Obama Camp Turns Debate Moment Into Ad

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Advertising

Barack Obama's campaign is out with a new ad, to run on national cable outlets, highlighting Joe Biden's criticism of John McCain's health care plan in the vice presidential debate last night. The ad starts with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin explaining about the plan, "He's proposing a five thousand dollar tax credit for families so that they can get out there and they can purchase their own health care coverage." The ad then cuts in part of Biden's response: "Do you know how John McCain pays for his five thousand dollar tax credit? He taxes as income every one of you out there, every one of you listening who has a health care plan through your employer. Taxing your health care benefit. I call that the 'Ultimate Bridge to Nowhere.'" Watch it:

The McCain campaign has a new Web ad up as well, you can watch that here.

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by julez474 October 4, 2008 11:18 PM EDT: I could see many potential sound bites from the debate that the Obama campaign would be able to use in their ads against McCain/Palin. More interestingly, I''ve seen many more ads from the Obama campaign that actually give information about his issues. Something sorely lacking from the McCain camp. The McCain campaign is all about attack ads, they don''t know any other way to play it. So good one Joe!; Reply to this comment


by express-talk October 4, 2008 10:16 AM EDT: THERE ARE THREE IMPORTANT TIME BOMB HERE. 1: PALIN MADE IT CLEAR SHE WOULD PREFARE HER OWN DEBATE RULES TO THE OUTLINED. 2: PALIN IN THE DEBATE DEMANDED FOR MORE POWER FOR VP INCASE SHE BECOMES ONE. 3: PALIN HAS ADOPTED THE SAME SELFISH RULE IN ALASKA RESULTING HER GIVING POSITIONS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS AND IF YOU ARE NOT FOR HER SHE FIRES YOU! THE RESULT, SHE IS NOW UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FOR ABUSE OF POWER AND CORRUPTION! AND THIS IS JUST BARELY TWO YEARS INTO THE OFFICE AS A FRESH-MAN GOVERNOR!!!SCARY!!SCARY!!*** CHENEY CLEARLY WOULD BE FAR BETTER THAN PALIN!!; Reply to this comment


by express-talk October 4, 2008 10:05 AM EDT: PALIN IS UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION!! McCAIN SAYS HE IS ZERO IN ECONOMY AND PALIN STANDS ANTI WOMEN, POWER HUNGRY, ZERO IN FOREIGN POLICY AND EXTREMISM AND HAS HER STATE AS THE WORST IN CRIME RATE IN THE UNION!! McCAIN/PALIN TICKET IS NOT READY!; Reply to this comment


by murel1 October 4, 2008 4:10 AM EDT: It''s strange that Palin thinks that she is exempt from the rules of the game and has no need to answer questions in a debate. She thumbed her nose at everyone by saying that she didn''t need to answer. She then expects to get your/my vote.
Her attitude is like the "one shot zinger" that Palin likes to use. So "bravo" to others that also noticed she avoided answering questions.
Do we really wants a public servant that won''t event attempt to be responsive and has no respect to follow and honor even a debate format by actually answering the debate questions. That attitude is only the BEGINING, we can expect more one liners, more disregard of rules and regulations.

She sounds like our current V.P. who seems to set his own rules of the game.

Also her winking and "joe six pack" and "hockey mom" comments were very un-presidential and irritating. Palin will not get my vote.; Reply to this comment


by worldviewer October 3, 2008 5:58 PM EDT: *sigh* ... dumb people sadden me; Reply to this comment


by pholkiephred-2009 October 3, 2008 5:43 PM EDT: Sorry John, but James Garner is the original Maverick. You are the original waffler. Obama/Biden and a Democratic Congress is America''s best hope.; Reply to this comment


by armydog2 October 3, 2008 5:34 PM EDT: Obama/Biden 08 the logical and intelligent choice for the USA!!; Reply to this comment


by lemonstwst October 3, 2008 4:37 PM EDT: I must admit that I was unhappy that Palin didn''t do worse then she did, YES some new saw through her lines, but more people saw her pull better prepared then they thought she would be. To be honest its the interviews that she don''t have the chance to "study" for that show where her faults are. those are the off the cuff answers that show the real answers not the ones she is learned to parrot in an attractive manor. cute feisty Maverick''s have *** appeal Honestly she wouldn''t have any validity if she were 55 and overweight we would shake our heads in disgust at her silly answers VOTE OBAMA; Reply to this comment


by lemonstwst October 3, 2008 4:31 PM EDT: I must admit that I was unhappy that Palin didn''t do worse then she did, YES some new saw through her lines, but more people saw her pull better prepared then they thought she would be. To be honest its the interviews that she don''t have the chance to "study" for that show where her faults are. those are the off the cuff answers that show the real answers not the ones she is learned to parrot in an attractive manor. cute feisty Maverick''s have *** appeal Honestly she wouldn''t have any validity if she were 55 and overweight we would shake our heads in disgust at her silly answers VOTE OBAMA; Reply to this comment