Do Latest Ads Set The Tone For Tonight's Debate?

By: Vaughn Ververs
Topics: Advertising

As the positioning begins for the second presidential debate tonight, both campaigns are out with new ads accusing one another of false attacks.

John McCain's ad, to be televised nationally, begins with an announcer asking, "who is Barack Obama?" Then the ad features a clip of a Missouri TV anchor reporting: "Obama's presidential campaign is asking Missouri law enforcement to target anyone who lies or runs a misleading television ad." The announcer continues, "How hypocritical. Obama's Social Security attack was called 'a falsehood.' His health care attack, 'misleading.' Obama's stem cell attack – 'not true.' Barack Obama. He promised better. He lied." Watch it:

Barack Obama's ad, also running nationally, accused McCain of desperation in the campaign. An announcer begins, "he's out of ideas, out of touch and running out of time. But with no plan to lift our economy up, John McCain wants to tear Barack Obama down. With smears that have been proven false. Why? McCain's own campaign admits that if the election is about the economy, he's going to lose. But as Americans lose their jobs, homes and savings, it's time for a President who'll change the economy. Not change the subject." Watch it:

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by concerned33 October 8, 2008 10:33 PM EDT: The news thats not getting reported is....
Acorn, Obama, Voter fraud; Reply to this comment


by adenizard October 7, 2008 9:43 PM EDT: McCain/Palin ticket does not offer any change in policies compare to Bush. That the reason McCain is not able to defend his position as a republican and also as a maverick. Americans want hope and a future and that is why Obama/Biden ticket is going to win on November 4th in a landslide.

We need change and we need a plan. Obama/Biden 08 is our opportunity for a better tomorrow.; Reply to this comment


by lwc777 October 7, 2008 5:12 PM EDT: Okay, Obama is a lawyer and Biden is a lawyer. Isn''t it the lawyers that messed this whole country up in the first place, including all the ones we have there now in office? That''s the single least trusted profession in the country according to polls for the last 10 years, and yet we have naive people all over the country thinking (it''s a miracle - they are going to tell the truth now?). "duh, they sound smarter den me, so dey tould be in office, errr duh." Just because they say they will do something - DOESN''T mean they will! They get paid high salaries to lie professionally and twist words so you can''t understand what they are saying. Then they deceive people into thinking they sound so intelligent, so they get elected. WOW - That''s really what we need in office right now. What a JOKE! Let''s see a list of how they have ever helped you. But please start by listing the Bill you got from them. They are good at taking your money - just where they belong - in Washington. People wake up!; Reply to this comment


by smittygizmo October 7, 2008 4:30 PM EDT: I think, as do many other Americans;that John McCain is a very desperate man.He can''t speak truthfully about Barrack Obama,so he resorts to lies and false information.I know however,he is lying.I have alot of faith in the American people as a whole.Most of us know better;which the polls show.This is merely a desperate act;from a desperate McCain/Palin ticket.I say the November election will show this, with an Obama/Biden win!! We are all sick of the negative ads the McCain camp runs.Go Barrack and Joe,save us from the insanity!!!VOTE OBAMA/BIDEN!!!!!!!!; Reply to this comment


by dicktracy200 October 7, 2008 4:15 PM EDT: The verdict is in. At a time when the terrible, terrible state of the economy is causing US citizens such as the guy in California to kill this morning his wife, three children, mother-in-law and self, why do we continue to participate in mudslinging. The state of our economy is a very serious and grave issue at this time. We can not waste time engaging in mudslinging that the only purpose it serves is to divert the very, very serious issues of the economy, that our country is faced with. I think we as Americans are very capable of determining one%u2019s character, thats our job and we don%u2019t need any help in accomplishing it. Please this is our time (the American People), we have a decision to make on Nov 4, which is only weeks away. We would ask that the candidates not waste any more of our time trying to influence the us whether or not someones character is upstanding, we can do that. What we wish would be done is for the candidates to take time and share a strategy dealing with the economy with us that we don%u2019t loose anymore people as we already have in California to collateral damage.; Reply to this comment


by mavsreader October 7, 2008 2:22 PM EDT: Who is John McCain? What have they done with him?; Reply to this comment


by mattcat25 October 7, 2008 1:49 PM EDT: The McCain/Palin Campaign is in desperation mode. The American People have experienced the direct results of the Conservative Agenda. The only expertise John McCain has a grasp on is Military Procedures and War Mongering. The Future of the United States under a John McCain Presidency would be to continue and broaden the Military Industrial Complex Economy with more WAR.; Reply to this comment