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Seth Colter Walls

Obama's Celeb Ad Adopts McCain Line Of Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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For good or for ill, the "celebrity" meme is here to stay in the presidential race. After John McCain's campaign attacked Barack Obama on the grounds...

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Friday Talking Points [42] -- Get Up, Stand Up, Barack

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...

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Obama Is A Joke

Earnest Harris | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

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Earnest Harris

The new McCain campaign tactic unfolded in the aftermath of The New Yorker cover and taps into the notion that black people can ascend to popular status only as entertainers.

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Seth Colter Walls

McCain On Defense: New Ad Tries To Revive "Maverick" Identity

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama's two consecutive days of offense seem to have already paid small dividends: the McCain campaign feels compelled to defend their candidat...

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Black Obama Fan in McCain's "The One" Ad Speaks Out

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

I realized why I'd noticed the quick few seconds of crowds in the McCain ad -- one of the shots is from my video.

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Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...

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McCain Ad a "Dumb Blonde" Joke

Adele Stan | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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Adele Stan

The point that the McCain folks are clearly trying to make is that Obama is just like female celebrities, who are, of course, slutty, stupid or mentally disturbed.

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Jason Linkins

RNC Ties Obama To ... David Hasselhoff

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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In the clearest sign yet that the Republicans have all but given up on even pretending that they have ideas worth selling to the American people, the ...

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Seth Colter Walls

McCain To Obama: Welcome Home, Troop Hater

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is welcoming Barack Obama back to America with a hard right cross. The message of the Republican's new attack ad that debuted Saturday bo...

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Jason Linkins

McCain's Ad Buy Is A Big-Time Bust

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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Back in June, John McCain fought back against the Democrats' "50-State Strategy" by launching an eleven state strategy of his own, sinking $16 million...

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Jason Linkins

GOP 'Love' Ad Furthers the Pot-Kettle Dialectic

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

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McCain is running a pair of ads that say -- get this -- that the media is "in love" with Obama. The candidate best known for courting the press, straight up, as his "base," is complaining bitterly about this.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: The Quest For Peace

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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In his latest ad, Barack Obama spends thirty seconds talking about how he and Dick Lugar teamed up to keep nuclear material from falling into the hand...

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The 31 House Races Dems Are Targeting This Fall

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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We've just obtained from a Democratic source a long list of 31 races that the DCCC has decided to target with ads this fall -- a list that offers a gl...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Abandon All Hope, America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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John McCain's newest ad is called, "Love," which he hates, apparently. See, way back in the day, a bunch of hippies dropped acid and made out, while ...

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Sam Stein

McCain's New Ad: "Beautiful" Words Won't Improve Your Life

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign is out with a new, minute long TV ad that is at once biographical and a not-too-subtle jab at Barack Obama. Starting with his mil...

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TV Ad Spending To Set Record In Presidential Race

Reuters | Andy Sullivan and Paul Thomasch | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media

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WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2008 presidential race, which has already drawn a record number of dollars and voters, is poised to shatter anothe...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Shaken, But Not Stirred

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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Well, let's start with the good. From a style standpoint, this latest ad from John McCain is a quantum leap ahead of his more recent ads. And I know...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Energy Enervation

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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Progressive linguist and author George Lakoff would likely grin at the sight of the latest advertisement for John McCain, since it makes precisely the...

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No Bush TV: Johnny Mac Makes A Move

William Bradley | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

Today, McCain suddenly changed his ads to emphasize distance from Bush and positions him as an environmental champion. Apparently, someone informed him that his maverick image was fast fading.

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: McCain Puts You In A World Of Hurt

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Ugh. The first seven second of John McCain's new campaign ad, "Global," are a nightmare. Blaring techno of the idiot variety, weaving in car horns.....

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: Jim Inhofe Needs a Geography Lesson

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics

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If you're like most people, you're likely pretty skeptical about whether Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe has really contributed much to the promotion of a...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: John McCain's War On Warring About War

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics

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"Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war," says John McCain at the top of his latest spot "Safe," right before he spends the next...

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Jason Linkins

McCain's Campaign Manager Announces Contest In Disturbing Video

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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In what Wonkette calls "the most tragically awkward video in the history of YouTube," a dazed McCain campaign manager Rick Davis stares goggle-eyed at...

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Jason Linkins

Campaign AdWatch: 2013, A Spaced Odyssey

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

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John McCain's new ad takes a bold look into the future of America, where stentorian voice-over narrators grimly announce the major accomplishments of ...

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Obama, Clinton Air Last Minute Ads In North Carolina And Indiana

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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The Indiana and North Carolina primaries are tomorrow, and the Democrats are running new ads right up the wire. The latest batch have come in just to...

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