McCain Makes Pitch For Clinton Voters...With ABBA Video

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Huffington Post   |   June 9, 2008 12:48 PM



In a (somewhat?) tongue-in-cheek pitch for disaffected Hillary Clinton voters, the official John McCain campaign blog today posted an item that professed the Arizona Senator's love of All Things ABBA, along with a YouTube video of the Swedish pop sensation's 1977 hit "Take A Chance On Me."

You can head over to the McCain Report to check out the post. A screengrab is below.


Watch the ABBA video below:

 
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Here's my entry in the contest for World's Greatest Understatement:

"Republicans are at best 'challenged' when it comes to public relations."

How a blatantly sexist 70's music video attracts Hillary Clinton supporters is beyond me. Did the producer of this campaign ad think that the message in "take a chance on me" was sufficient to overcome the oral posing of blonde bimbos? (Wasn't there a porno company from the same era called "Swedish Erotica"?)

Boy, I guess Frank Luntz is sitting this one out.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:48 AM on 06/11/2008

haha, Obama has blasted McCain back to the 70s. McCain has truly cracked.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:43 PM on 06/10/2008
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He's stuck in another decade!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:23 PM on 06/10/2008
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And it is the wrong one!
As a 60 year old, I think he should go back a few more years like 10 or twenty.
We are coming back with a vengence to take back our country! How about Country Joe and the Fish?
GIMMIE AN F!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:24 PM on 06/10/2008

Just two words describe this:

Cheesy
Pathetic

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:14 PM on 06/10/2008

Ah yes, swedish pacifist socialists are big for McCain

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:48 AM on 06/10/2008
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I love to listen to ABBA when I am out in my garden.. but the key word for me is PEACE.. I love the peace and quiet of being in my garden..

.......McCain is about WAR and war makes me very very sad.. I will never vote for war...

....... I will vote for PEACE.... peace makes me happy............

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:30 AM on 06/10/2008
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Oh please!!!! Who the heck listens to ABBA anymore, or even heard of them (for the younger crowd here)! That 1970/80s music group has long played out in the USA...much like McCain himself!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:30 AM on 06/10/2008

I like it when the GOPs come foward and say things like this themself. By asking for people to take a chance on them,the are saying They are a roll of the Dice. The stakes are too high this time to roll the dice. beside I have been playing lottery for now over 7 years and i have never won,so rolling of the dice is not my thing. I will say this to Americans,if you are lucky to win a lottery then u can take the bet,but i will swear,not up to 2% of Americans have won the lottery once. To conclude,we dont believe in taking chances,especially not when lifes depends on it,the planet depends on it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:59 AM on 06/10/2008
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Did ABBA approve of this message? I'm betting NO.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:32 AM on 06/10/2008
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Thats exactly what I was thinking

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:34 AM on 06/10/2008
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When the Harry Fox Agency gets ahold of this, it will be a major law suit. He represents the copyright on everything in the music business. You can't publish anything -even for non-profit organizations- without getting a license from Harry Fox.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:53 AM on 06/11/2008

I am a Hillary Supporter. I'm not ready to say that i would vote for Obama but I think I have a few months to make up my mind. I want to hear more from Obama. See what he's made of. Hillary is a fantastic, intelligent, courageous, strong woman. I am proud of what she has done and know that she will continue to make huge contributions to our society. I would never vote for McCain. I don't understand how any democrat could. Years ago, I may have considered voting for him. At this point, McCain doesn't even know who he is, how could anyone else. I appreciate his military service but certainly don't feel that gives him a pass to anything, except our appreciation.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:25 AM on 06/10/2008
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Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I really, really hope you jump on the O. train. I support him, but I was ready to vote for H. I could never vote for McWar. If he starts another war, I would feel terrible seeing our young people being sent to fight in foreign lands.
I agree with you H. is a remarkable woman. We are grateful for her contribution. But, please give O. a chance. I can assure, you won't be dissapointed.
Many blessings to you

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:57 AM on 06/10/2008

You will heard more from Obama, but he has said plenty already, visit the You'Tube Channel, there are over a thousand videos posted there of him speaking.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BarackObamadotcom

or visit his web site to familiarize yourself with his policies.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:00 AM on 06/10/2008

ABBA will never aprove it.Swedish people dont believe in occupation and war,let alone pop groups. In fact in Europe they are nightmares to politicians and I am talking about civilised and morderates,not the hardliners and in McCains case uninformed Politicians.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:48 AM on 06/10/2008

Obama had The Decemberists open for him in at the Portland rally last month, and John McCain is a fan of ABBA, just based on those two facts alone, I would vote for Obama.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:37 PM on 06/09/2008

I'm an ABBA fan and never been embarassed about it...until now!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:10 PM on 06/09/2008
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Other McCain choices included:
"Highway to Hell" -AC/DC
"Same Old Song and Dance"-Aerosmith
"Welcome To My Nightmare"-Alice Cooper
"Ramblin Man"-The Allman Broothers Band
"Rock Me Gently"-Andy Kim
"A Fool on the Hill"-The Beatles
"Paranoid"-Black Sabbath
"Livin On A Prayer"-Bon Jovi
"I Want You To Want Me"-Cheap Trick
"Straight To Hell"-The Clash
"Under Pressure'-David Bowie/Queen
"Fantasy"-Earth Wind & Fire
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"-Elton John
"Little Lies"-Fleetwood Mac
"Land of Confusion"-Genesis
"Knocking On Heaven's Door"-Guns 'n Roses
"Insane, Insane Again"-J. Geils Band
"Thick As A Brick"-Jethro Tull
"Reminiscing"-The Little River Band
"It's A Mistake"-Men at Work
"Flirtin With Disaster"-Molly Hatchet
"Dead Man's Party"-Oingo Boingo
"Crazy Train"-Ozzy Osburne
"Prayer For The Dying"-Seal
"Don't You Forget About Me"-Simple Minds
"Reelin In the Years"-Steely Dan
"Life During Wartime"-Talking Heads
"Running With The Devil"-Van Halen

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:27 PM on 06/09/2008

I'm reminded of another, more appropriate, ABBA song, more descriptive of the McCain campaign's current status...

...S.O.S.!

...& more appropriate to the country if McCain wins!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:01 PM on 06/09/2008
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"One" - Metallica
"What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
"Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)" - Marvin Gaye
"Machine Gun" - Jimi Hendrix

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:30 AM on 06/10/2008

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
- Led Zeppelin

(2nd attempt at posting this)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:18 PM on 06/09/2008
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Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:32 AM on 06/10/2008

"Loser" The Grateful Dead

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:41 PM on 06/10/2008

Him being an ABBA fan is just one more count against him in my book. No brains, no new ideas, and no taste in music.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:01 PM on 06/09/2008
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