New John McCain Ads Show Media In Love With Obama

Two new ads from John McCain's campaign — one of which the campaign says will make it on air — show what they call the media's "love affair" with Barack Obama. The ads feature news personalities — including Joe Scarborough, Tucker Carlson, Lou Dobbs, and Howie Kurtz — discussing Obama-mania in the media, highlight now-infamous statements from the likes of MSNBC's Chris Matthews and NBC's Lee Cowan, and even bring back some Hillary Clinton supporters' statements of media bias towards Obama.

The campaign is currently featuring both videos on its website and asking users to vote to see which one makes it to air. Watch them both below (the only discernible difference is song choice, with the "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" version currently leading the "My Eyes Adored You" version by a considerable margin).

"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" version:

"My Eyes Adored You" version:

Comments

[wezcoz]

Come on McCain, deep down inside, you know you love Obama to!

[GerryS]

Pappy McGrampy really is jealous of O. Too bad Pappy-
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[americanalien]

We are all in love with Obama. After eight years of utter devastation under Bush, who can blame Americans, whether they are journalists or just average citizens, for believing in someone who gives them hope. The Republicans are blinded with envy over Obama. They are so jealous, but they deserve everything that is happening to them now for forcing an idiot like Bush down our throats. Funny how their boy President only succeeded in destroying their party. Scapegoating the media wont work this time around because we on the left have more kick than we ever had before. It's our time to shine and we won't allow anyone to rain on our parade. Back off haters!

[iamnumba1]

This will do wonders for our campaign!

Obama 08

[Bitsko]

Didn't Rudy Giuliani run a similar ad during his ill-fated campaign? Didn't help him a wit, I seem to recall.

[irisda]

This ad makes me wonder if the Repubs have thrown the towel and decided that JM would be their sacrificial lamb. what's this ad? are they amateurs or what?

I can't stop laughing at this.

[LeftLeanWing]

Sacrificial Lamb ? That old man hasn't been a lamb in 60 years, now he's more of a Sacrificial Old Goat

[Colingavignet]

don't the republicans hate it when the table turns on them!
We've had seven years of the media admiring an idiot and selling his liesbut beware to those who feel impressed by someone with a brain.
I think alot of people will feel insulted by this add, it might have been more effective with a conspiracy angle instead of inexplicable love, what can you do against that?

[sheaftosser]

...and the McCain campaign thinks these ads somehow HURT Obama?

[Marcee]

What's the saying, "There's no fool like an old fool." I am embarrassed for the Mc Cain campaign. This ad is transparent and supports my conviction that they are unstrung with jealousy. Wouldn't a more worldly-wise response be to just ignore it all?

As Neil Gabler wrote in March in The New York Times, "It is certainly no secret that Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is a darling of the news media. Reporters routinely attach “maverick,” “straight talker” and “patriot” to him like Homeric epithets. Chris Matthews of MSNBC has even called the press “McCain’s base” — a comment that Mr. McCain himself has jokingly reiterated. The mainstream news media by and large don’t cover Mr. McCain; they canonize him." So what' their beef?

[kelzk]

Ummm...wow. Is this really all they've got?

[GerryS]

remember, with the GOP, it ain't over till it's over. they still haven't brought out the knives,chains, baseball bats and other forms of GOP fun and mayhem!

[MfromS]

yawn....

[Exit]

Republicans are whiners. Gramm was right.

[ATL78]

lol. So true! It didn't work during the primaries either. If the media loves Oba ma, they are in-love with McCa in. That's the only way to explain him getting away with SO much.

[mossy1]

Hah! This is sure to backfire, and make McCain look like the jealous first wife........... Wait......... That's kind of poetic justice, right?

[Skeptiqone]

ORRRR.....

They just happen to think that he would be good for the country, and do not see the need to tear him down. After all, they are citizens with the same worries that we are all having. (except for money!)

[Dane1911]

Yes the media has a hate love relationship with Obama...maybe a lil more hate than love.....Look at that one weak that shouldve ended McCain campiagn and the media didnt pay to much attention to it..That was a disgrace for politics and media. IFox News goes 24/7 bashing Obama and his family. Look at how CNN and certain reporters on MSNBC go after Obama. I heard on CNN Anderson 360 that Obama looking to Presidential will hurt him...How is that a negative, I guess we need to have a president that is dumbwitted­...Please, all of the negative reports about Obama throughout the week which is 75% and thats being nice, He is still standing strong and becoming stronger and very PResidential....

Obama 08

[suzyhein]

Could someone tell me what this has to do with war, energy and a trillion dollar debt? This guy is obsessed with O. If this is their campaign strategy i pity the fool.

[mrmetoo]

McCain too has a secret crush on Obama but its kinda like the elementary school type crush where you treat the girl bad in front of your friends and go home and think about her all day. This ad just confirms it

[RatgurlSD]

It's called a man-crush, and McCain's got it BAD for Obama! Can you blame him?