McCain Rips Off Obama's Slogan And Logo

Is John McCain trying to be the older, whiter, more conservative Barack Obama?

On Tuesday, the Senator co-opted the slogan that has come to personify Obama's candidacy, taking the Illinois Democrat's "Change You Can Believe In" and altering it into "A Leader You Can Believe In."

The line donned McCain's lime-green backdrop as he addressed supporters in Louisiana. During that speech, moreover, the Arizonan took his Obama-posing a step further, uttering the word "change" more than 30 times. Not that Obama can claim sole ownership of the word or idea, but still...

Now there is this. On Wednesday, the McCain campaign put out a new homepage, featuring his new, Obama-like slogan, and an image that seems uncannily similar to Obama's trademark campaign logo - the red and white stripped valley under what appears to be a blue sun (or in McCain's case, blue sun rays). Take a look.

McCain's seems to be positioning himself so that he is not caught, like Sen Hillary Clinton, simply ceding the mantle of change to Obama. But when the co-opting of images, logos, and slogans is this blatant, it could prove more embarrassing than advantageous.

Comments

[majorteddy]

Often imitated, never matched.

[thos]

1976 Jimmy Carter A Leader, For a Change
1984 Walter Mondale America Needs a Change
1992 Bill Clinton Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow
and just because I like it,
1920 Warren G. Harding Cox and Cocktails

[majorteddy]

I wonder if he will start calling himself Barack Hussein McCain?

[Yohomegirl]

Bring on the debates!!!

[Yohomegirl]

It's just like pink. I bought a pink bottle of water the other day. Why not buy the brand that suppports breast cancer research, it's still water. Well, I read the entire label, no mention of any support. But I grabbed it because it was pink.

[mawrm]

Obama just won the nomination and McCain's already biting his campaign style?!? This is rather pathetic.

[Faith101]

I noticed that McCain started following Obama's lead a few times. I really think that McCain thinks that Obama is naive. It is okay to call him a young man and he is not called on the carpet for it. But let Obama call him an old man, and see the media frenzy. It's obvious that he thinks that he is above Obama and don't feel like he can compete with him on this stage. I hope he makes that mistake, he will be looking back Nov 5 2008 and wondering what happened. But we will have to be prepared for him to get some help from the 527s, and I want us to be ready to fire back if need be. Democrats, Independents & unhappy repulicans (for Obama) will be a force to recon with. We are tired of getting laid off every 2 years, uninsured, gas & food prices sky rocketing. It;s time for CHANGE.
OBAMA - YES WE CAN

[barefooted]

Anyone else notice "Obama Can Beat McCain" on the lower right of McCAIN'S wesite?

[Missmn]

That's on Obama's website. The two pictures kinda run into each other.

[folksonomy]

The web site pictures run into each other because McCain's web designer used the same hue of blue.

The apple-y looking "Enter The Decision Center" button should read "Enter At Your Own Risk".

[andvoodoo2]

That was Obama's website. The picture is of BOTH websites with Obama's on top.

[ElCapitanAmerica]

Huh ... you are looking at Obama's website.

Don't feel bad thought, since this non-story makes it sounds like he really did copy the Obama logo (which they haven't). So it is understandable you got confused.

[gonavy]

That is part of Obamas site. Only the portion with McCain's face is on McCains site.

[CindyInIndy]

I think that the top screen capture is from O's home page.

[Lisette]

That is not all he copied from Obama
Obama was the one who said Hillary was an inspiration to his daughters
Now, I have heard McCain say it twice-that makes me crazy, when I see that.
Hillary copies Obama too!

[CindyM2008]

You're right, Lisette!

[gonavy]

Yah, they should all stop being so nice to each other. It seems to be pissing the voters off.

[Missmn]

That's his way of courting Hillary supporters.

[CitizenInformed]

You're so right. I've noticed Hillary doing that several times. But McCain really went overboard with flat out adopting Obama's slogan and altering the logo. He supposedly got a head start on the general election campaign... and copying is all he could come up with?! How pathetic!

[Lori411]

Yeah, it seems he is the only truly original candidate with ideas worth copying. Perhaps, it is an advantage being an outsider!

[plooger]

McCain... so very bereft of original ideas.

I can't wait to see McCain playing some hoops.

[MadJeffersonian]

I can't wait for him to unveil an awesome suntan.

[majorteddy]

I much preferred "Change You Deserve" . If they had used this and given every man , woman and child in the USA a prescription of EFFEXOR XR . Nothing would have changed, but nobody would have given a crap.

[Trogenhorse]

Poor Mcsame, he just can't find the right message against this...fabulous, energetic, intelligent, ground breaking, inspirational, blessed candidate

Come on who can blame McSenile? Reall?

[bentenrai]

I guess he's really tight and cozy with the Chinese on trade. When you can't have original ideas, copy.
I guess the guy with experience is now learning from the guy he says doesn't have any.

[southernsepia]

Folks keep telling me to be afraid, very afraid of the Republicans - but if this lame campaign is the best they can do. Please.

[AkamaiGuy]

Heh... Check out the typo on the press release John Mcain's campaign sent out to criticize Obama. The man can't even spell "judgment" !!

Obama On Iranian Influence Equals Failed Judgmen

http://johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/Read.aspx?guid=a19ccd17-d0c7-408e-924b-3f2312e92080

Or maybe the Judgmen are a new musical group....

[apoyo]

Right down to the shade of blue. They only left out one thing. The picture of a younger man.

[NicholeWebb]

I bet you will hear that the stiped background portion of McCain's logo was inspired by the Arizona state flag... it reminds me more of that than of Obama's logo...