I think we should be proud of the Tennessee Democratic Party for not responding with attacks of their own. Cindy McCain has publicly admitted to felony drug possession, felony theft, and addiction, but no way will we ever mention that, Or the shameful way she had an affair with John while his wife was painfully recovering from serious and debilitating injury...No Way.

I suppose I would be considered a "conservative poster" here, although I don't typically post on political subjects to this forum. After reading about the ad on CNN, I would call it politics as usual. Unfortunately, negative campaign ads work. There will be a cadre of voters who avoid Obama specifically because of this particular ad.

As for a repudiation, sure... I'll repudiate it. It's silly, and dumb, and so are 99% of campaign ads, which is why I seldom watch them. If these ads accomplish one thing, it is to make me wish that the campaign season would end, sooner before later.

I thought it was very poorly produced. The hispanic cop was a nice touch, though. And the woman small business owner, who basically says "even women can own a business in America!"

The twin points of reference for a political campaign should be the real and the important.

What we have here is nothing short of clowning.

Hobbs should wear a big red nose, a fright wig made of yellow yarn, a codpiece in the shape of a pig in heat, and a set of floppy shoes to work. That would be the most honest self-portrayal I can imagine. [slide whistle] Hey, kids! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Check out this howler! [honk honk] [flings bucket of confetti on the front row] [boing!]" That's the level of respect with which he addresses his audience. It's the level of respect that he should be accorded in return, however... every time this stuff hits the big time, the more his star rises. Young Rove is nothing if not persistent. Shamelessly dishonest, yes. Insanely desperate for attention during a grinding apprenticeship in the backwaters of national politics. But persistent.

Albeit funny that Hobbs is somehow laboring under the mis-impression that Obama is going to consider Tennessee a battleground, it's even "funnier" (if that's the word that I want) that these pressers are "sneaking" their way into the national discourse. Slime. Repudiate. Repeat.

This is the tenor of the campaign to come.

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"It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?"

Oh, you mean that other Madonna...

Here in east Tennessee McCain's going to
rack up a ton of votes.

He's a throw back to the old school Republicans.

Main Street not whack wing.

But these fools that have taken over the Tn GOP.

Just like those fools running the NC GOP &
the MISS GOP.

Are so far out of the mainstream the creeks dried up.

But once bitten twice shy..& we were bitten by the swift boat
bullshit 4 years ago.

So post all the whack wing smears

And We will Rip Em a new asshole

He's a throw back to the old school Republicans.

Main Street not whack wing.

Utterly, demonstrably false.

a) Remember Chuck Keating?

b) McCain was a more reliable vote for Bush from 2001 - 2004 than Sam Brownback or Rick Santorum. He was only out-wingnutted by Sununu and Kyl.

c) The extent to which Democrats parrot the line that McCain is a "main street" conservative, the more votes Democrats will lose to McCain. That "maverick" and "straight talk" branding is just that - a marketing campaign. Bush needs to hang around McCain's neck like a dead albatross.

We don't need to be giving McCain a pass on his loyalty to the Republican brand by claiming he's a moderate. No way. He's against Roe v. Wade, he's all about belligerence in the Middle East, he ate cake with Bush as New Orleans drowned, he's reversed himself on the question of torture (he's for it now), he's flopped on the religious conservatives (he's for them now), he's a rubber stamp for the gun lobby... McCain is an ideological conservative and he'll govern exactly as Bush has governed. It will be the 3rd consecutive neo-con administration if he wins.

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"It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?"

Fair enough

Rip him up

Lets get us some votes in East Tenn

Dont go over the plateau to far behind

Make the red state blue.

Obama gave Hillary Clinton the bird. Who is he to call the citizens of Tennessee low class. Bill, Cindy and Chelsea aren't whining. He is applying to work for the people of this country not the other way around. He should quit acting like he owns the place. But thanks for submitting an application.

People of Tennessee: Look at your economy, look at your healthcare! Look at what the GOP offers! Hate and Fear! Vote in your self interest and vote for the Democratic candidate whoever it may be!!