I dunno, Allahpundit. I mean, the Celebrity ad was pretty good. Not the best thing EVER, but pretty good:
…but this response was… well, to be honest, it kind of droned. I guess that I was expecting something a little more punchy, a little less press release-like, and a whole lot less whiny.
I know this is going to sound heretical and everything, but the Obama campaign doesn’t actually seem to be all that good at making campaign ads. It’s like George Lucas and Star Wars: all of the really cool stuff these days is fan-generated.
Moe Lane
PS: Credit where credit is due, however: full points to Obama spokesman Bill Burton responding with “What does this mean?” when faced with some (presumably) pro-Obama lyrics by rapper Jay-Z. Of course, he was probably just as happy to change the subject after Ludacris…
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I like that ad
Whitehorse (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 6:41PM EST (link)It’s hot…
I dunno
jimmuy8 (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 6:53PM EST (link)Seems maybe having a guy who is willing to knife his own as our candidate may have some value–his experience using a knife sure shows.
This McCain guy, maybe he does want to win?
The “Pump” ad has hit Obama hard as reports are that he is forced to run counter ads in every state it ran. This one’s another solid blow. (And we can thank Hillary for showing just how easy it is to land haymakers over the leadership issue.)
I think I’m gonna donate a little more money to McCain–stuff like this deserves a reward.
fatal flaw!!!!
jeanie Wednesday, July 30th at 8:45PM EST (link)I do not know why I did not see this before–slow I guess. But Obama’s biggest problem(aside from his ego)is that he has absolutely NO sense of humor.
Oh My!!
jthomson Wednesday, July 30th at 9:25PM EST (link)I think at this point that I don’t need humor from our candidates. I want someone who has a clear understanding of what is going on in the world. I think Obama is smart enough to hire the right people to start the ENORMOUS task of getting this country back on the right track. And believe me it will take many years. Thanks W!!
Your guy, on the other hand, can’t keep his ideas straight two days in a row. He’s LOST in some netherworld between fact and fiction.
As usual Repubs screw it up and Dems have to come in and fix it…. again!
Oh and...
jthomson Wednesday, July 30th at 9:35PM EST (link)… your server is really lame!
software...not server.
Brian Simpson (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 9:39PM EST (link)server is very good
software has the issues
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Praetorian Wednesday, July 30th at 9:51PM EST (link)Obama’s response (and a rapid one at that) hit all the right notes and drew the correct contrasts. With McCain we get more failed Republican leadership, more corrupt Republican backroom deals, more Republican immorality (i.e. Larry Craig and Ted Stevens), and more Republican incompetence in governing. They do not deserve a reward by being elected to office as they have failed and let down the hard working American people and brought dishonor to our nation. Obama is gonna rip McCain a new one in his colostomy bag and the trolls who work for him. The gloves are off and your gonna lose ‘big time.’
well that was enlightening
kyle8 (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 9:54PM EST (link)funny how you speak about “trolls” more of that lefty projection I see.
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
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well that was enlightening
kyle8 (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 9:57PM EST (link)talking about trolls….
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
well that was enlightening
kyle8 (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:00PM EST (link)talking about trolls…
“Nothing works like freedom, Nothing succeeds like liberty”
Kyle
Moe, I think you missed one here
Bill S (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:03PM EST (link)Two days was about two too long for this dolt.
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Yawn. Blam. (nt)
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bambi cries
wsjreader (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:03PM EST (link)When MSM and Obamabots are squirming, whining how negative McCain is towards their annointed ONE, McCain must be doing something right. LOL. I say this as a former Clinton supporter.
Nobama, No deal!
Did someone post this diary on DKos or something
Bill S (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:04PM EST (link)The one-hour wonders are out in force.
“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins
Obama must go on buffooning
anfuzzi Wednesday, July 30th at 10:11PM EST (link)He must autofinance his celebrity bluff
Berlin,Paris,Jerusalem,Iraq,Afghanistan all above the current situation,following his personal charisma and without any technical competence?!
Such promise, Praetorian,
blooch Wednesday, July 30th at 10:16PM EST (link)but Obama hasn’t created his Civilian National Security Force yet. Your work has been noticed, and your name’s on the short list. Strive on, comrade.
“Lieutenant Dike wasn’t a bad leader because he made bad decisions. He was a bad leader because he made no decisions.”
You can tell by their hands . . .
Praetorian Wednesday, July 30th at 10:25PM EST (link)The number of doily sniffing Republican cowards on this board is amazing! Hopefully their false consciousness doesn’t get the best of them . . .
Naah. I threw him back until he could do better.
Moe Lane (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:26PM EST (link)Apparently, it took him a day to come up with something that would met minimum standards for trolling.
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Moe Lane (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:28PM EST (link)Man, but do you guys twitch so when you get stung.
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Bill S (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:35PM EST (link)“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins
JMC is American
anfuzzi Wednesday, July 30th at 10:36PM EST (link)The show must go on,with Obama inflated and hyped by the media bias.
John,on the other hand,has a simple way of doing the important and real Presidential things
Obama is running a bad campaign
Dave_in_Fla (Diary) Wednesday, July 30th at 10:41PM EST (link)I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but it is true. The Messiah’s making many many rookie mistakes. He has never been tested in a real campaign, and doesn’t have enough professional staff in positions to make proper decisions to make up the difference. He is running a bad campaign, and as I have said at this point in time has only a 33% chance of winning.
He has only 4 things going for him:
1) He is black
2) He has an organization that can win caucuses
3) He can read from a teleprompter well
4) He can shakedown money from the nutroots
1 through 3 are pretty good for getting you the Democrat nomination, but they don’t help you win the general. And #4 was squandered by opting to put himself in a $90M hole by opting out of public financing.
His strategy was to win the primary on the backs of causus votes that favor activists. After that, he’s got nothing, other than every day giving us even more to make fun of. And I thought that no one could top John Kerry in that department.
Right now McCain’s campaign is starting to hit the right notes, and it is having an effect. He blunted the Obama world tour, and his follow up ads are hitting Obama where it hurts (as evidenced by the whining moonbats that are all over this thread). Even the media is starting to abandon him (although I was arguing in June that the WaPo wasn’t on the Obamabus).
If Obama wants to win this, he is going to need a campaign shakeup. Playing a prevent defense when you are at 45% in polls is a recipe for disaster. Best thing he could do is fire about 2/3rds of his staff and get down to a core with a single consistent message. Every time there is a screwup, we get 5 different conflicitng excuses.
He is also going to really regret cutting Hillary off at the knees. The best Democrat campaign strategists out there are loyal to the Clintons.
But ultimately, he is probably a fatally flawed candidate. He just doesn’t connect with the average Joe voter, and McCain does.
“If they were merely incompetent, then at least SOME of their actions would have been to the benefit of the country.” – Joe McCarthy