McCain Celeb Attack Returns In New Ad (VIDEO)

The McCain camp put out another installment in its anti-Obama "Celeb" ad series today. This time they're hammering Obama on taxes. The spot starts with a line about Obama's financial prosperity, a sort of counter-intuitive move considering the recent fracas over McCain's wealth and multiple homes.

"Celebrities don't have to worry about family budgets, but we sure do," the announcer says. "We're paying more for food and gas, making it harder to save for college, retirement."

The ad is not particularly original, suggesting that either this is not a serious buy (no word where it will air, though it will likely be shuffled into a previous purchase) or that the McCain camp still thinks it can bleed Obama on the celebrity meme.

UPDATE: A Democratic source emails this tidbit, undermining the idea that Obama (a celeb) doesn't have to worry about family budgets but "we" (presumably including McCain) do. "McCain spends MORE a year on house STAFF ($273,000), than the average person's home is worth ($218,000)."

This is according to personal financial disclosure forms.

Comments

[SheriChardonnay]

OMG is MCBush for real...OBA­MA HAD BETTER RESPOND TO AN AD WITH THIS......­hypocritca­l old hairy-less man!

[scorpioleidy]

Joke, right? Mc Insane really has lost his bearings if he doesn't know by now that he's the one who is out of touch.

[marylandtravelinman]

It the OLD Republican play book. Accuse your opponent of your biggest fault. In psychology it is called Projection.

[gcallaghan]

And the next step in that strategy comes with "yo mama's so fat..." jokes

[scorpioleidy]

Joke, right? Mc Insane really has lost his bearings if he know by now that he's the one who is out of touch.

[thegreatgiginthesky]

He can't lose something he never had to begin with. All John McCain has between his ears is vaccum.

[kappa08]

Hypocrisy 101...can Republicans be any more "ball faced"...i­f you still believe? Check your head.

[iranter]

oh my god, i cannot believe that mcain has too much money. when did this happen?

[srtjsrtj]

Funny you know that McCain married an Heiress and His Father and Grandfathers were Admirals and Filty Rich. Don't Pretend not to Know

John McCain just didn't want American Voters to Know

John And Cind Own a Beer Distributorship worth well ovver $100M

That's why Cindy refused to give a copy of her Tax Returns.

There's nothing wrong with being RIch except when you Only Care about the RIch and making them RIcher , that's why John McCain Vowed to Continue to give "Tax Cuts" To the Rich

and to Hell with those Struggling in the Recession

[Chillinout]

I am sure that Admirals are not struggling economically, though they are far from being "filthy rich." No one gets rich in the military unless they are selling off military equipment. McCain was not born into wealth, he got it the old fashioned way, he married it.

[zurcl]

no it's not that mccain has too much money, (it mustve happened while you weren't looking)

it's that he's an opportunistic hypocrite.

and you know i think i've had enuf of those.

obama 08

[Felicty]

Mccain is sooooooo cute when he's desperate.

[srtjsrtj]

Voters Please look up "Keating 5"

Keating 5 john Mccain's great debucle that cost us Billions due to his involvement and putting through Legislation for his RIch Buddies that cause the Savings & Loans Banks to fail

McCain is promising to Keep the Tax Cuts for the Rich in Place, Once again looking out for his Rich Buddies

We are not surprised that Sen. McCain has no idea how many Homes he has after all He Told us He Knew "NOTHING" about Economics

Please take McCain at his word. He's to RIch to worry about are even keep abreast of such Trivial Things as "Keeping His Check Book Balance"

[Chavez08]

They need to bring out bigger guns than that. The Dems need their own Rove.

[SheriChardonnay]

this is the wrong place to preah that.....g­o to yahoo answers and post a question about the keating 5 and put your answer...e­veryone hear know that keating stuff...as a matter of fact everyone go to yahoo answes and do it!

[bison1]

McCain’s housing gaff is a glaring recognition of how distant, disconnected, and detached McCain is from the daily struggles of ordinary Americans most of whom are struggling to pay their mortgage on one house, or to pay rent, or to buy basic foodstuff, to buy gas, or to pay for medicine. McCain doesn't have to worry about his family budget.

[srtjsrtj]

When you Don't have to Balance Your Check Book Ever......­..........­..........­.....How on Earth Can You Understand what Ordinary Americans are Going Through

McCain just Yesterday said the Economy was Growing

What Planet is he Living On

When he said he did not know Economics, he wasn't kidding

John McCain Has so Much Money he doesn't need to keep track he has someone else paid to do that.

He even made a run to the Grocery Store Cheese Isle to "Fool The Voters" talking about the price of Cheese

He had no idea what the price of cheese or anything else was in that store. This is a man who doesn't even know how many homes he has

When you Don't have to write a Check to Pay the Mortgage and Don't know how many Homes you have

What a Sweet Deal

[NoblesseOblige]

That ad is awfully rich, coming from McMoneyBags. I hope Obama hits back fast and hard against this b.s.! He needs to remind Americans, that if the Republicans win the White House in November, there will no longer be a middle class--we'll all end up in the poor house!

[suzyhein]

Hey McWordsmith,

HOW MANY HOUSES DO YOU OWN? You don't know? Your staff will get back to me?

McCan't 08: A complete lack of understanding of our current economic disaster..­.now that's mavericky out of touchiness that we can believe in my friends!

[srtjsrtj]

MSNBC

JOHN MCCAIN’S NEW AD CONTAINS DUBIOUS CLAIMS

But the ad makes some dubious claims:

1) When it says that Obama voted "to raise taxes on people making just $42,000," that was on a non-binding budget resolution vote that didn't actually raise or lower taxes. From Factcheck.org: "The resolution does not contain a specific provision to raise tax rates, but rather assumes that most of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire as scheduled in 2011."

2) According to Obama's economic plan, he would raise taxes only on those making more than $250,000 per year, and would provide tax cuts to those making less than that. Factcheck.org: "Obama has stated repeatedly that his plan would increase taxes only for those making more than $250,000 per year."

MCCAIN CAMP RESPONDS TO DHL AD

"Maybe the applause has gone to his head," an announcer says in the ad. "Saying John McCain cost Ohio jobs, though it's just not true. It's Obama's taxes that will hurt Ohio families. Higher taxes on your paycheck, your life savings, your electric bills."

MSNBC: “But as we've pointed out Numerous Times, that McCain counterattack is misleading. Only families that earn more than $250,000 per year will see their taxes increase under Obama's tax plan; in fact, Obama's plan provides a bigger tax cut for middle-class families than McCain's does. “

[PJay1]

Thanks for posting this.
Good to see the MSM doing their jobs for a change.

[Way2Go]

POW.....PO­W.....POW

[bigsioux]

Is the lady pictured on the add mccain's younger sister?

[MrBlu]

You can't say stuff like that without warning me to use the bathroom first. I nearly pissed muh-self!!!

[scotia626]

no its his latest mistress.

[suzyhein]

now that's just mean. mommy like;)

[Felicty]

That's mamma's lesbian LOVER.

[suzyhein]

it's cindee before she puts on her plastic mask.

[alphax]

I wonder if the lady pictured wears $520 italian shoes?

[fignozzle]

that is so lame and it has so many holes in it.
and i believe the recipe for disaster is a quote from mccain.
my heavens.

[duchessdorleans]

That's a quote from McCain? No freaking way. I'm gonna google that one.

[DFutureIsNow]

They are desperate, throwing all the mud they can, see what sticks and its not working, the MSM might have woken up to the fact that they got played the first time.