Posted on 09/22/2008 9:11:16 AM PDT by nmh
Hard-Hitting McCain Ad Links Obama to Chicago Political ‘Machine’
by FOXNews.com Monday, September 22, 2008
John McCain’s campaign released one of its hardest hitting ads in this election on Monday, aiming to ratchet up the guilt-by-association game by linking Barack Obama to convicted felon Tony Rezko.
The new spot, “Chicago Machine” also connects the Democratic presidential nominee to three prominent Illinois politicians– former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, Illinois state Senate President Emil Jones and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — all of whom have faced criticism for questionable ties to businessmen and political power brokers.
The ad claims Obama is “born of the corrupt Chicago political machine,” before calling Jones his “political godfather” and Rezko his “money man.”
Jones and Blagojevich are under an “ethics cloud,” says the McCain camp, relating to investigations into nepotism and favors to political donors by the two pols. As for Daley, the ad suggests cronysim is at play for the former Fannie Mae “lobbyist” and brother of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
The ad is to be released nationally. The Obama campaign responded by saying the Democrat is the true maverick when it comes to ethics reform.
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Good one!
McCain links Obama to corrupt Chicago politicians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0cq4Nytu8
(Excerpt) Read more at elections.foxnews.com ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0cq4Nytu8
View the ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0cq4Nytu8
Another excerpt:
“Still untouched by the McCain camp are Obama’s connections to Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers and Obama’s controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Obama called Wright a “legitimate political issue” back in the spring. McCain advisers say those names and associations will not be off-limits and could come up in the last 43 days before the Nov. 4 election.”
GO FOR IT McPain - don’t hold back.
We can’t have that you know what in the WH.
The Chicago criminal class on national display...I like it.
“The Obama campaign responded by saying the Democrat is the true maverick when it comes to ethics reform.”
That’s it? I guess when you cry “vile and despicable” at the drop of every ad it kind of get’s like the boy who cried wolf.
This is supposed to be a hard-hitting ad? It’s fluff!!
Doesn’t he know that “Chicago Political Machine” is a racial code word?
Well, it will be by the end of today, anyway.
Patience. Can’t let all the ammo fly in mid-September.
The Swiftboaters hit early last election, and it worked.
Gloves are off! This ad is a great first one in a line of ads to come! So happy that the Senator parted ways with McKinnon and now we are getting real ads that bite!
The Gov is going down and he might take Obama with him.
Why the MSM has not covered this in more detail in no mystery, but it is all out there. The Chicago suburban papers have covered it in detail.
There is every reason to tie Barack Hussein and Michelle to Rezko and his hospital shake downs.
Kerry didn’t respond forcefully for weeks.
Well I think the Gov may take the Rats down with him for the what is going in this state..
I hear the Democrats whining an moaning already about this being a negative ad. The truth is negative only to those trying to hide somthing.
I hear the Democrats whining an moaning already about this being a negative ad. The truth is negative only to those trying to hide something.
Pardon the double post
;)
I can only hope he is working up to more devestating ads. This one is a start. I’d like to see one on ACORN and Obama and his thugs.
That's redundant.
Another excerpt:
“Still untouched by the McCain camp are Obama’s connections to Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers
An excerpt from where? Does the ad say that they themselves have not touched the connections?
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