I thought McCain said we were better off now than we were in 2008, but now "the economy is in shambles"?

Overall, it hits all the right points, but it's a very dark ad. "Life sucks" isn't exactly the campaign mantra you want when you're the continuation of the current administration, who no one trusts to fix the problems.

I liked their use of the words like "hope" with a negative tone as if it's the worst thing you could have. It worked with "liberal", so let's see if it takes with "hope".

It also does a nice job of softening McCain's poor (understatement, of course) speaking skills. I was expecting more of a "man of action, not man of words" vibe, but that may have been a little too cliche.

It's the best ad they could make, but we'll see if people are ready to be depressed. And if being depressed makes them want to vote Republican.

I think it is too old.  It shows McBushes age very clearly.  It is sad, very sad

McCain has not an ice-cube's chance in hell of beating Obama. I feel sorry for the guy. There's rumors that he'll drop out (for medical reasons perhaps) and one of the other pasty white guys will step in. Won't matter, though. If Obama is breathing on election day, he wins.

Its just one ad.  Obama's intro ad was good as well, but I didn't do a cart wheel and declare "We've won baby!".  

As to the actual result of the election, no one has any idea but if I had to bet I'd say its either a close Obama win or a decent thumping after McCain tanks in the debates.  Or... the Gravelanche kicks in and he sweeps the nation!

Great.  Another election about a war that was over before I was born.

"Dirty hippies"?  That's the tactic they're going for?

Yikes.

So he's recycling a war that was long before his opponent's time and a good line from the Thatcher campaign.  He also ties himself to the rotten economy & keeps pushing his 'maverick' image just as the GOP conservatives are launching their own internal war over the party platform.  

This seems to be speaking to the choir.  It doesn't worry me at all.

Actually the flower-power bit seems to be more of a jab at Hillary's support for the Woodstock Museum, something he was using early in the primary.  

This is the third diary about this ad today. I wish people would do a search before showing their 'concern'. We get it. You want to disseminate this ad as widely as possible. Congratulations, the McCain campaign managed to make one ad that wasn't a complete failure. Then again, it appears to be aimed at the over-60 crowd, what with all it's references to dirty hippies and the summer of love.

Let's balance this diary out a little.

What's your source for the postscript?  It contrasts strongly with http://www.barackobama.com/issues/econom y/#bankruptcy

How much is Ian McShane speaking for?  Because it would be hilarious if Obama/McCain's ad surrogates were the two rival pimps in Deadwood (since that's Powers Boothe in John McCain's ad).

I'm going to repeat this early and often until everything thinks the idea is as funny as I do.  In the meantime, I think someone who knows who to do the videos should splice in Cy Tolliver's greatest hits, like "Never believe there's no such thing as a good woman until you've seen one with maggots in her eyes."  Preferably right after he says "John McCain,.."

NY Writer:  This new McCain ad is very powerful and therefore very scary.

Les:  The truth can be scary.

We're doomed! DOOMED, I tell you! Oh why, why did we pick the wrong candidate? Why didn't someone tell us the Democrats needed a war veteran to run against the Republicans? Why did we have HOPE! That terrible HOPE word will be our downfall! Oh, this is just terrible. I'm so ashamed.