Well, there it was--first McCain ad of the Olympics.

[Bicoastal]

Same old celebrity one. When does Obama's come on?

[geek tragedy]

1. Negative ad during the Olympics? n/t

[cbc5g]

2. Shameful

negative advertising in the olympics?

[depakid]

17. LOL. Clueless

As to how most Americans think....

Yeah, it's shameless- but it's also effective.

Two might play at this game and win.

If they wanted to/

[DaDeacon]

3. HA HA yes old man spend that cash you don't have! n/t

[whistle]

4. Jesus, how much per minute?

[DJ13]

5. I hear he has a special Olympics ad prepared with him wearing a Speedo

Just kidding ............I hope!

[Spazito]

6. Given his total lack of respect for women, including his wife/s...

it would more likely be Cindy in a Speedo and nothing else, if he could get away with it. After Sturgis, nothing is beyond the pale with him, imo.

[EC]

7. I think soon, people won't notice it's a negative ad,

they'll tune out everything but the image and maybe be pulled in subliminally.

[Thrill]

8. He never has positive ads about his policies. Its all about trashing Obama

I hope people tune it out and there is backlash.

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Paris should run her response during the Olympics.. OMG.. wouldn't that be great?

[Politicub]

10. It was quite a contrast

So much negativity from Mr. Maverick in the middle of the over the top goodwill of the Olympics.

[TheDonkey]

11. must be local ad buys. I didn't see any McClown ad

[gblady]

12. grrrrr.......

saw it, too....
made me sick!
paints such an untrue portrait of Barack.

[TheDonkey]

13. eeeek I just saw it. It is the 2nd celebrity ad

w/ a less flattering picture of Obama. Shameless.

[Carrieyazel]

14. Are we that naive, folks? McCain is going to run a barrage of negative ads

all through the Olympics on all of the NBC networks. Some new, some already out, and it looks like he's going on the freakin' offensive yet again, outdoing the Obama camp in number of ads run during the Olympics. If the Obama camp doesn't run some effective ads of their own, this could be a damaging 2 weeks.

[Barack_America]

15. I thought it was pretty tasteless to run a negative ad during the Opening Ceremonies...

It was downright crass to dampen the mood with that pointless negativity.

Tacky, tacky, tacky.

Actually, I'm really hoping that Obama keeps it positive with his Olympic ad buy. The Olympics are no time for mudslinging.

[eshfemme]

16. What else do you expect from someone who's famous for singing "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran"?

[depakid]

18. The__________ are no time for mudslinging.

First of all, we don't need to lie. That's the beauty of it.

And second of all- if you haven't noticed, Republicans and their allies have been kicking rational thinking peoples' asses for the past 25 years.

Ask yourself: Why is that?

[Barack_America]

23. It was low for even them...

That's my point.

[Awsi Dooger]

19. Let him run that ad

It starts out like it might be a pro-Obama ad. You want the outset to be gripping and clear. I guarantee if you asked viewers after the Olympic telecast if they saw a pro-Obama ad or pro-McCain, a higher percentage than typical would say pro-Obama.

Ed Rollins had it right tonight. He's one of the right wing pundits who doesn't slant everything to his side. Those are the analysts I appreciate. He gave specific poll numbers on likability, with a huge gap in Obama's favor. Rollins said when you're seen as far less likable, the attack ads don't work, boosting your negatives in the process.

[AllentownJake]

20. Most people have seen it before

He didn't even make a new shitty ad for his olympic ad buy. Law of diminishing returns.

[nc4bo]

21. McCain = McPrick. nt

[DangerousRhythm]

22. Ugh, I saw it too.

I rolled my eyes at the TV and muted it. Even my conservative friend made fun of it... that makes me feel a bit better. :rofl: