Campaign AdWatch: 2013, A Spaced Odyssey

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 the McCain administration over a trippy PowerPoint presentation.

"THE YEAR: 2013. The Middle East: STABILIZED. Nuclear terror threat: REDUCED. Border security: STRENGTHENED. Energy independence: ADVANCED. Wasteful spending: REFORMED." And blah, blah, blah.

McCain obviously wants to suggest that his presidency will yield an abundance of good. But where's the vision? This is the year 2013 we're talking about! Why not: "Rebellion of the Mole People: QUELLED. Cylon army: DEFEATED. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: ENCASED IN POLAR ICE. Dharma Initiative: UNDERSTOOD. Delicious new recipe for tiramisu: SERVED." If you are going to make a bold set of promises about the future, you might as well go crazy. It's not as if anyone believes you!

Comments

[Argoth]

So, by 2013 all that good stuff happens. 2013 John McCain is president.....so he is starting up his run for president in 2012??? So that must mean that the last 4 years were good times with President Barack Obama.

In other words, this ad was dumb.

[BLinCincinnati]

Anyone else find it a bit disturbing that the person that does the voice over for his commercials is the guy who played the Vice President in the show '24'. The VP that tried to kill the black President so that he could nuke a middle east country because some wacko terrorist attacked one of our cities?

Watch this video on McCain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y395Tftgz0E

[Bluejay00234]

Hmm, nuke? maybe he does the future, the future that he will bring.

[gevan]

I thought it sounded like the Rev. Jim Jones from Jonestown...anyone for Kool-Aid?

[robXdion]

No it isn't. The voice is with 92% probability a black male. And David Palmer's VP was a white male. You are speaking about a successor President (Logan) that sought to kill a former President (Palmer), not a VP.

[bradleyglisson]

It's the voice of Powers Boothe. He was the last season of 24 that tried to kill the David Palmer's brother and take over.

[jeffp26]

With all due respect there is no way McCain can see into the future.

But I can.

By 2013 McCain will be dead and buried. There is justice in the universe.

[ubermensch]

He probably won't even last that long. He already playing chess with Grim.

[robXdion]

Anyone with a brain can see the best way to achieve what the video describes is to elect Obama. I thought this was a Move On - piece or a 527 for Obama. The real "shock" of the video comes with John McCain's mug in the ending. He can't achieve anything the video describes.