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Kinda short sighted don't you think? What happens when the cars are built, when we harvest the wind, and when the solar panels are in place? Are these 5 million then going to be laid off? We need a fix, not a band-aid! Plus we don't know what these "Earth friendly" energy sources will have in the long term. The wind turbines could rust (which would ruin our water supplies) or fall over during a tornado (think of all the poor ground hogs that could kill), the solar panels could increase global warming, or what if a bald eagle, the symbol of America, would fly over these panels on a bright sunny day? Would it fry like a turkey on Thanksgiving? Has it even been tested yet?

Yes, I know, all this does sound far fetched, but do you really think Henry Ford knew what impact hydro-carbon powered cars would have on the earth? I doubt it. Ideas are just that. We don't know if they will work in the "real" world, a place where Obama or McCain haven't been in a very long time. Its a sad day when our best choice for President is Paris Hilton.

a good ad that shows a vision of what America can be, solutions to some problems we face & it was done without bashing the opponent.

Great ad, positive and to the message. This is change we can believe in. ...Yes we can!

Obama creates jobs and McBush sends jobs to China.

The future lies with Obama. Let elect him in November !

I'd love to know what these "ready to go" alternative fuels are. I mean everyone on this blog owns a car so the question is, what are you going to run your car on while we develop these "alternative fuels". By the way this "fast track" idea is priceless, we can "fast track" fuels we don't even know about yet, but it will take 10 years to get new oil production on-line. As my grandmother used to say, "use your head for something other than a hat rack".

That's right Obama...keep it positive! Change over McCain.

It is a smarter idea that Obama is focising on things that matter while Mac Bush is playing a 2nd fiddle.

Isn’t it amazing that so many past presidential issues during campaigns rarely matter years later? Are the Democrats making a big deal out of global warming just to play politics and make it the issue of this campaign? Or do they sincerely care about the environment? Further, are they that concerned about the environment that they will let America’s economy and industrial sector falter as they refuse to let more drilling take place? The Democrat’s political games are slowing America’s development and progress, and making us lose jobs. McCain is the name, remember it.

I hear alot about voting records of the past.

Funny most of you voted for BUSH TWICE, would you like to be judged on your record.

Change= Obama

I love the fact that Obama is not fighting FIRE with FIRE. As we each learned–TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT-. This is a wonderful ad. Obama, stick to the issues and the issues only. We all know how the "maverick" is a lying flip-flop, leave my wife, hating on obama because WE believe in him, wanna-be president but I'm not so sure how to fix the ecomony has-been. Let us handle McScooby-Doo and you handle the ISSUES!!

Um – excuse me? What policy? This is empty air!!! There is no PLAN!!!!

Yeah Faye, this plan of his will fix everything! You keep on picking potatoes along with the rest of the good ol liberals. I choose to keep my desk job where conservatives work!

When are you people going to realize that Obama is a socialist. Along with Pelosi and Reid they will end up taking huge amounts of your pay and give it to the illegal aliens or other idiots that refuse to work for a living. Socialized medicene is just the start. You want to reform medical care in this country, 1st step is to get rid of the insurance companies. Tax increases. Amazing that Obama says he is going to raise taxes and working people think, oh not mine he wont. You will payer higher utility taxes, higher gas taxes, higher income taxes, higher Social Security taxes. Obama is an empty shirt socialist with an american hating preacher and wife.

What are Obamas policies again? Oh, thats right..they havent been scripted for him yet. Vote for Obama and like magic your house wont be in foreclosure, your irresponsible credit card spending will be paid by the VIsa fairy, gas will be $.99 cents a gallon, no wait! GAS will be FREE! All the worlds countries will love us, world hunger will end, and every world leader will disarm their bombs, put down their guns, end genocide, and hold hands and sing. Yes thats what a vote for Obama will do. LISTEN IT DOESNT MATTER WHO'S PRESIDENT, HUMAN NATURE WILL NEVER CHANGE. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE COUNTRIES THAT HATE US AND THOSE WHO WANT TO HARM US. S

The only reason the national polls are close is because of the southern racial states that have huge numbers against Obama. Take out those 4 or 5 southern states known for being racist and Obama numbers are dramatically increased and this is a blowout.

What a relief! No silly add geared towards ignoramuses and drunks. Let's keep hope alive!

As usual Hussein Nobama is nothing more than an empty suit with empty rhetoric.

No wonder only non thinking sheep follow this racist. Proven fact!

I love the positivity coming out of Obama. Sound thinking and a forward-looking vision. I can't wait for this election to get finished and him elected, I'm already exhausted from listening to McCain rant. So old world.

Funny and sad, when you find out that Obama voted for Cheney's energy plan and McCain didnt.

McCain Ingredients: 90% Bush, 8% Old Coot, 2% Apsercreme

Socialism.

Pure and simple.

Government creating industry is a bad thing.

Obama needs to stay out of industry.

So now if sounds like he offering more jobs to the illegal aliens inthis country....

Obama has real solutions to real problems.
McSame has nothing. All he does is attack Obama.

Green is the new "Red."

Surprised this add didn't show a woman not wearing a veil being stoned by fanatics… I thought that was his vision.

5 million new green energy jobs? The US corporate tax rate is the 2nd highest in the world. Obama wants to raise taxes on small business owners who make >$250,000 a year.

The green energy jobs won't be here Obama supporters. They will be in singapore, Ireland, or switzerland, where governements understand to keep corporate taxes low to create jobs.

Obama's plans sound good, but they will cause economic catastrophe.

Economists and people who like their jobs don't let friends vote democrat.

ABBY i would say that who is the idiot is in the EYES of the beholder. We agree on something . I think you people who support Obama after listening to his remarks ,his wife's remarks , friends remarks and his campagin calling people who did not vote for him "WHITEY, CRACKER, AND ENEDUCATED RACIST. I don't know if you are white or black and don't really care. I guess it will be up to all the american people in November.

Surprised this add didn't show a woman not wearing a veil being stoned by fanatics... I thought that was his policy?

NOW THIS IS LEADERSHIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING GOOD ON MCCAIN PLANS!!!!

Further to McCain's new ad.........

McCain = Pain
Pain = The same
deliberate ignorance with the intention to deceive
Pain = The same
winking while lieing to our faces
Pain = The same
exploitation of patriotism
Pain = The same
working government for the top 5%
Pain = The same
humorless "humor"
Pain = The same
hypocrisy of family values
Pain = The same
treating humans as commodities. Let the free markets handle
health care.
Pain = The same
promoting the military and not supporting the soldiers
Pain = NEVER THE SAME
LOSING A LOVED ONE IN WAR

Vote McCain for extended pain .........................

Wow, McCain, why don't you run a clean ad like that?

Obama '08

What a refreshing change from "drill here, drill now" stupidity…

Drill here? No. I don't want oil spills in my back yard.

Drill now? No. We won't see any oil for another 10 years, if at all.

How much oil is there? No one knows, which means we are only guessing. In the best case scenario, we'll have enough oil for only a few years. Then what?

Are we afraid to explore other possibilities?
Are we not smart enough to explore other possibilities?

REAL Americans are NEVER afraid of anything.
REAL Americans are always looking for best possibilities.

Let's elect a REAL American to our White House for once.

Barack Obama!!!!

Nice; he did not even have a clue about this idea until him and his campagin stole the idea from Hillary Clinton. Go back and research and see where this idea originated from. Of course if you did you would find out that he had no message except hope and change with no substance. That is the reason he has no plans or solutions to anything now and is at a loss. Hillary is no longer out there to come up with the ideas and the media cannot portay that he has the same stances as Hillary. This should be obvious to anyone who is not an idiot.

Informed Voter,
You have got to be the least informed voter on the planet

Mccain is a dishonest man Mccain said that he would be respectful and all we see is negative from Mccain NO to Mccain

That's American! That's Obama! Our next president!

At least Obama is trying to get his message out – solutions.

McWarmonger just bad-mouths and belittles. McIdiot the Warmonger just wants drill drill surge surge – yatta yatta yatta yatta my friends.

I hope the idiots are too hung over to vote on November 4.

Obama '08

SWEET!

Sounds like he wants us all to do slave-like labour to help him keep his promises.

Count me in, I'm ready to start working. Barack motivates me to fly to Denver to be a part of my first convention. McCain motivates me to send money to Barack.

I'm an American Citizen and I approve this message.

O/08

Helloooooo..

The hands that harvest crops and install roofs are the hands of illegals. And the hands that build today’s cars are foriegn.

How exactly is this going to help me, the average American??

YES! What an ad... this is what we needed to here. How we can work together and fix our energy crisis. It is not what Obama can do, but what we can do ourselves. He can only create the policies, but we have to make sure we follow those policies. Again, great job. There will be work for all with Obama in the White House. There will be no tax increase for those who make fewer than 75k per year. The only tax increases Obama is changing is for the BIG oil profits and using that money as a stimulus for our economy and those who make 250k and over that can afford the increase. What a concept.

great ad.no trash .just facts.those of you wanting more garbage,and negative campaigning, can go see the mccain camp.obamas are above that bs.

What's this...a political ad that doesn't slam anyone and says what the candidate's plan is??? McCain should give this a try.

Is there a unicorn or lepracauns in it?

I think it is time for us American people stop being spoil brats and get off our lazy behinds.
Obama is stating that this is our vision (The American People) not his. Also to the conservative christians out there, if Obama is the Messiah (as Mc Fool said he is) than you are voting for the wrong canadidate.

This is the man who i will be voting for.

The one that at least attempts to address the issues and not water them down with hokey-pokey low ball ads and other misc. horse sh!t.

We don't need jokes McCain, we need a leader who is self aware of the problems we as a nation are facing.
This is not the time to be joking.

Would those be the "hands" of illegal aliens?

He is such a "visionary" I can't beleive his wife found him before I could (and I'm male). He makes me melt everytime I hear one of his spectacular speeches.

Wind, solar, and a broad stroke over "fuel efficient" vehicles are not what makes a "comprehensive" energy policy. His lack of true"vision" inspires me to vote for McCain.

Time for Obama to create and ad with McCain as pinochio with his nose growing behind all of the lies McCain has told in the last two months.

Hey Obama !!
See this hand ?

Guess which finger it's holding up

I think it is time for us American people stop being spoil brats and get off our lazy behinds.
Obama is stating that this the our vision not his. Also to the conservative christians out there, if Obama is the Messiah (as Mc Fool said he is) than you are voting for the wrong canadidate.

what will it cost mccain to make proper research and present a good idea that will help the american people? Instead he prefers using the same old tactis to smear at Obama the man with the ideas. I wonder why polls show Obama losing ground if Americans are not really racist. If clinton was to be the nominee I know with little idea from her she will be doing well. One problem facing his ticket is definately race.

Nicholas

Bet McBush comes out with a "cute" ad against this too........

This ad is positive and wonderful. It generates pride in being American, unlike Mclame, who can only talk trash, not issues.

I believe Obama will get things done when he is the P.O.T.U.S. . America should be excited to have this kind of vision coming from our leaders now. He is right, big oil companies should use their big bucks to get in on the new opportunities that alternative energy presents. This will create quantifiable win win circumumstances for all involved. The completion of half of Obama's to do list will set a new standard for future Presidents. I'm ready for America to lead. Go Obama!

Hi Jack,

Love the ad! If reflects exactly the difference between the two campaigns. Childish, low road and Negative Ads with no substance to resolve any issues versus the Positive Adult Attitude facing real issues showing the respect towards people who actually work for a living and who actually will be the ones working at fixing the mess!

Diane Dagenais Turbide

Great ad with substance, just what the American People are looking for. Another three pointer! It's OBAMA time! yea!

Phong Nguyen August 8th, 2008 12:38 pm ET

S. Obama has not introduced any new ideas other than drumming up the word "change." S. Obama did not speak the truth when he claimed that S. McCain supported the oil industry when he was the one voted for the energy bill giving the oil companies tax breaks and S. McCain voted against it!!!
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Phong get your facts straight! At least Obama has voted on bills that would increase alternative energy research/funding, increase fuel mileage on cars, and increase taxes on big oil (because that's what that bill you're complaining about actually did check factcheck.org). That bill you're also talking about increased funding and research for alternative sources of energy. What has McCain done in the 26 years he's been in office? He's voted against alternative sources of energy and he's voted against increasing fuel mileage on cars! Instead of you attacking Obama how about you tell us what the heck McCain is going to do and what the heck he stands for! He has not proposed anything substantive in this whole election cycle! He acts like he's for our Veterans but he's voted against every major bill that would support our Veterans!

TO JOE KILOZ & PHONG NGUYEN.....

KEEP HATING HATERS....THAT'S WHAT HATERS DO....H A T E...

OBAMA 08/12

BRILLIANT!!! BRILLIANT!! GOD Bless YOU Sen. Obama. GREAT Ad.

AMERICANS HAVE BEEN BEAT DOWN BY FEAR

HATRED FOR EACH OTHER & DIVISION.

OBAMA IS ASKING US FOR SOMETHING OUR

LEADERS HAVE NOT, FOE DECADES,

TO BE WHAT WE WERE ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE,

UNTIL WE GOT IN THE HABIT ELECTED SCUM BAGS.

WE STARTED WITH NIXON & NEVER GAVE UP THE HABIT,

THE ONLY WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH WE CAN GAIN THE

EDGE WE USED TO HAVE IS TO SHARPEN UP. EDUCATION

AND TECHNOLOGY ARE THE WAY TO SECURE OUR FUTURE.

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN THE

NIXON ADMINISTRATION, FULL OF FEAR, LIES, & LOSS OF VISION.

AND MCMORON IS STUCK IN THE 1940S.

McCain, his time was 8 years ago and the republicans gave him no play, so why now?

Thank you Obama. McSenile came out with one today about how you are going to wipe out "life savings" and other lies. Not only refute this ad, but please put an ad talking about his role in the Keating 5 scandal. It is part of his record and therefore relevant.

Obama/Sebelius 2008/2012.

WOW! With integrity, hard work, and goals, for America's future is what we need. Thanks to Obama and campaign crew, for this wonderful, encouraging ad. Hope to see it soon.

Will the guys installing the solar panels and harvesting the wind be illegal aliens? Cause that's who is installing all the roofs and harvesting all the crops these days. Looks like the only Americans that would benefit are those that live in Detroit.

Does his economic change include repealing the death tax and kiddie tax? I doubt it!

His energy plan claim of 5 million jobs in alternative energy programs is doubtful and doesn't take into account the jobs lost in the old energy sector.

Where's the money he wants to invest coming from? Let me guess – repealing the Bush tax cuts. Why is it that leftists are always plotting to raise taxes on the American people?

Nice ad, but in response to those above that think this ad talks about issues that rediculous... you cant talk about issues in 30 seconds all you can do is inspire people to do further research...

This is really a good ad! America needs Barack Obama a lot more then he needs us – but, for heaven sakes – please support this one-in-a-lifetime candidate.

A positive ad that is to the point...well done Obama

Now let's see McCain's ads. It would be nice to see one that doesn't attack Obama or deal with what he WAS in the past.

Keeping it positive.... Ads we can belive in

Great Ad!

CNN if you keep posting my comments I may just have to change my name

A very good ad. Feeds into the generosity of American citizens to use our hands for something constructive for ourselves and future generations. What I have always like about Obama.

Still, we need other sympathetic groups agressively countering McCain to neutralize/expose his lies and false premises on T.V. The media sure is not doing its job in this regard, and I am afraid that posting blogs is largely preaching to the choir as well even though we all can help educate one another. I listen to both sides when good arguments are put forth instead of the same regurgitation remarks.

Any one out there have any ideas about how we can call McCain out on lies etc.?

Deception, misdirection and propaganda, that is the Republican way. I am sure that the Republican party will try to find someway to take advantage of Senator Obama's plan to invest in America. They will probably continue with their criticism's via their attack dogs in talk radio.

A clear difference between these twon candidates. The next article talks about John McCain's ad that paints Obama as an out of touch celeb.

And when in the last 26 years has Grampy McLame solved a problem? He can barely figure out what brand of adult diaper to put on.

Vision, Integrity, Leadership, Judgement, Foresight, Patience, Love, Truth, Wisdom, Perseverance, Scholarly, Great Personality, Can and will climb the Highest Rugged Mountain. OBAMA 2008, 2012

McCain, graduate from a prestigious military school (Naval Academy), his dad and grandpa got him there. He graduate 97 of 99, he crashed 5 military $2 million planes ($10 million) in training, he crashed his plan in combat and used his POW status as a fabled story, why nothing else of his military career is highlighted except his POW days? McCain is a fraud, G.W called him out in 2000, OBAMA will call him out in September and October. John McCain is no Maverick, John MccCain is an opportunistic devil. He is not the change we seek, he is angry, sexist, racist, (he call hispanics, asians, blacks and females all type of names), the MSM doesn't bring it up, and we know why,...yes he is a "wrinkly, white haired man" who should not and will not be elected President. John McCain has no integrity and his wife is a rich eliteist who went with a married man to gain power and he for her riches. Cindy McCain is a drunk, pill popping socialite, now let the MSM do their job and report fairly. But of course OBAMA is black so he is naturally wrong for America, yet the world and America don't think so. God is Good all the time, his mercies endureth forever. Slavery was abolished, but alot of GOP/RNC members are so just so long as ethic people are slaving for them. Remember what Tiger Woods went through when he break that lilly white club? Good Ole Boys Club? OBAMA- WOMEN, ETHIC'S, JEWISH struggles are all tied together!

OBAMA FOR THE WORLD!

Simple and to the point. No flashy cameos, no attacks. And everyone can grasp the concept.

Obama again and again shows his vision. He is a politician but a politician with judgment.

I have never seen people so obstinately ignorant as the people supporting John McCain or Hillary Clinton. You people either REFUSE to see or just plain don't see the positive, new, fresh, progressive agenda that Obama has laid out for the country. You continually make excuses for the failed policies of McBush/Clinton and continue to ignore every positive aspect of the Obama campaign. No wonder this country is in trouble when so many of our citizens are just plain IGNORANT!!

McLame has a 'vision' too. It's called extreme near-sightedness. Poor little lame boy can't see past the end of his own nose to see that if he really cares about his native land, he'd go back there.
John McLame is not an American.
He was born in Panama.
He openly admits that he got his commander-in chief training from the Communists – who now enthusiastically support his nomination. John McLame IS NOT AMERICAN.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

None of this will happen if Obama increases spending and taxes the way that he is talking about.

Increased goverment spend and taxes will only stifle the economy.

Rule of thumb: Don't blame the rich for being rich, Nobody works for anyone that makes less money than they do.

I have not see the ad but after reading this positive message, I closed my eyes for a brief second and visualized the future that awaits this country undere the leadership of this genius. Brilliant.

It's going to get worse before it gets better. Any energy plan that relies completely on oil is doomed to long-term failure. Any energy plan that leaves oil out of the picture is also doomed to failure. Even if we replaced every privately owned vehicle with hybrid cars, put wind turbines on ever hill, and installed solar panels on ever roof, we'd still need both the oil and nuclear industries. Oil isn't just used for gasoline to go in our cars, and a lot of industrial vehicles will still need the raw power of an oil-driven engine for many decades to come ... and this doesn't touch on other things we use oil for such as plastics, pharmaceuticals etc. We need oil. We need alternative fuels. Above all, we need to expand our nuclear program. Do we need to use less oil? Certainly, but we will never divorce ourselves from it altogether and you're kidding yourself if you think we can or will.

McCain's energy plan is superior for the above reasons. We need to put out country on the track to independence from foreign oil while at the same time exploring all available realistic options. We need to secure our future and start looking out for the America of 2018 which will need oil (and lots of it) regardless of how hard we focus on alternative energy.

We need to drill here and start drilling now. We need to expand renewable energy. We need to expand nuclear. As long as Obama continues to leave drilling and expansion of nuclear energy sources out of his plan, he will remain obsolete.

Flowers and happiness are nice, but you can't put that junk in your car, in our military's planes, or power your local hospital with it.

I'm starting to think PUMA is actually a positive thing for the Democrats. Look at it as a sort of party-cleansing. It weeds out the petty and irrational and send them where they belong: The republicans.

..................and pick your pocket, empty your wallet and screw your kids' legacy!

Obama has a plan to rebuild what's left of America after the last eight years of criminally incompetent rule by Bush-Cheney and their stooges and henchmen.

Obama 08-12

Obama..all hype, the man without a plan. The ad sounds great but, he will never be able to implement it , even it he was president for 16 years. What a gasbag.

Yes, the hands of Americans have and will continue to build a great country if Obama loses!

America does not need Obama's socialism. History has proven the failures of this ideology!

Vote for Senator John McCain 08 and Senator Hillary Clinton 2012!

LEADERSHIP WE CAN TRUST!

IDEAS WE CAN BELIEVE IN!

Yes we can!

Great ad.
Go OBAMA!

Can someone who is pro-Obama please explain to me WHY they are voting for someone who will raise your taxes? It makes zero sense to me and nobody has justified it yet. McCain will NOT raise taxes. Obama will. Why are you voting for that? Gas is already dropping so why raise taxes???????? Please Obamaites someone explain to me.

obama has posotive ADS and Mcshame attacks obama

the high road will not work againts the republicans! If Obama thinks hes going to coast into the white house with some hope story he should think again! Republicans are masters at reading the mood, forget that they never do anything about the natiuonal mood when in office. Already they have done a pretty good job making Obama the referendum! The republicans wanted to make sure republicans and George Bush are not the subject on this campaign and Obama camp have largely let them do that! I think Mcain wins by a hair.

Inspiring to see a young American recognize our past achievements and build on that rather than constant war and fear mongering. Go Obama.

Finally, down to some issues!
Has anyoen else realized neither candidate has even brought up medical insurance since hillary got the shaft? Maybe McStall will have to touch on some actual policies now that don't include oil or war...

OBAMA / ANYONE-BUT-HILARY 08!

ps they shouldve said something about mccain being willing to get his hands dirty haha ie his ludicrous negative ad campaign.

As val kilmer once said to a different "maverick:" YOU'RE DANGEROUS!

I support Obama, but what exactly does he mean the hands that harvest crops and build roofs???

Aren't most of those hands Illegal Aliens?

I'm all for immigration policy as well, but what did he mean???

Obama doesn't have a clue about what he might do..........Voters should beware of this fraud.

THE HANDS THAT BUILT AMERICA CAN ALSO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE OF HIS AUTOMOBILE TIRES. HEE, HEE, HEE

The contrast between Obama and McCain is huge. McCain is like the grumpy old man in the neighborhood yelling at all the kids to keep quiet and stay off his lawn. Obama is like the "cool" dad that is in the front yard playing ball with his kids, and every other kid on the block. Give me "cool" over "grumpy" any day.

Golly, a CNN article, which is essentially an ad, folks, about another ad, that one paid for by Obama and his friends.

Journalism. So professional, so knowledgeable, so neutral. And always with the best interest of the American voter in mind.

I can sleep nights knowing that CNN is on the job.

At least obamas ads are positive, talking about his plans mccain likes to talk about hollywood stars who have nothing to do with the issuses!!!! NO COMPARISON OBAMA08

good ad, Sen Obama is a good man.

Great AD! It addresses issues, gives solutions and oh, yes, hope for the future of all Americans! Let's see more of these positive and inspiring messages!

What a refreshing change from "drill here, drill now" stupidity...

Drill here? No. I don't want oil spills in my back yard.

Drill now? No. We won't see any oil for another 10 years, if at all.

How much oil is there? No one knows, which means we are only guessing. In the best case scenario, we'll have enough oil for only a few years. Then what?

Are we afraid to explore other possibilities?
Are we not smart enough to explore other possibilities?

REAL Americans are NEVER afraid of anything.
REAL Americans are always looking for best possibilities.

Let's elect a REAL American to our White House for once.

Barack Obama!!!!

I like it. Didn't even have to mention sweat and blood, racism, Jim Crow Slavery, Indian Reservations, Immigration, NAFTA, War, only what we the people need.
What a way to get your point across generations. Who is Barack Obama?

Americans aren't looking for mudslinging; they're looking for answers and support.

OBAMA 08

this is the real man here, whatever appens in november election , poeple must get on with their lives but the truth is that Obama will do better than McCain if he be elected,

agian McCain will contunue to make mistakes with his ad. like hillary did with attarck series and fail

Great job Obama. I'm still waiting to hear what McCain is offering America: maybe disclose his military record????

Is anybody concerned that even this left wing "news" organization had to put the word vision in quotes?

Joe Kiloz appears to be a bit out of touch, doesn't he?

Ok, no one doubts that Americans can install solar panels and such – the devil is in the details...

Is he advocating the government pay people for installing solar panels? Is he advocating more regulations on cars produced in the US?

Is there a tax increase in these plans? Is there a tax rebate? This ad is all fluff – we need details

Love the new ad! I agree with Abby's comment though ,,,time to hit McCain harder......McCain handed the Obama campaign, literally on a silver platter, a gimmee yesterday....the DHL/Airborne merger that McCain helped push through....it will result in 6-8,000 jobs lost in Ohio.......
Then, McCain had to nerve to tell the lady in the audience about the stellar "re-training" programs available in cases such as these.....geez
Wake Up America!

Phoung,

Research that vote and you will see how misleading McCain is about Obama's vote. Not something Mcain should be preaching

I see republicans posting because they are "so proud to be ignorant" on these blogs.

What is that in the picture? Spuds?

Looks a lot like some of the potatoes that I tried to grow one year. They were supposed to have been jumbo Idaho baking spuds. I wound up with tater tots, instead.

How about this people? Let us Americans decide.

I know, that sounds so simple, but Americans every day decide what business succeed and which ones fail. We do so through the choices we make. We decide where to shop, where to eat, what pet food to buy, what soap we wash our dishes with. That is the free market at work.

Why should the government make those choices for us? Why are we okay with letting the government decide what type of alternative energy is right for us? Next thing you now, your local govt. is going to force homes to use solar pannels on your houses.....oh yeah, but it'll cost you $5,000 to do it.

I'm sorry, i'm all for protecting the environment, not polluting, minimizing my footprint and so forth. But at what cost? No, the answer is not 'At any cost". Americans are already realizing that 'Going Green" like th eco-nuts want us to do can be a huge cost on the average American. Let's do what is reasonable and cost-effective.

Obama though-doesn't share my vision of what the Declaration of Independence is about. He doesn't share my vision of the Constitution, which was to limit the power of the government. I don't believe in the saving grace of the Federal Govt. Every inner city minority should know that by now

This is an excellent ad. Putting out his message with positive ads that speak directly to the American people about what plans he has for the future of the country will surely outshine anything McCain has to offer. McCain's maverick ad is a joke. He is no longer the maverick of old. He has turned into a Republican puppet and his negative, juvenile ads show that to perfection. It's time for a change. Get McCain out of the picture America.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., finished an Ohio tour somewhat sullied by news - as reported in the Cincinnati Enquirer - that "at a morning town hall meeting in Lima, McCain was dogged by Democratic complaints that his campaign manager, Rick Davis, was a highly-paid lobbyist for German-owned DHL who lobbied Congress to accept a DHL proposal to buy Airborne Express. Airborne ran its operations out of the Wilmington Air Park in Clinton County, and now, DHL now proposes to leave Wilmington."
Now, comes news that the Russian military has crossed a border into Georgia. "Russia should immediately and unconditionally cease its military operations and withdraw all forces from sovereign Georgian territory," McCain said. "What is most critical now is to avoid further confrontation between Russian and Georgian military forces. The consequences for Euro-Atlantic stability and security are grave."
You may already know that McCain foreign policy director Randy Scheunemann represented the former Soviet republic of Georgia as a lobbyist between 2004 and 2006.
As of March 2008, Scheunemann no longer works as a lobbyist for foreign entities, but he remains a principal at his lobbying firm, which still has Georgia as a client.

Great message!! This is the type of positive ads we need to show we are beyond the negative bs seen latey.Go forward Sen OBama.

Another one of these "we can do it America" ads from Obama.

When is he going to learn that hate and fear trump hope an courage when it comes to campaign advertising?

Though it pains me to say it, it's time for Obama to go for the senile old misanthrope's jugular!

Here we have another Obama ad with a positive tone that talks about how we can solve the problems we face and doesn't mock or attack his opponent.

How somebody goes from that to "McCain has substance and Obama doesn't!" I have no idea. What is the substance, melanoma?

McCain can't run an ad without having it either an attack on Obama, or a call for us to spend more money on oil, or both.

Brilliant! What a positive message. Yes we can!
Obama '08

I love this ad.

But it is sad that here on the CNN blog, only less than 20 people have commented about this positive ad. But over 300 people have commented about McCain's negative ad. Many of the comments are negative. But still it shows that negative gets more attention than positive. That is a shame.

Candy West Virginia August 8th, 2008 12:32 pm ET

Wow a presidential candidate actually talking about the issues, having a sound plan and not attacking his opponent? Incredible!

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"Fast track alternative fuels. Create five million jobs developing home-grown energy technologies because America’s future is in our hands."

How is that a sound plan?

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

Just wanted to put out a warning about a post by "Love my USA" about an article by Maureen Dowd. The article is a total fabrication. Simply put by factcheck.org:

"Does a Maureen Dowd column cast suspicion on Obama's funding? No. The column being disseminated under her name is a fraud."

"Love my USA" follow that up with a completely bogus and misleading analysis of his donations. His average donations run between $50 and $100. I believe the last number I saw was $68. Some people, especially lower income people are donating $10 and $25 when they can – weekly, monthly, etc. $200,000,000 divided by a little under 2,000,000 donors is just over $100 each on average.

Give it up. Barack Obama has more supporters, donors, and volunteers than any candidate in the history of the United States. That's just the way it is. BTW, if you truly "loved" the USA, you would not spread lies on the internet in an attempt to influence the election of our President. Please stick to facts and supportable opinions.

Notice how Obama talks about positive, constructive solutions to the problems America faces today. McBush spews nothing but fear and hate.

THAT IS WHY THE USA AND THE WORLD NEEDS OBAMA AS PRESIDENT OF THE USA : INTEGRITY, IMAGINATION, POLITICAL WILL!

hee hee those look like Obama's offering the AMericans some pretty small potatoes there...

Gosh I'm liking this guy more everyday. America, have you seen the difference in both candidates?

McSane compaign does nothing BUT attack and discuss sensly issues like "Celebrity, gas guage ect.

Obama compaign discusses the real issues:

1) Re-energizing our fail economy

2) Cutting our dependency on foreign oil

3) Providing 5 million new green jobs

4) Saving the failing housing market

...and the list goes on.

How can anyone still undecided between the two candidates!!!

Obama will be the next President of this great nation!!

CHANGE now has V ISON, I am going to have to work on that one.!

With BO's CHANGE, I don't see tthe USA future VISON very bright.

CHANGE??????? BO – null null – otherwise known as Dr. NO!

"CHANGE"......What I Believe BO's Definition of Change Is!

C = COMMUNISM
H = HATRED
A = ABORTION
N = NEGATIVE
G = GREED
E = ELITISM

"Change" is fleeting! Positive and Negative – Good and Bad. Obama's self-serving "change" born from contempt and controversy, is like a wrecker destroying in a day or two, what it took noble builders – our founding fathers – years to construct.

The tale of the sinister scorpion, mirrors BO's blueprint of deceit.

The scorpion, a poor swimmer, asked the turtle to carry him across the river. "Are you mad?" exclaimed the turtle. "While swimming, you'll sting me and I'll drown."
Laughed the scorpion, "If I sting you, you would drown and I would go down with you. Where is the logic in that?"
"You're right. Hop on!" said the turtle.
Halfway across the river, the scorpion gave the turtle a mighty sting. As they both sank to the bottom, the turtle resignedly asked, "You said there'd be no logic in stinging me. Why did you do it?"
"It has nothing to do with logic," the drowning scorpion replied. "IT'S JUST MY CHARACTER."

MORAL – “IT’S NOT WHAT I SAY, BUT WHAT I DO”

LOVE MY USA

So, to compare/contrast – McCain's new ad today does NOTHING but attack Obama – infact, the only mention of McCain comes at the END of the ad when he says "I'm jerk McJerk and I support this baloney"... Obama's ad on the other hand talks about what we as a country are capable of, and what POLICIES he will use to help guide us there.

to simplify

McCain talks about obama, and Obama talks about how he can better America....

Obama '08

I think its great. Obama is continuing to run a positive campaign based on the issues, trying to stem McCain's negativity. I wish Obama would add a bit of negativity (never thought I'd say that), because McCain is trying to bury Obama under all that dung.

Obama 08/12

NICE TOUCH!

OBAMA '08

All his adds sound the same kind of ZZZZZZ and out of touch. Solar paneling is great if you can afford them, but you also need a back up furnace just in case you don't see the sun for a week especially where people live in a 4 season state.

Hey Phong Nguyen – try to get your facts straight buddy – McCain wants to make permenant the corporate tax breaks which benefit the wealthy only. This is straight out of his own lips. Obama will cut your taxes if you make under 250000. Since the oil companies make way way way way more than that they will benefit under mccains plan while you and I will benefit under Obama's. It pays to not lie when trying to attack cause you look like a fool. Oh but your probably a repuglican so it comes naturally to you.

Follow me my little dittoheads and to the sea we will go to become food for the fishes.

Bravo!

So everyone is ok getting off oil. No more plastic, candles, cars, etc. Come on hippies get a clue

Joe Kiloz August 8th, 2008 12:36 pm ET

Back to horse and buggy days I call it. Unrealistic, populist pap that this medium relishes in advancing without ever doing any in depth questioning.

Problem is, most voters are a little smarter than this. His former pastor told us what we can expect, and he was sure in the money.

Come November there will be reality for Mr. Obama. You can't con an entire nation, even if the medium supports it.

Drill here and now and alternatives OK.
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What? Sounds like another McCain inspired attack on Obama.

YES. Beat that McCain. Lets see if you can do an ad without your opponents name and be POSITIVE.

Hey guys, can you tell Ed(Rollins) good column on the Vice picks. Especially that he made fun of the Internet...to be honest, I haven't heard no one made fun of the Internet, LOL!!!

Thank you Ed!! Finally someone said something...

That's it. Obama. Talk specifics. Then all that BS about an empty suit will carry no weight!

FYI – all you Obama haters (since no one actually likes McCain), check out snopes every once and a while and you'll realize that (like the past 7 years) your beloved GOP is feeding you lie after lie, and you've been eating it up! All those stupid emails disrespecting Obama are pure trash. No truth in it. As they said in Barnum:
There is a sucker born every minute
Each time the second hand sweeps to the top
Like dandelions up they pop,
Their ears so big, their eyes so wide.
And though I feed ‘em bonafide baloney
With no truth in it
Why you can bet I’ll find some rube to buy my corn.
‘Cause there’s a sure-as-shooting sucker born a minute,
And I’m referrin’ to the minute you were born.

GObama!

Obama for a strong America!!

SOCIALISM ain't new!!!

Thank God one of the candidates will give the American people an ad full of promise for a better future.
All John McCain seems to be doing is jabbing at Obama in his ads with some of them full of mistruth. Why can't he do what he said he was going to do and have a positive based election.
I would rather see how he will help us (like Obama's ad) instead of seeing a man who use to have integrity lose it.

That's all about Obama, his plans, his ideas for us, there is no mention of the old white-haired dude. I promise to give the McCain campain $4600 (my fiancee's included) to spend a week without saying a negative thing about Obama and just about himself.

guess what... it's fee money that McCain can't take because he can't not mention Obama... because whenever he says Obama he gets coverage.

Thank goodness this ad is about what can be done to fix our problems.

Yes we can make a different and rebuild America.

OBAMA 08-12

That's what I am talking about. VISION. McSame and his party has none. They talk about Obama all day long and nothing else. Surge,bash,surge,bash,surge,bash,surge,bash is all that they do.
They and the PUMA people are one in the same. They are a good match.
Obama08

OBAMA : Policy

mc cain = attack

AND YOU PEOPLE WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTING OBAMA ..?

S. Obama has not introduced any new ideas other than drumming up the word "change." S. Obama did not speak the truth when he claimed that S. McCain supported the oil industry when he was the one voted for the energy bill giving the oil companies tax breaks and S. McCain voted against it!!!

Amen!

I can't wait to see it!

Back to horse and buggy days I call it. Unrealistic, populist pap that this medium relishes in advancing without ever doing any in depth questioning.

Problem is, most voters are a little smarter than this. His former pastor told us what we can expect, and he was sure in the money.

Come November there will be reality for Mr. Obama. You can't con an entire nation, even if the medium supports it.

Drill here and now and alternatives OK.

Please note: Obama's ads talk about what he will do. McCain's ads make fun of Obama. Who has integrity? Who has wisdom and intelligence?

i actually like this one.

McCain isn't visionary... maybe b/c he's at the end of his career and lacks leadership? (since all he does was not gain leadership experience by following others for 26 yrs)

Good man, good message

Wow a presidential candidate actually talking about the issues, having a sound plan and not attacking his opponent? Incredible! But of course its an Obama ad, you know the guy that is trying to do right by this country and come up with solutions all the while taking attacks from his opponent MCihavenoplansotherthantoattackObamaCain.

As much as I love the consistent positive messages that outline Senator Obama’s plans, perhaps its time to pander to the less intelligent with some attack ads?

I hope the high road works.