This morning, we noted the steady stream of independent Democratic groups hitting the Republican ticket with hefty – and sometimes pretty tough – TV ad buys.
Here’s another, this one from the National Nurses Organizing Committee/California Nurses Association. The ad goes after Palin hard for everything from Troopergate, to the rape kit controversy, to her alleged plan to ban books during her days as Wasilla mayor. Complete with a cheesy faux love song soundtrack, the spot emphasizes that the seventy-two year old McCain’s vice presidential nominee is “one heartbeat away” from the presidency. It airs this week in battleground states Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri.
Great ad and they hit on a lot of ugly (and damaging) stuff about Palin that the Obama camp has been avoiding, but is it just me or does the text run through a little too quickly? It’s fine for a replay on YouTube, but will it just wash over everyone on the BoobTube?
SOMEWHAT RELATED: I agree with Wonk about McCain’s interview with The Des Moines Register ... “What an asshole.” From the dripping-with-contempt ”Really?” in the first video to the whole insipid, mean-spirited yuckiness of the last one, the Maverick came off like a full-blown dickhead.
Also, I agree regarding the Des Moines Register interview—what a dick! Actually, the interviewer went easy on the son of a bitch, particularly in the truthiness portion.
McCain has told numerous, bald-faced whoppers, including the “sold the plane on eBay for a profit” and “Bridge to Nowhere” and “Palin never requested earmarks as governor” lies. I wish they had called him on those. And I wish they had pressed harder on the sex ed smear: He was thisclose to blowing up, and what a scoop that would have been!
The text is definitely too fast. If I even glanced at the stillshots, I missed a line or two. I’d like it even better if the voiceover guy read the text aloud.
Comment by Glix on 10/01/08 at 03:22 PM
Hey, thanks so much for linking to my blog!
NP, Noah. Checked out your blog after you started commenting here an dig it. TriSarahTops!
I have a bad feeling that SP will seem like she knows what she’s talking about during the debate with Biden.
Mind you I’m also expecting her to have her hair down instead of up because it will hide the earpiece that’s telling her what to say. Someone needs to bring in a jammer so we get to hear the horrendous feedback coming out of her head when the signal hits.
Comment by Rebecca on 10/01/08 at 06:19 PM
Well, according to the article in the latest Rolling Stone, he’s ALWAYS been an asshole. Except - of course - for five and a half years in Hanoi, where he couldn’t be an asshole. Did I mention that he was a prisoner of war?
Comment by LA Confidential Pantload on 10/01/08 at 07:14 PM
Thanks again, Kevin!
What other nicknames do we have out there for her?
Someone should do a Pin the Nickname on Palin Contest!
McCain and Palin really are a perfect pair. They’re both incredible assholes. He gets all grim and quivery with rage and says snide things when challenged and she resorts to snark and sarcasm after two or three sentences - especially if she can’t come up with any more wingnut phrases to deflect attention from the question she’s not answering. I’m really looking forward to seeing Biden graciously and politely demolish her by just answering the questions intelligently.
