and the Race card bit is weak. Karl Rove would tell you, if asked, that you can not just slam your opponent, you have to stand for some thing. McCain standing for safe, conservative at a time when Americans are extremely dissatisfied is not going working.

The good thing is that If McCain keeps taking the low road, then he gives Obama a card to hold, if needed, to do the same with little back-lash, and McCain has a lot of dirt in his attic.

Conservative women will not vote for a flagrant adulterer, who treated his first wife as badly as he did who brags about being a war hero when he did nothing but get shot down, then collaborate with the enemy.

its awful

I can't wait for McCain's speech at the RNC convention…it will be painful to watch. Will the networks televise it?

Here you go again OBAMA spreading untruths about your opposition. There is no connection of ROVE TO McCAIN but I'm sure your blind mice followers will believe. HOWEVER NOT THE MULTITUDES OF HILLARY FOLLOWERS AND REPUBLICANS THAT ARTE GROWING AS WE SPEAK. You will not, read you will not, "YES WE CAN," Come November. your motto will be, "Well I ran for president in 08," but my organization killed the Democrat Party. THAT IS ONE GOOD THING THAT IS COMING OUT OF THIS AFTER THIS YEAR THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEMOCRAT PARTY. THANK YOU, DEAN, PELOSI, KENNEDY, KERRY, RICHARDSON, BYRD, ETC AND ALL YOU TRAITORS THAT WOULD ELLECT AN IMMORAL MAN TO PUBLIC OFFICE.

McCain has taken "Rove" to a new plateau. This is clearly not the man I could have voted for 8 years ago. I had a major respect for McCain then. I have lost it since he became so negative.

He needs to quit trying to tell us how our judgment does not mean anything, and begin to campaign about the issues. We have enough issues to discuss for the next 4 years.

Legacy?The most hated leaders America has ever had in Office,PERIOD.

TRUST ME— absolutely NOTHING could be worse than Karl Rove– NOTHING. That man invented evil.

not to jump the gun, but based on previous experience, i predict the mccain campaign will cry 'foul' over this one, accusing obama of hitting below the belt, "lowest form of politics", and all that jazz.

McSame is desperately seeking Susan. He has no substance to speak on; so he took the low road. So much for the "Maverick" title.

I really don't think this will affect Obama because the voters are not stupid. I had respect for McSame until he did this. It's sad to see him go down in such a low and desperate manner.

McCain is running a dishonorable campaign and is not an honorable man. He is unworthy of the presidency.

McLow Road you and Rove are joined at the hip probley closer than that.
Cnn stop hiding McLame you continue to remove anything negative about him on here the secrets out the whole world knows he is an old geezer headed for the R.H. this time .

I absolutely agree. Karl Rove didn't even stoop to levels the McCain campaign has and it's still early. Is this the type of person we want in the White House? McCain is appearing to be even worse than the Bush administration and that's saying a lot.

they

"…longtime protégé of Rove"

Well, what a surprise.

Not worse, the are totally the same.

CNN Why do the comments on the Hillary articles keep disapearing? What are you doing?

There Is Ten Pounds Of Fat On This Guys Neck! He Tips His Head To One Side And All Of The Fat Goes To That Side! Looking At Him Reminds Me That Mccain Has Too Many Neck Wrinkles To Get My Vote! The Age Card Has Been Played!

If you believe that Rove is NOT deeply involved in the McCain camp, you are an idiot!

GOODBYE, ADIOS or what ever you understand.

How appropriate to have the Photo of the one of the worlds greatest criminals with the story.Does he look like Limbaugh or is it just me?Must be in some gene or they didnt know their daddy.

Obama's managers need to kool it with the Bush and Karl Rove thing.
Keep it up and we will unleash Karl and Bush wack him with the
Muslim ties.

Go drink your kool aid Obamabots and enjoy the ride downhill till
November.

Yes We Will prevail in November.
4 more years then Jeb Bush in 2012.

McCain in 08

They are worse! At least Rove stayed on message. McCain is just throwing out anything even if it has no truth or argument behind it!

Maybe I have to go back to FOX for fair and balance news. Maybe even CBS, ABC, or NBC.

'Obama camp says McCain tactics worse than Rove's'

Whatever happened to Obama being 'above' negative politics and name calling..?

It's funny how he never answers criticisms of him, either. — He denies and disparages, dodges the issues, never answers a question and blames the other guy for 'not understanding' him.

How cute.

I guess you really don't like personal opinion or you are unable to interpret my caomments. Don't forget my previous email.

McCain's recent ad linking Senator Obama's status to that of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton is as pathetic and revolting as the headlines of any current pop star mag. What respect I ever had for McCain is dwindling rapidly – his 15 minutes of fame have come and gone, leaving me with no remorse in disparaging him.

We should be surprised about this, because….?

Can someoen start talking about the issues?

Plouffe said in this conference call that McCain has mislead people on Obamas energy plan. I for one haven't heard what his plan is except to tax oil companies and air up my tires. I don't understand how taxing oil companies helps me at all with my problems. Maybe one of you BHO supporters can explain it instead of ranting about how evil Bush is.

PS I already air up my tires regularly.

People, mostly Republicans, try to give an elitist reputation to Karl Rove as being above and beyond everyone else as a political strategist. I question the loftiness of that acclaim and find it difficult to give credit to anyone just because they have a lot of nerve and no conscience, just because they are extremely aggressive and arrogantly, cocky confident, just because they will do/say anything to get what they want; that sociopathic mentality may see some victories but it says nothing for quality or character. Now I realize that this argument has no affect on them because winning is their only goal but I think it is meaningful to most people.

Barack has real problem here and his campaign is pointing out to mcCain tactics. What did McCain do? Barack has played race card several times. He will get 100% votes from blacks and there are whites who are fascinated with him and will vote for him. Don't you understand that Barack is fake. He has no substance. He has no policy. He waits for John McCain to say something and then pounce on him so that he can get sympathy from American people. Cheap politics and cheap politician who wants to be our President. Beware.

I haven't decided whether you are pro Democatic or hate Rebulican.
But I must say (sacasim) your fair and balanced!!!!!!!

Why didn't CNN put up a shot of McNegativead, Bush and Rover together.. Now that's more of the same..

Once again the republicans stoop to fear tactics and negative campaigns in hopes of fooling the less educated among us Americans. I certainly hope this year we will not be fooled by these tactics. We need a real change in this country and McCain certainly isn't going to give that to us. He wants to continue feeding big oil with more drilling but experts agree this is not a short-term solution to our energy problem and it definitely is not a long-term solution.

Just let McGeezer keep on talking — every time he opens his mouth his poll percentage slips a little bit more.

That no-neck Rove makes me sick. He was GW's brain and his brain is warped. Power went to his head and he should be punished. He took our Constitution and used it for confetti. Now he wants us to ignore the fact that has a subpoena from Congress.

Talk about arrogant, this man thinks he's God.

McCain has no respect for other people, their opinion or feelings and never will. Of course, he is jealous of Senator Obama who is smart, decent, inspiring man. McCain should be proud of Senator Obama and treat him and other opponents with respect and dignity. McCain should also serve as a father figure for young people instead of being nasty, aggressive, and manipulative old man.
McCain is dead to shame and has no conscience. If you want this man to be your President, go ahead. You deserve him.

So Very true. Obama tells the truth about the Republicans scare tactics. And the Rovians scream that obama is playing the Race Card. Wht a despicable lie! Just like the scare tactics and lies that got us into the foolish Iraq War that has ruined our economy. And cnn plays along like an obediant puppy. Hey wolf. does your boss sit on the board of exxon?

I guess McCain figures that if Karl Rove and his tactics could get Bush elected, it can work for anyone. He might have a point. Hopefully, we've learned our lesson and won't again fall prey to the scare and slime tactics that gave us the past 8 years. McCain is betting we'll fall for it one more time.

The let-them-eat-cake Repugs are going down, down, down…and I can't wait. The only place I want to see that fat dough-boy mug of Karl Rove's is behind bars, where he belongs.

U.

NO WORST THAN HIS FOLLOWERS AND CAMPAIGN.

McCain's tactics are not worse, just the same. McCain has proven himself to be a Republican: when you can't stand on the merit of the issues, then attack the other guy.

I hope it backfires as America needs a leader who can take on the issues facing our great nation. Right now that leader is Barack Obama.

McCain is just pathetic.

Poor Barack Obama. He is offended by the comparison to cheap media hacks like Britney and Paris. Perhaps, he should have anticipated such criticism when he pulled stunts like designing a fake presidential seal and trying to strike a pose at the Brandenburg Gates. Everything about Obama is narcissistic and media-oriented. His showboat campaign that lacks substance will be torn to shreds by the RNC, leading to a GOP landslide this fall.

Well, Rove taught Steven Schmidt well. He learned to use the same dirty politics to win an election as his mentor.

The problem for the GOP is these tactics will not work. Barack will be the next POTUS, and Steve, Karl and John McSame will have to live with that.

O/08

Obama is famous, intelligent, presedential …. Paris is drug addict as McCain's wife… but McCain's wife stole her drugs from charity… that is what the American people say when they see the ad

Interesting McCain's camp chose Britney and Paris… why not choose the more blatant trainwreck, Amy Winehouse?

Way to stay on top of your pop culture to reach out to tween voters, John!

-Obama/Spears '08!

What a bunch of whiners the Obama people are!

Do they think that pretending to be outraged and saying stupid things about McCain's ad will make it so?

I guess they do. Any old port in a storm.

It's just about time for Obama to say people are picking on him because of his race. August is practically here. The "Poor me I'm a victim of that nasty awful Mr McCain. Don't let them treat like this" routine is right on schedule, I guess.

What a phoney!

Obama, you are the biggest whiner! Waaaah, waaah, waaah. They're attacking me, boo hoo. Sir, you are running to take the position of the leader of the free world so of course your going to have to defend yourself and your policies (whatever those are). So, prove to all of us that you have a backbone or get the heck out of the race.

Rove is radioactive. McCain has made his choice. Look at his new Campaign Director. This is Bush all over again. Rubbish and shows the republicans are desperate. In America, who else would chose this path today? No where else to go! Sad McCain is going this direction..

McCain has sunk to a new low. Not only are the ads cheap, they aren't even witty or effective. McCain is looking like he's getting desperate.

John McCain is dangerous for America.

What the heck is the cry baby up to now? Thats all he has going for him is his race card.
Too bad so many kids are having stiffies over his celebrity. Oh well, they might have to grow up one of these days and get some common sense.
McCain 08

Obama is beyond all criticism- who wants a president who will play the race card to deflect any criticism of him policies?

Stop telling people what McCain WILL try to do to scare them – That is Obama using the fear card- not McCain.

Stop reminding us that you are different (half black)- That is Obama using the race card- not McCain.

Stop boasting and DO something for your country before you demand to be its president just because you are half black and thus entitled.

Disgusting, McSame. Just absolutely disgusting. You can't win with your platform or policies, so you've started your ad hominem attacks.

Reject this politics, America!

Obama '08!!!

Obama has used even stronger language. According to a June 20 Reuters wire service story, Obama said at a Florida fundraiser,"they're going to try to make you afraid of me," Obama said. "He's young and inexperienced and he's got a funny name. And did I mention he's black?"

Obama campaign,
Stop flailing and crying will ya!
Just drown quietly with some dignity.

Senator McCain, proud of your attack ad, I used to be proud of you, too…but no more.

Karl Rove has no official role? Yeah right, "indirectly."

Schmidt = Bush/Rove < McCain's negativity

For someone I used to respect, McCain has sadly disappointed me.

Don't criticize Obama.

It is NOT allowed- by Obama nor the Media.

Geez… when will people learn and simply accept that Obama has been chosen and your votes don't count?

Ask Hillary… she knows how the race card works.

His name is McCrook McRover this idiot and McLame are connected at the hip .
McLame was busy when the ad came out Cindy was changing the Depends for his nappy wants to keep him dry but the news is already out HE IS DRY.

Typical. Get stung by the truth then cry about politics beign rough when your campaign did the very same thing to Clinton.

Hope you lose.

What the hell happened to the maverick of 2000?

Now, McCain is nothing but a senile, angry old man!

Tepid weenie! I repeat, TEPID WEENIE.

Bird's Of A Feather…

McCain is a bigger joke than his ads. lol

Rove isn't a campaign advisor, but he sure is giving McCain tips from the Foxnews Channel, and calling Obama "arrogant" when Rove showed to be arrogant towards Kirsten on Wednesday this week on Hannity & Colmes.

Senator McCain has it spot on with his ad on Barack O' blah-blah or in some circles Barack O' wah wah

O.M.G. do we have to listen to these canadates for the next 3 months picking at each other.
I want Hillary for President.
Delegates if you are reading this change your vote, it is not to late.

I believe the Democrat tactics this year on one of their own was the worse I have seen in the 40 years as a registered Democrat . I thought 2000 and 2004 was bad and I said back then in a million years I could never vote for a Republican., but this year has that beat. I don't like this new Democratic Party run by Dr. Dean and Obama who are worse than Republicans. Who would have ever thought?

McNut is boring – let's talk about Rove's weird bubble neck.

what's up with that?

I am tired of everyone being called stupid, racist, fearmongers if you just don't like Obama, his strategies and his dirty politics.

Obama is always right and positive and perfect.

Everyone else is wrong and negative and stupid.

How sad. McCain has become a GOP puppet.

Michele Obama introduced race into the campaign many months ago when she said its time for them to move over and give us a chance (who is them and who is us) just look at the polls all the blacks are voting along race lines and now the Mexican vote is going to Obama, looks to me like the decks are stacked against whites, As I said before when the Mexicans and now the African communities can change our National Anthem something is wrong. the white community is voting for Obama and McCain so there isn't any racism here,

Bird of a feather…..

"They are gonna try to scare you. They will tell you how I have a funny name and I don't look like the other Presidents. Vote for Hope. Yes We Can "

Translation (for those of us who are not star struck zombies)-

"Ignore them when they try to tell you the facts about my meager plans for the future. Remember, if you don't vote for me then you're a racist.
Dang, I Hope We Can"

I suggest your check your own tactics before you point fingers at others.

Everyone remembers your tactics during the primaries. Do you remember how you played your race card against Bill Clinton?

We will never forget, so trying to take the high ground is laughable.

The popular vote was for H.R. Clinton.

How did you end up with the nomination? Borrowed Rove Tactics?

If you oppose Obama on anything or criticize Obama for anything… you are stupid, racist or fear mongering.

That is the Obama strategy.

Please better leave poor Rove alone.He has a more serious business to attend to in congress.
Accept my sympathy ,Rove!

Karl Rove is a dirty politician and MCSAME is acting like him,
when Karl Rove going to jail for his lies

No ideas = sleaze politics.

McCain is a lobbyist meat puppet, who makes "Rover" look ethical.

I'm ashamed to say I was one a Republican.

Never again.

Obama's internet marketing of a candidate campaign has been the nastiest, sleaziest and dirtiest campaigning I have seen in 35 years of voting.

Good, Obama. Hit McCain back. He should be ashamed. I am ashamed for him.

McCain is being disrespectful not only to Obama, but to the two female celebrities he selected. He owes each an apology. Why did he choose female celebrities? Why did he not choose male celebrities? Why did he choose any celebrity at all? If McCain is proud of this ad, I am more sure than ever that I do not want him at the "leader" of our society. He knows nothing about leadership.

Sad and pathetic – yes. Worst than Rove's – not really. Rove was a pitt bull. At best, McCain is an angry chihuahua.

McCain is like a tepid weenie that has been floating in the crockpot too long. Time to throw out the shriveled up old dog.

I don't know if the tactics are worse than Rovian, but I do know that the McCain campaign is pitiful, and as such is indicative of the state that the presidency of George W. Bush has left the Republican party in.

Rovian style……I hate to see his face again!

I am a life long republican. A republican election judge for over 14 years. I was born a republican. NO MORE!!!! I am soooo ashamed of the republican party. What has happened to our great country in the last 8 years, the dead in Iraq, both Iraqies and Americans. The houses that have been lost, the jobs lost, the Americans that have died in our country from NO health care!!! AND NOW these awful, awful ads!!! Obama is one of the only truely honest politicians I have seen in the last 40 years and you dare to smear him. Shame, shame, shame!!!!

When is the Pilsbury dough boy going to prison? That is ALL I want to know.

John McCain is angry and old nothing help him he need to go home and chill out. He is winning and gallous of Obama 's trip and love that people have for him. I still remember his interview that he had and said we do not want negative Campaign HA HA HA . McCain may have experience, too much experience as a solder, but I worry about his judgment in coming years as president

You can fool some of people some of time, but you can't fool all the people, all of the time……wasn't Karl Rove indicted and then pardoned…for the Valerie Plame….fiasco….pardoned by the Chief "Crook" in Charge….dishonesty….don't these people know that they are facing God….NOW! or do they Give a…D…..M!

Rove is slicker than a used car salesman.

so is Obamas race cards…. hes playing with a 80 card deck right now

It's a fair ad. What a bunch of whiners the Obama camp is! Sheesh!

This will not stick! They have already compared McCain to Bush! Obama is the Paris Hilton of Politics! Obama played the race-card and he will not get away with it this time!

Substance over the Paris Hilton of Politics!!! McCain '08!

Yep, the "Playing the Race Card" comment made by the McLame posse is in fact "Playing the Race Card" in reverse. Only thing is they are saying that Obama is playing the "White Guilt Card". An absolute Rovian concept if there ever was one. Let's hope Only the "Bible and Gun Club of the Ozarks" voters buy into it this time around…

Absolutely correct and I'm surprised that its coming from McCain

He'll sure have to go some to overcome what the obama camp did to Hillary camp. Obama couldn't run a fair campaign if he tried. He is so crooked and corrupt himself he thinks he is some kind of god.

The Republicans can't win fair and square on the issues, so they resort to trashing their opponent. Same tactics W used to get into the White House. I expected better of McCain. Just goes to show they're all alike.

Wow, Obama is no chump.

Men like Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and now John McCain make it difficult to be proud to be of our country.

Na, Carl would have compared him to ludacris and snoop dogg.

The irony is that Karl Rove smeared McCain in 2000. Bush campaign did push polling in South Carolina in the 2000 election.

The last time I checked, John McSame is married to Paris Hilton = Cindy "Botox face" McSame!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Obama is now playing the Rove card as he accused Hillary of using Rove tatics in the primaries? Can't take any heat can you Obama? Anything you say about Obama is considered Rove-ian, that or racist. It is always one or the other. What a joke of a candidate Obama is.

comparing McCain to Bush, saying he's even worse than Rove…who's playing the same old politics of fear now?…

It will certainly be an upset if Barack pulls off the Presidency and overcomes the tremendous power that the incumbents yield. The yhave deep pockets, and since modern Americans are already skeptical of the voting process, wait until November – we are really in for a doozie.

Ha Ha, now the Obama Campaign is responding swiftly. These repubs need a strong hand, a strong contender that won't let them do the same thing they did to Kerry in 2004.

But it is Rove that's fanning the flame both directly and indirectly. Schmidth was his protege and he's now helping him through behind the scene. But we know what has happened before. We were aware of it coming in to this cycle. Their tactics can only work if we woke up this morning and learned of it. Since we knew of it prior to this time we have been desensitized to it. Their scare tactics are not going to work.

Ya, Karl Rove's retired right….And soon to be fighting contempt charges from Congress… if he isn't already. Political types like KR never retire….

Hmmmmmmmm what make you so sure it is not one of his?

Bush, Rove, and Cheney should be in prison for life. They all deserve a slow painful death because that's what they gave my country.

Turdblossom is manipulating the McSame campaign from the shadows. No surprise.

These folks are just despicable human beings.

It's time for a change!

If you are against Obama then you are the worst person on earth or racist!

John McCain: If you are such a man, then prove it. My parents taught me 50 long years ago that REAL MEN don't tear others down to build themselves up. Guess you are too immature at your ripe, old age to learn anything because you already know it all. P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C and D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S small man that you are.

Why? CNN… Is Borack Obama's Photo, suddenly going Grey….
There was a Movie… Dorien!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cynthia Mckinney for President!

I listen to Obama and i hear Kennedy

I listen to McCain and i hear Nixon

I'm an Obama supporter, but that statement is a bit much.

I mean, being that Karl Rove is an election thief and unprosecuted criminal and all.

that's obvious.he's of the same ilk,after all.they all deserve their own stays at guantanamo.mccain ,too.he supported the misguided war in iraq,remember?they're just trying to draw attention away from mccain's poor judgement.

As far as this being "anything worse than Rove would have developed," I beg to differ. I think this has Rove's bloated fingerprints all over it. Official role or not, he's in this campaign, pulling all the strings and orchestrating everything. Anyone who thinks otherwise is still drinking the BushCo kool-aid.

RIGHT….Rove hasn't got his finger in the pie! I'm leaving for the moon tomorrow too.

NFIL

NO
FREAKING
INTELLECTUALS
LIVE-HERE

You have to picture David Axelrod sitting at the head of the table at Obama's Chicago headquarters saying, "Let's see what happens if we launch charges against Senator John McCain that go beyond ridiculous, shall we?"

What a joke.

These guys don't represent me.

Knoxville NFIL

Barack Obama: The Paris Hilton of Politics

If Obama can't take the heat then he needs to get out of the kitchen. Obama will play the race card like he did against Hillary. It's time for a CHANGE and it's not Obama. Obama is not a celebrity but his wife Michelle is… didn't she star in the movie: Planet of the Apes?

"This Karl Rove-style ploy misleads people about Barack's energy plan and even mocks his ability to inspire voters and bring Americans back into the political process," Plouffe wrote in the e-mail.

You are a joke. I'm so tired of "we're being picked on". Didn't Hillary accuse you of the same thing only to get criticized by your cult? Your campaign has disheartened millions of Hillary's supports – great way to bring people together. Denying her VP is denying us. Your arrogance will be your undoing in November.

Ex-Dem now P.U.M.A.

That's the truth!!!!

Ain't that the truth! Just when you thought i tcouldn't get worse than Rove…

I don't believe they're worse than Rove's.
I believe that they ARE Rove's.
McSame don't have the brains.
He makes me ashamed to be an American.

A Roving. You will go, no more "A Roving" Uncle Sam…

When they do debate face to face I hope Obama calls McBush out on all this negative fearmongering.