I'm surprised this hasn't been diaried already (at least I couldn't find it when I searched. I saw it last night on Huffington Post, and thought it would be front page on KOS this morning.
Yesterday, the Obama campaign unleashed a same-day response ad to McCain's Britney Spears attack. The Obama ad is a thoroughly masterful response.
Check it out below the fold.
In just 30 seconds, Obama manages to:
- reinforce that McCain is old and outdated
- repudiate McCain’s reputation for "straight talk"
- substantiate that repudiation with 5 press validations
- tie McCain to Bush
- turn positive and make Obama look like the blue-sky candidate
- all while actually responding tax and energy attacks in the McCain ad.
The McCain ad is a ham-handed piece of hackery. The Obama ad is a swift and masterful piece of political advertising. It's impressive both in the rapidity of the response and the craftsmanship of the ad.
View the Obama Response Ad