Approval Ratings: The Public v. McCain

[Joanne98]

Run time: 01:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfngOsvmA0   Posted on YouTube: August 13, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 14, 2008 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 4416

 

[AlinPA]

1. This is the best ad so far. I have not seen it in PA on TV yet. If it is on

the internets only, it will be a shame. Those charts are so good.

[Eric J in MN]

13. The video is by a random supporter. It's not from

...the Obama campaign or DNC or another group with the money to buy TV time.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. The question is "Why?"

There's several dozen easy home run ads possible.

Bubkes.

[bjobotts]

24. Excellent ad...will anyone see it at the national level?

[Capt. America]

2. The DNC or Obama need to use this.

[quantass]

17. ABSO-F****-LUTELY! Someone, Call Them and Let them Know!

[yellerpup]

3. Very strong statement.

K&R! :kick:

[nc4bo]

4. oh this is an excellent advert. Just excellent. Should be shown on the network tv. nt

[iconicgnom]

5. Most excellent ad

[chat_noir]

6. K&R

[kmac3]

15. Amazing truth in a glance . . . .

In reply to Posted by chat_noir

Fantastic post . . . says it all in a glance!
:bounce:

[beac]

37. Nah, Bush doesn't recycle...

he regurgitates! ;)

[Hulk]

7. nothing trashy about this ad...but certainly makes a strong point.

[Stuart G]

8. Ooutstanding Ad....well worth one minute to watch...K and R

[agentS]

9. Video's gone

damnit! not again! :argh:
:-(
:mad:
:grr:
:banghead:

[Terre]

10. Check it out at YouTube directly then

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/14/105528/983/690/567807">Here.

cartwrightdale's diary yesterday about it's creation.

DIGG it!

[understandinglife]

11. Be sure to Digg It ... already over 500 diggs ...

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Best_McCain_Video_EVER

Truly the best ad I've seen ...

Peace,
Bob

[Eric J in MN]

12. I was about to post this. You beat me to it. NT

NT

[kmac3]

14. K & R

Great production :applause: It should be played in every state

Says it the way I see it . . . McCain is a hollow suit. Absolutely no platform or direction for the future. He would be a puppet for the Military Industrial Complex, Health and Pharmaceutical Corp, and, of course Big Oil. The people would no longer determine the direction of the country.

[proud progressive]

16. POWERFUL!!!!

wow!! someone on the obama team better hire these guys soon. i have yet to hear a better ad.
dollars to doughnuts this quickly goes national.:applause:

[ihavenobias]

18. K & R

[RhodesTube]

20. This should be on TV

I'm not sure Obama wants the "He's the worst president in US history" part in there because that might distract from the point of the video when Republicans would go nuts. But a very effective video and he should use it

[Tutankhamun]

21. Swing Voters will get it.

People who fucked up four years ago will get this ad's message loud and clear. If they still don't get it, they're stupid even for "swing voters." Some people really are helpless.

[bdf]

22. A truly great video.

No ranting. No attacks. No smears. Just the truth.

Oh, and that graph. As Dubya's popularity sinks ever lower, McCain gets increasingly supportive of Dubya. That ought to get people off the fence about McCain.

[and-justice-for-all]

23. That Rocks!

[ZinZen]

25. K&R

[DrZeeLit]

26. That's EXCELLENT. Needs to be all over the airwaves!

[bertman]

27. HEY!!! THAT IS JUST WHAT WE NEED ON NATIONAL TV--DAY AND NIGHT. HALLELUJAH!!!

[Joe Chi Minh]

28. Here's a Guardian article on the same theme:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/14/barackobama.uselections20081

Of course, it won't stop the Neocon "noise-machine" denying that working-class people have the sense to vote for Obama. They'll be trotting out the usual lines about race, his name, etc, being insurmountable obstacles.

[Plucketeer]

29. I wanna buy a beer

for whoever is responsible for this ad. Marvelous! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Populista]

30. The people are waking up. McCain not trusted n/t

[DianaForRussFeingold]

31. Thank You! Great ad...

:pals: The best I've seen! :applause: :yourock:

Description from video link-
"When the American public disapproves of Bush's Presidency more and more each day,
why does McCain continue to increase his support of such increasingly unpopular policies and positions?"

:kick:

[AnneD]

32. Open message to the DNC.....

pay for the rights to this commercial and put it on tv ASAP. This is exactly what needs to be run now. It paints McCain with GWB's brush and the facts are the fact. He has been doing the lock step GOP dance. People need to be reminded why we aren't voting GOP this year!!!!!

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[lob1]

34. Great ad! Simple and powerful.

[gateley]

35. If he could just shave off 4 seconds, he could do a :60 spot.

In the '70's, LOTS of ads were :60 -- we've just moved to :30 and :15 -- but I think this would hold someone's attention for the full minute.

OR edit down to a :30 --

Either way, I'd like the Obama campaign to get a hold of this -- it's so good!

[trickyguy]

36. Absolutely brilliant. So simple. So effective.

[99th_Monkey]

38. America needs to see this video. Kudos to the producers. Very effective. Hope Obama runs it. ~nt~

[nolabels]

39. ewwwh, slow burn and all

Nice :thumbsup:

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. Wow this is lots better than anything MoveOn has done

[Life Long Dem]

41. Obama needs ads like this. I think Obama's ads are "weak".

[NashVegas]

42. Great Video - I Just Got Eugene's Email

The website just went live this evening & will be added to. We're considering posting the concepts for future spots so they can be voted on. One important part that is missing is the page wherein we collect the necessary FEC reporting data, so if you view the site, love the add & want to contribute straight away that's of course no problem. I will follow up with you for the reporting data, but hopefully that page is up tomorrow. We're using paypal for contributions at this point. I recall that was a sticking point before for some, but having been dark acquiring a traditional merchant account would not be a simple process & the costs are higher on top of it. Surprisingly paypal has a very reasonable fee structure for us, and provides amex, discover & check draft, whereas other merchant accounts charge additional fees for these. The most important change is that paypal now functions as a traditional merchant account, in that you do not have to sign up for their service & be subjected to their member privacy policy which gives them authorization to use your data for marketing. After you click through to donate, it will open our paypal contribution page & on the lower left just click "continue" under "Don't have a paypal account?"

In 2004 I had ongoing email conversations & more with many, so for anyone interested in where I've been since, here's the hopefully brief version! I explored a couple of avenues to remain active in the media side of activist or political work, but ultimately had to face that that world wasn't for me on a constant basis. So, I returned to minding my existing business for the most part, along with a fair amount of travel & other new endeavors. On the political side this cycle, I supported Edwards first, but didn't anticipate involvement like this, because he shunned any PAC support. After he dropped out I supported Obama (still do of course) & with the money & polling advantage he has enjoyed for a long time again felt there would be no need. However, I've been concerned with the narratives as they have evolved & McCain has proved a resilient opponent, so when this opportunity came about with the right McCain/Bush message I jumped in, thankful something had told me not to close the PAC. I did consider doing some disruptive media on the GOP side when they were in turmoil trying to pick a candidate to help them along with the infighting, but it was too intolerable to listen to their venomous views, particularly on social issues & that idea passed after a couple days.

I want to keep it short, but really look forward to hearing from you & hearing your thoughts on the new site, the new ad & anything else.

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