Problem with...McCain's Ads

"You know, I don't pay attention to John McCain's ads, although I do notice he doesn't seem to have anything to say very positive about himself. He seems to only be talking about me. You need to ask John McCain what he's for and not just what he's against," [Obama] said.

Here's the ad:

Problems with this ad:

1) He's comparing Obama to Paris Hilton and Brittany Spears. This would be known as a false analogy as they are both dumb as rocks and Obama is clearly intelligent. You can disagree with his positions, but if you don't think Obama is intelligent I'm going to bet you think the earth is 6,000 years old or Lizards control the government.

2) Obama is against off-shore drilling. Hmmm, I wonder why that would be true. Is it because off-shore drilling won't help the energy crisis we're experiencing? Between a Republican and a Democratic candidate, who do you think is more likely to continue letting the oil companies do what they want? Now granted I would like to hear what positive things Obama plans for the energy crisis, but his lack of support for offshore drilling just seems to make it clear that he understands the problem better than McCain.

3) Raise taxes. Ahh, the old standard. Democrat = tax and spend. Of course, we have a situation right now where our government is hemorrhaging money it doesn't have. So I guess that makes the other half: Republicans = do nothing and spend.

4) The biggest problem is ultimately the negativity. Nothing in that ad gives a positive message from McCain. In fact, judging from the statements in the ad alone, McCain could do and promote exactly the same things he accuses Obama of promoting. Nowhere does it say that McCain will drill offshore, or that McCain won't raise taxes. There is not a single instance of McCain saying anything positive about himself.

5) His smirking face at the end is not going to help him. 

One of the reasons I thought McCain got the Republican nod was that it seemed like he wasn't going to pull all of the same old garbage. Republicans are just as sick of this negativity as Democrats and those of us who are independents were sick of it long before them. We had a chance with Obama and McCain, the first chance in as long as I can remember, to have a real positive campaign were both sides spent their time arguing for their positions and not kneecapping the other. I also think it is still possible, but only if we the public make it clear that this kind of nonsense will not fly. 

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YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS

via cynical c

No. Really. I know you're thinking you don't have time for this. Seriously, watch it.

"Don't Talk to the Police." (Even when you're innocent.)

I think my favorite line from the officer was "off the record is like a unicorn - no such thing"

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Bush or Batman?

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More Fun with the TSA

Here are two stories to lighten your heart when you realize that you don't have to fly anywhere today. (My apologies for those reading this in an airport.)

This first article is about a CNN reporter who wrote critically about the TSA's security measures. Ever since then he is harassed by security in every airport he goes to. What makes this richer is that the TSA claims he is not on the watch list even though the airport security has told him he was. 

The second article is about x-rated searches. Basically, if you have anything wrong with you - say a prosthetic leg - you can expect to be striped searched in a room with glass walls (don't throw stones) in front of anyone who wants a good show when your leg sets off the metal detectors. Oh, and you should be glad that your safer because they're making you do this. Why can't the video game = pornography crusaders help us out with this one. 

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Zombies!!!

via Boing Boing

Sorry it's been a while since I've posted. Here's something fun and creepy to hold you over.

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One Million!!!

I've heard questions raised about the definition of a terrorist with regards to fighting in a war, for example the Colonies in the Revolutionary War. But I never thought about it this way before: can you be a terrorist if you are in the majority? If those who are in charge or are the majority go smacking around a minority group, is that terrorism?

The reason I ask is that the US Terrorist Watch List now has one million names on it. 

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Oceanspray

hmmm... ocean spray.

(Don't ask)

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