John McCain 2008 Launches New TV Ad: 'Tiny'

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[flyfree]

VIEW THE AD HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhH2q6h7_Ow

[spacejunkie01]

mediocre at best. He should have used OBAMA saying these exact words.

[Tarpon]

And then there is global warming, AMNESTY and -— Lose.

[wideawake]

Iran is bigger than France or Germany or the UK or Italy.

Iran has more people than France or the UK or Italy.

Out of 220 countries it ranks 18th in size and 17th in population.

[moose2004]

I totally disagree with you, that is a great ad that further exposes Obambi’s gross inexperience. Keep em’ coming Mac, you’re kicking the messiah’s a$$!

[SolidWood]

Iran is tiny compared to Obama’s 57 state union, which include the states of China, Brazil and Russia. ;o)

[impeachedrapist]

I don’t think it’s mediocre. But I do agree it would have been more effective with video/audio clips of the Obamessiah making those nonsensical comments.

[Hattie]

Great ad. Can’t believe the Repubs are fighting. And with great humor in some, facts in others, quoting the messiah himself.

[wideawake]

And they're fighting him not by using innuendos about his drug abuse, or suggesting affairs, or mentioning his birth certificate or suggesting that he is still a Muslim.

They are fighting himon substance: by pointing out that he is more of a celebrity than an accomplished public servant, that he lacks experience, that he lacks basic geopolitical sense, that he openly associates himself with very shady characters like Tony Rezko and Bill Ayers.

It's all above-the-belt stuff and the public realizes that Obama is not being smeared, but being challenged.

[RogerD]

Iran is bigger than France or Germany or the UK or Italy. Iran has more people than France or the UK or Italy. Out of 220 countries it ranks 18th in size and 17th in population.

Exactly right. Land areas in sq km:

Italy 301,333 , Japan 377,873, Germany 356,910, total 1,036,116

Iran 1,648,000

Iran is substantially bigger than the combined Axis Powers from WW II, and I'm sure McCain knows that, even though Obama doesn't know or doesn't want to admit it. Even if you prefer to look at oil revenue or their enthusiam for terrorism and war instead of just area, the conclusion is the same. They're not tiny.

[Gemsbok]

It’s an effective ad, I like it exactly the way it was done.

[submarinerswife]

Very effective ad......until his campaign goons request that it be taken off the air and people arrested for telling the truth.....

[spacejunkie01]

I sure didn’t mean to imply McCain should stop powerful ads. I LOVE them!!! I just think it works soooo much better when it’s a clip of Obama saying it himself, as opposed to his words type written on the screen.

I say, keep em comin’! And Fox better get off their lib a$$es and run that ayers ad too. That’s ridiculous. Especially since obummer has now countered it with an ad of his own.

[moose2004]

I must have misunderstood your post, sorry about that and thanks for the reply. Oh yeah, Go Mac!!!

[Ziva]

Great ad. It will really resonate with Jewish Democrats, many who are already leaning towards McCain.

[Norman Bates]

The McCain List.

A hard hitting ad going after Obama's naivety on Iran.

Click here to watch "Tiny" on YouTube

[Out to lunch]

He has got to do better ads than this. He's going to get blasted for distorting what Obama said. The quote was “these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union.”

Is there anyone working for McCain that knows how to do good advertising?

[wolf78]

Iran is substantially bigger than the combined Axis Powers from WW II, and I'm sure McCain knows that, even though Obama doesn't know or doesn't want to admit it. Even if you prefer to look at oil revenue or their enthusiam for terrorism and war instead of just area, the conclusion is the same. They're not tiny.

Iran is by no means tiny, however landmass certainly is only a minor factor when it comes to determining "strength" (e.g. military strength). Population size is one (i.e. number of potential soldiers. For comparison purposes:

Germany 82 million
Japan 127 million

Iran 70 million

However, what made e.g. Germany a major power in both world wars, was industrial output, which translates into the ability to sustain a war machine. Also there is the technological development of a society, both these factors play into the GDP. And that's where the real difference is:

Germany 3.3 trillion $ (slightly above China)
Japan 4.3 trillion $

Iran 0.3 trillion $(without the oil business probably an even lower number)

[RogerD]

I agree in terms of an extended war that GDP and population are important factors. Still, I would keep in mind the fraction of their GDP that Iran is willing to spend on warfare and their willingness to recruit and deploy large numbers of boys as young as 13 for both infantry warfare and terrorism. While neither helps in winning a sustained ground war, both factors will make the conflict more expensive for us if we wait to fight Iran until they are ready and a nuclear power.