McCain Ad Says Clinton Was "Passed Over"

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Advertising

In a not-so-subtle attempt to remind Democratic supporters of Hillary Clinton that she didn't get the vice presidential slot on the party's ticket, John McCain's campaign is up with a new ad called "Passed Over," featuring some Clinton quotes attacking Barack Obama from during the primaries.

"She won millions of votes," an announcer starts, "but isn't on his ticket. Why? For speaking the truth. On his plans."

Clinton: "You never hear the specifics."

Announcer: "On the Rezko scandal."

Clinton: "We still don't have a lot of answers about Senator Obama."

Announcer: "On his attacks."

Clinton: "Senator Obama's campaign has become increasingly negative."

Announcer: "The truth hurt. And Obama didn't like it."

Watch it:

Hillary Clinton responded to the ad in a statement, saying, "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."

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by kansas1946 August 25, 2008 10:49 PM EDT: LOL. Poor Hillary....sob.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 25, 2008 5:36 PM EDT: "Hey, if John Sidney is so concerned that Hillary got passed over, he should offer her HIS VP spot. (He needs a good rump-kicking every now and then when he gets out of line, and she''''s just the one to do it.....)"
Posted by raflin1

I think JSMac would actually enjoy that sort of thing!

and Hill is just the one to do it!
(right); Reply to this comment


by bfjones666 August 25, 2008 4:14 PM EDT: John Sydney McCain III can claim whatever the hell he wants. He should be more worried about putting out a message to the American people about what he intends to do to extricate his lips from Bush''s ***. They are joined so tightly. We can''t afford another Bush term or another war with (pick one) Iran, North Korea, Russia.; Reply to this comment


by nirak2-2009 August 25, 2008 2:10 PM EDT: *** right she was passed over and with good reason.
Why would Obama pick her when she openly said she prefered McCain to answer the phone at 3 AM
That one even hurt me!; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 25, 2008 2:09 PM EDT: Corporations run this country people don%u2019t because they can%u2019t make plausible decisions based on facts and vision. Hillary Clinton and her Husband Ex-President Bill Clinton have basted themselves deep into the Big Money Corporate hierarchy by accommodating their interests while enriching themselves. I don%u2019t blame them, and I wish them the best always, but they don%u2019t speak for me or the majority of Working Class Americans any longer.; Reply to this comment


by tachoma-2009 August 25, 2008 2:04 PM EDT: As far as someone who support hillary, what happened to the 18 million that if they gave at least 2 dollars would have eliminated her campain debt? instead she raised 2.5 million dollars which mean that she at least have 200,000 supporters and the rest were republicans (operation chaos) that switch because they didn''t want to see obama president. by the way biden is like a kennedy.; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 August 25, 2008 1:54 PM EDT: Hillary Clinton lost $millions of her own personal wealth on this year%u2019s election. Hillary has no choice but the cater to the Big Money Corporate interests while she%u2019s serving in the US Senate and posturing for her next run at the Whitehouse. Hillary Clinton could%u2019ve run against the Corporate Fascism that has take place during the Right Wing Conservative Agenda but, instead chose to play attack politics against Senator Barack Obama. The Reason Hillary Clinton didn%u2019t attack the Republican Agenda was%u2026.she%u2019s part of it.; Reply to this comment


by bradgrp1961 August 25, 2008 1:49 PM EDT: If Obama loses, Hillary WILL be seen as causing it. It will be said(as it already is) that she should have conceded the nomination when she knew that it was impossible for her to overcome his lead. SHE SHOULD HAVE CONCEDED EARLIER THAN SHE DID. Because she didn''t, emotions became raw and a chasm was caused by her staying in. Now her supporters are upset because Obama didn''t allow them to HOLD HIS VP CHOICE HOSTAGE. Tough $hit!!! Hillary will not be nominated in 2012 if Obama loses!!! She will not have the same support at all. PERIOD!!!; Reply to this comment


by maramara2 August 25, 2008 1:46 PM EDT: McCain playing the High School Drama Queen. Impuning the motives of his opponents. Obscuring the issues. Anyone who votes for this dinosaur deserves foreclosure.; Reply to this comment


by maramara2 August 25, 2008 1:44 PM EDT: Fox News is not suppose to be operating in the US. Fox news is fit for to operate in the Afghan-Pakistan boarder where it will be used by Al-Qaida for the self distruction of America.
Fox News should be banned or it editorial management sacked for try to breed hatred and division in our lovely country, America
Your article is good. Sorry I did not comment on it but this is as urgent as someone''s house on fire; Reply to this comment