Obama camp launches response ad to 'Celeb'
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/07/30/art.ad.cnn.jpg caption="A new Obama ad hits back at McCain."](CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign launched a new television ad Wednesday night declaring John McCain has taken the "low road" over the course of the presidential campaign - a direct response to the Arizona senator's television spot released earlier in the day likening Obama to celebrities Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.
"He’s practicing the politics of the past," the ad's narrator says as headlines from various medial outlets stating McCain has gone negative flash across the screen.
"John McCain. Same old politics, same failed policies," the ad's narrator also says.
Earlier: McCain camp links Obama to big celebs
McCain's ad, released earlier Wednesday declares Obama "the biggest celebrity in the world," while flashing images of both Hilton and Spears.
"But is he ready to lead? With gas prices soaring, Barack Obama says no to offshore drilling and says he'll raise taxes on electricity. Higher taxes, more foreign oil - that's the real Obama," the ad's narrator says while crowds screaming, "Obama!" are shown.
The McCain ad is the latest in a string of hard-hitting television commercials from the McCain campaign. Earlier spots suggest Obama is playing politics with the Iraq war, is against funding American troops and bears some of the responsibility for high gas prices.
UPDATE: Tucker Bounds, spokesman for the McCain campaign, released the following statement in response to the Obama campaign's new "Low Road" ad: "Pointing out your opponent’s worldwide celebrity is not the ‘low road,' and neither is pointing out that he opposes oil drilling and supports higher taxes.”
Kansas Republican,
It's not crying when you set the record straight. It's called honesty, We need more of it.
McCain You Have No Dignity
If he cant take the heat he needs to stay out of the kitchen. Barack obama, that is.
McCain is a BIG FAILURE!
And Obama's practicing old and dirty Chicago politics.
McCain offers only criticism, repeated false personal attacks against Obama and campaign ads that lie about Obama. Where is the man of honor that he claims to be? Where are the positive statements about what he will do as president to turn this country around?
McCain's ad doesn't even deserve a response. These are the types of things that a weak candidate has to do to even the odds. He's grabbing at straws. Enough said, let's stick to the issues. Off-shore oil drilling is years from producing relief. The gas tax holiday was a horrible idea.
Has it crossed the mind of any McCain supporters that Obama's popularity is at least partly due to the fact that he's an eloquent speaker, clear thinker and seemingly hard working American?
I think it's fair to judge Obama on his policies, but the name calling and labeling is just ignorant and foolish.
READ MY LIPS: Yes... John McCain Senator Barack Obama is ready, willing and able TO LEAD.
Yes good response but still Obama needs to stay humble – state that he has to fight for evry vote and work hard. I am a supporter but lately he seems to think its about him.
Remember – humble and confident and not taking anythig for granted.
BOB DOLE BOB DOLE BOB DOLE BOB DOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All McCain needs is the stage fall, and the pencil.
Tell it like it is: McCain's desperate, dirty campaign is a loser's game.
OBAMA 08
Obama: “I’ve got one or two things to say about change . . . like the change we must change . . . to the change we hold dear. . . I really like change . . . Have I made myself clear?”
WELL - NO! WELL - MAYBE - like no one really understands what your change is about except "change."
We're listening, Obama. . . Surprise us with something new and substantive.
MCSENILE HAS EARNED ALL THE CONTEMPT & DISGUST
WE CAN MUSTER FOR ANY POLITICAL FIGURE INCLUDING
BUSH & CHANEY. MCSLEAZO TALKS THE HONOR & WALKS
THE SAME SLEAZY KARL ROVE TACTICS THAT ELECTED
A BUSH THREE TIMES. AND HAS REVERSED EVERY STAND
OF NOT ONLY THE VOTERS OF HIS STATE, BUT HIS OWN.
HE IS NOTHING BUT A DISHONORABLE, DISHONEST,
EGOTISTICAL, IGNORANT SHADY, GREEDY, BIGOT.
I just saw the ad on a political show and in the ad...after he condemns mccains nonsense....he ends the ad with things he stands for. I wonder what ad mccain is gonna send out now. smh
YES WE CAN!
I sure am tired of these negative attacks by the Republicans. That is all they know how to do-scare people. They aren't going to win this time. I am from AZ and believe me, McCain will be lucky to get his own state!! His reported experience hasn't done much for AZ. Wake up America! It is better to vote for better judgement then that type of experience. It is time to get rid of that stupid war that is costing billions each month and wrecking our economy. By the way, all these republican complaints about how Obama will raise our taxes? He could raise them 100% and we still would have it cheaper then the war going on. I will see you at the Democratic Convention next month.
I saw part of this McCain ad on "fair, balanced" FoxNews today while sitting in a doctor's office. What's the point of calling Obama "the biggest celebrity in the world"? He probably is, and how is calling attention to it going to benefit McCain? It's only going to highlight how much more people are interested in Obama than they are in McCain. Believe me, McCain would be happy as a pig in you-know-what to be half as celebrated as Obama is.
@Kansas Republican
lol you mean 'take it like a man'? Like the rest of the GOP whining about Obama's coverage, McC{ompl}ain can't handle it.
And please, sarcasm is mother's milk to conservatives. That, and hyperbole.
Kansas republican: are you aware that your candidate is probably wearing a pamper a. because he is old and b. because he cries more than a baby?!?!? Let's be serious! Mccain cried all last week!!!
HOW IS IT THAT MCSHAME CONTINUES TO CLAIM
HONOR, WHEN DOING NOTHING BUT THE DISHONORABLE,
AND HAS FOR HIS ENTIRE POLITICAL CAREER.
WE GUESS IT'S A MCBUSH, BUSH-CHANEY THING.
THE FACTS ARE THE FACTS. O.B. IS NOTHING BUT A BIG MEDIA CLOWN. ITS MORE THAN A ELECTION ,ITS A BIG CIRCUS. O.B. IS JUST A BIG JOKE.
The main thing that needs to be said about McCain's "Celeb" ad is that it is JUVENILE......and STUPID. There are serious issues confronting the country, and tons of differences between the candidates that are important....and McCain's campaign is putting out lame ads that say "Nyah, nyah, you're like Britney Spears, nyah, nyah!" It's just childish and pathetic. Is this the best they can do?
Kansas Republican- I'm ashamed to live in the same state. He's not playing the victim, he's returning fire- I expect no less of a President. If your guy is going to win, our guy's going to make him work for it. Why don't you take a trip to the FactCheck.org website- McCain has thrown away any integrity he may have had.
The McCain camp is diffinatly getting deperate....the old coot should be ashamed of himself. Obama is looking like the right choice afterall! My vote will be Obama since McCain and the boys are showing their "true colors" this past month. McCain is looking like he is too old!
is the "OLD" word for McWar policies or for McDirty himself ??
Britany and Paris should SUE McCain's campain.