McCain Hates War, Loves America

Hotline reports that the McCain campaign will launch this ad, titled simply "Safe," today in "unnamed battleground states." (Although I'm pretty sure that the states have names, since I know of no states without names.)...Granting that I'm not the target audience, this doesn't strike me as a very effective spot. For one thing, the delivery is tired. ...
More importantly...Is hated war off the table? Or does he love the country enough to go to war to ... Full Story »

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by B.G. Rhule - Oct. 1, 2008

If a picture is worth a l,000 words, and every picture tells a story,to borrow a couple of cliches, then this says it all. Firat, you have a man who clearly is not comfortable with media. A la Nixon, circa l960, he has not learned how to master the art of playing to the camera. There is a disconnect between McCain and the viewer which creates a vacuum in terms of message reception and thusly destroys any possible feedback.This is anti-Marshall McLuhan, a total communication deficit. The wording is incongruous and the message, as mentioned, remains convoluted. The poster is correct: it doesn't explain how we are safer. What this clip DOES tell us is that McCain has both a substance expression problem, as well as lacking a ... More »

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