DNC Parodies "Dems Praise McCain" Ad ... By Using The Same Talking Heads

So is John McCain a maverick who can elicit praise from across the aisle, or isn't he?

The Arizona Republican's campaign put out a web-ad this morning that featured past encomiums from several high-profile Democrats. The DNC wasted no time assembling their response ... using the same Democrats as McCain's campaign.

The DNC's response piece is a skillful mimic of McCain's ad -- straight down to the loping, country slide guitar boogie rhythm on the soundtrack.

Sens. Joe Biden, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, former Sen. Tom Daschle, and DNC Chairman Howard Dean all offer up-to-date evaluations of McCain, summed up by the ad's first two titles: "John McCain ... Maverick No More."

But where McCain's ad used Hillary Clinton's praise as the coup de grace, Democrats are giving President George W. Bush the closing honors.

After a title card reads "Let's Let President Bush Have The Final Say," the president proclaims:

"It's been my honor to welcome my friend John McCain as the nominee of the Republican Party. I wish you all the best. I'm proud to be your friend."

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Full script:

TEXT: John McCain ...Maverick No More.

Senator Joe Biden: "But stylistically and substantively, there is no daylight between George Bush and John McCain. They are joined at the hip."

Senator John Kerry: "John McCain has changed in profound and fundamental ways that I find personally really surprising, and frankly upsetting. He is not the John McCain as a senator who defined himself quote as a 'maverick' though questionable. This is a different John McCain."

Senator Tom Daschle: "On Iraq, on the economy, on tax policy, on domestic policy, across the board. He is espousing the Bush policies. He's changed a lot since 2001."

Senator Hillary Clinton: "But in the end, after eight devastating years under President Bush, Senator McCain is simply offering four years more."

DNC Chairman Howard Dean: "You know, the John McCain of 2000 wouldn't' vote for this John McCain. We don't need another four years of George Bush. What he's proposing is four more years of George Bush's economic policy and its ridiculous and its unfair the American people."

TEXT: Let's Let President Bush Have the Final Say

President Bush: "Its been my honor to welcome my friend John McCain as the nominee of the Republican Party... I wish you all the best. I'm proud to be your friend."

TEXT: We Can't Afford Another Four Years of the Same Old Politics.

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Comments

[lennix]

this is what we have to do to win this t hing we can't play weak this time lets kick ass

[nonconformist2]

This is how you hit back. Good job!

[ThunderclapNewman]

Great--and very rapid---response.

That's how it's done.

[nellie]

The fast turnaround was amazing.

[Arbos]

Did someone say joined at the hip?

http://forthegusto.com/

[Dreamers101]

LOL good one

[AnotherHuddy]

ssssstrikeback!
~s~

[Tommygun264]

But, but, but, Obama's the anti-Christ. He's popular and Europeans don't hate him, so you know he must be evil.

[pupbayer]

Between this ad and the McCain's original one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSpcxkKlEFAA), it doesn't make McCain look bad. It makes the featured Democrats look hypocritic at best and downright stupid at worst. So what is the point? I think this one was a bad idea.

[Tommygun264]

Take off the pub lemming blinders and pull the Fox-n-Friends plugs out of your ears - it looks and sounds a lot different here in the reality-based community.

[ThunderclapNewman]

I don't think the plug is in his ears.

[lincheryl]

Actually, it is good because it calls attention to the fact that McCain has changed drastically since 2000. Some people who say they will vote for him are thinking of the 2000 model of McCain.

His ad brought attention to this!

[nonconformist2]

It points out the Mc.Cain has changed dramatically from the Maverick he was in 2000. Obviously you haven't been paying attention.

[larmarch5]

It's about McCain's CHANGE -- which his base may or may not be able to believe in. Which McCain is the real McCoy?

[demfriend]

There might be life in the DNC after all! I was begining to think Mccain was the only one with ads that had a punch! Of course his includes the vile nasty and hate-filled talk of a man divorced from reality. That Mccain finally has realized he is on the top limb of a oleander bush and he is smelling like Bush 2 and Rove shows as he has decided he went too negative in some words but he blames Obama for the words and deeds Mccain himself has done. here should be the instant ads like this and what Obama did with Hillary. I have missed the equal but clear responses.

[commissaris]

Brilliant. And so easy to do.

[patricklee5150]

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

OBAMA '08

[truegreen]

Excellent Ad.

[Desdemondo]

Absolutely brilliant.

[yvonne61]

I LOVE IT PEOPLE THINK MCSAME GOING TO HELP US MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE GET BACK ON OWN FEET YOU BETTER WAKE UP. THE REP. DON'T WANT US TO CUT TAXES BECAUSE, THAT MEAN THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OFV US. THAT WHAT IT ALL ABOUT. HE WANT TO KEEP THE RICH RICHER AND THE POOR POORER.

[jeffp26]

I love this" the John McCloneBush of 2000 wouldn't vote for this John McClone.

[Mitchell4A]

Okay, let's keep it moving.

In terms of the image "war," if Obama can't put up some images, others can.

"Who Does McCain Remind you of? A New Game for Hard Times"
http://msa4.wordpress.com/

[nonconformist2]

Funny!