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August 26, 2008 10:35 AM

McCain Resurrects "3 a.m." Ad

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Vaughn Ververs
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(DENVER) On the day Hillary Clinton is slated to address the Democratic National convention here, John McCain's campaign has released a new ad that uses Clinton's actual "3am" spot from the primaries and includes a quote from Clinton at that time favorable comparing McCain to Barack Obama.

The ad opens with the familiar lines, "it's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?" Over pictures of missile launches and terrorist training, the announcer intones, "uncertainty dangerous aggression, rogue nations, radicalism." Then the ad carries a clip from Clinton in the primaries, saying, "I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House. And, Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002." The ad ends, "Hillary's right. John McCain for president." The campaign says the ad will run in key states. Watch it:


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by benighse August 26, 2008 10:13 PM EDT
McCain claims his overall experience is the POW status. Did you see him on Leno? He is becoming a one-liner, or rather a one-worder: POW!

Remember the old TV Batman series in the ''60s. Adam West and Burt Ward acted as Batman and Robin when they would get in their fights with The Joker, and The Penguin and The Riddler, and the rest. The cartoon signs would be inserted in big letters on the screen: BANG! BONK! DING! BOINK! ZING! ZAP! ZOWIE! POW!....You remember....It seems John only remembers POW! and inserts GOP! occasionally...Not enough for a tv show, and certainly not enough for a sequel!

Yelling POW! every time he forgets where a country is, or how many homes he has, or whether Sunni''s and Shia''s and Kurd''s like each other, or why he never learned much about economics other than to marry into it the second time, or why affordable healthcare and the housing and mortgage crisis mean something to middle income Americans and why their taxes should be lowered not the multi-millionaires, simply will not suffice as a convincing argument.

I respect your service; I respect your status; but you are treating it like a joke when you ignore issues and throw out the word POW! like it is your magic wand.
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by benighse August 26, 2008 10:12 PM EDT
I learned more about military integrity and personal integrity from my WWII Dad who seldom even mentioned or talked about his war days. He kept his medals respectfully in a box. It was only late in life that we learned what his Bronze Star was for. His view as he raised us was he did what his country asked, no explanation or excuses needed, and no special treatment asked for; and then he firmly told all of us to go get an education so we could learn enough to prevent wars, and earn our way with our families, and provide the leadership for our kids when it was the next generation''s turn to lead.

I am guided by his words. It is time for the next generation to put that education to work and provide the leadership that will make the world a better place. I will work for Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. Join in this effort. Make our nation proud!
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by forevertru-2009 August 26, 2008 8:37 PM EDT
"and Obama has a speech he gave in 2002"

I love it!!!
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by mattcat25 August 26, 2008 8:24 PM EDT
Phil Gram is John McCain%u2019s Economic Advisor. Phil Gram is the father of the Enron Loop Hole that allows trading on futures. We%u2019ve all (including you vranger) have been had by the corruption allowed and fostered by the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress and the Bush Administration.

Vote against McCain and Phil Gram Economics,
Close the Enron Loop Hole!
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by mattcat25 August 26, 2008 8:17 PM EDT
Demand is down in the US the lowest its been in years, its not the demand.
Hillary Clinton even voted for a Bush Amendment last year declaring Iran as a Terrorist Organization handing Bush the Power to use Military Force.

Vote GOP and vote against Americans.
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by vranger August 26, 2008 8:12 PM EDT
Again, Matcat, you ignorant blustering just doesn''t make it so.

The Bush Administration has NEVER threatened to invade Iran, altho is has stated that it would not let them produce nuclear weapons. In fact, the Bush Administration spear-headed the economic sanctions thru the UN, rather than consider any military strategies.

Get it together, has your head been COMPLETELY in a hole in the ground for the last eight years? ROFL

Current oil prices have to do with global demand, along with OPEC greed. Its well reported and well documented.

Your little conspiracy theories make you sound just like one of the Michael Moorons. LOL
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by mattcat25 August 26, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
There is 68 Million Acres of unused leased approved land domestically that the Oil Companies aren%u2019t drilling, instead they and their Republican Puppets in Congress desire the US to give away valuable offshore oil and mineral rights, so they can sit on those leases also for 10 years then turn around and sell the oil to the Chinese on the open market.

Americans shouldn%u2019t vote to give away Oil to be used as ransom and a hiden tax causing the cost of everything to increase.

Vote out the Corrupt Oil Party.
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by mattcat25 August 26, 2008 8:05 PM EDT
War Mongering has everything to do with the Oil futures Market.

*** No, it doesn''''t, and your persistent voicing of a claim that is WRONG doesn''''t make it true, it only enforces your display of ignorance. If Iraq had anything to do with these oil prices, it would have happens YEARS ago, not in the last few months. Oil price spikes have happened many times where there were no wars in any oil region. But you can''''t explain those because they don''''t fit in your ignorant little template of criticism on subject you know NOTHING about. ROFL
Posted by vranger


The Bush Administration has purposely threaten war against Iran in efforts to drive the price of Oil, it reached over $140 Dollars per barrel, and if Military Action (bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb-bomb Iran) is to take place the price per barrel will exceed $200.00 per barrel and up.

The Republican Agenda was to invade Iraq, force the new government into long term oil production contracts by privatizing their oil, but the Al-Maliki Government refused to give their oil away instead singed contracts to have the Oil Companies work for them (the Iraqi Government).


It%u2019s all about OIL with the GOP.



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by vranger August 26, 2008 7:49 PM EDT
War Mongering has everything to do with the Oil futures Market.

*** No, it doesn''t, and your persistent voicing of a claim that is WRONG doesn''t make it true, it only enforces your display of ignorance. If Iraq had anything to do with these oil prices, it would have happens YEARS ago, not in the last few months. Oil price spikes have happened many times where there were no wars in any oil region. But you can''t explain those because they don''t fit in your ignorant little template of criticism on subject you know NOTHING about. ROFL


Healthcare doesn%u2019t have to Socialized, but the over charging by insurance companies and manipulated prescription drug laws need to be changed.

*** Finally you say something that borders on reality. However, Obama''s (and Clinton''s for that matter) health plan is pure socialism. That''s what we''ll have if he gets his program thru. Of course, when Hillary tried that early in Bill''s first term, it got shot down big time. We can only hope that the same thing happens again should this country be burdened with Obama for four years.
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by vranger August 26, 2008 7:29 PM EDT
"You can''t speak of the benefits of John McCain" - Mattcat25

Your poor grammar aside, of course we can.

John McCain is a long time Senator will a solid record of voting his conscience, respected across party lines ... that is ... until the Democrats had to change their tune about him to try to discredit him as a candidate.

When he co-sponsors legislation with Ted Kennedy, and the two regard each other as good friends, you know he is not a cookie cutter Replublican! LOL Yet in your ignorance, that is the label you want to put on him. The fact is you know NOTHING about John McCain, and you can''t be troubled to find out. You just sprew out what you hear from the DNC propaganda machine.

Let''s look at Obama ... no major legislation EVER sponsored. A voying record that puts him on a par with the worst ever French socialist agendas, dirty tricks to win his first election, no substantial explanation of his mean to reach his ends ... yeah ... great guy to vote for. ROFL
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