Just to be clear, there is nothing wrong with being famous.
But fame without substance is mere vanity.

about time. why did he wait so long to do this? he is begining to act like kerry!! what is he doing with all those money he raised? what happened to "they bring knife, we bring guns"? i am nervous for this guy. obama, mr nice guy will not take you anywhere!! obama have a lot of weapons against mccain, but he is not using them. remember 2004 and 1988!!!

Lorna, NY August 11th, 2008 8:35 am ET: "We are a country full of IDIOTS!"

We sure are if Obama is elected. What a disaster for this country if Obama were to be elected. We would no longer recognize our great country. I'm shocked the idiot has made it as far as he has.

hahaha oh my gosh. now both campaigns are being stupid. now that's entertainment!

Weak ad Barack … a waste of my money.

Sweet….

The Obama campaign should tread lightly when retaliating against John McCain’s fear-based adds. Senator McCain’s adds are as strategically targeted towards Hillary’s bitter bigots as much as they are designed for Bush ‘values voters’. The hope of winning over votes from that demographic is already somewhat minimal. Their votes aren't won through intellect, but simple fear.

The Obama campaign should also remember to stick to facts coupled with the honorable dignity that they have so far utilized so successfully. No reason to sink into Hillary’s dirty sewer.

Obama has been doing the same copy cat thing to Hillary Clinton as well. Where is his originality?!

Oh yeah…McCain is ready for the white house…just like George Bush. Of course, I'm sure the people supporting him and defending him are th ones who have not been hit by this horrible economy…well, I guess I am just a whiner.

If you think McCain is ready and is going to be a good thing for this country…well, maybe it's time for you to take your meds.

I can't see what all the smoke and mirrors is about in this election as the choice is clear if you like what has happened over the past 8 years you will vote for McCain and if you want a change in direction with an intelligent President who thinks talking before shooting is a better idea then you'll vote for Obama.

Are you kidding me? Yeah, change we can believe in. Different kind of politician.

Sorry, Obama. More of the same.

I wonder how third party candidates look. There'll be no change with either of these two jockeying for celebrity status.

First one who talks about issues with viable solutions gets my vote.

BARACK OBAMA : SAME OLD DUMB AD ACCUSING OTHERS OF PRACTICING OLD POLITICS

well if john McCain is to be a president of AMERICA, ITS good for EUROPE, due that things will get worse and USA ,will become our playing ground , NO super power . l don't understand Americans,why same policy ,open eyes, its not abaut that Obama is black is abaut yo future

You're a celebrity!

No, you are!

This is childish on both sides, but when Obama tries to call McCain the same thing McCain has called him, he's just validating the argument and bringing the whole thing back into the public conversation. Isn't it obvious who is the bigger celebrity in the first place, anyways? Is it the guy who has throngs of rabid, chanting followers or is it the guy who hangs out at a sausage restaurant in Ohio? Why are we even talking about this in the first place?

Now the guy is flipp flopping on ads. He cant even come up with an original ad. Follows Mcain on, drilling, pulling troops out, taxes and now this. He is like a little kid following big brother.

In response to JJ:
Every time Obama has stuck to the issues and played positive ads, he's been labeled an elitist and everyone's come out saying "He can't take a punch, how does he expect to be president?". I don't think its an issue of him thinking the American electorate is stupid. I think the American electorate is demanding this kind of politics.

I that pathetic or what? Gee Obama is getting so desperate. At least McCain's ad was origional.

Like the primary debates Obama waits for the other candidate to answer then copies or agrees with their answer. Now he copies campaign ads. If he is president who will he copy then.

I understand many may feel disapointed that Obama is using this tactic, but trust me, he needs to. A good proportion of the electorate only responds to these kinds of attacks, as the polls show. We can't afford to let McCain define him to some key voters ahead of the convetion, ahead of the Nov votes. Obama's ad actually makes more sense.
1. There is no blasphemy. He is not using a prophete to incarnate a presidential candidate and some of my jewish friends were pretty offended by that ad.
2. he is not mocking 215,000 hopeful citizens of the world who came to cheer with America and celebrate' the historic nomination of a presidential candidate.
3. His as was a real turn off for the millions of non-americans who are following these elections. He suggested that they were silly for hoping for Change from a candidate who he cowardly calls a celebrity, when we all know he is so much more.
4. There is nothing worse in these times of hardship for the AMerican people than electing a president who will be embracing the Bush's failed policies. I know that sentence gets boring, but trust me, it is not boring to the millions of its victims. Please detach yourself from fear and prejudice, vote for the one who will restore our integrity, and that really is Obama.

Can these bigoted conservatives come up with something new…….? Here it is…. almost Sept. and we still have intellectuals that can't get through Obama's middle name. HERE'S ONE FOR YOU….. Hitler's middle name was BUSH… lol. Now go soak yourself with the gasoline you can't afford.

Richard said: "Copycat! Copycat!
Can't Barack Obama come up with something better!"

Oh, I see. So Senator Obama ISN'T supposed to fight back? Would YOU sit here and allow someone else to take shot after borderline libelous shot at you, your character, your integrity? Are you so spineless that you would just roll over and take it? What a miserable, pathetic existence that would be.

Think about it. You wouldn't like it very much either.

I understand many may feel disapointed that Obama is using this tactic, but trust me, he needs to. A good proportion of the electorate only responds to these kinds of attacks, as the polls show. We can't afford to let McCain define him to some key voters ahead of the convetion, ahead of the Nov votes. Obama's ad actually makes more sense.
1. There is no blaspheme. He is not using a prophete to incarnate a presidential candidate and some of my jewish friends were pretty offended by that ad.
2. he is not mocking 215,000 hopeful citizens of the world who came to cheer with America and celebrate' the historic nomination of a presidential candidate.
3. His as was a real turn off for the millions of non-americans who are following these elections. He suggested that they were silly for hoping for Change from a candidate who he cowardly calls a celebrity, when we all know he is so much more.
4. There is nothing worse in these times of hardship for the AMerican people than electing a president who will be embracing the Bush's failed policies. I know that sentence gets boring, but trust me, it is not boring to the millions of its victims. Please detach yourself from fear and prejudice, vote for the one who will restore our integrity, and that really is Obama.

Obama's politics as usual. what a loser he is. and he is risky.

Be careful of this guy with a foreign name and a funny name at that.

I can't believe he conned the DNC to give him the nomination over Hillary who won big in the mid west.

McCain called Obama a celebrity like it was a bad thing. The only thing McCain forgot was to remove all the references from his OWN website that called himself a "political celebrity" first. Just as he forgot to remove references from his OWN website calling himself "THE ONE" before attacking Obama as the one.

Boy, that must hurt! We all know that McCain is offering the same old games. But we are human and we tend to forget things like that. Thanks for reminding us.

Good job… They said Obama was weak, I'm glad he is hitting back. He has had many negative ads against him and hasn't retaliated to them all… He hits back when needed, isn't that what a president should do?? I'd rather be the type of celeb McCain accuses him of being than the other way around!!

By now I'm sick of both POLITICIANS. because that's all they are. neither candidate will actually deliver on half of what they promise

Obama can not come up with an original idea even if it hit him in the head. Hillary should be the nominee still. I LOVE YOU HILLARY!

In one way of thinking, Obama does need to respond in kind to some of McCain's tactics. It'd be nice to think that only substantive issues matter to voters but if you think for three seconds about the past elections you KNOW that's not true, the swiftboaters killing Kerry's chances being the most recent example. A large proportion of voters are swayed by these 'image' attacks and so Obama does need to counter them. I think he can do that and also address more important issues.

And I still say that staunch Hillary supporters who are now willing to vote for McCain are either insane or never were really Hillary supporters in the first place. How can you justify in your little tiny brains voting for someone who is 180 degress from Hillary on every issue, even after she's asked you not to?!?

McCain is part of the Baby Boom generation the most selfish of generations ever. its all about them and screw everyone else its been like that from the day they started to crawl this earth. i dont want anymore baby boomers leading our country.

Obama will win, and the old wretched man McCain will loose like he is in the hell.

What's good for the goose…

@Mike is an idiot: Get your own facts straight. A recount conducted by a group of newspapers showed Bush won in 2000. 2004 wasn't even in dispute. Mr Flip-flop Kerry lost. Get over it already. You delusional Dems refuse to see reality. That must be why you are borg drones for the least qualifies candidate in 100 tears.

If I were the producer, I would have the word "celebrity" out altogether because it makes yourself look no better or different from the guy that you are criticizing. Same Old Politics.

BHO cannot come up with anything original ~ remember he likes to copy everyone else and take their ideas!!!!

NObama

Yes - America your BIGGEST fear is that you will have four more years of the Republican disaster. In any other democratic country most people would have said Enough is Enough!!!

It is sad to say that some people in America put their party ahead of their country and their people.

I am not sure that is "democracy".

Maybe just plain - Stupidity!!

I don,t like McCain but I had rather have him than a blacl liberation socialist who has no american values.I have listen to Obama and I have listen to McCain. Ihave never heard McCain talk bad about america or the american people. I have heard Obama and his surrgoate talk bad about america as a nation and I have heard him and hiscampagin call people of america who did not vote for him, uneducated, guntoting religious nuts,Whitey and Cracker. Throw in his radical friends and mentors such as reverend Wright, Father Flager,Resko,Ayers and other domestic terriost and I would have to say we might need change in Washington D.C. but not that type.

How long Mc Cain has been around,look he is the same old fashion game no matter what he said.This is a fact.

The people who say Obama was being "uncreative" and "unoriginal" with this ad must not follow politics. McCain's strategy was to paint Obama as a whiner. The traditional response by a politician to an attack ad is to do nothing — allowing the charges to stick — or attack the other politician's character but in a different way, trying to change the subject. By giving McCain a taste of his own medicine, Obama is pointing out the lady doth protest too much. Just like how the most virulent anti-gay Republicans are actually gay, the "straight talk express" so angry at the media's annointment of Obama is a pure product of the media. It is a very creative strategy in terms of politics.

Mike from Texas's comment, saying the United States should be hardline against Russia, is exactly what's wrong with McCain and McCain supporters in general. They see the world in black and white, right and wrong, us versus them, one side versus another. The world is not a game of Risk where every single country is forced on one side or another. I hate to break it to Mike and people who think like him, but the Cold War is over. Picking a side when not necessary like Mike has is exactly what started the waste of a war in Iraq. Looks like Mike is the one ignorant of foreign policy.

Why is CNN not reporting that Moveon.org is fighting to get the Hess donations to McCain's campaign investigated? This is the news that the public needs to hear.

Hey Michelle, I have your sign so come and get it TARD!

I believe it is time for both of them to get with the program and deal with the things people are worried about and not who is a celebrity.
Both have good ideas but neither of them know how to make them happen.
They say what they think people want to here and hope for the best.
Politics will never change

Between the two candidates, McCain's the only one who had parts in Hollywood movies. That's a measure of celebrity! Obama's ad is dead on with the truth. But I can't wait for Obama and company to release an ad of McCain offering his wife up to the Sturgis Buffalo Chip Queen contest. That one would be a scare for all those Hillary wanna be feminists.

Sometimes you just need to retaliate, especially when you are competing in key battleground states .
All You Haters Need to Shut Up and Take it.
Sen. McCain Need To Get His Hearing Check.

Great "Hands" Ad

Obama 08

Carolyn said it the best. Obama will be president and all of you McCstank fans will just say anything bad against Obama because they have NOTHING good to say about their candidate…you know, the one who is so old that he borrowed a dollar from jesus.. Funny how you people blog out here as if your pathetic remarks about Obama's middle name like you think it's going to affect anyone. Silly people. The people of America do not want a 5 foot white wrinkled napolean as president who's only qualification is that he didn't do a thing in his 26 years in congress and oh, I forgot, he was a confessing P.O.W! That only makes him qualified to be the presidents of confessing P.O.W's That's it. Obama will be president!

As far as I'm concerned, "old", "white", "man", "with money and connections" are not presidential qualifications either, although they've apparently been for all the previous holders of the office. It is about time someone else is considered. It is about time for someone else to win!!

Craig, Bush doesn't drink anymore. Obama may be articulate but it's experience, wisdom and patriotism we need in times like this. Intelligence is only good if wisdom accompanies it. The 9/11 attacks were contrived by intelligence NOT wisdom. Age brings experience and wisdom; those are two good enough reasons to vote for McCain rather than Obama.

Same old forgetful. erratic, hot-tempered McCain….

an out-of-it old-timer who doesn't know a Shia from a Sunni, and doesn't know the countries that border Iraq…

Bush's buddy, now the puppet of the Swift Boat machine….

Time for a change!

What is important is that we don't keep making the same mistakes that we have made in the past. And in the past I include Clinton and McCain. If you would do your research. Look up Keating 5. McCain is no more ready to be President than Obama. and SURELY not Hillary or Barr. McCain is never held accountable for anything he says or does, not even for calling his wife a runt with a different consonant in front of the word.

Who's the biggest celebrity? Whose wife is the prettiest? Whose wife is the mouthiest? Will Obama's wife have a more prestigious speaking slot than Hillary? Is Obama more Black than White or vice versa?

Are we electing a prom king? What about Child Health, Abortion, Civic Duty, Civility, Consumer Issues, Corporate Misbehavior, Crime, the Distribution of Income, Drug Use, the Economy, the Cost of Education, Election Accuracy, Employment, Energy, the Environment, Family Values, Foreign Policy, Homelessness, Immigration, the Decaying National Infrastructure, Justice, Law, Marketing and Advertising, Medical Care, Methods of Government, Native American issues, the Population Problem, Poverty, Private Life, Public Life, the Religion Problem, Science and Technology, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Taxation, Veterans' Benefits, Wages, the War on Terror, and Women's Issues?

Shouldn't someone be thinking about these items too?

McCain ads are just plain stupid. Obama is right, not only is McCain a celebrity in DC, he is a celebrity from tv and movie appearances. Who do they think they are fooling. hey Rick Davis, people are not as stupid as you and you Rove Gang of Terror think we are!

A Grandmother August 11th, 2008 8:03 am ET
but McCain IS ready for the White House.

As the celebrity JANITOR to clean up the whole mess, but he would have to qualify for it

Mike, TX….stop with the empty suit, rush doesn´t use any more, so since you follow him in all you write, get creative

Barack Obama is a beautiful new god. McCain is a horrible old wretch.

First Obama copies Hillary, now McCain. I hope his running mate has some new ideas for him.

And his comments on Georgia/Russia? Pathetic to say the least. C-in-C material? Only to oblivions.

Obama's middle name is irrelevant to anyone who can think and isn't a member of the KKK. Why make yourself look so ignorant–is it to try to win people over to your side, if so it is doing just the opposite. Most rational people don't want to lower themselves to such prejudices! Come up with some better argument if you don't like Obama–this one is just plain sick.

ZAP! ZING! ZAP! ZING! BANG! BANG!

AN EYE FOR AN EYE!

All of you are morons wake up and see what is really going on! See whom really runs things! This political process is a joke! The news is a joke. CNN with there dumb slogan "fair and balanced" what BS! Corperate america owns the news all of it, you only get what they want you to hear and the oppinions they want you to have. Wake up clones!
What an absolute shame our leadership and people have become.

Very Good. Sometimes you just need to retaliate, especially when you are competing in key battleground states. I agree, Obama is very popular, but he is not a Washington Celebrity. McCain can't therefore embrace the new politics of hope, this bright vision of the future 215,000 citizens of the world chanted in Berlin. His ad is pure hypocrisy. It is dishonest and unfair. Obama can't win these elections by being the good guy, he needs to show toughness.

No Washington Celebrity. We want THE ONE.

Obama has my vote. McPhony has had 26 years to try to change things and he hasnt

McCain really scares me. He's too entrenched in the strategies that brought us into this fiscal disaster. PLEASE vote for Obama. He may not have all the answers either, but at least he is willing to try something different. No more republican administrations… not for a long, long time.

Hit back and hit back hard - but please let it be original!!
Obama talks about change - so lets see some originality.
Want to see O get their in style - you can do better than this.

Obama shows his lack of experience AGAIN!!!! Nothing worth saying.

All McCain has been doing lately is throwing punches (and we can reject the idea that this is somehow an indication of readiness to lead). What the heck does he stand for, except snide and petty Obama-bashing? What will he do to make things better? He is an honorable has-been. His day has come and gone. The Republican National Committee let him run because they expected to lose 2008 handily, and now that the the Democratic infighting makes this less likely, McCain actually has a slim chance of winning. Do you want the RNC runnign the nation? That's what'll happen if this old man gets elected.

At least this commercial is filled with TRUTH ! Mr late night TV is much more like Paris then Obama. He truly has been one that has had many years of media coverage for being shot down and then has had incredible media coverage for all the times he has gotten in trouble.Thi is a more like Paris the Barrack.Mr what have you done lately has far too many people that feel sorry for the old man, and give him a spot to bore the public with his used car salesman (my freinds) speeches which are only good for insomnia sufferers.He has had nothing of significance to say in months.Obama has been out there with real plans and a very serious campaign so nice to see the truth in this ad with some slight humor of payback.Hard to believe anyone thinks McCain could run the most important office with any real leadership.

Hmmm… I wonder which one is the celebrity…

Do you knuckle head McCain supporters think everyone forgets he actually appeared in a movie? Old School - falls into line with his base and ideals.

Sadly, the McCain attack dogs seemed to be succeeding, resulting in this response in kind. Now maybe McCain's advertising agency can start mimicking Obama's advertising agency and produce some positive ads about their own candidate. May the better advertising agency win…..

I really dislike the negative ads, but the fact is: they work. After several weeks of McCain's negative ads, he caught up in some of the polls. If there is something to complain about, complain about the voters of this country who are swayed by this trivial nonsense. Sometimes they are referred to as "swing voters."

Well one more lobbyist for Mccain remember Ralph Reed Abramhof's good friend i have written before about having a bunch of lobbyist on Mccain's campain trail everybody should be thinking about that and the consequences BE WORRY REAL WORRY

Obama is a celebrity who reads lines from a teleprompter very well. When trying to speak without one, he stumbles, bumbles, fumbles. He's a flip flopping "empty suit" and he is "the second coming" (of Jimmy Carter, and we all know how that worked out!!)

I thought Obama was suppose to stand for change? Looks like the same old Washington tactics Obama is accusing McCain of. Can't Obama have some original ideas of his own? First he used Edward's ideas, then Hillary's and now McCain. His platform is a combination of all three. Change, I don't see any just a man trying to get to the White House by using people. Politics as usual!!!!!

All i can say is finally, McSame is a guy whose 72 years old who thinks Iraq and Afghanistan share a border, even tough Iran is inbetween them, and if he becomes president Russia will attack us, we need change, god bless Obama

It's about time Obama got tough. McCain deserves everythingthrown at him.

Obama should have put his Hawaiian vacation on hold and stayed at home and campaigning. It looks as though he is arrogant and unaware that the election is only 3 months away.

It is time for him to put up or shut up. If McCain wins in November, there will be alot of blame to, AGAIN, go around in teh Democratic party and most of it will be Obama's.

i am a HUGE obama supporter, but i have to say that this guy is a COMPLETE idiot sometimes. he runs perfectly, gets everyone thinking these negative attacks are bad and he does the EXACT same thing! He does not want to win this election. it gets to the point where i can't read the news anymore because of all these stupid mess ups he does, from not keeping his mouth shut to not doing what he JUST preeched.

making this kind of mistake is making me see why the PUMAs are so disgruntled. even though i'd never vote republican, but i mean i just can't believe he just did that.

Call me a celebrity, I'll call you one back. So there, take that. Sounds like a couple of children on the playground. Don't we have any grown-up candidates to vote for???? Stick to the issues, both of you, and trust the American people make educated votes in November.

Slacko, What made McCain a celebrity was his willingness to serve in the military, not returning to the luxury of freedom (as a POW) without his comrades, and his willingness to persevere as a politician to protect this country from rogue nations and terrorists, something the liberals practically deny are a threat to us. I'm sure Obama knows the difference between Sunni and Shiite and what countries border Pakistan (if he was paying attention to his lessons in elementary school}. I doubt he knows how to make us energy independant…well, unless he decides to make a deal with Iran, Syria, Sudan etc. All options are on the table, right?

This is the political equivalent of the childish retort, "I know you are, but what am I?" Nana Nana Woo Woo.

Especially after the last 8 years, we need an adult in the White House.

WHAT KIND OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IS THIS? WE ARE STILL LOSING AMERICAN LIVES IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY WE INVADED WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION. wE ARE LOSING OUT HOMES. gASOLINE IS RUINING THOUSAND OF SMALL BUSINESSES BY FORCING THEM TO RAISE PRICES WHILE THE LARGE WALL MARTS WHO BUY IN HUGE VOLUMES AND LOWER PRICES CAN RIDE OUT THE STORM. WHERE
BANKS ARE GOING THROUGH BANK RUPTURE. WHILE WE ARE FACING A WORSE DEPRESSION THAN THE CRASh OF 1929
DO THEY THINK CALLING EACH OTHER A CELEBRITY IS THE WAY TO
WIN AN ELECTION.

The one that should of been the big Celeb is John Edwards. the news should of spoke and done their job. makes you wonder how many voteshe stole. Ive talked to few who voted for him during the Primaries and there 2nd chose was Hillary. How many others did this same thing around the nation. So for many of you Bobots claiming that it was just his affair and should not be a public thing. He should of said something before and bowed down. So in the long run it has affected all of us

That CNN has the discretion to post comments or not, it is worrisome at best that they would choose one so culturally explosive and prejudice as the one where Obama's entire middle name is capitalized as a reason why he is not qualified to be in the white house. Frankly, I honestly believe that no one is truly ready for what awaits them in the white house, but McCain has nothing original to offer us. His positions are the whatever the last person on his team told them they should be.

But the point: It is one thing to disagree. But by posting such obvious prejudice, CNN is feeding something that could prove very dangerous to all of us. It is absolutely no better than positing something that would suggest Obama is not fit by virtue of his skin tone. So when Obama makes a point of telling Americans that others are trying to make them afraid of him. It is CNN to whom he is speaking.

This is getting ridiculous. Just how stupid do the candidates think the American electorate is? Both campaigns' ads are beyond absurd.

How many times has Mccain voted against equal pay for equal work, how many times has he voted against expanding veterans benefits…hey have you heard of the new McCain card. It will allow Veterans to use the free market healthcare system for services not adeqately provided by the VA…So let's see, expand services so big business can overcharge our Veterans for services, instead of improving our VA system and services he will leave our veterans care to the free market.. Pls remember that we have numerous examples of hospitals that have allowed patients to die in their waiting rooms, I don't see this alone as a good plan, we need to better the VA and expand it, and simultaneously work on getting veterans more access.

You guys voting for McCain who "WERE" Hillary supporters are a joke. Where is the comparison between the two? Oh I see, the answer is so obvious the question isn't even worth asking. Get real folks.

Anyone who has to mention Obama's middle name—in all capital letters—is obviously a complete moron and no comment is really necessary. However, I'll do it anyway. Though Obama's middle name is totally irrelevant, let me remind Richard that 9/11 was enacted by mostly Saudi Arabian agents, but Saudi Arabia has nevertheless remained one of our closest allies (too closely tied to Bush's family to offend); by Osama bin Laden (not caught by the Bush administration, and when's the last time anyone heard McCain clamoring for his capture; bin Laden's family are also longtime family friends of George W. and George H. W. Bush), and not by any Iraqi agents or Saddam Hussein. It has now been established and is widely understood by everyone except right-wing psychos with their heads in the sand that Iraq was uninvolved in 9/11 and that Iraq was attacked under either intentional false pretenses (which would make the Bush administration war criminals) or bad intelligence (making them the most incompetent administration ever). But wait! Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein! Don't vote for him, or all is lost! Vote for John McCain, who despite once being some sort of principled man, has stood by in relative silence during the Bush administration, watching its excesses, incompetence, and criminality, still believing that warmongering leads to peace. His ads are all attacks on Obama, implying that even though he has policy positions, his campaign knows that these policy positions enumerated in ads won't lead to increased McCain votes. Richard, I'll be thinking of you on election day when the electoral votes for Obama come piling in, burying the pitiful few McCain will collect from the states with the most racist, ignorant people who are active voters. It's going to be a landslide for Barack HUSSEIN Obama.

I totally don't understand the McCain ad that started this whole thing. Why would it be a bad thing to have a President that the rest of the world likes and respects? I get it, it would certainly be a change from what we have now. But isn't that what we want?

One simple question….If you like the way your life has improved over the last 8 years vote for McCain. Ask a Mother if losing her son or daughter was worth it when there is an empty spot at the table at the next family gathering. WAKE UP people, especially Hillary voters. Honor her run for President and vote for Obama. For you to be thinking about supporting this monster is simply appalling. We need a new direction and our only hope is to put a Democrat back in power. I am a former supporter of hers but I am a true Democrat and will not turn my back on my party. She lost so lets move on together.

Lets not let lose our focus here on these adds and remember the issues for most Americans here is what we are going to do about energy, health insurance, jobs, social security and national debt. I think that McCain being a multi millionaire really does not understand what the rest of us our dealing with here. He does not have to deal with the price of a gallon of gas or whats going to become of his social security {which he never has had to pay into} nor will he ever have to worry about health insurance or a job. He is married to a wealthy millionaire. Lets vote for someone that's just a little more in touch. Obama.

Wake up America, do you want the same old face in the white house.
McCain will contiue to do the same as Bush ruin your Great country.
I'm not an American, and I can clearly see that if you(the voting populace) put this guy in the Greastest House in the world, NOTHING will change in your country. It dosn't take just being a POW to make you a great leader, and from what I see this guy is just the same old static quo.

Its time for McCain. He's tried for years to get the party nomination but is always put on the backburner for his "less-than-tight" ties to the far right. The Republican party is ready for someone who actually tells it LIKE IT IS. Sure, he could say NO to drilling and YES to alternative fuels but reality says that drilling is more of a realistic short-term solution. Viable AND economic biofuels are still in their infancy, solar is still not economically viable. Wind is viable but runs afoul of other environmental concerns. Electric cars still require coal, gas, etc.

As much as we don't want to hear it, we ARE still a nation dependant on fossil fuels - wouldn't you rather hear the truth and use our own fossil fuels (you know we're the 3rd largest producer, right?) than be dependant on our possible enemies?

Hey, DICK, I mean Richard. Real clever with the middle name thing. By the way, what's McCain's middle name? I'm guessing it's W.

McCain is truly a political celebriy, but sometimes being a political celebrity can be hard on the knees.

That a boy, Barack. Show the nation you're just another mud slinging politician using negative ads to focus on your opponent. And "they" thought you were the candidate of change. Now that's a funny.

It's about time Obama hit back. I hope there's more where this came from. Obama should be running ads showing Lieberman whispering the difference between Sunni and Shia in McCain's ear, for example. Obama should also showcase McCain's NINE homes and $500 shoes to paint him as elitist and out of touch.

Richard you cannot TRULY be calling Obama a copycat LOL That is beyond laughable!! The copycat is the one who saw Bush wanted a war and was right behind saying "Yeah! Me too!!!!"

Hey mike you think john mccain is being original in his ads with paris hilton and britney spears!! By the way john mccain called for a cease fire on both sides georgia and russia. Get your facts straight. By the way the only election stolen recently was the 2000 and 2004 AND YOU KNOW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! John mccain has been in washington for 26 years if he wanted to change something i think he would of by now. Lets see he voted against equal pay for women!!! He voted against making MLK a national holiday. He wants to take a womens right of there own body away from them. He wants to stay in iraq 100 years. And he missed the vote on the college opprotunity and affordabilty act!! On july 31, 2008. he is ready alright.

McCain is the Republican celebrity, how else to you think he won the nomination without the conservative backing. The main media built him up and now us conservatives don't have a horse in this race

Obama is doing the right tactics. You have to dumb down to get the votes to win. This is not an intellectual discourse. Keep the negative ads going and keep the message simple. How else do you think Bush won for two terms?

yes we see McCain on the cover of numerous magazines. we also see him flying around with all his news media puppets in his 757 done up jet, and we will soon be seeing him at his rented NFL stadium where we can pay homage to Mr. hollywood john McCain. yeah right. poor sen. obama every body's picking on him

He better watch himself. John McCain won't invite Obama to his birthday party if he keeps it up.

High School '08

Shelley I couldnt agree with you more…..

Repub's think they are special and I cant for the life of me see how they would vote for McCain.

We are in this position with all the high prices and our country in debt because of the right wing agenda.

Obama for a better America

John McCain is NOT a celebrity in my book. He is however a bona fide symbol of the old political machine that is Washington D.C. OUT with the OLD and IN with Barack Obama…..the NEW and definitely IMPROVED version of what America wants and what America needs.

Funny how you folks didn't mind that W didn't have "actual Washington experience, international experience, and real life experience" (other than a few failed companies, of course) when you gave him the job. Now it's your biggest concern?

Are you still choosing the president by who you would like to have a beer with? See how far that gets you again. God forbid this country should ever elect an intelligent, articulate man for its leader.

Obama is copying again; a lame attempt.

Obama looked like a fool on the Georgia crisis.

Lol. McLame is done. Im glad that Obomber is finally hitting back. It should be harder though.

Yep, there should be a current events, poli-sci, i.q. quiz, etc. before anyone is allowed to vote. Even the spelling on this site is horrid!

This is really too bad. I was just thinking the other day how disappointed I was with McCain for these types of ads and Obama has sunk to the same level. He could have handled this much better then slinging mud in the other direction. He is suppose to be for change and a different type of Washington. This looks like the same election tactics we have seen from every other candidate for the last fifty years.
Disappointed.

I can't wait until these two start "Yo mama so fat" jokes back and forth. They're campaigning for th highest office? We're doomed.

There's no sense in asking Richard (above) about his HUSSEIN comment. Most Republicans have fewer brain cells and asking them questions like this only confuses them.

Just another reason to vote the homophobic racist bigots out of office this year!

Obama copy cats everyone!!! Doesn't he have any original ideas of his own. The only "change" is him changing his mind everyday for instance between Russia and Georgia.

Richard, why don't you take a long walk on a short pier. That's an old joke but since you are apparently a Mcain supporter, you should be familiar with "OLD JOKES".

Obama08!!

We are a country full of IDIOTS!

So true.

I love this ad.

Taste of your own medicine McBush!

Obama '08

Hmmm… seems like the same old Washington games and crap in this commercial. Am i surprised? Not so much.

Obama is a hypocrite.

Don't get me wrong, McCain sucks, too.

Forget both of these bums.

McCain is not like Bush, he's gonna be wrose than bush, he's 72, You can lie to American peopele but you can not lie your own age, think about it people 72 years President, and knows nothing about economy, so it's a biggest risk to elect John McCain, he should be honorably retired and spend his time with his grand kids, relatives or whoever.

If you are above 60, are you still going to vote for a perosn who is older than you, in this 21st century economy.

After 26 years in congress what has McCain done to improve the lives of average Americans? Nothing! McCain likes to talk about experience, but 26 years of doing nothing is not something to be proud of. The Obama campaign needs to use McCains 26 years in Washington against him. 26 years in Washington and nothing to show for it… and he wants 4 more years… to do what. 26 years. John McCain 26 years of playing the Washington game with nothing to show for it. 26 years and we can't afford to give him 4 as president. 26 years with nothing to show.

Obama is an overinflated media built celebrity.

He has no record.

He has no experience.

If an average person had his resume' the would be lucky to get a job in community service.

Obama is the quintessential politician. He has already proven to succumb to pressure from any and all sides.

He really does not stand for anything.

You can see that in what small voting record he does have.

Wise up America!! Keep Obama out of the White House!!

Richard may well be an alias for Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter.

i want in usa

McCain is ready to lead the same Washington.

This is the same thing only different; Obama needs some new material. Last week he was saying that he wasn't a 'Maverick' anymore.

I wonder what Obama's employers at MoveOn.org think of his (bowel) movement towards the center in wanting a new Surge in Afghanastan?

War Monger McSame isn't going to like the fact that Obama is fighting back……..

Once again Obama and the Democrats disappoint. God Help this great country if this clown gets elected.

THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN 'SURG' HAS BEGUN—JOHN McCAIN WILL BE SORRY HE EVER RAN FOR PRESIDENT..

OBAMA WILL BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

I find it really frightening to think of Obama pretending to be president while we are dealing with a superpower like Russia. We would be crushed with a "leader" like Obama. He has ZERO EXPERIENCE. Obama is a celebrity but I don't want to put my safety in his hands.

This Democrat is voting form McCain.

What is wrong with using Obama's middle name. Hussein is a very popular muslim name and how do you suppose the muslims feel about making it eqivalent to the use of the "N" word? What about the poor muslims that live in the states? Oh, that's right, they are just here populating our country so that they can soon take over portions of our country. Once they become a majority how could we possibly stop them. Let's be a little more politically correct. Forget about the illegals taking over, lets start learning how to speak Arabic or muslimism. Mas alama

Isn't it interesting that CNN provided a hotlink in the middle of their story about the Paris Hilton ad, which allowed readers to watch the ad — and then didn't do the same thing in this story? I wonder if my father, who calls CNN the "Clinton News Network," would feel contradicted by this glaring imbalance in reporting… or validated by it?

Yeah the man is a celebrity all right- we, here, in his "home" state of Arizona rarely get to see the "Brown-Speckled McCainerinacus"- yes, indeed- it's a rare sightng in these parts. Ma & me carry a camera around JUST in case….the guy has gone Hollywood all right, but WHY Hollywood would want him, is beyond me.

When if ever will all the name calling, insults and counter attacks on political opponents end. The candidates spend more time and money putting down their opponents than they do bolstering their own qualities for a position. Often the candidates say what the audience wants to hear to get the enthusiasm created rather than speak what is actually on their mind. I think that is why their are so many stutters, mispronunciations, misinterpretations and misstatements because candidates are trying to say what they think we are thinking rather than what they are. Case in point would be our current president who is quite an intelligent man but can not orchestrate a three line statement because he is not speaking for himself but for the ears of others. What do McCain, Clinton and Obama have to say from their own minds and souls? Let us choose the right person for how they will lead not how they will play the press and patronize the public audience. We need someone who will offensive not defensive to move our country forward. We have enough analysts to tell us what is going wrong but no one is showing us how they will or can fix it. Let's see who has the qualities in their gut and mind to do that, then we will have a good candidate.

Obama will not win.

His only chance will be if he picks Hillary Clinton as his VP.

I hope Hillary turns it down.

LET HIM SINK A L L ON HIS OWN.

John McCain isn't ready and will never be ready to be the president of this country. He bills himself as a maverick, a man who acts alone based on his own judgments. By definition, this is NOT a man who has the capacity of leading a country built around democracy.

This country thrives on the fact that the population is represented by two equally sized parties. With John McCain it will be another four years of forgetting voices.

We know that McCain has nothing to offer to the American people other than Surge. McCain can go to Irag to contest since he has the solution to their problem.
America is not a country of blind people where a one eyed man is the king. we know better than the repubs. McCain is simple too old to handle issues.
we know what McCain wants (state burial), and we will give it to him……..that's a promise……………..

McCain, a celebrity? Yeah, right. I guess the proves the adage that you see your own faults most clearly in others.

The more people learn about Obama, the less they like him. Of course, the die-hard Democrats will vote for Obama no matter what.

BTW, in 2004, Bush won 11% of the black vote (shocking, in my opinion) but this time only 2% of black voters support McCain. Seems pretty racist to me…

Obama, always the copy cat. The man doesn't have an original idea in his head. He's so desperate he's fighting to register felon sex ofenders and killers to vote for him.

I like it. all I ask is that the Obama ad's tell the truth about McCAin since the media is not vetting him at all and just accepting him as a Maverick…(I laugh everytime)..
There is no need to lie on McCain, all one has to do is play his own words from the numerous interviews he gives, dispite his Uncanny ability to put his own foot in his mouth, the combination of the two proves to me that I don't want him as President That's right Dems, play his own word back so the public will see who is out here just to get elected so his baqckers can control our country.

And Obama knows what it's like to work and work and work and have nothing to show for it? You're not being fair at all.
W.I.H. (Write in Hillary!)

McCain = too old.

Have you noticed how much bigotry, racism and low intelligence oozes from pro-McCain comments? Capitalizing HUSSEIN are we? I do believe McCain is ready to lead….a bunch of low-IQ rednecks into APOCALYPSE NOW!

I WAS WONDERING WILL CLINTON SUPPORTER'S REALLY PROTEST AT THE CONVENTION?????

IF SO WOW…………………… YOU GUYS KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE THE REASON WE LOSE IN NOVEMBER……………… THERE' S NOTHING LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED………EVEN IF SHE LOST FAIR AND SQUAR………..

Why would you approve the "educated land owners" response when that is clearly a jab based in race…

I was supporting McCain early on, but he is no longer a maverick. The more I watch Obama, the more I think he is true in his beliefs for this country.

REPUBLICANS FOR OBAMA

OBAMA '08

Richard…you're pathetic. OBAMA is right on in this ad. Bill Clinton once said that the only way to combat attacks is to address them head on and that is what the Obama camp is doing. GOOD FOR THEM. Shame on McCain for these baseless attacks. He doesn't realize that his his time has come and gone. This young voter wants Obama to hit McCain as hard as he is hitting him because America is worth fighting for. My generation's JFK has come and I am so proud!!!

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA for PRESIDENT in 2008!!!!!!

Y R MY COMMETS AWAITING MODERATION-CNN WHATS HAPPENING

We need “TRUTH” in our government and Obama will deliver it for all our new generation. I have faith in Obama.

Mr. McCain has lied so much in his ads that it is time to expose him. There should be more accountability for people such as Mr. McCain and his campaign. Time after time his surrogates go on television to plain out lie about Mr. Obama. There are very few people in the media confronting them with the TRUTH.

I can't stand that McCain ad… all it looks like to me is that Mac has finally given up trying to hit Obama on any issues, and is resorting to complaining about his popularity. Wow…

I say that after that, it's fair for the Obama camp to run an ad that points out just how old and senile McCain is.

i support you McCain but this years for OBAMA
is right same old politics we are tired now
need change

Everything the Republicans accuse the Democrats of doing, is what the Republicans are doing.

McCain has encouraged the media for years, isn't that a celebrity?

I THINK THIS IS COOL, MCSAME IS REALLY WASHINTONS FAVOURITE, HE WANTS DRILLING, TAX CUTS 4 THE RICH AND BIG OIL COMPANIES THAT ARE MAKING UNPRECEDENTED PROFITS, WAS 4 THE WAR IN IRAQ AND WANTS US TO STAY THERE REGARDLESS OF THE CALLS BY THE IRAQ PM AND THE IRAQS THAT WE MUST PACK AND GO. MCCELEB

Hey richard, I dont get why you are making a big deal about his middle name being Hussein. What are you a racist who judge people solely on his middle name? what does saying his middle name in all capitals going to prove. yeah he copied and it is a little petty but it is immature on both sides to be arguing about who is to cool to be president.

McCain has run a disgusting campaign and if the American people are stupid enough to fall for this type of politics again then we get what we deserve. As far as I can see, the only thing that is keeping McCain competitive for the presidency is that he is white and racists are not an endangered species. Case and point is the previous post.

McCain is the Man, the Old Man. He helped write the constitution and know how we are suppose to run this country. He know what the authors expected of us and wants to correct the mess the dems have gotten us into. With CNN'S help, we may become a muslim nation before we become a larger part of Mexico.

Obama is reaching out to the dumb voter in battleground states that that believe this kind of stuff. You know, the same ones that McCain is trying to reach with his dumb ads.. The kind of voter who is not smart enough to not vote against their self interests.

Seriously, I thought JOHN McCain was named after John Wayne Gacy, the pedophile murderer, but you might be right, maybe he was named after the corrupt king of England. In any event, I have had enough of JOHNs. and I am not even from WV. The name JOHN just scares me, it sounds too close to GEORGE for my comfort.

Obama is ready for White House More than Mcbush Mccain is a puppet of the Republicans and is in the Pockets of Big Oil Companies Obama actaully wants to reform the Healthcare System so Kids can be covered, Obama actually wants to Get us off of Oil by using wind and solar and batteries to create new energy and 5 million new jobs if this is not a man that is ready to lead you should not be voting for president you should be voting for who is most likly to continue Bush policies and that is a rac Obama will Lose Because Mccain voted with Bush 90% of the time Obama is the Future of This Nation Like it or not

Mccain is too old to be prez… we have some great nursing homes in the country. Try one Mccain

This will blow up in your face, Obama!!!

hey Slacko, you can't say that McCain's gaffes should keep him from the white house, because according to Obama, he's trying to become the president of all 57 states.

McSame is a joke, he can't use a computer and he can't read his speaches that someone else wrote.

I'm sorry — WHO steals elections in this country??????

Please, spare me.

That's RIGHT, John McCain doesn't want to go THERE okay. He supported Bush by voting on his FAILED policies 99% of the time AND he clearly said this in public in front of a camera.

But as usual, John McCain can't seem to "remember" his own lies and deceit 99% of the time either! Funny that huh?

Come on Obama! Can't you come up with an original idea or thought?!
First you say McCain is old and washed up and now he is saying he is a celebrity! What a phoney!!

Good comments from a racist and a woman just as old as McCain. If this represents his core voters, we're in great shape.

Well… So much for Obama being the Adult of this campaign.

I think that this ad may do well for John. It says he know what he is doing–unlike George W Obama. I love the US.. I dont want any "change" but the guy that is there, right now , has gotta go.. either way, there are more similarities with Obama/George then with McCain and George… for instance how much did George serve at the National Level before he was president?? Yeah, granted, Obama had more.. but still… they both lacked exsperance and it showed for George as it will for Obama. I am all for McCain.. BTW… The McSame is lame.. know the man and dont be afraid to run against him.

That's good! Mcbush and his cronies have been running around playing silly games in the name of politics, even in the face of grave economic threats, two wars with thousands of casualties and crippling gas prices amongst other things. Obama give it right back to him!
Obama08

Great Ad - hits the mark, and more importantantly is - TRUE!, unlike the facious drivel, Rove-like, GOP Ad.

oh my gosh. Wow, very original Obama. Didn't he just say that these ads were not appropriate, or something like that. And then he makes one of his own. Obama is acting just a bit childish here.

Can't you people see the forest for the trees? McCain will ruin this country.

Obama is a celebrity, and that is a good thing. People get excited by him, people cheer him,, people have hope with him. I think Obama should accept that he is much more popular and much more exciting that McCain, and not try to give McCain any of that spotlight to share.

A Grandmother:
McCain WAS ready, but now he's too old.

I think the ad makes McCain look GOOD! He's shown full of pep and smiling and working with everyone!

McCain '08 for Hillary '12

I haven't seen the Obama ad but I hope they somehow got into the ad the idea that McCain, the champion of the common man (as he pretends to be) campaigns in $500 Ferragamo loafers and is married to a billionheiress. Some common man!

McCain truly is the celebrity, and isn't ready for the White House, as proven by his numerous foreign policy gaffes. McCain doesn't know the difference between Sunni and Shiite, he doesn't know what countries border Pakistan, and he doesn't know how to make America energy independent.

McCain has thrived off of his celebrity for decades. Now it's coming back to bite him.

He's just like a bad movie based on an overkilled storey. Mackey is a lousey actor in a rotten movie.

I am just surprised that nobody pick-up on the fact the Britney & Paris ar reqistered Republican. and some Hilton money when to McCain - I guess that over.

Richard, would you seriously begrudge someone because of the middle name their parents gave them, oh no, let's not vote for McCain, cause his name is John, named aftered the corrupt king of England, the horrors!

Richard, why is his middle name all caps? Speaks volume about you individually.

KEATING 5 KEATING 5 KEATING 5!!!!

richard, why do you capitalize obama's middle name as if it has anything to do with anything relevant? or are you the husband of that redneck i saw from WV that said she didn't vote obama because she had "had enough of hussein"?

While this is funny, Obama should be using positive ads to get across his message or rather stating some of his policies