McCain Ad: Clinton "Passed Over" (VIDEO)

***Updated, 2:20 pm***

In response to Barack Obama's VP announcement, John McCain's campaign has been reaching into old tv footage. First they released an ad featuring a clip of Joe Biden questioning Obama's experience at a debate. Now they have an ad saying Hillary Clinton was "passed over" for "speaking the truth" -- about Obama, of course. Watch:

Kathleen Strand, a spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton, responded to the ad with the following statement:

"Hillary Clinton's support of Barack Obama is clear. She has said repeatedly that Barack Obama and she share a commitment to changing the direction of the country, getting us out of Iraq, and expanding access to health care. John McCain doesn't. It's interesting how those remarks didn't make it into his ad."

Comments

[american2008]

Listen people Hillary doesn't want to help Obama, it's all about the Clintons. If she really wanted this to stop, why wont she at least call off her own supporters on tv? You still have Begala and Carville and that turncoat on Fox saying how they are disappointed and Hillary should have gotten more respect etc. She could have at least told them to knock it off, it didn't happen. Also, why is she waiting until Wednesday to release her delegates? What is the point to waiting? This woman and her husband are angry about losing power in the party, they and their sicko followers are Clinton first, party second. Be honest Clintoonistas, do you really believe the Cilintons would be so accomodating to Obama if he lost? Would he get primetime slot at convention and roll call etc? It's time to grow up Hillarybots, I'm not talking about PUMA's because they are Republicans and a very small minority.

[jrterrier]

what channel are you watching. begala is praising obama all over the place.

[american2008]

I'm watching CNN (Clinton News Network) and all I see is Begala giving some positive comments on Obama, but always with faint praise and adding exceptions. He will say Obama made a good choice in Biden, but he should have chosen Hillary. He will say we should move on from this divisiveness, but add that the Obama campaign invited all the problems by not acknowledging Queen Hillary.

[Blabbermouth]

Obama needs a group of online attack soldiers to combat some of this annoying PUMA stuff. I tried to comment on AOL the other night and the angry organized Hillary supporters clicked the "report" button until the comment disappeared. It wasn't offensive or anything. All you could see for any reply on the Biden article was HRC supporters saying "Bad Move, I'm voting for McCain" all over the place. BTW Does anyone know if there are any groups of HRC supporters for Obama people websites?

[Dee123]

Strongly agree with you. I'm so tired of hearing about Hilary & her supporters. Please stop it CNN, MSNBC. We expect this mess and non-sense from Fox news, but to hear it over & over from you guys, is absolutely ridiculous. Why do you hate Obama so badly? He fairly won the race against Hiliary & Bill. Is that the problem or what? Please stop the madness.

[CaliTLC]

Madness is their theme song. Hillary and her supporters intend to permanently divide the DNC. Then she can happily return to her true love - the Republican party. She will be another Joe L. carrying the water for the republican presidential candidate.

Obama/Biden 2008-2016

[BushyDEVIL]

ANY PREDICTIONS FOR THE CONVENTION?

[Chandidevi]

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[Roxanna]

What a sleazy AD !

It is pathetic when a candidate has nothing to offer but attacking sleaze

[olivia]

This ad would not have aired if Hillary did not approve this message.

Why is she allowed at his convention after this? Her duplicity is unprecedented. She's a back stabber, a liar and a cheat. And a sore loser.

[jrterrier]

what on earth are you talking about. she had nothing to do with the ad. anyone can take a politicians' public statements and run them all they want without their permission. if you are correct, does that mean that biden's first act was to approve the use of the ad mccain ran first thing saturday morning showing a clip of biden saying that obama was not ready to be president and the presidency is not the place to get on the job training.

[Veratruth]

McCain will pick the person who has MONEY.

[olivia]

McCain and Hillary have always been working together to defeat Obama.

Now he will beat them both, and their disingenuous spouses too.

[SUNRAI]

Exactly!

[athenasword]

Doesn't Ann Coulter have a website for you children to play with?

[athenasword]

Sorry, if I was confused..­. did you mean Obama will defeat them? Ignore my response!

[Chillinout]

As someone posted on here a couple of days ago, (I don't remember who), and i am paraphrasing:

The Republicans aren't only fighting to stay in power, they are fighting to stay of PRISON. Don't be surprised at anything they do.

The Dems have to be prepared for anything regardless of whether it is legal, moral, sensible or not.

[Lupin77]

If MC thinks so highly of Hillary - why not ask her to be his VP?

[olivia]

It would resolve everything.

Her supporters are voting for McCain anyway, they say. So Obama loses nothing, and the Democratic party routs out some rot.

[Exhaust]

It's supporters like you. You are the cancer of the Obama campaign.

[Jackyldo]

Who really expects the McSame camp to say Wow, Joe Biden, let's roll up the tents and go home, it's all over.

There ads are all totally negative and do not address any serious policy or issues. Let Hilary respond and stick to the economy, jobs, trade, energy, the war ... bury them while they try and stink the lace up/

[Sabreen60]

Off Topic

I just watched a great documentary on HB0 entitled Thank You, Mr. Presi dent, which is about the career of journalist He/en Th0mas. It's a must see. One question that she asked is 'where IS the liberal press' - referring to the fact that little or no real objective reporting occurred after 9// until now. If the press had piled on with objective reporting Boooosh/McCane et al may not have been able to take us to w@r.

She also said, ' We cannot have a dem0cracy if we do not have an informed public'.

[serena1313]

Iam sorry I missed that. Helen is the only journalist left that challenges the WH.

She is absolutely correct a misinformed and uneducated public means democracy is in the outs. And the corporate-owned media wants that. Consequently we are dangerously evolving into a fascist state.

In my 57 years I never thought this would happen; It shouldn't, but it is and no one is talking about that! If they were McCain would not have a snowball's chance in hell!

[athenasword]

I love Helen! She is a true journalist and she always managed to ask the hard questions.

[Mildmannered]

Well, the WashPost is certainly NOT part of the liberal press these days.

[LMT]

I guess when you have NOTHING to say about your own plans for this country, you've got nothing left but to attack your opponent. It's really the result of sheer panic by the McBush campaign that they are now going to be toast.

[geese1920]

Are you f***ing kidding me? This man is turning into the most despicable campaigner around. Of course Hillary Clinton said some negative things about Obama during the primaries. We all know how badly she wanted to win the nomination, and we all know her behavior during the primaries was often times atrocious. It was clear that she was willing to do and say anything to win, as is also the case with John McCain. And if Obama had chosen Hillary Clinton as his running mate, you can bet that McCain's people would have had a commercial at the ready explaining that Obama couldn't win with "working class white voters" without Hillary on the ticket. I am literally speechless watching this latest add. Please, everyone of you involved in Obama's campaign, do not let these attacks go on without defending yourselves. And please come out swinging with all the ammunition there is within McCain's past and present. There is too much at stake to let this go on unabated.

[Project4NuBostonTeaParty]

"It was clear that she was willing to do and say anything to win"...


Please explain the constitutional scholar/professor's vote on FISA this past session?


Thought so.

[Viper]

How do that rationailze that when Biden said what Hilary did and he did not pass over him? Repugs, the lie a minute, say anything party.

Regards