New McCain Ad Stars Obama And Moses

John McCain debuted another stinging attack video targeting Barack Obama Friday, this time mocking his White House foe as "The One" -- a quasi-religious figure who "anointed" himself to lead the world.

"Can you see the light?" the hard-hitting negative ad asks, following up on Republican McCain's new campaign theme that the Illinois Democrat is arrogant, transfixed by his own celebrity and not yet ready to lead.

Read more about it here and watch it below:

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The Obama campaign has issued a response. Read it from Ben Smith:

Barack Obama's campaign responded sharply to a new McCain webad depicting Obama as a parody of a biblical prophet.

"It's downright sad that on a day when we learned that 51,000 Americans lost their jobs, a candidate for the presidency is spending all of his time and the powerful platform he has on these sorts of juvenile antics," said spokesman Hari Sevugan. "Senator McCain can keep telling everyone how 'proud' he is of these political stunts which even his Republican friends and advisors have called 'childish', but Barack Obama will continue talking about his plan to jumpstart our economy by giving working families $1,000 of immediate relief."

Comments

[LA2000]

Probably one of the most ill advised political advertisements ever produced. And considering what we've witnessed lately, that's saying a lot.

[boing007]

These McCain attack ads are a laugh a minute. Keep 'em coming.

[demomntgirl]

Yeah, Obama is leading a grassroots movement, by regular working Americans. He has LEAD and is LEADING that movement. The American people have HAD IT WITH DIRTY POLITICS that SOLVE NOTHING!
McCSAME is being LEAD by the DIRTY NEGATIVE CAMPAIGN people that GAVE US BUSH!

What do you want America....4 more years of this????

Keep it coming McSAME...you are showing you are NOT THE MAVERICK. You have ASSOCIATED YOURSELF completely with BUSH/CHENEY/ROVE with this latest DIRTY CAMPAIGNING filled with LIES, DECEPTIONS, and you speak nothing about THE ISSUES FACING AMERICANS!
JUST LIKE BUSH DID!

[merle7]

Republicans have been insulting the intelligence of the american people for decades,why stop now.
I mean if something works keep doing it right. The only way to stop this madness is by not falling for it this election year. America has experienced what this party is about for almost 8 years now it is definantely time for a change in our government by voting the republican party out of office. McCain in the ad ask if Obama is ready to lead, well judging from McCain 's juvenile tactics used in his ads not fitting for a supposedly well seasoned politician I can ask him the same question.

[gurukalehuru]

Yes, this ad is funny, but it's scary, too. The "celebrity" ad, but this one shows us what the thrust of their attack on Obama is going to be - he's the antichrist. Everybody loves him, so it must be so.
It will mobilize their base.
The question is, are there more fanatic, end-of-the-world rapture Christians, or rational people in this country. I'm not sure.

[atciii]

but why compare obama to moses? seems like that would drive christians towards obama. really bad comparison! it is obvious the people running his campaign are COMPLETELY out of touch with the country and the world.

[SusaninIN]

I see McCain as being more of the anti-christ. Wanting to bomb Iran and not negotiate for peace will just get us into a war that will involve us and Israel. Isn't that part of the prophecy of the end?

[Bozwellian]

(folks, need to remember to, Hillary said SHE was so totally vetted, had gone thru all possible forms of attacks and used that as part of HER argument why should be selected...LOL, for the GOP is truly disgruntled, they REALLY , REALLY had wanted the CLintons as their PRIME TIME TARGET and had much to unleash and had counted on it to incite their base to hit the vote booth to prevent a return of the C's to the WH grounds....the noise STILL heard has them YET pushing for her to be VP, claim is logical selection/blah, blah, blah ...LOL, Obama as the nominee foiled their well prepared election course, and the promotion for her as VP had them figuring they would be able to salvedge some of their well prepared stockpile....Obama WITH the CLintons is the best they could hope...(uh, note too, lots is meant to help "hardworking whites" get "cover" for their "politically incorrectness" of NOT being able to surrender and vote for someone who is "so different"...is why so easy to sell that he IS "muslim" (still thought to be by some 25%, who think born, raised and STILL Muslim in HIS heart/soul) and gives them "excuse" to remain prejudicial in their mindsettings thou provides insight into their irrational mindset but a non vote is a nonvote or even turns to a vote AGAINST to prevent/etc.....

[Ifeomamn]

I am so sick and tired of Camp Obama respond to negative attacks by Lying Mcsame. Mcsame is on record saying he is proud of the ads. The Camp Obama needs to do an ad showing were Mcsame stated that he will run a postive campaign and then what he is saying now. Then ask Can you trust this guy.

[DontBeFoolish]

He's the senior in this campaign? Talk about throwing everything but the kitchen sink. This McCain guy is aweful.

[Bozwellian]

...am so found GAGGING when hearing him sneer, "my friends"...an insert he uses TOO frequently, and that sneered chuckling...egads, he comes off SPOOKY at best ...His temper shows thru as well, and this with concerted effort to keep it in check.
Is amazing that the MSM media does NOT do a fact check on McC...Oberman lists McC's descrencies in regards to his factual record and votes and more thankfully but few others ...There are BLATANT LIES McC spouts as to his actual , factual record and yet NONE or relatively few call him on those matters and instead "edit" the on air or in print "reportings" to make it SEEM as if McC is giving s"straight" talk...It is outrageous, and why the general population remains so very, very ignorant of the facts !!!

[sfpolarbear]

Everytime I hear him speak I think of Peter Lorre.

[AbstractImp]

Young men and women who work hard for serious important humanitarian and environmental causes should wonder about the persons behind some of the music they listen to.

Can art speak to your heart if it ignores your soul? There isn't much for the humanitarian soul in the republican party platform. You cannot care much about the world if you are rallying for McCain. With McCain you stand for hatred, racism, fascism, and the politics of "American interests", which benefit Exxon and Haliburton, ignores all the crises engulfing the world, protects the selfish rich and their corporate friends, and impoverishes the rest.

You have every right to know which political campaign your artists contribute to. You will notice that neither Paris nor Britney told you much about that before MCain had the "grace" he displays in everything to misuse them in his own "ad". McCain attacked his own contributors as "vapid and empty" like his opponent. But McCain is "proud"! Who are these people?

You are the young generation. You must displace my generation, and put this country back together.

Stay out of the mud and keep yourselves focused on higher ground.

To do this, you must think for yourselves. This is the moment to grasp for the future!

Live every day as if all of your rights remain intact.

[CaptainVideo]

The way to counter this is for Obama's surrogates to say over and over:

Yes Obama is the one. The one to end the abuses and failed policies of the Bush administration and bring about real change. All of these ads could have been turned back on the McCain campaign and the Obama campaign is failing to do so.

[SusaninIN]

No, they just need to say that even McCain thinks Obama has the right stuff to make changes. After all, McCain has in effect endorsed Obama as 'the one'.

[notthistime]

BINGO. Great SusaninIN.

Good point.; That is an endorsement not just from McCain but from the entire republican party.

[rsaillant1]

CaptainVideo;

An addendum to your comment, if I may.

If Obama is the one, is it not obvious that McCAin.....isn't?

[normanx]

Wow... cool... where do I sign up to vote for this guy??? I mean seriously, is there anyone with a shred of common sense in that McCain campaign?

[evgolightly]

OMG! You can't make this stuff up!

I am SO totally voting for Obama now!

I had no idea he was so magical!

Do you think this will help him with the Jewish vote too? I think he's only in the 60's now ...

If he was smart, he'd take huge offense at the injection of Moses in politics.

Maybe he'll grab a few Evangelicals off this stupid ad too.

[mari2JJ]

What a great response. nails McCain not with hate filled inane sorts of comments but right to the point. Obama is running a tight ship, s;taying on message and McCain could not do worse if he tried to shoot himself in the foot.

[enemyofgod72]

I'm bothered by the religiousity angle here though not surprised. Beginning earlier this week I heard Republican pundits tossing out this "messianic" arrogance line obviously testing the waters to set up this ad. I think the subliminal quality of showing Obama's image while using the phrase "the one" over and over will prove to be a benefit to Obama. Now this is a true first, a political ad whose end result is a positive effect on the opponent's campaign. Reminder to McCain campaign: you are running against Barack Obama. McCain has released 3 ads in the last 2 weeks filled with lies a 3 yr old can see through and now today he releases a pro-Obama ad? In the same week that you had a potentially cancerous growth removed from your face reminding the public of your age, you release an ad for your opponent? To quote Obama, "Is this the best that you can do?" If it is Johnny Mac you may as well start pulling your name off the ballot in swing states b/c you're losing it old man, just plain losing it.

[MrT3]

that's right McCain...keep holding up a mirror to America's stupidity by voting for you.....

[ramal]

Simply unbelievable that in this supposed day of political sophistication such amatuerish ads could be put forth by the nominee of any major political party in America. I can't stand McSame and yet I am embarassed for him per this ad.

[andhakari]

Sarcasm is a low form of humor, when it's funny at all. As commentary it's barely juvenile.
Isn't it strange that McCain tries to liken Obama to the republicans Hesten and Hilton in order to belittle him?

[Bozwellian]

lol, don't forget the Gopers sacred cow, Ronnie who was the Blist movie star turned GE tv shiller/announcer turned President (with a "kitchen cabinet" that DID run the country while he did the PR work to charm the public into whatever...)LOL, McC derides "celebrity" whil;e he himself benfitted from his own and now that another has come on scene who is found ggenuinely appealing and appealable and palable to the general population, McC comes off as jealous for his own time has come and gone and it shows (GLARINGLY !!!) !!!