So what if people likes him…nothing wrong in being a celebrity.

Proud? The man's slipping into silliness

At least he is making the campaign a little interesting during these dawg days of summer. If Romney were the candidate, we would be hearing him preach from his moron (ie mean Morman) pulpit about rightousness and piety. He is tacky, old and grumpy..that's our old dog..John McCain!

It's funny that none of the comments on this blog that disparage Obama's media popularity make any mention of why McCain would make a better President.

mccain supporters like to talk trash about how obama wouldn't do 10 townhall meetings, but why did mccain run away from the townhall obama wanted to do on july 4th.

Well Franco, unfortunately, the the race card is a huge factor in this campaign because it doesn't matter about policy in this election… African Americans are going to vote for him simply because he is Black. And it is going to win him the election!

McCain, you're running for prez. If a corny ad about Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears makes you "proud", you may want to raise your standards.

When people can't point out good things about themselves they divert attention to other people. Jealousy does not become you, McCain.

Can McCain please tell us why we SHOULD vote for him. He has NO vision for the country, all he does is knock Obama! What a loser!

Obama Zombies,

Stop texting on your cell phones, move out of your parents' house and pay some taxes. We'll have good debate when you grow up.

This whole thing is getting very silly on McCains part. Is this ad the best they can do?

To: The Moderator

If I am on some list that says my comments are not to be posted, just let me know and I won't waste my time any further. Most of my comments are logical and not mean-spirited as many comments on this blog are. I have not, however, been very respectful of CNN's apparent biases so maybe that's it. If that's the case, don't try to hold yourselves out to the public as journalistsany more because you won't fit the definition.

It's obvious – McCain is going after the uneducated Bubba Vote and throwing every person of color in the country to the wind at the same time.

LMC – Why would Obama supply big crowds for McCain. Obama is doing town hall meetings every day and he's doing just fine without McCain. I heard someone from McCain's campaign this morning ask Obama's campaign to "bring the crowd and we'll bring the candidate." Enough said.

This whole thing is getting very silly on McCains part. Is that ad the best they can do?

Obama IS playing the race card; always has. McCain's ad is a very good one where it questions his seriousness, not how popular he is and how presumptous he's being by seeing crowds of ppl support him. Just as much the Obama camp comes out attacking EVERYTHING a person says, the more McCain will get my vote!!!

Obama has to turn to this tactic because he's so tight in the race and didn't expect this. He did much of what the Clinton campaign did when they were losing. The truth, however, is that at least Clinton had EXPERIENCE!!!

That is the card that is played. Experience vs. Inexperience. As long as the campaigns contiue playing EVERY OTHER card in the deck, this DEMY will go REPUB!

I'm not alone… MY FRIENDS… there are millions of us. Some of us are just more vocal than ever.

Btw, brings me to wonder… are there any major concerts on Nov. 4th?? Only because that's where all the Obama supporters will be instead of voting since they love rockstars instead of SERIOUS candidates. McCain – continue doing what you're doing. You'll be fine. I know all voters who have been on the sidelines and not wanting to post in annoyance of being attacked by Obama supporters, no fear… Nov 4th will come very soon and that is when voices matter… MY FRIENDS!!!!!!!

Hey Joe Unger,

I see Obama supportes called more names than McCain or GOP supporters. Check you facts buddy! Someone on this very blog referred to Obama supporters as "scum". Politics, brings out the "best" in America!

It's no surprise. Obama has always played the race card. He acknowledges his white heritage only when it's beneficial to him, but he is not proud of it. He's the "black candidate"!!!!! What he really is is a "black fraud and liar" who doesn't have the intelligence or experience to lead this country.

You people are so shallow and uneducated on the issues. Obama would be a DISASTER for this country. How many times has his story changed on why he didn't visit the injured troops in Germany. More important to kow-tow to Europeans to try to bring some of his "HOPE" to injured American heroes! True colors!

To Mark, Gainesville, VA:

Thanks for the humor, it was refreshing. Unfortunately, it won't be funny come Nov.

McCain

#1 He is desperate and about to lose his mind
#2 He has no hype and no position on anything that’s why he whines about the media and continues to bash Obama
#3 his supporters are too stupid to see that McCain holds no position instead he steals ideas and positions from the better candidate and the Democrats and talk about flip flop let’s make a list
A. “I will not raise taxes”= Now “I’m open to raising taxes”
B. “I support Affirmative Action” Now: to pander to his racists conservative base he’s “Against Affirmative Action”
C. “We will stay in Iraq for 100 years if needed”…NOW since OBAMA has been proposing a 16th month leave the country wants … McCain plays follow the leader and, has now stolen Obama’s idea and now agrees to pulling out in 16months.

There are a lot of benefits to calling all your opponents racists, Biff, particularly when they aren't. It distracts voters from real issues and gives them a label to slap on the candidate they dislike, even if that candidate has spent many years working for civil rights (e.g. Bill Clinton). We are also in an election year in which 90% of one race is voting for the candidate of their race, and in order for them to rationalize that they must vilify their opponents with the "racism" label.

One of Obama's running strategies is to allow his supporters to play the race card, use sexist and offensive terminology, and spread blatant lies; then if there is outrage, he merely pretends to be outraged, too, and throws said supporters under the bus.

OBAMA NEEDS TO STOP CRYING AND LEAVE AMERICA ASAP.

HE IS MAKING AMERICA LOOK WEAK!!

McCain shots himself on the foot again and again…. I think he is irritated by not getting enough attention by the media or may it is time to tell Lieberman to change his depend. He needs to freshen up… whatever??? Obama 08

Good points, Stephen. This ad is certainly not McCain's most uncredible. His ad blaming Obama for the oil prices is also completely absurd.

McCain's integrity has fallen so far, it no longer exists. Very disappointing.

So McCain is proud of being negative and sinking lower than dirt. He morphed from maverick to a grumpy old man.

Senator Obama is heading off the inevitable, the GOP, not necessarily John McCain and his woeful campaign (but he will not speak out against it), will make subtle hints at Senator Obama's physical difference. Come on, many websites have started this already. But other than whining and having surrogates and republican strategist lie on thise cable news shows all week, what is Senator McCain's message, plans and vision for strengthening the United States?

The only thing we know about John McCain for sure is that he wants to win "the war" in Iraq. I always thought war was conflict between two opposing forces. What force is the U.S. and its coalition partner, Great Britan, fighting in Iraq. Please don't say Al Queda or an insurgency. They are small bands of guerillas, not an opposing force.

JOE UNGER . . . Couldn't say it better myself.

Obama is another Johnny Cochran with this nonsense. In my opinion he pushed some more moderates into the McCain camp. The media outlets are not questioning Obama about this ? What a joke.

Back in May. . .just a few months ago. . .Senator McCain stated he will run a "clean campaign," and his wife said that the "McCain campaign will not stoop to low levels of personal attacks.

Well, so much for their promises. It is pathetic that the Senator from Arizona . . .with all his years of "experience". . .has become so desperate that he doesn't talk about issues, but indicates his jealousy of Obama's appeal not only to Americans but to the people of the world.

Please, please, please Senator McCain. Grow up!!

Score one for Obama…

McCain had better be careful in the African American community (I have been listening to African American Radio all day) and they are pissed!!! The little headway he THOUGHT he made is gone!!!

Why would he put Senator Obama in an ad with two young, blond, white women??? This looks like what happened to Harold Ford. This is ridiculous. If Senator Obama were like him he could charge (and be right) that these two women with substance abuse problems and lots and lots of money remind us of his wife Cindy. Be careful McCain! Cindy never was charged or served any time for her wrong doing all of which were felonies. She got preferential treatment.

If there is a comparison to Senator Obama, he could have chosen many MALE celebrities who are black and white who used their celebrity for human rights, civil rights, HIV/AIDS and other admirable causes.

McCain is less than honorable and HE IS THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED RACE COVERTLY AND I SAID LAST WEEK IN AN EMAIL TO JACK AND EVERYONE (INCLUDING THE PRES AND VP OV MSNBC) THAT MCCAIN WAS HEADED IN THIS DIRECTION. AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE PAST FOUR WEEKS ON RADIO TALK SHOWS!!!

HE PROVED US RIGHT!!!

Desperation in the Camp of Mccain. Too old to do modern politics. The same old politics. This election is for the young folks. We have allowed the old folks to dictate our politics for long, and what did we get in 2000/2005, George Bush.

Anyone remember the REAL McCain? Keating 5.

Good afternoon, what is the topic at hand?

Isn't it the true…the old man can't handle the big issues and just want s to get in the mud….Go Obama

I'm really tired of the whining! McCain whines, the bitter HRC/PUMA people whine. The Conservatives who know their goose is cooked this election whine. WHINE, WHINE, WHINE.

Get over it, people. This is politics, always has been, always will be. If you can't come up with some real thoughts and ideas that might actually be useful, do the rest of us a favor and just shut up!

And that's the end of my whine.

****NOBAMA is a NOVELTY the LEFT is using. How SAD!!****

McCain is starting to sound as catty and petulant as a clique of high schoolers. So now Obama isn't fit to be President because too many people like him? What's next? Another negative ad because Obama is taller than McCain? Or shoots better basketball? Just pathetic!!!!!

I like it too. BHO needs a little lap dog.

Did McCain really say he was proud of that ad? Oh my… I'm speechless!

And Debby that's why the oldman is crying because nobody is paying attention to him. Who is smarter than a 5th grader? Grandpa John? I DON'T THINK SO.

I had high hopes that for once a campaign could be without this negative, disgusting foul play. I do hope Obama can keep it within acceptable bounderies. I keep hearing that in order to win, Obama has to answer these stupid allegations, which will have a tendency to lower him to McCain's level. I just wish, for once, the good guy could win because he remains the good guy!

How anyone in their right mind could vote for McCain is astounding.
He doesnt talk about the issues of importance……….All he likes to do is attack Obama.
Hes an old pathetic man that is so jealous of Obama.
Right wingers need to get over the fact that Obama is what America needs and they need to put old man McCain out to pasture.

And another thing McCain, has any country ever really win a war? Everyone loses at both ends no matter what!

Is McCain secretly betting against himself to win or something? His campaign must be run by apes?!?!?!

The surge is working. We are winning the war. Why not coming home then? That oldman makes me sick

It is clear that John McCain has nothing to offer The Americans and America..he just thinks of anything at all that could distract people and just fire it; its unfortunate that Americans are still listening to this 'old cargo plane'… ..as my friends put it.

Well, it appears McDumb is jealous and doesn't know what to do now.
Why shouldn't Obama get more attention from the media? When McDumb gets the media attention and it's like," Do you understand the words that are coming out of his mouth?"

And for those folks who don't like Obama get your heads checked!

Proud of your campaign, and that commercial specifically? Get real McCain. Seems to me your campaign in being run by Bozo the Clown. Obama is right to ask "Is that the best you can do?". Well John, is it?

Barack Obama: The Paris Hilton of Politics.

Midgea NFIL

Sure are a lot of insults about Sen McCain's age. Yup, the new hoey, changey politics. Plastic Jesus and his supporters are scum.

Hey, if the general media, lead by CNN, didn't 'worship' their new god, O-b-a-m-a, the McCain commercial would never have been produced.

So wait Obama has his entorage of camera's in Europe following him all over the place and is blaming McCain for that display. Sounds like Obuma can dish it out but can't take it. Obama himself compared himself to Hilton in 2004 so whats the big deal.

Obama's campaign IS playing the race card an doing it very subtly.
It seems that every time a negative comment is made he takes on a
"sympathy card" mode." poor little ole me he comes out with. Well…
this is not what the American people want or the rest of the free world.
He has no federal government experience, just pretty words! He may
continue fooling the romantics, but it is time for voters to wake up.

Other than SURGE and WE ARE WINNING THE WAR, "did somebody say he has already used those words?" he has nothing else to offer. Mama's boy… stop crying.

Psss, what are McCain's take on the real issues… McCain is both empty suited and empty headed…..

Wow.
The Obama supporters sure are into name calling.

attack attack… then attack!

Straight talk in action: a Republican strategist tells BusinessWeek that John McCain was planning an attack ad against Barack Obama whether or not the Democrat visited wounded troops in Germany:

What the McCain campaign doesn't want people to know, according to one GOP strategist I spoke with over the weekend, is that they had an ad script ready to go if Obama had visited the wounded troops saying that Obama was…wait for it…using wounded troops as campaign props. So, no matter which way Obama turned, McCain had an Obama bashing ad ready to launch. I guess that's political hardball. But another word for it is the one word that most politicians are loathe to use about their opponents–a lie.
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that McCain's ad accusing Obama of not caring about the troops was not supported by facts.

Senile older folk have the tendency to revert to childlike characteristics. Next, McCain will be inserting his thumbs into his ears, wiggling his fingers vigorously, sticking out his tongue, while chanting; Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah!

I WANT SOMEBODY… ANYBODY TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF OBAMA PLAYING THE RACE CARD……… in "this" country?

anyone……

anyone……

Beuller???????

there IS a judge in America who's not affrain of the big bad wolf.. judge Bates should get a raise for defending the Constitution, and the American people by opening the door for White House liars and showing them a supoena means business, no matter who you are, or who you know, or who you are trying to protect..

Texan for Progression How does that old saying go, twice a child once an adult….. Oh YEA!!! Good 1

Lets make it clear:
One attack ad: two blondes known for showing there privates and Obama… the subtext is rascist…period end of discussion

another attack ad: has the word "Foreign" as part of 3 word phrase next to picture of Obama. the subtext is zenphobic ..period end of discussio.

GOP is back to playing Karl Rove negative campaigning with racially, ethnically, religous subtexts…

ITS THE GOP WHO ARE PLAYING THE RACE CARD… DISGUSTING!!!

SEE WHO IS TALKING? This is not the John Kerry election. This is Obama's

McCain is just a grumpy old man who is clearly jealous. He is like an unpopular kid who longs to sit at the jock table. While his attack ads will appeal to obvious racist and those bitter PUMA's of any color ,the rest of us know that mockery is the last stand of a desperate campaign. Isn't it a little early for this John. Is this what you want your legacy to be?

What the devil is there to talk about Obama? Nobody knows anything about that empty suit. Sorry, young rockstar worshippers, but "Change" and "Hope" doesn't cut it; don't be foolish! We can only talk about Obama on what we see day to day because he has done nothing in the past that anyone can use for good.

is it really that shocking that the guy who cheated on his disabled wife would air such garbage political nonsense? These are not MY AMERICAN VALUES!

Obama 08!

Foget Obama and McCain for now… the media especially the CNN is the biggest instigator of these childish catfights between Obama and McCain. The media pays more attention to "intangibles" of the campaign and fail to focus both canditates and the public on major issues that affect Americans. In any case, the journalists are paid so well, so much that they are insulated from the things average Americans have to grapple with, things (healthcare, low wages, credit crunch etc) . Please (the media) focus on major issues and the candidates will adjust.

Folks, it's pretty darn simple to me. McCain plays for the team that has been losing for 7.5 years. Time to get a new starter in there.

Obama Campaign: Fight Back, Attack, highight the flip flops since 2000, dont make Kerrys mistake…..go on the offensive, a good defense is a good offense! ATTACK BACK!!!!

the only candidate pandering here is bho…..he plays the race card everytime and his lack of judgement just confirms that he really has nothing to say…….and why is it that he cant seem to attend debates with john mccain…….he is just a puppet of the democratic party..

I think the McCain camp is showing its desperation pretty early. It's also a good bet that it's going to get more and more ugly. I thought this election would showcase two respectable candidates raising the bar and actually moving towards a new direction in American politics. I thought we'd get to a place where positive messages about a candidate's position and intent were the focus, and the old threadbare, hollow negative attacks faded into memory.

McCain is a sorrowful disappointment; a bitter, jaded, desperate man since his 2000 loss to Bush. I was born and raised Methodist. I am a Christian, and I’m sick and tired of the republican’s manipulation and deceit. I’m also disappointed in the Christian “right”. You’re blindly voting on 2 issues; abortion and gay marriage, meanwhile, the republicans are operating the most sleazy, deceitful, foul administration in our entire history.

All you "values" voters out there- think about these ads; think about the actions of the Bush administration. Think about the lies (Scooter Libby, Karl Rove). Think about the torture camps (Cheney, Rumsfeld). Think about who’s advising McCain (all former Bush advisors).

Now, think about your Christian upbringing and what is really right. Do real Christians and real moral Americans point fingers and slander others? Or do we operate under the True Direction of respect and love? Come on, evangelicals, hold our candidates to our values, or look more closely at your other options and ask yourself who really operates in accordance with His Ideals. Democrat does not equate to Godless, no more than these vile republicans equate to Christianity.

The last time I remember reading headlines about Britney & Paris was because they were flashing without their panties.

Is this where this election is headed?

Truth hurts, ha Obama? And don't act like your camp hasn't done its share of game playing. We, the people, won't forget Reverend Wright, Rezko and the fact that you lied about your family history. We won't forget that you handed the press your prayer that was supposed to go into the Wailing Wall, either. You're a phony and it seems that only intelligent people see that. The rest are mesmerized by your celebrity and your smoke & mirrors. My only hope is that there are more smart people in this country than there are impressionable ones or we're all in big trouble.

Now Undecided Registered Republican
Current mood: calm
Category: Blogging

[I wrote this today to Senator McCain's Camp]

Mr. McCain:

I've been a registered Republican for 20 years and a small minority business owner for 14 of those years. For the first time, I am an undecided voter and heavily swaying to vote Democrat in this election. Mr. McCain- your Celebrity smear campaign was more than just tacky, it lacked integrity.

In my opinion, this campaign was demeaning to all women in general, not just Paris/Britney that have earned income and achieved more than most men and women will do in their lifetime. Mr. McCain, you must keep your eye on one of the major issues of the election: The economy.

With all due respect, you may not know these girls personally, as I don't know you personally either. The American people only know you and Paris/Britney through the eyes of the media and yours/their accomplishments. However, I strongly encourage you not to spend money or focus on a negative smear campaign such as this. For me, I interpreted your Barack Celebrity ad as not knowing or caring about the issues of female voters and you paid to tell the entire world about this too. Today, I will donate to Mr. Obama's campaign, the first time ever to donate to a Democratic party.

Sure, am I being somewhat sensitive- absolutely, given the state of the economy. Mr. McCain – you will continue to struggle with keeping/winning over undecided registered/ unregistered Republican voters and/or undecided female Hilary Clinton supporters by not recognizing, respecting or valuing what women bring to the economy.

Paris Hilton increased her earned income more than 350% within 3 years, from 2003 to 2006. [$2M in 2003 and $6.5M in 2006] Britney Spears has earned over $370 Million, grossed over $350 million from tour ticket sales and $185 Million from her merchandise sales from her tours. All your ad said to me was that, Barack Obama as President and his "celebrity status" will generate revenue and earned income increases in the triple digits for the American people and that your political clout and status can't accomplish this, so vote for Barack. You don't think Swarzenegger's "celebrity" status helped him win as California's Governor and/or help generate revenue for the state because of his celebrity clout/status? In my opinion, this Celebrity campaign ad was a huge error in your judgment.

I am a registered republican, but I am very much so "on the fence", but it's ads like this that clearly sway my vote the other way. The Bush Administration has managed to establish no relationship or clear initiatives for the bottom half of the economy comprised mostly of women, at least from what I've seen. The deficit is at a record high at $485 Billion dollars, so if Barack's "Celebrity status" reduces the deficit, generates revenue by increasing travel and tourism to the U.S. and improves how much we earn in triple digits, I certainly want him as President over McCain, no doubt about it.

I honestly think the republican party is morally bankrupt. They clearly have nothing to offer and are going as negative as they can and of course because no one actually pays attention to whats going on the negative campaigning will work.

there is obviously a lot in common with a man who worked his way to harvard law school from modest means and a millionairess dimwit most famous for a scandelous video – pathetic McCain really pathetic!

I honestly thing the republican party is morally bankrupt. They clearly have nothing to offer and are going as negative as they can and of course because no one actually pays attention to whats going on the negative campaigning will work.

there is obviously a lot in common with a man who worked his way to harvard law school from modest means and a millionairess dimwit most famous for a scandelous video – pathetic McCain really pathetic!

McCain is running a dishonorable campaign and is therefore not an honorable man. He isn't worthy of the presidency.

It is pretty sad that that is all the McCain camp can come up with. Obama wants to talk about energy issues, McCain just panders about the "gas tax holiday" that never happened… McCain tells Obama to go to Iraq, Obama goes, then McCain says that Obama didn't spend enough time seeing troops and makes and ad about how Obama is so popular. McCain is kinda starting to sound, well, just whiny! Wah wah, Obama is more popular than me, wah wah.

Obama should go after him.Period!

How can McCain compare Obama's "celebrity" with the likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and then remind us all "that he regularly speaks about how he admires Obama's accomplishments."

McCain and his Republican cronies have no good ideas about how to fix the huge mess that this country is in. Our economy is a mess because of conservative fiscal irresponsibility and lack of Republican leadership. The Middle East is a mess because of short-sighted Republican foreign policy. McCain has no answers, because he's part of the problem!

Obama '08!!!!!!

It's a fair comment to say Obama is going for "Image" after seeing his traveling photo op abroad. Obama is phenomenally great at drawing a crowd but phenomenally naive about world affairs (just like real celebrities).

I hope that Sen. Obama will talk about how McCain becomes Bush as the run goes on by telling the people that McCain, just like Bush, manipulate facts. McCain manipulated the facts about visiting the troops in Germany, while Bush manipulated the facts about the war.

The best that McCain can come up with is that "Campaigns are tough"?

That is so weak and nonresponsive. That is the response of a man who has flip flopped and reversed almost every position he's had.

He has sacrificed almost every conviction he has held and has shown that he will sacrifice all to become President. The fact that so many are willing to accept that type of 180 degree shift is commentary to the lack of true convictions on the right. Anything to win. All is fair in love and politics.

John McCain is willing to sell his soul for the Presidency.

Obama!!!
Obama!!!
Obama!!!

McCain + Bush = Jealous, whack, old, confused, flip-flopper

McSame + Bushed = Same ole' politics of the past

Obama for President + HOPE = A new America

For an OLD MAN, McCain is surely playing "sandbox" games.
It funny that many people can not see he is using all types for dirty trick and games to discredit Obama because he has nothing else to attack Obama with. McShame should not be the next POTUS because he is not for the average American citizen

I do believe i have been censored, cnn… comments before mine.. comments after mine…. but mine remains… 'awaiting moderation'.

Fee Fi Fo Fum, I smell the work of the Rovians. “Go after him. Go after him on his STRONG SUIT – Americans KNOW Obama can lead them out of this mess we made so LET’S GET HIM before he does!”

well… if you feel like being 'fair and balanced' then post this outstanding paragraph of a mock conversation inside the McCain campaign war room…

“And people, pay attention. This is important. Phil, let’s try not to get caught whining about “If only Barack Obama would just stop drawing all these big crowds, and the Heads of State around the world would stop receiving him, and if only all these VOTERS would STOP VOTING for him. And McCain try to stop agreeing with him and crying about “If only he would stop inspiring people and laying out Economic plans that Americans KNOW will work, and Energy plans that Americans KNOW will work, and a plan for ending the occupation of Iraq and promoting diplomacy. How the hell will we make money stealing other people’s resources if Obama wants to PAY for them and engage in diplomacy and Fair Trade? Oh Why did I agree that TIMETABLES for ending my bloody occupation.were the best idea EVER? What’s wrong with me? Waaahhhhh”

I honestly now 100% think that McCain has lost the plot. Seriously McCain…"is that all you got"?

McCain is complaining that Obama is 'too popular'?? Does he realize he's running for president?

How does this affect how much I'm paying for gas, or my family's healthcare, or the job market for my community? Does any of this make our country safer or better prepared for the changing global environment? McCain is doing nothing but attacking Obama, and it's not helping any real Americans.

Obama '08!

John McCain is an idiot and thats being nice. Go Obama all the way. McCain and his camp are not too happy, mainly because they didn't expect Senator Obama to be as welcomed and liked by the American people has expected. We need change, and Obama is change. We don't need the same old lame game in office once again.

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since when did the presidential candidates start debating britney and paris, for heavens sake, please dont take us to the old tired politics of yesterday…

uncommited for now 08

Obama is bigger than anything a old white man can throw at him. Obama greater than God? Not yet but he's getting there isn't he?

Obama/08/12 and after we amend the constitution… Forever!

The days of the SWIFTBOAT are over GRANDPA JOHN.

I want Obama to call McCain out, on national TV, during the debates, for all the LIES he's spewing.

McCain is, by far, the arrogant one!

If the Senator McCain's campaign ad with Britney Spears and Paris Hilton qualifies as one to be proud of, then being proud is not what it used to be.

McCain is an idiot ! Obama calls him out so intelligently every time!!

Now McCain is accusing Obama about race… now we're getting into the silly season.

Gramps, please let me know when you're going to introduce that bill regarding the tax holiday. Wait that was a gimmick too, huh?

".. comparing obama's celebrity"??? Is CNN labeling obama as celebrity?

I hope that Britney and Paris sue the McSame camp for using their image in a comercial. I'm sure they didn't ask their permission and you know how celebs love to sue over use of image w/o permission. Look for it as this may be coming soon.

OBAMA '08

That commercial was so beneath someone who is suppose to be the experienced one. It was just silly. Is he mad becasue people did not come out too see him. That is something totally out of his control. Obviously he is saying something people want too hear.

Obama is right. Don't we have much bigger issues to discuss!
McCain is earning his name McLame.
How about what is happening to our country McCain? Can we spend a few minutes on that?

McCain shame on you. This is terrible behavior from a man of your
age.

McCain plays the "white guilt" card and gets away with it.

Stupid old buffoon. Thats all hes been focusing on is slinging crap at Obama. I would love to hear McCain give a real idea of what his campaign is all about. Can he please show that he will not be a continued Bush administration but something completely different? All we keep hearing is Obama this and Obama that. McCain supporters, please tell him to speak on himself and take his lips off the other guys rear end.

Obama's an empty suit–that's all they are pointing out—
It goes much deeper than Paris or Brittney–
Even his web site periodically takes stuff off — that won't help get donations—
He even admitted that his positions can change with more info—
FOLKS this means he doesn't have enough info to even say what he does—

that ad was a total sign of desperation. Poor McCain

The commercial and the tactic by McCain and company is pretty lame. This insane jealousy by the McCain campagin is beyond anything that I've personally witnessed since highschool. This tactic is probably going to go over well with the republican base – like throwing raw meat to dogs – but the rest of the people in the middle must be wondering what is up with this guy. I find myself now asking how I could have been such a strong supporter of McCain for the past dozen years or so. I'm just blown away by my poor judgement and now must really take a look at how I judge other peoples' character attributes. I'm an Obama supporter, but I also want to recognize the positive qualities of his opponent. Stuff like this totally diminishes the man who used to be John McCain.

Clinton did the same thing. Now McCain with the negative ads, the negative attacks, and the overall negative feel of his campaign is doing the same. If McCain is not carefully, it will backfire just like it did for Clinton. If he learned anything from Clinton at all, it should have been that slinging mud at your opponent doesn't work. It just makes the other side seem more sympathic to voters. Shame on you John McCain.

Obama = the people's chump

thank God 4 open minded intelligent GOP's like Sen.Chuck Hagel,Gen.Colin Powells,Sen.Richard Lugar,Paul O Neil,Susan Eisenhower,!!!OBAMA/CLARK 08!!!!

Mccain say's he is PROUD of THAT commercial ????? there he goes again losing his bearing's, that has been happining a lot lately, now he is talking about race card, so preditable,an excuse, I guess they are going to recycle Rev, Wright now

If that's the best that the McCain camp has right now, they're toast.

“I wish we had time to be divided. I wish we had time to be upset. To be angry. To be disappointed. I wish we did,” Pirhana said. “Because if we had time for that, then things wouldn’t be so bad right now. Instead, we’re in a place where another four or eight years of the world as it is will devastate the life of some child.”

Obama gets in front of a crowd of screaming fans and give a great sounding message much like a song with lyrics that are beautiful, but abstract (no substance). I would say he is a rock star. Listen I love Bruce Springstein and the message that his songs deliver, but it does not mean he is qualified to be President. Sooner or later voters are going to realize that Obama is a 2nd year Senator with his only other experience being state and local government. You don't send the puppy out as security in case of a home invasion. We certainly don't want to send out Obama to secure our Nation.

Only Johnny-Mac would take pride in work like that. Doesn't say much for the quality of work he would produce as president, does it?

McCain didn't answer the question and he didn't give her the chance to ask a follow up question like he does most people that disagree with him. I wonder why???

Because he's a HATER and a liar.

Puma?

Barack said it right: "is that all you can come up with?". Good for Barack for not turning personally negative on McCain. ie. Calling his wife Cindy Lou a stealing drug addict

Sen.Obama's right , why does that matter ? we should be focusing on the issues.I once had great respect for Sen.Mccain,and by the way being a celebrity shouldn't be considered as a bad thing,as far as i can remember Reagan was one.

Sad part is MCcain is just getting started with the right wing noise machine. Stick to the issues

I dunno if Obama is as popular as Spears or Hilton, but if he is, hats off to him. I don't see Spears or Hilton attracting the nation's top Economic leaders for brainstorming sessions, or the leaders of the world anxious to pick his brain. If that's the result of his popularity, bring it on!

A celebrity with a brain, who uses it for good things… Wow, what a concept!

HILLARY SUPPORTERS WILL MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD
AT THE VOTING BOOTHS IN OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, TEXAS, FLORIDA , SOUTH DAKOTA, NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA.

This celebrity talk is nonsense. Count on McCain's cronies to be as, nasty, divisive and petty as they can be. McCain's stands on the issues range from cynical to ludicrous. Obama and his team need to fight back and show McCain's ugly, wrongheaded and spiteful attacks for what they are.

The media created the Obama.

Now McCain mentions that fact.

Doing so is seen as a negative attack? How so? Obama has run a slick, image-driven internet campaign.

The media has applauded him for it. So now Obama is the product he cleverly marketed.

That is the truth- it is not going negative

Mcsurge, you and the repugs are disgusting and have made my voting choice clear – OBAMA all the way.

McCain is PROUD of this ad???? Really??? Wow????

People of all parties love Maverick McCain. I don't have a problem at all with him going negative in the ads. As long as he wins. He's doing Americans a great favor by doing what he needs to do to win. Anything to keep Obama out of the White House.

McCain '08

People are loosing their homes, parents are concerned about feeding their children, seniors cannot afford gas, and Obama's "popularity" is the best subject the McCain campaign has to focus on??
Give me a break and sign me up as a democrat!!

The McCain camp is truly disgusting…

Obama's hit the nail on the head – McCain's ONLY hope for winning is to play the 'he's not one of us' card — that means attacks on Obama's patriotism, his foreign sounding name, his race, etc.

How I WISH McCain would run the kind of campaign he and Cindy promised – one that sticks to the issues and refrains from personal attacks…

if we listen to Senator Obama, he leaves the B S behind and he
says things like the war in Irac is killing Americans there and at
home the money spent there is killing us at home he talks about
everything he needs to in the absolute correct way we have to
except change and that is what America and the world want
thats what he want foe the world that is the reason people flock to
him

Rick Davis and McLow are bogus, desperate wrong ,misleading
,ugly, offensive and reckless… What ever Mr Obama said about himself is no more than what you and Old Hog Jaw McCain say behind close doors everyday . Do you honestly think you can Attack this Man everyday and Sean Hannity pie face A_S spin for you. I was wondering how long it would take for him to Stand up and Fight back …you should know better than to bring a Knife to a Gun Fight!!! No doubt he is a strong Man ..you guys have beat him down talked about his wife kids (dead) mother and father and he is still standing Fired up and ready to Go

Go get 'em Obama. McCain's desperation reminds me of back when Bush 1 was falling behind in the polls to Bill Clinton and resorted to calling Clinton and Gore "Bozos". That didn't work and neither will this latest McCain plan of attack. Serious times call for serious leaders and right now McCain is starting to come off as a joke.

Obama hit the nail right on the head.

OBAMA '08

Given the attention this ad has drawn it's pretty obvious it hurt Obama (who is unable to negate its effectiveness). The ad didn't mention Spear or Hilton, Mr. Obama, it merely flashed pictures of them. And if Mr. Obama wants to discuss serious issues, then he should address what the ad actually said: he's a worldwide celebrity who wants to raise taxes and opposes new drilling for oil.
Oh, and I love how Obama says he doesn't want to get into tit-for-tat attack ads…the day after he launched his own attack ad implying McCain was too old!

As reported in the N.Y. Times, "Mr. McCain’s advisers continue to look for ways to bring more discipline to his message, and are being urged by some supporters to cut back the frequency of his question-and-answer sessions with reporters, a staple of his campaign but one that occasionally yields unscripted moments, misstatements and off-the-cuff pronouncements that divert attention from the themes he is trying to promote. " It's ironic how the "Maverick" that the Republican Party has managed to chorale (Bush tax cuts, environmental concerns, etc.) is now simply tearing down everything in the chorale. How can a president who can't be trusted by his own Party to speak freely to reporters be trusted to represent the country on a global scale? Didn't the Clintons place that same "reporter restriction" on Chelsey for fear that she couldn't handle well informed, fact-based questions? How does that old saying go, twice a child once an adult.

I wish both of them would stop cheap shots enough already!! I want both of them to explain to me how wind, nuclear, and solar gfenerated energy is going to reduce the oil consumtion here as I bet niether one of them can give me list of power plants making electricity that are operating oil products?? I believe most energy sources for power generation is coal or natural gas. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS BE IN THE NEWS

Thank you Sen. Obama…..finally we might just have someone in the White House who is intelligent, articulate, an A student, favorably world renowned and interested in addressing the concerns of the "common man". I am thanking America ahead of time, for voting for Obama to be our next President and future world leader.

I thought this was an election for America, not crying about who's more popular. MCCain, didn't think I'd say this about you, but GROW UP!

Get him Obama! With their saying your "race-baiting" I'm so disgusted with them

Give him Hell Obama!!

Sad!
McSame had to do something to win the spotlight, so he comes out with this pathetic ad. He whined, and whined about Obama getting all of the attention so he had to do something. The ad is so ridiculous. I'm sure Britney & Paris are pretty mad about them using their names, and probably without their permission. McSame is old & senile, and needs to sit his Butt down somewhere & retire. He is so freakin boring. I want to see the some debates so Obama can tear him apart.

Sen. Obama you are so right, even though they sit there and lie on you its easy for them to talk about you because Sen McCain dosn't know anything about the economy, war, social security, even viagra, healthcare and nothing else thats dealing with the welfare of America, You are a Rock Star and a Celebrity to Sen McCain you are all he talks about he has giving new meaning to the word FATAL ATTRACTION.

Obama is nothing but an arrogant idi0t. He has ZERO experience, is affilliated with a racist church, is all full of pretty but empty and confusing rethoric, says what people want to hear at the moment, and on and on. He says in one of his ads that he "worked [his] way through college". What a lie!! The record shows that he took tons of student loans and only worked a couple of summers. He is a big pretender and , oh yeah, did I mention that he is also extremely ARROGANT?

His supporters play the race card all the time by calling one a racist just because one does not see him fit to be President of the US.

ANYONE BUT OBAMA '08

Ouch!!! McBush has been schooled…lmao!!!!!!

Security at it's best… Say's Borack Obama..
The Man who bend's in a Breeze… Backbone of a Jelly-Fish..

I'm a former republican of 50 years. I am sooooo ashamed of the republican party, its ads, its camphaigning tackticks and Choosing McCain. The republicans have fallen to new low–below pond scum!!!

Obamas' arrogance will bring him down. Once people really listen to what he has to say, the less they like him. We already know we must tighen our belts. We already know gas mileage is improved with less driving. DUH.. We don't need this arrogant person in the White House, we just had 7 years of that. He plays the race card everyday. Why does he have to mention the fact he looks different from other candidates. If that isn't racist, what is? The only difference is the color of his skin. He is, as Rev. Wright pointed out, a typical politician. I bet he dreams of his face on Mt. Rushmore. Such arrogance I have never witnessed before. I will write Hillary on my ballot in November and that is one less vote for either of them

The media has been presenting the Obama phenomenom as just that for months now.

All of a sudden, saying Obama has pop-star appeal and influence, has become a negative attack?

Why does the media present him as a celebrity- and compare him to JFK and MLK- constantly just to magnify Obama's appeal.

Tha't right Obama, "bop" McCain again. He is the leader of his campaign, not his campaign managers or aides. If McCain wants to lose the general election on side bullsh!t like this, go right ahead.

It is a DUMB AD…and make McCain look like he has no control over his campaign strategy. If McCain campaign continues on this course not only will he lose the election, he will destroy his reputation as a man who does not believe or participate in old school FEAR / ATTACK political tactics.

Wow, now he not only defends the commercial but goes further and says he's proud of it? Talk about bad judgment…

Obama himself has been exploiting his celebrity image- using it to draw crowds and to inflate his already too-big EGO.

" you'd think we'd been having a serious debate"

Obama has been ducking a debate with John McCain since he was handed the nomination in June. If you want a serious debate then agree to some town halls already.

YOU GO OBAMA!!!. , THE REPUBLICANS CAN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING TO SHOW WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE PRESIDENT OF OUR COUNTRY AND CAN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN BRITNEY SPEARS, PARIS HILTON. WHAT A WHIMP MCAIN IS.

Senator Obama is rising in my esteem as the McCain campaign attacks him with lies and aspersions.

McWar I only wish you to do one thing……just one

Talk about what you are going to do….not what Obama has done.

GET THE MESSAGE?…….I won't hold my breathe

I though McCain said that this will be a clean campaign?! But I guess he sell his soul to ill minded republican. Or may be he came out from his shell and showing his true picture. I always respected McCain but he is loosing it.

Obama has the thinnest skin of any candidate I've seen run since Edmund Muskie.

The junior senator ought to get some backbone!

Whats worse than stupid political tricks is the fact that stupid Americans fall for it over and over and over and over again. Hence Bush 2-term.

McCain, Celebs are Americans too, you are just jealous.

No obama. The Obama is fake. He play race card w/out provocatio, just to have sympt…. HE have made amockery out of the presidency.

This is a real shame. I used to respect senator McCain, but the more I get to really know this character, the more I learn about his idea of how the country should be run, and the more he, his surrogates, and his campaign comes up with such cheap, third world country kind of politics it makes me feel ashame he is actually running for president of this great country. We defenetely deserver better candidates.

OBAMA '08!!

Obama please do not be drawn in to bull crap like this. Most of American people with their heads on straight would like to hear about the issues. Not the throw sand in your eye tactics that McCain is throwing. And the ones that are backing him were not going to back you anyways. Just look at the back drop when he is speaking. It is not a true representation of America; it only represents a small portion of who America is made up of.

McCain's ads and gaffes have made me catch my breath! But right now I am closely watching the media. One of my degrees is in Journalism and I had the honor of Tony Hillerman as a professor who taught me to report straight and fact-based and not to respond to irate comments from readers speaking from their bias. Unfortunately the media isn't looking too good right now – McCain slides and headlines – at first read- appear negative to Obama. Cover them both with journalistic integrity and ignore the biased
noise makers!

Good heavens, how low can we go. McCain's campaign certainly doesn't credit the American people with much intelligence!

This is such a distraction. McCain is permanently in attack mode and if constantly trying to get us to look at Obama instead of looking at what him. Enough of McCain already!

I used to at least respect McCain, although I disagreed with him on most issues. But now I fear his Straight Talk Express has taken a detour through Bulls**t Town.

Why are all my comments awaiting moderaton? Gutless MSM!

Obama is lying – the ad did talk about the issues. By stating he is against off-shore drilling and for taxing energy and americans it shows the difference between him and McCain.

Obama is just as low – with his arrogant, self-righteous attitude that will hurt america for longer than Bush's policies will.

McCain should be ashame of himself…. all the love I had for this guy is gone….

Can you say "jealous?"

Go Democrats! Take back the USA for democracy.

This is low even for a Rove-inspired campaign. "My friends" (gag) this man will stoop to anything to get elected. He promised during the primary to run a civil, honest campaign, and has done just the opposite from day one. And then has the gall to call Obama a flipper. Honestly. Someone needs to black out "Straight-talk" on his bus, and call it "Lies and gossip" or something. It's as if they polled the people most against Obama and asked them what they were "afraid" of, and they jumped on every issue and made an ad out of it. Americans really are sick of this crap, McCain, and I can't stand to look at you any more than your mentor, GWB. Go away!

It is the star pop idol image that makes me suspicious of Obama.

I want a humble leader- not an American Idol.

Stop the comparisons to JFK and MLK then if you don't want to exploit the celebrity appeal factor.

McShame has lost his marbles! Same old republican garbage – we Americans are smarter than that. It is time for the news, especially CNN to step to the plate and call out poor old Johnny Boy on his miscues and words. I am glad our next POTUS Barack Obama is taking the high road with actuall talk and substance about what matters to me – the economy, gas, the war that should have never been fought. 26 years of being in Washington has cemented his old senile mind into believing that politics of the past will work – Not this time. Come up with some substance McShame and maybe we Americans will warm up to you – NOT! Obama 08!

McCain is now acting like my three year old granddaughter when she cannot get her way. I cannot believe that a grown man would and could be so petty. MCCAIN GROW UP

McCain has been in the Senate for over 20 years. There are plenty of bills that he voted on where he now takes a different point of view. I would like to see Obama bring up all McCain's past votes that are not politically correct now. Let's nail him.

When is McCain going to start talking about real issues and stop attacking Obama. McCain reminds me of a battle rapper instead of a Presidential Candidate.

It is precisely the celebrity bandwagon and star appeal that made me decide NOT to vote for Obama.

It has been there all along- adulation, adoration, swoon effect, pop-star image.

Obama chose to use that to his personal gain- starting with Oprah, Caroline, rock concerts etc.

I lost all respect for McCain this week. I'm very disappointed in the campaign that he's running.

CNN how come you don't ever post my comments???
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What issues is he trying to address? All the McCain camp is trying to do is put fear into the heart of American voters, and quite frankly, it is disgusting.

How could John McCain be "proud of the campaign" he's run, with an ad like this?

Barack said he'd like some serious debate in this article! QUICK, sign him up before he goes off hiding somewhere far away again!

DEBATE!!!

At first I was mad about this commercial, but now I am starting to think it is a huge plus for Obama.

His comments yesterday when he was getting on his bus were great. He basically said, "Why isn't John McCain talking about his proposals rather than talking about me all the time."

All John McCain talks about is Barack Obama because he knows that most of his positions are hated by the American people. If this continues……it bodes well for Barack.

McCain has "old timers' disease". I don't believe he will be taken seriously by the public once he's had one debate or two with Obama. He needs to sign his will, pack his medicine suitcase and take the Access-A-Ride to the old folks home.

This guy made dozens of sorties as a fighter pilot, dropping bombs on innocent civilians. He now wants us to elect him for his genocidal activities as a serviceman. Game Over, McCain!

McCain is just jealous because the only famous people anyone would compare him to are old like Wilford Brimley or decrepit like Dr. Evil.

Yeah, let's put more air in our tires to save gas money. Let's ignore the millions of barrels of oil right off our coast. Ingenius!! change we can believe in. Hey libs….get a clue

McCain looks more and more like a pathetic old man. Jealous of the younger, more intellegant Obama. If his voice didn't put everyone to sleep and he actually had something positive to say , maybe the public would listen to him.

Nice comeback Obama. That'll really get the geezers blood pressure up.

It's almost a shame to see what a joke of a candidate mccain has become.

Gee, I think the comparison is right on. Paris, Britney and Barack are all beautiful people with no accomplishments to speak of in their entire lives. If you disagree, all you have to do is come up with one thing that the beautiful black man has done for America, or even, one sacrifice that he has made for the people. Talk is cheap, but you will pay dearly for believing that he will accomplish what his talk says he will.

The Media has been playing up Obama's rock star appeal since day one. Comparing him to MLK and JFK, fueling what the press called a "movement".

They saw it as a positive thing- so inspiring… so many people voting for the first time ever… such crowds at his events…

The media made Obama bigger than life to advance him… now when McCain says as much, it is being negative.

McCain is a bitter old man. How he is dealing with this campaign is how he will deal with foreign policy and war in Iraq, oil prices, inflation, foreclosures, congress and the american citizens. He won't address it, he won't solve it, he will simply call people names, shun our allies and tell them he's proud of doing it.

I'm terrofied of this hostile old coot being in the white house. He has no morals, no character, no common sense, no plan, no brain and no charisma. He has absolutely no reason for even RUNNING for President.

Obama '08

THANK you.

Actually the McCain ad is spot on. The term "Obamamania" is being tossed around a lot now.
The Obama frenzy is typical of how our society is now. People hop on the bandwagon for the latest cool gizmo, tv show, politician. Watch some of the Obama rallies where he fistbumps or slaps his shoulders like Jay-Z or shoots baskets for tv. Obama is cunning enough to see how easily people can be swayed and are dazzled by celebrity.
People need to wake up and scratch the surface of Obama and not give him a free ride because he's "cool" and represents "change."
He's against gay marriage, he's for everyone being able to own a gun, he's raking in the dough more than any other policitian every has. He wants to send more troops to Afghanistan (quagmire II?) None of that represents change.

I love McCain's answer to the mudslingin question at the end of the article. Clearly he is addressing the issues here Obama is popular, and that's a very serious issue.

McCain is "Proud of that ad."

Good for him.

The truly pathetic just became the patently loathsome.

Funny….

It wasn't a problem when the press presented Obama as "a movement " and played up his celebrity charisma and his having rock star appeal…

But when McCain satires it, then it is going negative?

Of course Barack is a celebrity. He's good looking, has a great smile, he's in good shape, shoots a mean 3 pointer, is articulate, draws Eurpopean crowds in the hundreds of thousands, drew the largest primary election crowd in American history in Portland, Oregon, and requires a stadium for his DNC acceptance speech – for the first time in history. I'd say he is a HUGE celebrity. He may not have any more than 3 years experience at the national level but he has skyrocketed (or should I say skybaracketed) to the highest echelons of celebrity a political candidate has ever seen – across the globe. I'd say he is celebrity #1 in the world at this point. Who could draw a bigger crowd anywhere on earth than Barack Obama? Good thing none of this has gone to his head! LOL!

I actually use to like McCain too, you know, but with these latest … not so much anymore! Sad though hes a stand up guy!

keep calling 'em on it BO.we are behind you!

You are proud of that commercial? Are you kidding John?

"…I'm proud of the campaign we have run … we're proud of that commercial."

Is it any surprise that the only people willing to vote for this guy are the same ones that now pretend that they didn't vote for the last failure?

McCain don't HATE….CONGRATULATE!

If Obama is a celebrity, then Thompson and Reagan were the ultimate starlets and hollywood royalt,y because they really are known as celebs…

Once again the GOP is REACHIN' for headline.

Spears and Hilton have more substance than this empty suit…

Debate topics… agree to a debate moron… but you won't because you know your a joke without a teleprompter…

PS: McCain is gaining…. when this should be a landslide…

Should have went with Hillary… but no… go with the empty suit… Rockstar… fool.

So let me get this straight. Is McCain proud of disrespecting the Hiltons' daughter after they each donated the full amount allowed to his campaign? It's a shame that McCain did not hold to his promise in the beginning for a respectful campaign.

Obama is right–Americans derserve better.

I didn't think McCain would get so desperate so soon.

Obama is so cocky he makes me sick. He is never going to win.
McCain has exactly the right idea.

Just a query – is it necessary CNN for you to point out the specific demographic details as it relates to the person who asked John McCain the question about running a negative campaign?

mccain is a joke. mccain is old politic and he wants the play the fear card

Boooooo for John McCain!!!

Obama '08!!

Go Obama it did not take much thought to come up with that ad- some old republicians slime wil it ever change.

All Obama did was take a trip to Europe, paid for by the government and not his campaign, to campaing for an American position. Why arent there any articles on that fine waste of taxpayer money.

I guess the appropriate comparison for McSame would be Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy ( my age is showing ). Dubya is the ventriloquist and Johnny Boy is obviously the dummy – mouthing whatever Karl Rove tells them both to say.

obama = the people's champ!

McCain is desperate, irrelevant, out of touch and a total has-been in many ways. He's trying to do anything he can, and I look forward to him going down in flames.

…. again.

Maybe McCain supporters will finally get to see the person they think will be better in the White House. If this is what McCain has to offer how sad.

Good counter punch, keep em coming and be aggressive with these distasteful attacks against you.

So we want a president the world hates?

McCain is dumb

If Obama is a "celebrity," then I would guess that makes McBush a NONENTITY.

McBush has zero appeal.

Is McCain serious? Obama isn't prepared because people like him??
Yeah, having a president that everyone in the world likes… that would be just awful.

McCain is absolutely ridiculous and he obviously has nothing left besides advice to wear sunscreen.

McCain is dumd

The Paris-Spears-Obama ad was not nearly as over the top as the one LYING about Obama's reason for canceling his trip to Germany or the one before that LYING about Obama being responsible for gas prices. McCain has run a disgusting campaign.

If I was a candidate and my staff ran an ad like that Id have them fired. McCain is making himself into a joke.

At a town hall rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Obama taunted McCain, "I do have to ask my opponent: Is that the best you can come up with?"

Awesome!!! GOOOOOOOOOO Barack!

I want the John McCain that ran against W Bush.

This article accurately sums up the overall climate of the presidential race. Candidate (A) attempts to define candidate (B) using baseless, irrelevant character attacks. Candidate (B) spends time pointing out why the attacks are baseless and pointless before getting into the fact-based, on-point issues. Candidate (A) gets called to the mat on the comments and then replies with a greater degree of gibberish. Who, in sound mind and good conscious, support such foolishness in a White House bid???

Sit down Grandpa !

I've never liked McCain and I'm disgusted with him

Does McCain realize that the Hiltons contributed to HIS campaign??

How anyone can vote for McCain is beyond me. He is a silly, hateful man who is living in the past.

i dont get it, McCain is a celb too…i mean all of the lobbyist running his campaign are going to be running for his autograph if he is elected.

"But so far all we've been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears."

LMAO!

Exactly. Stick to the issues, McCain. Hillary's campaign was about Obama, McCain's campaign is about Obama, and Obama's campaign is about us. Stick to the issues, McCain. I'm sick of the same old political game. We're tired of it and ready for change.

It's funny because the issues that McCain brings up in the ad he is also for. He has more then flip flopped, he does it in the ad. Fact check people! Don't be buy in to the dirt that is McCain.

Anyone but McCain '08.

Come on…the ad was ridiculous. What if Obama makes an ad comparing John McCain to old people with alzheimers and dimentia due to McCain's age and his inability to remember several statements that he's made in the past? McCain would be outraged by this.

You see…the fact that Obama is popular with people does not warrant an attack. If you don't think he's experienced enough then attack him on that. But it just doesn't make sense where Obama's popularity fits into all of this.

If John McCain is proud of this ad, then one has to wonder about his character?

McCain is getting extraordinarily pathetic…and if the public votes against Obama because of his silly, stupid and degrading attacks we should all be unfathomably disappointed in our collective intelligence.

That old low road Geezer McSane Bush is a has been never had it and never will have it.
End Of Story

ok.. its like 3:20 in Atlanta… where the heck are the cnn moderators?? (getting their white house talking points at the same time??)

Absolutely spot on, Senator Obama. Call McCain on all his weak, cheap, divisive, counter-productive campaign tactics. I used to like McCain, but now I'm disgusted by him.

what part of the ad makes you proud Old man. I can not understand your thinking Mcshame, you are running for the highest office what are you going to do for the people that are hurting there is no time for game people are hurting, 90% Americans are not rich like you with a rich wife worth more than 100 Million. So Mr. Mcshame I ask stop playing games and start to talk what you are going to do to fix the problems this nation is facing?.

McCain pull up you collar, your red-neck is showing!!

Sorry, but this guy is losing the election, already, and we haven't had the Democratic Convention!

Can someone at the DNC help this campaign out? He HAS become a celebrity!

He has all that campaign money and he is STILL losing to John McCain! We could run Michelle Obama and SHE could have done a better job against John McCAin!

I think McCain and the RNC have nothing new to add that will give them the edge over Obama, it truly feel that they underestimated him and his appeal, so they have to started neg ads like this hoping that Americans are stupid and will not see through McCain and the RNC fear of this unstoppable force BHO. As a former republican and a white woman for the south, when if first learn that this bi-racial black man was running for President I dismissed him all together, because he was black, then I heard one of his speeches, wow he makes sense, so I did some research on him, Wow he is the American story! Then I watch Fox News, I could not believe all the half truths they told about the American success story.. I must say I did not start out as an Obamaican but I’m one now.

Who cares about the negative ads by either Obama or McCain.

When will either candidate step up to the plate and offer SOLUTIONS to the problems we face (economic, foreign policy, energy, etc.) as opposed to just talking about the problems or attacking each other.

Bob Barr talks exclusively about his plans to fix our broken government, but sadly gets no coverage in the mainstream media.

where are my comments?

I Agree with Obama.
Even right wing bloggers are calling the latest ads from McCain dissappointing.

None of them were factually accurate. I think CNN should add a new segment called FACTCHECK and it should play in prime time

BUt hey CNN is still a business and must show the news that's fits the entertaining storyline

Obama loves to be in front of camera.

We dont know much about him yet, except that he had started having hip-pain even before he steps in the WH.

I listened to a call-in show on C-Span, where listeners seem to possess more brains than bloggers who scream "Go Obama," "Go Hillary," "Go, Anybody" as proof of their understanding of the issues.

What I noticed was that even McCain supporters were saying that the ad was "beneath him." The problem is that, if McCain is making ads that are all the idea of somebody else, that doesn't bode very well for his possible presidency. I'm against McCain, not because of the man, but because I fear who he will surround himself with, to run the country for him … Ala Bush-Cheney.

McCain's mind is like cement–mixed up and permanently set! It is pathetic that this is all he can come up with.

This experience argument is a joke. Old people love to tout experience. Is experience a good thing. Sometimes. Experience is only a good thing if someone uses it wisely. I know a lot of people who have experience in what they do. Some are still stuck back in the 1970s and 80s and some have been able to change with the times.

So the real question of experience for John McCain is has he been able to change with the times and able to move us into the future or is he stuck in the old style Washington politics that have been so disgraceful for so many decades. That the real question.

Tabloid McCain!!!
What a TROLL … BARACK THE VOTE !!!

So, I shouldn't vote for Obama because people around the world like him? This ad and its insinuation is completely useless. It's not THE reason I'll be voting for Obama, but it is absolutely great to have the rest of the world want to see America be restored to its values and its symbol for hope and progress. McCain should be ashamed.

As I hear it, Obama might be looking at Bill Nelson, considering the race is getting much closer in Florida, I'd be a little worried about that decision considering the astronaut gig would only make him more of a celeb.

McCain is just ticked off because Obama is getting all of the attention, has a personality, speaks extremely well, and has a plan. He's photographed wherever he goes, and draws huge crowds. But Unlike Paris and Britney, Obama's attention is not negative. He's actually gotten America to pay attention and to "think" and to feel good for a change. Obama is "new"; McCain is "old".

Europe welcomed Obama with open arms because they too are tired of the "old stuff", which is what McCain represents.

Bring on the debates already!

with this kind of nasty campainge that McCain is doing. America will never be a bettter place .He needs to stay home and take care of his grand children.

I have some advice for Barack Obama. Stop making any reference whatsoever to any of the attack ads coming from the McCain campaign. Simply do not respond to them at all, period. Talk about the issues and how you plan to get this country back on the right track. You don't need to lay down in the gutter with the other camp, and if you do all you'll accomplish is picking up some of the stink. Stick to the high road . . . we don't need you to explain what the McCain camp is trying to do. We're smart enough to figure it out for ourselves.

McBush, wants attention, blah blah, blah,
he is an old, senile person,
he forgets today and yesterday ..

McBush…
McClinton

they are the past the darkness

we are in the n ow, looking towards teh future

McCain has once again put his foot in his mouth and is a greater fool because of it. McCain's ad was childish, and really represents the mentality of him and his campaign team. Obama will triumph.

I'd be insulted to be compared to Barack if I were Britney or Paris. Even those two ditzes wouldn't hire out a football field to celebrate their celebrity. I've never seen anyone more in love with himself than Obama is.

Wow. It's really getting ugly.

This is the same old Republican smear tactics that have been perfected during the Bush campaign. Sadly, the media echo chamber pick's up the GOP spin and repeats them over and over. Initial source of the story is normally lost (along with any context) and eventually bloggers and TV anchors end up referencing each other as the "source" of the story.

With regards to an earlier McCain smear story, Andrea Mitchell (NBC) correctly reported that the Pentagon refused Obama's request to visit the troops in Germany and that he visited our troops in Iraq, but nobody else seems to care.

Maybe had Obama not done a European back pack trip around the world tour, we wouldnt be discussing this.His trip was suppose to access the troops on the ground in Irag. To meet with Gernerals to find out first hand what was going on. Instead he went to Irag with a preconceived outcome , stated it.Then went on to tour Europe as a Senator Junior I might ad, someone who not only has no voting record, but the time in the Senate has been used campaining for President. This did not look good to me. No experience at all, just wants to be President, not put the time or effort in.Hey the 757 went over big too in the States. I care how my bills are going to be paid, will I have healthcare next week. Will I too become homeless, cause everything around us is escalating in price. But not our paychecks. We need releif. Not a tour of Europe obama.

"A vote for McCain is not only a vote for a third term of the current administration but also a vote for McCains VP choice as President within his first term if he is elected". Should Obama put an "Age" Ad out there? McCain would be screaming about that for sure…..What about an Ad questioning his physicial ability to Lead.

McCain would like to take "Age" off the table but has spent the last week or so trying to diminish Obamas popularity with some ridiculous "Celeb" Ad as well as other immature whining Ads.

This is pathetic! Let's get to the real issues McCain.

McCain should surely be proud of the way the Republicans have ruined our country for the benefit of a few on the top. Very proud indeed!

Okay, so now the campaign is about substance. Does that mean he will debate McCain at last?

Ronald Reagon was an actor before he became President and Arnold Swargsnegger was an actor before be became Governor. What is the big deal with McWhine accusing Obama of being a celebrity. So what. I will admit Obama is handsome, sexy, and charming. Too bad McWhine is jealous.

It is apparent that Sen. McCain is desperate. It obvious that he doesn't differentiate being "likeable" from a celebrity. From the political standpoint. Sen. Obama gets a standing Ovation because he has Ideas to better the country, the Vision for the country and Charisma deserving of a United States President. That just kills McCain/BUSH. Like he said "and it's not just in the US" that Obama get's attention. That makes Sen. McCain wish, from his heart " Obama's success not continue" although he said it as a joke. Good luck McCain. STAY ON Track as always Sen Obama!!

Once again the Repubs choose sleaze over substance. Typical.

Mc same just said he is proud of his stupidity, lol.

Absolutely!

Rather than the petty ads relating to Britney and Paris Hilton.

We want to know more about how you will curb the OVER $10 Billion every month in Iraq.

American Foreign Policy which has already cost over 1million Iraqi lives and over 3000 American soliders….Their families will not hold America in high regard for a while.

Sustainable Energy plan that will make our environment much cleaner and safer.

Continued high prices of Gas, Health Care and Rice at Costco.

America that will lead the World Again….

Senator McPain, pls let's your straight talk express get back on the track of real issues!

McCain is so lame, a complete sell out! Amazing that 7 years ago he had such integrity. Where is it now…? What a shame.
How on earth is calling your opponent Hilton or Spears, sticking to the issues? Does this guy understand the basic premise of the English language anymore?
It's just sad, really very sad.

Let McCain talk about Britney Spears, while Barack will talk about issues that matter such as healthcare, jobs, housing, and gas prices.

Obama 08

It's funny how McCain cries about the media giving all the attention to Obama, when McCain's ad's are also all about Obama. I've never heard an actual plan of McCain's.

Go Obama McCain is loosing his bearing.

But Obama told the Iowa crowd: "Given the seriousness of the issues; given the fact that the decisions we make right now are going to help determine the future not just of the next generation but perhaps generations after that; given the magnitude of our challenges when it comes to energy and health care and jobs and our foreign policy; you'd think we'd been having a serious debate. But so far all we've been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears."

BOOM! Headshot McCain!! This is why Obama is head and shoulders the best candidate either party has produced since Bill Clinton.

This thing is getting really heated. McCain will end up getting burned.

Dear McCain:

Hello Goliath, meet David.

Barack Obama will be our next president.

O/08

Barack, Get in the gutter with John Mcain and whip him please . the Bush/Macain attack machine has worked very well in the past and I am afraid it is working again. Please don't let us down.We need to attack back and hard.

McCain is a joke. I can't believe he's proud of that AD. How does that AD discuss the issues?

MCSAME HAS NOTHING TO OFFER, THATS' WHY HE IS ATTACKING SEN. OBAMA. TO GET THE ATTENTION OFF HIS OLD FEEBLE MIND. NOBODY WANTS TO SEE YOUR OLD FACE.

John McCain is looking increasingly desperate, just like Hillary looked before she lost the nomination.

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN!!

HERE WE GO AGAIN.. JUST LIKE WITH HILLARY, WHEN OBAMA DROPS IN THE POLLS HE WHIPS OUT THE RACE CARD.. HOPEFULLY AMERICANS WILL SEE THROUGH IT.. OBAMA IS A LITTLE SCARED BECAUSE HIS CANDIDATE OF THE WORLD TOUR BACKFIRED AND ACCORDING TO THE USA TODAY GALLOP POLL RELEASED MONDAY MCCAIN LEADS BY 4 POINTS. I THINK AMERICANS HAVE STARTED TO SEE OBAMA'S TRUE SELF, SUCH AS WHEN HE CHOSE NOT TO VISIT OUR AMERICAN HEROS AT A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN GERMANY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT BRING HIS MEDIA CURCUS IN WITH HIM, I GUESS OUR SOLDIERS DON'T MEAN MUCH TO HIM IF HE CANT GET A PHOTO OP OUT OF THEM.. AMERICA NEEDS A PRESIDENT WHO PUTS AMERICA AND AMERICANS FIRST AND JOHN MCCAIN IS CLEARLY THAT PRESIDENT!!

CLINTON DEMOCRATS FOR MCCAIN!!

GOOD OF COUNTRY OVER GOOD OF PARTY, DEMOCRATS WOULD NOT BE IN THIS PREDICAMENT IF THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE WAS REFLECTED IN OUR NOMINEE, HILLARY DID HAVE MORE VOTES!!

We are with you Barack, don't worry about the stupid GOP attacks. People can see right through them. We're voting for you and we're supporting you.

Obama 08

This election will prove if we are a nation of smart people or stupids. It should not be that diffucult to figure this one out.

OBAMA '08

If Senator McCain is proud of that ad, then I question his commitment to address the tough issues that we face in America today and for tomorrow and I question his qualifications for the job of the Presidency of which he is asking the American people to elect him.

CNN, you need to show more of the town hall meetings of each of the candidates and not just give the public your choice of "sound bites." Less commentary and interpretation from the ever increasingly irrelevant, extremely arrogant and most annoying "political pundits" — best political team on TV, yeah right — and more direct info from the candidates themselves.

To think McCain wants to be Commander in Chief. I really think its about being better than his old man.

SONGBIRD, the Flip Flopper. Country first- yeah right.

THAT'S RIGHT OBAMA…
McLame can just get over himself…..we do not want this type of person in the white house or to represent us in the world.
NOT THIS TIME
NOT THIS TIME…….IT WILL NOT WORK!
NOT THIS TIME!!!

John MCCain has no honor

I can honestly say I've never voted for a Bush or a Clinton in my life, and I'm proud of my record. It's been a long time coming but, I am so happy to cast my vote for Barack this year. Finally a candidate I can believe in.

Obama 08

I agree with obama. when are we going to debate on real issues? all i ever hear mcsame talk about is obama this and obama that. HEY MCSAME IF YOU GOT SO MUCH NEGATIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT OBAMA, Y DONT U TELL IT TO HIS FACE!!!

McCain's ad is good. It shows Obama as someone more interested in the limelight than in solving our problems. Obama is more interested in the glamour of being a celeb than actually understanding how the country and the world operates. Congratulations to McCain on the ad. I'm sure they've got some good ones for the fall featuring Obama's memoirs.

Just highlights what an empty suit Obama is and that he's all hype with no substance. Panderer, race-baiter, egomaniac, those are better descriptions.

John Mccain is Just 4yrs of the same as BUSH !!!!!!!!!!

He can't run from his record Obama does not have to !

Anybody who’s talking about change, after 8 years of a corrupt presidency, is a celebrity and a star in my book. Of course we're drawn to Barack. Americans will never quite be the same after the horrific, and dismal presidency of George Whacko Bush.

Barack is our choice and McCain is not. McCain needs to start prepare himself for returning to the Senate. He is running on Bush's 3rd term and Americans are saying no.

But I can understand how he thinks he may have a chance, since some Americans were dumb enough to put GW back in office after he butchered our Constitution. But dream on, so many democrats are lining up to vote for change, which means Barack.

Our long national nightmare is almost over–Obama will win in November 08.

This is exactly what Obama needs to keep doing. He needs to keep hitting the issues hard and relating them back to the average American, who is immediately hurt by the failied policies of Bush…policies that McCain is supporting and will continue to support. While McCain is going negative, Obama must continue to hit the issues hard and aggressively.

WOW!!! Im paying 4.09 a gallon for Gas, I can barely afford medication for Myself, and My house is Worthless and JOHN MCSAME puts out on AD showing Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. There goes the Staright Talk Express right down "RNC Rove BLVD"

OBAMA HAGEL 08

Obama: "you'd think we'd been having a serious debate"

Yeah, you sure would. So when will you step up to the challenge, Obama? Oh, and while we're on the subject, why did you wimp out of McCain's challenge to a series of town hall meetings? Was there a "no teleprompter" restriction?

The ad is accurate and that's why Obama has no choice but to "find issue" with it. The true issue is that Obama is in NO WAY qualified for the position of POTUS.

So McCain is "proud" of his campaign? Fact checking of his ads has found that more than 90% of his "facts"are out and out lies while 5% are distortions. Senator McCain you have lost the respect of many, many people in this country. Your straight talk express has taken you straight to mudslinging, lies and nastiness. Everywhere we go we hear people talk about you as that grouchy old man. You have ruined all the good you have done. The young look at you as what is wrong with this country the old look at you as what needs to be forgotten and those of us in between just shake our heads saying we can't take any more of this. Go take a nap, some prunes, something.

McCain's platform consists of attacks on Obama and the P.O.W. Card:

McCain what will you do for the economy?
I was a P.O.W.
Obama will raise taxes
What will you do about home foreclosures?
I was a P.O.W.
Obama is for big government
Why did'nt you support the new G.I. bill?
I was a P.O.W
Obama did'nt visit the troops
Since the surge has apparently worked and the Iraqis want us out, do you believe we can leave now?
I was a P.O.W.
Obama was against the surgeHow do you feel about our image in the world?
I was a P.O.W.
Obama's a celebrity, but is he ready to lead?

(Yes McCain he is, but you sir, I'm not so sure. You offer attacks where is your substance?)

So he admires Obama but can only compare him to female stars. Getting a compliment from McShame is like getting slapped on the back of the head with a pick axe while he is shaking your hand.

Appears that McCain just can't get beyond the POLITICS OF OLD, (even when he said that this would run be a respectful campaign).

HE LIED ABOUT THAT TOO!

What issues is he trying to address? All the McCain camp is trying to do is put fear into the heart of American voters, and quite frankly, it is disgusting.

McCain is sounding a bit pathetic. Why can't he talk about what he is for instead of just talking about Obama. Shouldn't he be for something, instead of just being against Obama?

If you want to draw differences, talk about the issues. All I 've been heard so far is offshore drilling while big oil compagny already have millions of acres available for them and have never even tried to use them . Look what recently happened in mississipi river…..Mccain knows he is not serious about this but wants to use it as a political weapon. Mccain plan is to keep the same Bush policy that sent us to war in first place, that destroyed our economy and now our environment. Elect Mccain and expect the economy to be worsenning for four more years. We will call call China for rescue. Canada and Mexico won't accept illegal alliens…

Obama even the European leaders were unimpressed with you. Great speeches they said, but we still do not know where he stands. Isn't it time Obama starts telling us where he stands.

I think that the reference to Spears and Hilton are complete wastes of my time. This only makes me think that McCain has nothing really worthwhile to say. If McCain or his campaign staff read this, then they should know that the commercial is was a completely stupid idea with no redeeming value. Yes, Obama has some "rock-star" like qualities, but that doesn't mean that you have to compare him to pop stars with little taste or understanding.

Welcome back, Karl Rove. We remember the last 8 years. We know you are using the same evil tactics again to destroy an important and crucial election.

PEOPLE – THINK FOR YOURSELVES! DEMAND THE SPECIFICS FROM JOHN MC CAIN, NOT THE NEGATIVE 'SWIFT BOAT' ATTACKS AGAIN!

John Mccain has definitely taken the low road. Over the past few weeks he has done nothing but focus on Obama. John Mccain is low, he is jealous of the publicity Obama is gaining, whose fault is that? Wasn't it John Mccain that said he likes being the underdog? Why is he now being bothered about Obama's ability to draw media and crowds? He is is definitely trying to distract the American people on the real issues. He knows that a John Mccain term is going to mean more wars, worst economy, and nothing more than what Bush has offered.

I will urge that Obama be voted president not for his lack of experience but atleast for what he is offering. John Mccain hasn't offered anything, not even a means to fix the broken health care system or the economy. He has offered absolutely NOTHING! All he keeps saying is we have to stop government spending. Ofcourse government spending is an issue but is that all he can offer?

So stupid……………..

Obviously John McCain is verrrry jealous of Obama's popularity. As a republican I guess he finds it repulsive that people would look up to a president, because he certainly wouldn't have anyone looking up to him if he were elected.

If plastic Jesus was a seious candidate, there would be a serious debate. He's run his whole campaign as image over substance; totally legit to call him out on it.

Brittney Spears and Paris Hilton have more substance then Obama.

I LOVE the commercial…!!

McCain is nothing more than an idiot

Yea, that so called "attack ad" is more like a GIRLIE-AD! I noticed a trend here: Just like when Hillary started losing bad that's when she decided to go SUPER negative. I see the republicans following the same tactics because McCain is out there looking like a chicken with his head cut off.

"Given the seriousness of the issues; given the fact that the decisions we make right now are going to help determine the future not just of the next generation but perhaps generations after that; given the magnitude of our challenges when it comes to energy and health care and jobs and our foreign policy; you'd think we'd been having a serious debate. But so far all we've been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears."

Well said… not much to rebuke when mccain calls it a good ad!!
are they truly spending money in this way when our problems far exceed any character jabs they try to push over obama. it's not getting better, but in fact worse. funny how obama really could smear down mccain IF HE WANTED TO. or why not point out his gaffes, flip-flops and let's face it: flat out lies!!!! yet he doesn't… and why? because like with Clinton, he chooses the high road, which is what has gotten him here. He cares about us, and this country, and bringing us back treu-da-form!!!

OBAMA '08

"McCain pointed out that he regularly speaks about how he admires Obama's accomplishments. "

So he DOES have accomplishments?

*** NOBAMA is a NOVELTY being used by the LEFT. How SAD.***

This is so very true. All we have heard from McCain is how he thinks Obama does not get the Iraq war. McCain has nothing else to talk about. McCain stands for idiot politics.

"I'm proud of the campaign we have run, I'm proud of the issues we are trying to address with the American people…. All I can say is that we're proud of that commercial."
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And there you have John McCain, United States senator.

Also, why did CNN point out that the person who questioned McCain's tactics was African American and a woman?

McSame..pleeeeaaaaseeee give me a break!!!! You are so focused on Obama it's sickening. Tough campaign? You mean slimy campaign that I can't believe you are proud of. Proud?? Proud??? Please tell me I'm not hearing that…

I haven't heard McCain speak regularly about Obama's accomplishments, he speaks regularly about what Obama is doing wrong according to his view. But the way that he draws differences, as he calls it, is to run negative smear ads. How can a serious candidate be proud of that far-out commercial? It shows you that his priorities are not dedicated to solving the problems of the American people but rather in becoming the editor of the Enquirer. His idol Ronald Reagan was actually a movie star. What would he have said about Reagan if he were running today?

I cannot understand anyone willing to vote for McCain, we need to remember that this is the same person that stated he wanted a "clean and respectful" campaign! And in that light he releases this ridiculous Hilton/Spears add, the "Dr. No" add…I guess that "clean and respectful" was how he wanted to be treated, not how he was actually planning to run his campaign. I didn't think it was possible, but it's getting to the point where I dislike McCain almost as much as i do Bush.

As Jon Steward said last night on this show : at least old McCain had the right decade. He could have been referring to Lilian Gish and Clara Bow…

Anyway all poor old McCain can do in his disastrous campaign is to go negative in the worst possible way. It will backfire on him.

All the McCain camps is doing here, is to work Obama's mental and try to drag him down in the dirty politics as usual just like Hillary attempted in the primaries.
If an entire add has no substence about what you plan to do for this country but attack another candidates likeability (as if that was a bad thing) is being policy bankcrupt.

Secondly the insinuation and likening of Obama to celebrities such as Britney and the like is a clear insult. McCain might have as well just call Obama irresponsible, party going guy, driving car with child on his lap and not wearing an underware (this is what we remenber of Britney in recent years) or call him a drug addict, spoil child.

McCain deserve not the presidency. And being a prisoner of war people does not qualify you being the right person to be the commander in chief. Soon some private army guy would come up and say I was in the army and i am more qualified. Give me a break.

Qualification to presidency per our fore furthers was based on :

- Judgment and leadership.

Vote for McCain

McCain is jealous of Obama's notoreity.

Think about it. Obama is not an elitist: he decided to work in inner city Chicago when he could have had a job at any top firm in the country.

Contrast with John McCain, who has been cozying up to the country's elites for the last 30 years in the Senate, and married into the wealth of Miss Budweiser. Just look at the campaign: McCain is catering to the big oil lobby while Obama is relying on support from millions of small donors.

No, the only celeb-elite in this election is McCain.

Is it not funny and juvenile that all RepublicanTs have to attack Obama with, is NOT what their MacCain can and will do for the country, but rather what Obama may or might not do? Grow a pair repubs…attacks are fair game in politics…but one must at least attack with their positions on issues (at the minimum). I wonder how many of these repubs know exactly where their candidate stand on the issues…I bet they will be able to tell me in a heart beat, Obama's "religion" though— SAD!

Yep that's all they have Obama. I would repect McCain more if he actually spoke about what he want's to do versus attacking Obama. McCain, call John Kerry and asked him why he lost to arguably the worst President in the history of the United States. He lost because he spent too much time on what Bush was doing wrong and not enough time fon how he was going to fix it. Kerry made me a Libertarian, at least for the year of 2004. So Obama my presi—uh umean soon to be President, get use to this, they can't beat you straight up, they saw what you did the the Clintons, they know they don't have a chance. Stay the course (OMG I recited Bush and it actually makes sense…in this case). There are more of us who love Obama, than more of you who hate his skin.

Say hello to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama

McCain is too OLD and it's showing in his campaign!!! You would think some one with all his experience would know better!!!

I mean what's that saying or is it a riddle about a man being a child twice? Well in any case I think we are seeing John McCain second act as a child!!!

What is Obama talking about. Doesn't he know that ALL the people want to hear is the lastest gossip?

That's why John McCain talks about him soooo much!

McCain is setting himself for a REAL bad time at the debates.

The McCain ad was dumb!

Junior high all over again! I think Obama needs to just sit back and let Mc Cains campaign implode into itself like it did in the primaries

Wow
I can believe this quote: "Let me say there are differences and we are drawing those differences… what we are talking about here is substance and not style." you're talking about substance?
how? What is the substance you've been talking about the past few weeks? What is your plan for the economy, gas prices, energy? Where is the substance McCain? Please let me know when you start talking about real issues.

In his speech, McCain stated he will remove American troops as victors when Iraq becomes a democratic ally. How can one country make another country restructure its government… especially when Iraq's government is influenced by Islamic laws? McCain is ignorant to the complexity and magnitude of his desire, and unfortunately he is leading other people on the same ignorant path.

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Obamas' arrogance will bring him down. Once people really listen to what he has to say, the less they like him. We already know we must tighen our belts. We already know gas mileage is improved with less driving. DUH.. We don't need this arrogant person in the White House, we just had 7 years of that. He plays the race card everyday. Why does he have to mention the fact he looks different from other candidates. If that isn't racist, what is? The only difference is the color of his skin. He is, as Rev. Wright pointed out, a typical politician. I bet he dreams of his face on Mt. Rushmore. Such arrogance I have never witnessed before. I will write Hillary on my ballot in November and that is one less vote for either of them

That crappin emty suit is no celebrity to me!

attack attack… then attack!

Straight talk in action: a Republican strategist tells BusinessWeek that John McCain was planning an attack ad against Barack Obama whether or not the Democrat visited wounded troops in Germany:

What the McCain campaign doesn't want people to know, according to one GOP strategist I spoke with over the weekend, is that they had an ad script ready to go if Obama had visited the wounded troops saying that Obama was…wait for it…using wounded troops as campaign props. So, no matter which way Obama turned, McCain had an Obama bashing ad ready to launch. I guess that's political hardball. But another word for it is the one word that most politicians are loathe to use about their opponents–a lie.
Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that McCain's ad accusing Obama of not caring about the troops was not supported by facts.

"Campaigns are tough but I'm proud of the campaign we have run, I'm proud of the issues we are trying to address with the American people…. All I can say is that we're proud of that commercial."

that pretty well sums it up, don't cha think??? He's not interested in doing anything constructive…..or helpful….He just wants to destroy Obama no matter what. And he's PROUD of it??? And this is the person some people want as pres?????

and what issues have they really addressed?? High gas prices??? Healthcare??? High food prices?? Lost jobs??? Anything???

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and he tries to tell us Obama is the risky choice?

God help us all if he gets elected….we're gonna need it.

I have now become a joke. My campaign is a joke. My arguments have become jokes. Please elect me anyway.

McCain 08

Republicans and their tax cuts for the rich, or for themselve's, Mccain's wife has a 100 mil, ofcourse he's gonna extend the bush tax cuts and make a game out of this campaign while he's laughing it off and going on vacation while families struggle to pay gas and health care bills.

LET US ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR OUR NEW

PRESIDENT TO BE.

YES, ITS ALL HE CAN COME UP WITH.

OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE TO REENUMERATE

ALL OF THE BUSH POLICIES.

I love McCain's commercial! Barack is no delicate flower, boys and girls.
Obama plays the race card every chance he gets. An no one loves to play the crowd more than he does.

Sometimes it's subtle, more often, it's not so subtle.

And he has plenty of surrogates in play at all times. They say something he wants said, then he turns on them for the TV audience.

Yesterday's version of his was the punk with racist sexist song. "Oh, how awful, how shameful!" But it certainly appeals to black followers, who, as we learned from watching Rev. Wright when he thought no one was looking, are as racist as they come.

Don't vote for this creep in an expensive, well cut suit.

If Britney and Paris are what McCain thinks of as substance, I'd hate to see what he means by style.

What does he propose to do about the slumping economy, failed foreign policy and energy crisis? I guess if he doesn't plan on being elected he can just use the platform to whine.

PUMA is stupid.

McCain is old.

Go Obama!!!

I will be voting for Barack Obama!

Ofcourse Mccain is PROUD of the campaign, his wife has a HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, what does he have to worry about? He's taking all of the serious issues as a big joke and instead is having fun mud slinging and making fun of the next guy…I'll say it once and I'll say it again, republican trash!

"Campaigns are tough but I'm proud of the campaign we have run, I'm proud of the issues we are trying to address with the American people…. All I can say is that we're proud of that commercial."

What issues? Are you serious? McLoser, most of your ads are about Obama and negative attacks, 90% of them! So tell me what "issues" are you talking about? It's sad because you are the biggest flip-flopper I've ever seen in any presidential candidate. You offer no solutions and I hope the American people don't fall for your crap.

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?
Thinking how "HE WILL SAVE THE WORLD????"

Celebrity status for a President is not such a bad thing.
Bill Clinton and his Saxophone packed them in for eight years and still do. Why not compare Barack Obama to Angelia Jolie and Bono of U2! They do good things with their popularity. I see Senator McCain as just jealous. I see that can't you?

Please America Don't be Goofed a 3rd time!
We (literally) can't afford it
Obama in 08!

"Mccain narrows obama's lead in key states"….

uh huuuh, riiight . . . and i have a pink sparkly unicorn in my backyard!

there is not a chance that obama's INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND WELL-RECEIVED world tour had zero effect in this country, like the media has tried to tell us.

or that mccain's pathetic britney spears ad hasnt caused yet another dip in his "popularity".

and as is completely typical of mccain's joke of a campaign, that ad highlighted yet again mccain's many faults, this time b/c britney spears (whom they tried to compare obama to) is an ignorant, braind-dead bush supporter! clearly his incompetent staff doesnt bother to research ANYTHING—just like their clueless, out of touch boss!

obama on the other hand has picked a staff of sharp, quick-thinking, and intelligent people.

gee, who do you think will make better choices on his white house staff?!?!?

and if you think mccain, i've got a pink sparkly unicorn i'd like to sell you!!!

I think MCain, conservative hosts like O'Reiley and Hannity.. do not like an intelligent black man getting all this attention.. Its something a few whites can't shake off.

And what is a senator who just happened be labeled a "hero"…

A celebrity with a past.

Quit whinning and campaign about what the amercan people consider to be real issues…THE ECONOMY, HOUSING, GAS PRICES.

But there are some who would rather see the country take a complete nose dive THAN move forward.

Conservative does not mean STUPID, or does it?

WAKEUP PEOPLE…

Obama is a "rock star" without substance.

Not that Canadian political battles are any more righteous, but during our electoral battles, the candidates at least attack one anothers policies and positions, not one anothers race,sex, age or character.Even when clinton and obama were fighting tooth and nail for leadership, as it is now with obama and mccain, it shouldn;t matter at all about a woman, black, or senior leader as president:It should only matter who the right PERSON it is.This "Sitcom" of a political battle is pretty much the same as watching an episode of the odd couple, and lacks any suggestion of direction or substance.It's a shame that a country that is trying to get the world to respect it again is lowering itself yet again and proving how immature and arrogant it still is in so many ways.

And NOBAMA thinks he's the second coming – Yea right!!

Sen. Obama: "I do have to ask my opponent: Is that the best you can come up with?"

Sen. McCain: "Gee, I'm afraid so because my campaign staff is bankrupt of ideas. Psst!!!! can you give me some of yours (ideas) under the quiet tongue"?

In all fairness and seriousness I have to agree that campaigns are tough and can get downright nasty and petty when people want to win but in the end they will shake hands – trust me.

McCain is just jealous of Obama. Yes Obama gives people hope, McCain gives us the promise of the same old crap, just different pres. Republicans, are done, done, done. GO OBAMA 08, WE LOVE YOU. (and I'm an old woman.)

The republicans don't know how to do anything other than personal attack ads and apparently now that McCain is the nominee, he no longer has a problem with it.

McCain has sold out this year to the republicans.

As for those wanting to know how Obama plans to fix the deficit…there was NO DEFICIT until the republicans took over. Until then there was a surplus. So why would we want a republican in charge anymore? so that they can continue to break the government and run the US and it's citizens into the ground? I'm sure Obama, or for that matter, any NON-republican can do a better job than what has been done the past 8 years.

For those wanting to know why Congress hasn't gotten anywhere the past few years…how can you when any good bill is vetoed by your president and backed up by his cronies to keep his veto from being overridden?

Obama is a schmuck.

The more i see him on tv and hear him talk, the more his arrogance and pompous attitude irk me.

Keep playing the race card bud, but just so you all know:

I'm WHITE, and i refuse to apologize for not voting for this SOCIALIST BOLSHEVIK FRAUD. It matters none that he is black. I refuse to be guilt tripped into voting for someone who holds none of the beliefs that i do.

I really can't stand Obama. This guy is a fraud.

proud of that comeercial. I guess Cindy McCain looks more like Paris Hilton. Oeps

When you hit'em where they live, they cry out loud!
Give'm Hell John!

Talking about Britney Spears and Paris Hilton make them feel younger and not anachronistic or oudated.

Landslide Obama 08/12.

AS ONE COMMENTATOR SAID THESE ADS CATER TO THE DUMB CROWD. BECAUSE ONLY THE STUPID WILL EVEN BELIEVE.

OBAMA………08

Obama said it that all you can come up with – Lets start with Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko and the list goes on and on.

McCain's add sucks big time. I think he should ask for his money back and then fire who ever the idiot was who came up with it.

I used to respect John McCain, and considered voting for him, but if he's going to continue to run a Bush/Rove smear campaign, then I cannot respect him and will not vote for him.

Won't it be funny if/when Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears chime in on this? I could care less about them usually but I'd love to hear their comments on this.

And more ironically, doesn't the Hilton family contribute to McCain?
Now THAT's funny. Biting the hand that feeds you….

Who benefits from McCain's policies?
Oil companies, corporations, and the wealthy.

Who benefits from Obama's policies?
Average Americans who need help right now.

Vote your self interest.

Are you an average American, or the president of an oil company?

He probably didn't even see it. I most likely was on after his bedtime. Do you think the Repubs air attack ads during reruns of Matlock, or do they think they have that demographic locked up?

In response to his Britney Spears-Paris Hilton ad McCain says he is proud of how he has run his campaign ads! No it's not negative? He really is stupid and as Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid."

Anyone else notice that Cindy McCain seems like an old Paris Hilton?

Obama has the juice , and Obama should decide what kind of debate they have, not John MCnuts.

make a real choice vote for neither of these fat cat leaders.

"Given the seriousness of the issues; given the fact that the decisions we make right now are going to help determine the future not just of the next generation but perhaps generations after that; given the magnitude of our challenges when it comes to energy and health care and jobs and our foreign policy; you'd think we'd been having a serious debate."
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Maybe we would hear a serious debate if Obama wasn't so afraid to debate McCain. Wonder why?

McCain '08

Typical, old political response. Put a folk in McCain or we're done! The once and hopefully future great U.S. of A!

Get back to the issues. McCain is going to tray to distinct us because he has nothing to stand on. Please stop the silliness and lets talk about the War , the Economy, Healthcare, eradicating poverty, Education …come on democrats!!! As tempting as it is, don’t fall for the ridicules traps.

Seriously, CNN. Is this news? How much coverage did YOU give to Britney Spears and Paris Hilton? Were you knowling part of Reagan's Project Truth back in the 1980s? Are you continuing the vacuous news and lack of investigative journalism that lead to the war and Iraq and lack of accountability in government?

Think about it….

Republicans this ad may be cute and funny but we have serious issues facing this country and this is how John McCainis spending your donation dollars; making fun of his opponent. How very efficient and productive. Is this an implication of how he intends to cut pork spending in favor of frivolous spending.

No, the best he can come up with is that he challenged you to a debate and you were scared.

A win for Obama!

Sorry McCain, but that response sounded like a bunch of BS to me!

Obama '08

7/29 was the 41 anniversary of the tragedy aboard the USS Forrestal. a day where 134 crewmen where killed and another 161 wounded. some reports indicate that John Mccain wet started his Sky Hawk, which led to a series of explosions. the brave men of the USS Forrestal fought for some 20 hrs to contain the blaze. John Mccain was immediately transferred to another ship the USS Oriskany (the only Forrestal crewman to be immediately transferred). A few month later John McCain would get shot down and captured by the Vietcong, he had by his own admission while being a POW gave up Military information to the enemy, garnishing McCain with the nickname…SONGBIRD. in 1973 returning home McCain would soon start having an affair with Cindy Lou, his now second wife. his then current wife Carol, who was a model at one point and the mother of his first children was in a car accident which left her dis figured. Mccain left her to marry Cindy 1 month after the divorce was final…thin ink had not dried. using Cindy's vast fortune McCain got into politics. he had risen from scandals including Keating 5 to reports of an affair with a lobbyist. Now John Mccain wants us to vote for him….i think NOT. i could not in good conscience vote for a man who graduated 894 out of 899, has 59 lobbyist working on his campaign ,1)Wayne Berman- chevron 2)Frank Donatelli-EXXON 3) Eric Burgeson-BP 4)Rabecca Anderson- Sunco 5) CHARLIE BLACK-OCCIDENTAL PETROLIUM 6)Nancy Pfotenhauer-KOCH (who is looking tattered defending McCain) 7) Randy Scheunemann-BP Amco….to name a few. who will do or say ANYTHING to get a vote, offers NO solution only attacks, has that kind of temper, finds the only answer to a problem is WAR. i know you don't have the guts to post this CNN, but the American people need to know the truth about this man.
the media is still covering the 2000 Mccain, who has been LONG GONE. start doing your job CNN- so America does not make its biggest gaffe in 8 years

Funny for Obama to ask for a serious debate. He's run from every one of them that John McCain has proposed and won't do town hall meetings. I think the ad nails it.