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| New Dem Ad says McCain Wants Your Baby | |
| 2008-06-17 | |
| Not wants to have your baby, wants your baby for his hundred-year war. A major labor union and the liberal organization MoveOn.org are joining forces to air a provocative new ad portraying John McCain's Iraq policy as a prolonged presence that would involve a new generation of Americans. Paid for by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and by MoveOn.org, the commercial represents an expansion by Democratic-leaning groups of a campaign against McCain. It also targets one of McCain's major assets - his public credibility on national security issues. The ad will begin airing nationally Wednesday on CNN and MSNBC, and in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin markets. It will run for a week at a cost of $543,000. In the ad, an actress with an infant child speaks as if she were addressing McCain, the likely Republican presidential nominee. "Hi John McCain," she says. "This is Alex. And he's my first. So far his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog. That, and making my heart pound every time I look at him. And so, John McCain, when you say you would stay in Iraq for 100 years, were you counting on Alex? Because if you were, you can't have him." Nobody was 'counting on' my kid, lady; he volunteered. And his Mother was mature enough to let him go. He went to Iraq as a C- student and came back as an A student.
Last week, McCain aired his own commercial where he asserts, "I hate war." The ad is biographical, recalling his family's military service and his more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The campaign referred questions about the ad to the Republican National Committee, which said the country needs a president who listens to his commanders, not partisan groups like MoveOn.org. "Bringing peace and security to Iraq will require a commander in chief who won't allow partisanship to cloud his judgment," said Polls show that while a large majority of the public opposes the war, they split almost evenly between McCain and his likely Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, over who would better handle Iraq. I got polled Friday afternoon by a kid who wrote my answers in his notebook. That way, if the pollsters didn't like my answers (and they won't) they can rip out the page and ad me to the list of folks who weren't home. "The ad aims to give voice to so many people who are frustrated that we seem to be stuck in Iraq," said Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org's executive director. "It speaks to the worry that people have that we'll be sending another generation of young men and women to Iraq if we continue." The AFSCME-MoveOn effort unites two forces that were on opposite camps during the Democratic primary. AFSCME backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, while MoveOn backed Obama, who clinched the nomination this month. | |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #21 not one existing, but usually they're "closed shop" for bargaining, and if you're a member who doesn't agree with their political leanings, you can refuse to pay or those fees - only for bargaining and admin costs |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-17 22:26 |
| #20 I gotta believe there is some law buried in the books about public service unions not engaging in political activity. If not, propose one as soon as adults gain the congressional majority. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-06-17 21:41 |
| #19 Just another way of accussing McCain of being a "Baby Killer" Same tired accusation he has heard for years and years. Same greeting he got from the left after he got released from Hanoi. What's the matter MoveOn can't get any new material? |
| Posted by: TomAnon 2008-06-17 21:07 |
| #18 The ad is sophomoric. I don't think it is going to convince anyone unless they are already convinced, i.e. they are basically preaching to the |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-06-17 18:27 |
| #17 McCain Wants Your Baby A man is gotta eat. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-06-17 16:24 |
| #16 Hey, Ma? Yeah, Pa. We better git to workin' on one fer John. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2008-06-17 16:02 |
| #15 Maybe a dingo will eat your baby... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-06-17 13:20 |
| #14 I used to be skeptical about zombies, UFO's, etc. Now I'm not so sure.... |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-06-17 13:19 |
| #13 Where do these people come from? Personally, I think they are spat from the deepest bowels of hell to bring civilization crashing down around mortal heads. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-17 12:43 |
| #12 They'll give 8 year olds condoms and abortions without parental notification, but they won't trust an 18 year old to make his own decision to defend his country. Where do these people come from? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2008-06-17 12:22 |
| #11 Yup, yup, yup...with these people it's always the same old thing - if an 18-year old man or woman wants to join the military, see the world, learn how to be a productive citizen, add discipline to their life, and maybe make some money for college along the way (as well as earning a degree and a learning a trade), they're too young and naive to be capable of making the decision rationally. But if she's 13 and wants an abortion, that's a wise choice and one she should be fully capable of making without the influence of her parents. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2008-06-17 12:18 |
| #10 ...the lefty dems always consider Fixed... |
| Posted by: One Eyed Ulese1266 2008-06-17 12:03 |
| #9 And Obama supporter Charlie Rangle wants a draft to ensure your baby has no choice about government service. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-06-17 11:03 |
| #8 Tacky ad, unconvincing actress = backfire And FYI, I am going to raise my kids with the tools to make critical and thought out decisions to be able to see through this BS, and if that includes the military we would be so lucky. Using kids to hide behind my kids, kiss my FA! Thats fisticuffs if said to my face. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-06-17 10:51 |
| #7 I hope this is seen widely. Nothing puts people off the left faster than seeing the left. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-06-17 09:32 |
| #6 The dhimocrat's version of swiftboating. Except all they have is lies. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-17 09:27 |
| #5 Didn't you kids know? The Republicans oppose abortion because it deprives them of cannon fodder down the road. We Democrats are humane - we favored your liquidation in the womb, when you wouldn't have felt a thing. |
| Posted by: Margaret Sanger 2008-06-17 09:22 |
| #4 "Besides I think the man the child grows up to be would rather go to war then be forcibly tied to his mother's apron strings." True, but his "Nanny State" wants him tied to HER apron strings.....for life. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-06-17 09:14 |
| #3 Last I've heard it was the Democrats who wanted to implement the draft. Besides I think the man the child grows up to be would rather go to war then be forcibly tied to his mother's apron strings. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-06-17 08:38 |
| #2 Even without the draft - an all volunteer military - the lefty dems always consider soldiers to be children incapable of making up their own minds. |
| Posted by: Thrinetch Speaking for Boskone6142 2008-06-17 08:16 |
| #1 I assumed they would say McCain wanted babies so he could bathe in their blood to keep his youthful appearance. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-06-17 07:59 |