Comments on: McCain’s New “The One” Ad Is Humorous, Confused, Dangerous http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jennie http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-414119 Jennie Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:14:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-414119 I don't think it is just Obama that McCain is mocking with these ads. My opinion is that he is also pointing out and mocking this propensity of the religious right to be worked up in to a frenzy and driven by their fears of anything related to the end times and the anti-christ. If McCain is just having a little fun, as he says he is, then it seems like frat-boy humor to me. I think I'm ready to stop watching "Frat-Boy Goes to the White House." I don’t think it is just Obama that McCain is mocking with these ads. My opinion is that he is also pointing out and mocking this propensity of the religious right to be worked up in to a frenzy and driven by their fears of anything related to the end times and the anti-christ.

If McCain is just having a little fun, as he says he is, then it seems like frat-boy humor to me. I think I’m ready to stop watching “Frat-Boy Goes to the White House.”

]]> By: Kate http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412717 Kate Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:18:43 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412717 Any Christian who calls him or herself a Democrat (or vise versa) should check out this link. It’s a great analysis of this ad and near the bottom is a break-down of all the crazy illusions to the rapture, the Left Behind series, Obama being the anti-Christ, Revelation, and a plethora of other religious icons and imagery. This ad isn’t a joke and it was not made light-heartedly, as the McCain camp has said. Every word and scene was deliberate and potentially damaging to the Obama campaign because it feeds on people’s misguided fears. Worth a look: http://faithfuldemocrats.com/content/view/778/92/ Any Christian who calls him or herself a Democrat (or vise versa) should check out this link. It’s a great analysis of this ad and near the bottom is a break-down of all the crazy illusions to the rapture, the Left Behind series, Obama being the anti-Christ, Revelation, and a plethora of other religious icons and imagery. This ad isn’t a joke and it was not made light-heartedly, as the McCain camp has said. Every word and scene was deliberate and potentially damaging to the Obama campaign because it feeds on people’s misguided fears. Worth a look: http://faithfuldemocrats.com/content/view/778/92/

]]> By: J. Harden http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412639 J. Harden Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:55:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412639 mdgeorge has it exactly correct. Does anyone remember the rapture prank that Justin posted a while ago? This ad was perfect -- it mocked Obama to one demographic and it called him the anti-Christ to the Evangelicals. mdgeorge has it exactly correct. Does anyone remember the rapture prank that Justin posted a while ago? This ad was perfect — it mocked Obama to one demographic and it called him the anti-Christ to the Evangelicals.

]]> By: mdgeorge http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412605 mdgeorge Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:49:36 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412605 This ad isn't stupid, it's a direct appeal to the end-times theology. He's calling Obama the anti-christ. This ad has "dog-whistle" written all over it. This ad isn’t stupid, it’s a direct appeal to the end-times theology. He’s calling Obama the anti-christ. This ad has “dog-whistle” written all over it.

]]> By: Alan Stewart Carl http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412585 Alan Stewart Carl Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:35:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412585 Captain: that's a very good point. Captain: that’s a very good point.

]]> By: CaptainUltimate http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412581 CaptainUltimate Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:02:03 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412581 Yes, but John McCain is the one making ads on said ridiculous meme. Big difference there. Yes, but John McCain is the one making ads on said ridiculous meme.

Big difference there.

]]> By: Alan Stewart Carl http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412577 Alan Stewart Carl Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:36:04 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412577 "Frankly, I think McCain is going to snap at some point. He just doesn’t appear stable to me." BTW, Ed, thanks for providing the liberal equivilant to the above McCain ad. The "McCain is unstable" meme is as prevelant on the left as the "Obama thinks he's the messiah" meme is on the right. “Frankly, I think McCain is going to snap at some point. He just doesn’t appear stable to me.”

BTW, Ed, thanks for providing the liberal equivilant to the above McCain ad. The “McCain is unstable” meme is as prevelant on the left as the “Obama thinks he’s the messiah” meme is on the right.

]]> By: Alan Stewart Carl http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412575 Alan Stewart Carl Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:32:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412575 I think it's legitimate to point out that Obama may have an unrealistic view of his own potential, but this ad sucks. As Justin points out, ending with "Barack Obama may be the one" is just stupid. Terrible writing. If you're going to hit the guy for being arrogant, hit him hard. Don't wuss out at the end. Still, those clips of Obama making over-the-top statements about himself will haunt him this election -- count on it. I think it’s legitimate to point out that Obama may have an unrealistic view of his own potential, but this ad sucks. As Justin points out, ending with “Barack Obama may be the one” is just stupid. Terrible writing. If you’re going to hit the guy for being arrogant, hit him hard. Don’t wuss out at the end.

Still, those clips of Obama making over-the-top statements about himself will haunt him this election — count on it.

]]> By: dualdiagnosis http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412570 dualdiagnosis Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:25:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412570 These ads are working! The celeb ad hit Obama for supporting foreign oil, next thing you know Obama is supporting off-shore drilling. These ads are working!

The celeb ad hit Obama for supporting foreign oil, next thing you know Obama is supporting off-shore drilling.

]]> By: Sam. http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412569 Sam. Sat, 02 Aug 2008 07:32:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412569 they're not that far off producing an ad FOR Obama with that one. they’re not that far off producing an ad FOR Obama with that one.

]]> By: Rob in Denver http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412556 Rob in Denver Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:14:19 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412556 Justin wrote: "And you know they’ll respond with the same old tired, transparent Republican response of, 'Hey, don’t you have a sense of humor?'" <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/01/the-mccain-strategy-from_n_116452.html" rel="nofollow">Already done</a>: "We were having some fun with our supporters who we sent it out to," McCain explains later in the day. "We are going to display a sense of humor in this campaign." Justin wrote:
“And you know they’ll respond with the same old tired, transparent Republican response of, ‘Hey, don’t you have a sense of humor?’”

Already done:

“We were having some fun with our supporters who we sent it out to,” McCain explains later in the day. “We are going to display a sense of humor in this campaign.”

]]> By: Dollface http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412555 Dollface Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:16:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412555 Weren't we just talking about McCain's pathetic "Obama is a Celebrity, Not a Leader" ad two minutes ago? Here is another fine example of how the McCain campaign is grasping at straws. Seems pretty desperate that they couldn't even wait for the first ad to "sink in" before throwing another jab. Weren’t we just talking about McCain’s pathetic “Obama is a Celebrity, Not a Leader” ad two minutes ago? Here is another fine example of how the McCain campaign is grasping at straws.

Seems pretty desperate that they couldn’t even wait for the first ad to “sink in” before throwing another jab.

]]> By: Ed http://donklephant.com/2008/08/01/mccains-new-the-one-ad-is-humorous-confused-dangerous/comment-page-1/#comment-412553 Ed Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:53:07 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6594#comment-412553 Another day, another pathetic display by McCain. How anyone can even consider him qualified to be president is beyond me. The thought of this old coot with his ugly, creepy sneer trying to represent us sends a chill down my spine. Frankly, I think McCain is going to snap at some point. He just doesn't appear stable to me. Another day, another pathetic display by McCain. How anyone can even consider him qualified to be president is beyond me. The thought of this old coot with his ugly, creepy sneer trying to represent us sends a chill down my spine.

Frankly, I think McCain is going to snap at some point. He just doesn’t appear stable to me.

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