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Obama Response Ad: He Won't "Use Fear And Calculation To Divide Us"
The Obama campaign has rushed out a new ad hitting back against Hillary Clinton's Pennsylvania spot that asked which candidate "has what it takes" to deal with Osama bin Laden:
The Obama camp poses its own rhetorical question: "And who in times of challenge will unite us, not use fear and calculation to divide us?"
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ZOMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He wasn't wearing a flag pin in 2004, either.
Good response, even sans flag pin.
I'm impressed with the Obama's campaign ability to hit back.
It helps to have truckloads of cash on hand. Speaking of, what's Clinton going to do after today?
Er, tomorrow?
April 21, 2008 5:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Indeed. Well done. I am impressed as ever with his nimbleness and the reliability of his instincts.
April 21, 2008 5:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
I thought it was a pretty good ad too. Except I'm not so sure about the clip of him that they used at the end, something a little off-putting about the way he was moving.
April 21, 2008 5:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think that footage is from his speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004.
April 21, 2008 6:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Anyone else find this one a bit better than the last 10 or so. This is the first ad from either side that I actually liked more than I disliked.
April 21, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wholeheartedly agree. Even if they were all defensive in nature, I've found myself a little queasy the last several days at how negative a flavor his ads have had. Glad to see a return to a more positive emphasis on what his campaign promises to bring to the country - change, judgment, etc.
April 21, 2008 5:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
On a different note, why hasn't he answered any questions from his travelling corps of reporters for the last 10 days? Too worried about making another gaffe? Not really in keeping with an open and honest President...
http://weblogs.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/blog/2008/04/a_mellow_start_on_pa_primary_e.html#more
April 21, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'll say it again - I love this campaign. It's the best I've seen in years, it really is.
I'm not just wearing my Obama shades - this is the best run campaign I've seen, maybe ever. I'm so impressed.
April 21, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
"I'm not just wearing my Obama shades"
Let's be honest here - you had your eyes lasered some time ago ;-)
April 21, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wish I had laser vision - I'd use it on you. :)
April 21, 2008 6:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
I agree, Tena. I've was intrigued at his initial announcement that he was running, and after doing a bit of digging in the run up to Iowa became extremely impressed with what has become the juggernaut that is the Obama campaign machine.
Pig out.
April 21, 2008 8:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Very tight well designed ad.
April 21, 2008 5:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, well done on dividing the party.
April 21, 2008 5:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is dividing the party? The ad above?!? What are you talking about?
April 21, 2008 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Running against Clinton is dividing the party, silly. If only he would just concede the nomination to its rightful holder ...
April 22, 2008 5:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
It helps to have truckloads of cash on hand. Speaking of, what's Clinton going to do after today?
Er, tomorrow?
Well, she is planning a rally in Philly tomorrow night, and Obama is hightailing to an event in IN. Hmmph.
Maybe she can return the favor and stomp on his speech before his concession like he did to her.
April 21, 2008 5:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hillary Clinton gives concession speeches?
April 21, 2008 5:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is probably a pointless effort, but what is the source of your information about where each candidate is going to be?
April 21, 2008 5:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
He "stomped" her because she didn't actually concede in the concession speech.
April 21, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
And actually, my question should have been worded "With no money, no sweeping victory, and a pile o'debt, what's Clinton going to be doing after tomorrow"?
Hmmmmm?
April 21, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
The problem with that one was that SHE NEVER CONCEDED.
Nor did she congratulate him on his win.
It was the TV networks that decided to run him instead of her anyway. They were in two different locations with different sets of people.
Let's be real about it, please.
April 22, 2008 12:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
The thing is - a campaign this well-run makes me feel good about donating to it -
It keeps me wanting to send money to Obama because they handle it well.
Gee, let's compare and contrast: if the kind of president someone will be is mirrored in the kind of campaign they run, well...I don't want Clinton anywhere near the economy. The deficit is beyond staggering now.
She has proven she'll run up debts without thinking twice if she thinks it benefits her.
No thanks.
April 21, 2008 5:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Totally off topic, but do you think that the Obama v Clinton Pollster.com graph to our right looks more like a duck in a wedding dress with a long train, or more like a snake that has just swallowed a great Dane?
April 21, 2008 5:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nap time?
April 21, 2008 5:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Flip it 90 degrees, and just count from mid-Jan, and you've got a liberty bell!
April 21, 2008 5:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
And here I was seeing an orgy. What's wrong with me?
;)
April 21, 2008 6:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Bill: "Under GOP Primary System, Hillary Would Be Winning"
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/04/bill-clinton-un.html
Fighting all the way to which convention?
April 21, 2008 5:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
And if cows could fly, and if we were never drawn into national imbroglios over that woman...
April 21, 2008 5:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
And Mondale would have won according to the rules that govern elections in Canada. What of it?
April 21, 2008 6:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
And we could have ham and eggs! If we had some eggs. And some ham...
April 21, 2008 6:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
And I say: If I looked like Michelle Pfeiffer, elephants could sing.
April 21, 2008 6:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
Which is another thing I like about Obama.
He looked at the task ahead and came up with an appropriate strategy for that task. Clinton looked at the task ahead and chose the wrong strategy (inevitability, only go for big states, done by Super Tuesday). Next thing you know, Obama has a string of 11 victories in a row, is clearly ahead in the delegate count, and Clinton is too far behind to catch up.
Now, which management style would be better for the country? One in which the appropriate strategy is carefully chosen, or one in which an inappropriate strategy is chosen (one that according to Bill was more suitable to the GOP primaries, i.e. the race in which Hillary was not competing) followed by embarrassing excuses that wouldn't have passed the laugh test back in 5th grade?
April 22, 2008 10:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
She woulda won, if we decided the nomination by a bowl-off. (Maybe. Then again, if it was decided by bowl-off, he woulda honed his bowling skills. She might have practised for a round of golf, then complained that she shoulda won, if only golf counted.)
She woulda won, if we only counted the votes of people that matterTM. She woulda won, if only the following votes hadn't been counted: those of caucusgoers, young people, people in small states, people in red states, people in big cities, liberals, progressives, men, young women, students, the college-educated, African-Americans, nonblacks who are just fine with voting for an African-American, activists, new voters, Independents, crossover Republicans who aren't influenced by Rush Limbaugh, and the millions of others who supported Obama.
April 22, 2008 5:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
And, remember, while McCain will follow Bin Laden to the gates of Hell, Obama's the only one who will follow him into Pakistan if Musharraf doesn't cooperate.
April 21, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Great line for the first ad after Obama gets the nomination! :)
April 21, 2008 6:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, he's right. I don't see "fear" or "calculation" on this list! He did use "calculating", but let's give him a pass.
Who said Hillary Clinton will "literally do anything to win? The Obama campaign.
Who said she is "attempting to deceive the American people"? The Obama campaign.
Who said she has a secret 20-year plan to become president? Barack Obama.
Who called Hillary a "calculating, poll-tested, divisive figure"? Barack Obama.
Who called Hillary "one of the most secretive politicians in America"? Barack Obama's campaign manager.
Who said Hillary Clinton's campaign is "playing politics with war"? The Obama campaign.
Who said John McCain is seen as more honest and trustworthy than Hillary Clinton? Barack Obama's campaign spokesman.
Who called Hillary Clinton "dishonest"? Barack Obama
Who referred to Hillary Clinton as "a monster"?
Obama's top adviser.
Who said Hillary Clinton "stands for nothing"? Barack Obama.
Who said of Hillary Clinton, "The american people are not going to elect a president they do not trust"? Obama's campaign manager.
Who claimed Hillary Clinton "consistently" and "deliberately" misleads the American people? Obama's campaign spokesman.
Who mocked Hillary Clinton as "Annie Oakley"? Barack Obama.
April 21, 2008 8:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
April 21, 2008 11:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
I get it. Clintonites don't want the truth to be told about Hillary.
But, I guess I should expect her followers to be liars, too.
I'm sorry about that last line; but the sniper fire made me forget what I was doing.
April 22, 2008 12:30 AM | Reply | Permalink