Attack of the Celeb Ad Part 2

John McCain has released his third straight negative attack ad and the first sequel ad in political campaign history. This version of the "Celeb" ad does not use any actual celebrities which one would surmise that it means that the McCain camp learned their lesson. It does not look to well when someone who is not even seeking the office, releases a response ad to your ad.

Nonetheless, once again the media has botched to report the fallacies of this new ad. It seems no matter what lies the McCain camp throw into the ad, if they hide it behind the "celebrity" attack, the media seems to only entertain that claim. The "celebrity" argument isn't even a legitimate claim. McCain has appeared on 24, WWF Smackdown, Wedding Crashers and countless other programs so who really is the Hollywood Celebrity? Instead the media would like to consider this argument and debate it while they let the lies of his ad slip through.

FactCheck.org claimed McCain's assertions were "phony" but that does not stop McCain from repeating it. Hari Sevugan, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, claims that the, "ad is a lie, and it’s part of the old, tired politics of a party in Washington that has run out of ideas and run out of steam" Well said, but that does little to stop the countless free hours of advertising the media is now giving this pointless ad.

Interesting enough, the advert begins by stating, "“Life in the spotlight must be grand, but for the rest of us times are tough." Is this the way McCain intends to build rapport with voters? Steve Benen hits it on the nail on this foolish approach. He claims, "For John McCain to run an ad talking about how “tough” times are “for the rest of us,” is more than ridiculous; it’s the kind of claim that can backfire." Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) adds, "It’s John McCain who wears $500 shoes, has six houses, and comes from one of the richest families in his state, [while] it’s Barack Obama who climbed up the hard way.”

The reason why "the rest of us" are in tough times is because of the failed policies of Bush. The same policies that McCain is estatic to uphold and continue for more four years. Next time McCain wants to buid rapport with his audience, he should use some common sense. This ad is the equivalent of using the Taco Bell dog to market to Hispanics.