Written on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 2:08pm by Alan Bedenko | 6 Comments

Post-Debate Ads

Jed is right. This is the dumbest ad ever. McCain could have made it lighthearted and mocking, but instead it’s as angry as McCain was in the debate. Obama acknowledged that McCain had correctly identified a problem, but offered different solutions. Obama’s graciousness, his opponent uses to try and hammer him.

As John Cole says,

If what you took from the debate last night was that Obama simply agreed with McCain on every issue, you are, to put it simply, a fool.

Here’s what Obama put out today. Succinct, accurate, not disingenuous.

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6 Comments

  1. Jim says:
    September 27, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    The McCain ad is complete nonsense. “Obama agrees with me on some things, therefore he’s not ready to lead”?

  2. Mike In WNY says:
    September 27, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    Main Entry:
    dis·in·gen·u·ous Listen to the pronunciation of disingenuous
    Pronunciation:
    \?dis-in-?jen-y?-w?s, -yü-?s-\
    Function:
    adjective
    Date:
    1655

    : lacking in candor ; also : giving a false appearance of simple frankness : calculating

    McCain mentioned “Main Street” several times, a synonym for “middle class”. Ergo, Obams’s ad is disingenuous. Nice try.

  3. Dave A. says:
    September 27, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    If Obama agrees with McCain on some issues, doesn’t that mean that McCain also agrees with Obama on the same issues?

  4. indabuff says:
    September 27, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Both ads are complete nonsense…

  5. Jeff says:
    September 27, 2008 at 11:09 pm

    WHat really bugged me in that Obama ad was that the keyboard typing sound effect was TOO LOUD!!!!!!

    It was distracting.

  6. Adam K says:
    September 28, 2008 at 7:56 am

    There’s a reason that McCain is losing women by 17 points

    From my new perch here in Columbus, I’m seeing all the TV ads, and trust me, this one will fit well with the others.

    Haven’t seen either yet today though, and I watched a lot of TV. Just this ad, 5-6 times, and nothing from McCain.

 

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