McCain Ad Touts Ticket

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Advertising

The McCain campaign is out with a new ad, titled, "Original Mavericks," featuring the GOP candidate and his running mate, Sarah Palin. In the ad, the two are portrayed as crusading reformers, with an announcer intoning: "The original mavericks. He fights pork barrel spending. She stopped the bridge to nowhere. He took on the drug industry. She took on big oil. He battled Republicans and reformed Washington. She battled Republicans and reformed Alaska. They'll make history. They'll change Washington. McCain. Palin. Real change." Watch it:

UPDATE: A response from Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton:

"Despite being discredited over and over again by numerous news organizations, the McCain campaign continues to repeat the lie that Sarah Palin stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. John McCain has voted with George Bush 90% of the time and he and Sarah Palin will continue Bush's economic policies, his health care policy, his education policy, his energy policy, and his foreign policy. McCain and Palin will say or do anything to make people believe that they will change something besides the person sitting in the Oval Office. That's the kind of politics people are tired of, and it's anything but change."

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by ok4obama September 9, 2008 3:58 AM EDT: Democrats: Mortgage crisis? No one was manning the store, I think McCain said, "Government shouldn''t stand in your way!!". There wasn''t enough regulation and look what happened...the taxpayers get to bail out financial institutions, Fannie Mae; that''s neglect from a Republican President and a Republican philosophy.; Reply to this comment


by ok4obama September 9, 2008 3:51 AM EDT: He may have taken on the Republican''s in Washington but, he lost the battle as to who would be his VP. The first major act as a potential president is who your VP is and he folded for Palin. That''s reform!!
"The Bridge to Nowhere" became an earmark for over 200 million dollars which was accepted and spent by Palin. Are all earmarks BAD or just the one''s titled, "The Bridge to Nowhere".; Reply to this comment


by vranger September 8, 2008 9:01 PM EDT: "The Republican Party is responsible for the economy we are all dealing with today"

Wrong again. The economy was just fine two years ago. Then the do-nothing Democrat Congress got it, refused to do their jobs, and handed us this mess. And its no accident. They are perfectly willing to sit and let their inaction hurt people so that they can misdirect the blame in a Presidential election year.

These are the *** you want to put in trust of your future ... you need to learn how this stuff works and smarten up, my friend. Going thru life as an ignorant and gullible tool is not really what you have in mind, I''m sure! LOL; Reply to this comment


by vranger September 8, 2008 8:56 PM EDT: "What the hell? This nightmare just keeps getting worse will someone wake me up? It is so obvious why can''''t the majority see through this? "

Ease up, the nightmare of the last few months IS disappearing. Its looking more and more like the incompetent Obama with his lies and scams isn''t going to get away with it.

We''ll have a man with REAL experience in the White House. So relax, you''re going to be OK.; Reply to this comment


by timoteotk September 8, 2008 8:12 PM EDT: What a bunch o whiners! she took her case to the people and they make the decision%u2026NOT THE MEDIA! THIS IS STILL FOR THE TIME BEING A DEMOCRACY NOT A MEDIACRACY.If the media types keep this up they will hand the election to McCain. Barack should call off his media watchdogs or their attacks on her are going to backfire. Ala Gore 2000- people in the heartland cannot stand condescending know it alls- inlike gore- barack is likeable- but the media is going to lose it FOR him.

List of WARS (where more than 5,000 people died) and who got us into them.

Civil War- Democrats

WW I- Democrats - Wilson
WW II- Democrats - Roosevelt
Korea- Democrats- Truman
Viet Nam- Democrats- Kennedy, LBJ

hmmm%u2026

why doesn%u2019t someone do a story about the %u201Cpaid%u201D peace protesters%u2026.they are lobbyists in a sense too aren%u2019t they!!!!! (one of them admitted they were paid extra if they got arrested.

The media libs are in a flat out frenzy over this%u2026.it is just plain DE-lightful%u2026as Doug Heffernan would say.

media=dumpster diving sewer rats, scurrying to dig up anything they can from day one of the veep announcement to try and dirty her reputation. These people do not have a DECENT bone in their body or DECENT thought in their head. It is fun to watch THEM IN SUCH A FREZY - THEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY TOTAL SURPRISE ON THIS.

Pirahna is a compliment- SEWER RATS IS MORE ACCURATE; Reply to this comment


by msmpst September 8, 2008 5:44 PM EDT: Why is it not news that Ms Palin is part of a cult-like church that she has belonged to for her adult life, while Mr. Obama''s religious association is brought up regularly. Religious zealots should be pointed out, as Ms Palin appears to be one. Not someone I want a heartbeat away from the office of the President.; Reply to this comment


by lordmi September 8, 2008 4:39 PM EDT: McIdiot, that was You backing ALWYS that politics.
And doing same thing now.
McWar and Pit Bull are energizing Idiots.

Ticket for idiots.
Is country ready/
That one, which we ALL put first, except those idiots.; Reply to this comment


by earleccs September 8, 2008 3:38 PM EDT: What the hell? This nightmare just keeps getting worse will someone wake me up? It is so obvious why can''t the majority see through this?; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 September 8, 2008 3:38 PM EDT: The notion that John McCain and Sarah Palin are agents of change and will conduct themselves as %u201CMavericks%u201D against the status quo Conservative Agenda is a bridge to NOWHERE!; Reply to this comment


by converser-2009 September 8, 2008 3:24 PM EDT: Truly outstanding reporting, Vaughn.

Why would anyone think you should point out an obvious lie when a candidate puts it in an ad?; Reply to this comment