OK, so I've had another idea for an ad... hopefully people like this better...

[GaYellowDawg]

It's a common and often-observed theme, but here's how I think it could be executed.

So anyway, here's the idea. The commercial opens looking down on a thick stack of paper with a top sheet that says "Bush position on energy: drill offshore." A right hand/forearm holding a stamp comes into view and stamps the paper with something like this:



Thump.

Then a left hand comes in and takes the top sheet off. You see another position of Bush's that McCain's gone with. Thump.

Then the motion accelerates. Thump. Thump. Thump thump thumpthumpthumpthump, until it's a blur - but you see a few major headlines first where McCain has supported repugnant Bush positions, like "Run up huge deficits" and "Deny after school programs", etc. After three or four seconds of motion so fast it's a blur, it stops, the hand puts the stamp down out of sight, the left hand holds the right wrist while the right hand is wrung. While the wringing's going on, you hear Bush saying "No doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work." Then you see a shot of something like this, wobbling on the desk:



and a voiceover saying "It's not so hard when you have one of these."

I know it's negative, but the McCain campaign is succeeding right now at turning this election into a referendum on Obama - casting doubts, etc., etc. I think ads like this are needed to remind the country that McCain represents four more years of Bush, and that's the key to a Democratic victory - reminding the nation of John McCain's 8-year role as cheerleader and water carrier for George W. Bush.

Thoughts?

[bluerum]

1. Not negative at all. Truthful and humorously honest with just a bit of sarcasm. I like.

However I do think that it is important for Obama to talk about the positive things that he WILL do as opposed to the stupidity of what McSame HAS done and WILL do.

Perhaps a mix of both in separate commercials.

[Motown_Johnny]

2. I would like to see a 30 second ad of the CSPAN footage of McGaffe sleeping in the Senate,, no

commentary, nothing at all (other than what is required by law to show who made the ad)


Just the old man sleeping at work..... nothing more

[GaYellowDawg]

3. Maybe you could run McCain in the background talking about all his experience...

I think that could be very effective.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. I would love to hear the argument that it is an attack ad, when all you did is run CSPAN footage.

[kurtboss]

5. Yep Good Ad

McCain=Bush III/Bush's 3rd Term is a winning message.

Somehow we've moved away from it.

[GoesTo11]

6. Catchy - and viral

If the media ever wants to talk about the ad and show it, even if they try to debunk it (oh, by saying McCain voted against this or that) every time you see McCain as a rubber stamp for Bush, it sticks in your memory. If the charge weren't true, this would be pure Rove.