Posted on 11/02/2008 12:44:03 PM PST by DrHannibalLecter
CNN) – With Pennsylvania's developing status as a must-win battleground for John McCain, the state GOP launched a last-minute television ad there highlighting Barack Obama's relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
"If you think you could ever vote for Barack Obama, consider this: Obama chose as his spiritual leader this man," the ad's narrator says, before clips of Wright's controversial statements are shown.
"Does that sound like someone who should be president?" the ad continues.
The party did not release the extent of the ad buy, but defended the decision to air it.
"We feel that it is necessary that the American people remember that Obama sat in a church and listened to this man preach hate for many, many years," said a statement posted on the state party's Web site. "What does that say about his judgment? Do we want the next President of the United States to have spent years listening to hateful rhetoric without having the good judgment to walk out?"
McCain has said he does not believe Obama's relationship with Wright should be an issue in the campaign — to the ire of some Republicans, who feel it raises questions about the Illinois senator's judgment.
In an interview last month, Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin seemed to suggest Wright was a fair issue to raise, but that the final decision was McCain's.
"[Obama] sat in the pews for 20 years, and heard Reverend Wright say some things that most people would find a bit concerning. But again that is John McCain's call," said Palin
(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...
I thought it was one of the 527’s running this, maybe not in PA.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The 527 is running one of their own too. Doubling up in PA>
holy crap, that is a blistering ad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hope mccain doesn’t run any other ads aside from these!!
The people in charge of running the last minute ads against barry must feel like kids in a candy store.
i would too!
they should run wright ads, murtha redneck/racist ads, and run the clinging to guns/religion ads!
tri-factor strategy of win!
That'll go over real good in PA.
OH my,
I bet the Obamunists will not like that one at all.
In McCain’s desire to keep the campaign on a higher ground he is deserting his followers, the voters and the GOP for its time and effort.
He needs to shed the guilt of survivorship and get on with the war waging.
An ideological one - of which he knows the consequences.
from your keyboard to mccain’s ears
Good ad.
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Not only Pennsylvania - but also include Indiana, southern Ohio, western Virginia and all of West Virginia.
Gotta run the Coal Bankrupt comment as well....one two punch!
Not doubling up, it’s called doubling down! Go Cuda!
I AGREE DROP the Rev wright....pput on the Coal bankrupt video!!
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