McCain plays on maverick theme
The latest TV ad from John McCain plays up his maverick reformer persona -- and tries to capitalize on the popularity of his new running mate, Sarah Palin.
The spot, titled "Original Mavericks," says that a McCain-Palin administration would take on both Republicans and Democrats to clean up the nation's capital.
"He fights pork barrel spending. She stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. He took on the drug industry. She took on Big Oil,” the announcer says. “He battled Republicans and reformed Washington. She battled Republicans and reformed Alaska. They’ll make history. They’ll change Washington.”
The ad glosses over that Palin supported the infamous bridge to a lightly populated island while she ran for governor in 2006, though she opposed it once in office.
But the spot, which is to air in battleground states, is part of a battle with Democrat Barack Obama over who would bring real change to Washington -- which every poll says that voters want.
UPDATE: The Obama campaign issued this response to the ad: “Despite being discredited over and over again by numerous news organizations, the McCain campaign continues to repeat the lie that Sarah Palin stopped the Bridge to Nowhere. John McCain has voted with George Bush 90% of the time and he and Sarah Palin will continue Bush's economic policies, his health care policy, his education policy, his energy policy, and his foreign policy. McCain and Palin will say or do anything to make people believe that they will change something besides the person sitting in the Oval Office. That's the kind of politics people are tired of, and it's anything but change,” said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton.
Politicians will say just about anything to win an election. Senator McCain has been a part of the Senate Club in Washington, D.C. for almost 3 decades. If Washington is so bad, why did he remain a part of the club for so long? If his leadership has been so great as a U.S. Senator, how come he hasn't already "reformed" Washington in the almost 30 years he has been working there? I think some politicians think the average American is stupid and unable to think for themselves.
Can we just start calling these McCain "ads" what they really are: LIES.
She didn't stop the Bridge to Nowhere. She supported it, then changed her mind when it became politically unpopular. Of course, she kept all the money anyway. Increasing fees on oil companies does not equal "standing up to Big Oil." Virtually all of the state's income is from the oil and gas industry, her husband works for BP....no governor of Alaska will ever stand up to the Big Oil in a meaningful way. At least, not one that doesn't even think global warming is real.
But I guess when you have no new ideas yourself, its best not to mention the truth.
Given the fact that Republicans have been in power for eight years,
and that Senator McCain has been moving to the right to shore up his base support,
and that he wants to continue most of President Bush's policies,
it seems the only reasonable thing to expect the Republicans to change ... is the topic.
Maverick???
The closest McCain and Palin come to being mavericks is that they are both full of heifer dust. If you don't know that expression, it's an old cowboy expression for that which is excreted from a cow.....
Gee, I didn't know mavericks voted with the failed President in lock step over 90% of the time, in "Mr. Maverick McCain's" own words in fact. Must be something new these special breed of "mavericks" do that no one ever heard of before.. I thought "mavericks" went against the established order? don't be stupid people.
Obama / Biden
Gee, I didn't know mavericks voted with the failed President in lock step over 90% of the time, in "Mr. Maverick McCain's" own words in fact. Must be something new this special breed of "mavericks" do that no one ever heard of before.. I thought "mavericks" went against the established order? don't be stupid people.
Obama / Biden
Origin of the term "maverick":
A Texas cattle rancher by the name of Samuel Maverick had a practice of not branding his cattle. So, cattle without brands came to be known as "mavericks".
Put into more accessible language:
An ambulatory source of B.S. that doesn't show any external signs of ownership, but is commonly known to belong to wealthy businessmen.
I'd say the term fits.
If you BUY into McCain bringing change to Washington...
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona you can BUY.
If you BUY into McCain bringing change to Washington...
I've got some ocean front property in Arizona you can BUY.
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