New McCain Ad: Obama's The "Taxman"

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Advertising

The McCain campaign this morning released a new ad, "Taxman," that suggests that Barack Obama's economic plan will lead to "economic disaster."

The spot, which warns that "Obama's new taxes could break your family budget," is being cycled into the McCain campaign's advertising buy in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, And Wisconsin.

The spot opens with a criticism of Obama that has become a refrain from the McCain campaign in recent weeks.

"Celebrity? Yes," says an announcer, as the spot opens on cheering crowds at an Obama rally. "Ready to lead? No."

"Obama's new taxes could break your family budget," she continues, as the ad shows what appear to be struggling families. "The press warns the 'taxman cometh.' Obama's taxes mean 'higher prices at the pump.' Obama's taxes a 'recipe for economic disaster.'"

She concludes: "Higher taxes. Higher gas prices. Economic disaster. That's the real Obama."

The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, has released a new Web ad called "Tained," which "highlights John McCain's decision to raise campaign cash with one of the central figures in the Republican culture of corruption."

The reference is to Ralph Reed, a former business partner of convicted former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

"While most people now see Ralph Reed as a tainted man raising tainted money, John McCain sees him as a source of campaign cash," the ad concludes. "John McCain: More of the same old politics."

Watch it here.

Update: The Obama campaign responds to the ad: ""This ad is just more of the same old false and discredited attacks that Senator McCain knows aren't true. Senator McCain will say or do anything to hide the truth: while Obama will cut taxes for the middle class, McCain will give a billion dollars in new tax breaks to America's eight largest corporations, while his plan provides no direct relief for more than 100 million American Families."

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by mattcat25 August 15, 2008 5:33 PM EDT: "Voted Republican all my life; even voted for McCain in the primary. But the lies and name-calling from McCain have been just too much. I won''''t vote for him in November or ever again. And the more I see of Obama''''s steady attitude and clear composure, the more I think he may make a really good President."
Posted by converser

Americans need to evaluate where they are at and if this particular Conservative Agenda has been and will be beneficial to their own better interests. This election shouldn%u2019t equate to my team against your team type of competition because Democracy isn%u2019t a football game.

Democracy and our Legislative Republic are about the will of the People. There are many benefits to the real principles of conservatism but, in the case of the recent Administration%u2019s Corruption and leaning into Fascism isn%u2019t at all following what our forefathers set out to accomplish for us and our following generations.

Every American should consider voting in favor of their better interests, and to make sure that our elected officials are held accountable to the People of the United States of America.; Reply to this comment


by dinslc August 15, 2008 5:23 PM EDT: Mr. Eight mansions-millionaire-$500 italian shoes-wife-cheater-"i don''t know much about economics"-liar-McCain needs to read up on Obama''s actual tax plan.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121867201724238901.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries; Reply to this comment


by converser-2009 August 15, 2008 3:55 PM EDT: Voted Republican all my life; even voted for McCain in the primary. But the lies and name-calling from McCain have been just too much. I won''t vote for him in November or ever again. And the more I see of Obama''s steady attitude and clear composure, the more I think he may make a really good President.; Reply to this comment


by jefflz-2009 August 15, 2008 3:28 PM EDT: McCain admits he know very little about the economy. He can only repeat the policies of Bush who has run up the worst deficits since Ronald Reagan. McCain will be looking for other wars to get us into and will further drive our economy into the dirt. A weak dollar due to heavy debt drives up the price of oil and hurts everyone except Big Oil who will receive huge subsidies under McCain. He can barely answer a question in front of a live audience. McCain is not bright, not competent, is a tool of the Bushies and can''t handle the US economy.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 15, 2008 2:38 PM EDT: The War in Iraq Costs today:
$545,570,033,903

The Bush Administration along with his Republican Rubber Stamp Congress has spent (barrowed) more then any other Administration in United States History.

Private Sector Corporations have been the recipient of all this Federal Treasury Fund Windfall to go with Bush%u2019s tax breaks to the top 1% earning entities.

The National debt today after the years of Republican $pending is:
$9,602,075,044,221.60

The Iraq war is estimated to cost over $1 Trillion Dollars and the debt to the Peoples Republic of China will come due by 2014.

Of course the Republicans are howling of tax raises, they expect it because they have offered no plan on how to pay for their drunken frat boy party.

Stop the spending, vote out corruption.; Reply to this comment