Here is the video of the new Obama ad which attacks Governor Sarah Palin. The Obama Palin Ad is running all over the airways, providing more evidence that she is making a startling political comeback against the good old boys.
Image: Sarah Palin signs pipeline bill (credit gov.state.ak.us)
Obama Attacks Palin in New Ad
Insiders in the Obama campaign had thought that the mainstream media succeeded in doing his dirty work in September. But as SNL skits and ambush interviews faded from voter memories, a curious thing happened on the campaign trail in the last two weeks leading to a strange response from Obama.
Sarah Palin and John McCain, with an assist from Joe the Plumber, have been relentlessly attacking Barack Obama as a pseudo-socialist. Obama’s idea of “wealth redistribution” has become front and center of the message, and nobody has been more effective at exploiting Obama’s weakness than Sarah Palin. The spotlight focused on Obama’s economics and tax policy has suddenly closed the polls to just 2-3 points.
Revealing a heavy dose of campaign anxiety, now we have a new attack on Sarah Palin but this time Obama’s fingerprints are all over it. It’s an official attack ad on the woman, sanctioned by Obama himself and is quite a risky political gambit. Even Hillary Clinton did not endure the wrath of Barack Obama or Joe Biden so forcefully. Woman, hear me roar.
The ad makes an invalid connection between “experience” and economic philosophy. Karl Marx had experience on economics, but he like Obama are just plain wrong about socialism’s virtues. Ronald Regan and FDR had no experience on the economy but were spectacular successes in office. Sarah Palin, on the other hand, has some extraordinarily useful experience in the energy sector and running a state’s economy. Obama has no experience. It is hard to see this ad as anything more than a non sequitur association and another sexist cheap shot.
See the video and transcript of the new Obama ad below.
Obama Palin Ad
October 29th, 2008 at 11:38 am
I saw this on FOX this morining, I think.
Same as you McCain, the first think outta my mouth was, well ! just look at the approval shes recieved running Alaska.
Obama has never had to crunch the numbers and make an economy work on any scale.
Maybe we should point out that Biden was supposed to be the balance that covered his lack of foriegn policy experience ?
Jeez, Bidens been wrong on just about every foriegn policy call he ever made.
October 29th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Re: approval ratings
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003856855
Palin on the economy/bailout:
Palin: Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy– Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions.
Show me one provision in Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 that addreses what Ms. Palin is talking about. OH YEAH. There aren’t any.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Only a total idiot would believe that this is sexist. she is a big dummy and the world knows it. it has nothing to do with her being a woman, we think George Bush was dumb too.
October 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
So what ?
At least she can add and subtract.
Obamas yet to explain how he can afford to buy this election by having more expenditures than revenues.
Wall Street Journal and numerous publications say that Obamas numbers just dont add up.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122385651698727257.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
You have to be fair and realize that on job creation,taxes and spending the key word was “ultimatley” since there is no provision yet and many of the bailout funds have not been designated yet.
As far as her ratings go I can safely say that her ratings reflect way better than that suck ass congress you guys elected that will have far more negative impact on our economy should Obama win than Palin ever could as VP.
Obamas never run a lemon aid stand and Biden recently showed us that he cant even remember a number to save his life.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Can the poster of this article please explain how this has anything to do with the sex of Gov. Palin. Your claim is ridiculous and waters down what sexism really is.
Can the poster also please explain how this has anything to do with economic philosophy. Experience and know-how are what is being addressed. The ad, however cheap-shot-centered it is, makes the claim that McCain, instead of choosing someone to help him out on economic issues, chose someone will little demonstrated understanding of how our country works in the realm of economics.
October 29th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
This is the “mushroom cloud” ad of the 2008 campaign, great, highly-effective and perfectly legitimate. We’re talking about the person who is next in line to be President of the United States, and Sarah Palin must be judged on her qualifications for that job just like any other candidate, male or female. Ads like this are no more sexist than legitimate criticism of Barack Obama is racist. Palin herself is largely responsible for plunging the election campaign to the low level we see today. When I see and hear the ugly attacks and ridiculous insinuations leveled by Palin herself, I say she deserves to be answered in kind. If anything this ad is directed at John McCain’s judgment and lets Palin off easy.
October 29th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
Attack? What attack?
Obama lacks foreign policy experience, so he chose a VP that complements his candidacy. McCain, by his own candid admissions, is unsure of his understanding of economics, and promised to choose a running mate that, likewise, covers that base for him.
The Obama campaign simply reminds voters of McCain’s own statements, presents McCain’s answer (Sarah Palin) and asks, “OK, America… deal or no deal?”
So please, McCain/Palin supporters, explain how this ad is an “attack”. Have you no faith in your candidate?
Extra credit: Make the case that questioning a candidate’s fitness to lead is unfair.
This I gotta hear.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Questioning Obama’s fitness to lead is not unfair, but that question is off topic. This article is about Obama’s odd cognitive thinking.
Obama has no economic experience. He is a lawyer. He selected a running mate who also has no economic experience either. Biden is also a lawyer. The core competency of the Democratic ticket is law. Deal with it.
And here lawyerly Obama attacks, like a defense lawyer attacking a rape victim in court, an accomplished female governor who has more economic experience than the other three candidates, but more importantly has a winning economic philosophy. Obama is a dirty thug, and nobody will forget it.
That’s the attack. Attack’s are fine, but when they are overtly sexist and illogical, that is a problem in the voters’ minds.
October 29th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
MCCAIN, how is this ad “overtly sexist?” It seems as though your arguments are the only thing that is “illogical.”
October 29th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Joe, first read the article on Wendy Button.
http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=2296
Then come back and explain why the one person with the most economic experience on either ticket is intentionally diminished with a womanly wink in the Obama commercial. The answer is it’s more subtle than simply showing pics of her ass. That’s sexism, Joe, and Obama’s track record on demeaning female candidates is already known. You know what it’s about, so don’t play games here.
Nice conversing with you. Welcome to Right Pundits.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
[off topic. 1st warning]
October 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Sweet, I thought that ad was terrific, like the Obamamercial. McCain hoisted by his own pitard. You Republicans know he was near the bottom of his class at WestPoint don’t you, while Obama was near the top of his Harvard Law class. I guess you Republicans just don’t like smart people in the Whitehouse, does it make you feel inferior or something?
October 30th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Yea Tom, but its the kind of class that matters.
Besides that, I doubt Obama could of even made it to the Academy, which is a feat in itself.
Just remeber Tom.
You moonbats were all suggesting that McCain wasnt smart because he couldnt use a computer.
Well, if he can land a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier and make it through 5 1/2 years of Hanoi Hilton without getting killed hes got more going on for him that just being another dime a dozen lawyer.
And tell me, just how good a lawyer did Obama ever turn out to be ?
Any land mark cases to brag about besides defending punks like ACORN ?
Anyone who cant see the difference between education, knowledge and intelligence is clearly an idiot themself.
John McCain has displayed that intelligence serving his country for 50 years plus.
Obama has not.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am
micky, what does being tortured or landing a fighter jet have to do with running a country? The former displays mental/physical toughness but happened how many years ago? The later shows that Sen. McCain has good hand-eye coordination.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:17 am
the ad was not sexist…
1) Obama/Biden have been much more respectful to Palin than Palin has been to them. Palin throws cheap shots every day at Obama. Obama and Biden throw a cheap shot her way a couple times a month. There’s no comparison.
(2)when Palin decided to do all that winking in a VP debate, it came off as flirtatious and cutesy, like she was trying to be adorable. If she wants to be taken seriously, she should act more serious.
(3) as for the ad being sexist, I promise you that if McCain had gone through a debate with countless winks and “youbetchas” and adorbale nose crinkles the like, the Dems would have put that in an ad, too, because it would underscore that McCain was being cutesy and trivializing the gravity of the hard times we are in.
Also, you can’t have it both ways… if you think it was sexist for Obama to show footage of Palin winking, then it was ten times as sexist for Palin to decide to wink ten times in the debate.
October 30th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Joe.
What dont you understand about dedication to your country and having a character that shows the spirit of a “real” American ?
If you can tell me what it is that makes Obama so smart maybe you would actually make sense.
Obviously you have a problem with comparative thought.
“Nya nya, you cant use a computer”
“F*ck you, I spent years learning how to operate a multi million dollar aircraft that involves studying aeronautics, meteorology, has onboard computers etc..”
If you think flying a fighter jet is just about hand eye coordination then your living in a comic book universe buddy.
My son is headed for the Air Force and let me tell you buddy, they DO NOT ACCEPT STUPIDITY !!!
Get it Joe ?
October 30th, 2008 at 9:09 am
“1) Obama/Biden have been much more respectful to Palin than Palin has been to them. Palin throws cheap shots every day at Obama. Obama and Biden throw a cheap shot her way a couple times a month. There’s no comparison.”
Yea right, do you own a TV ? Did you see the last Obama bash at Palin ?
And what “cheap shots” are you talking about ? The truth ?
“(2)when Palin decided to do all that winking in a VP debate, it came off as flirtatious and cutesy, like she was trying to be adorable. If she wants to be taken seriously, she should act more serious.”
With her impressive record thats the kind of sh*t that bugs you ?
Maybe you’re the one who needs to be a little more serious.
I dont mind a wink and a nod here and there.
Whats more substanative and something for you to worry about is being lied to for a year and a half by man who offers nothing more than pretentious empathy and platitudes.
You talk about how trivial the winks are, and yet they bother you.
Ironic.
October 30th, 2008 at 10:35 am
This is one of the best political ‘attack’ ads I’ve seen. It’s subtle, direct and powerful…
With few words they’ve attacked McCain on the economy, Palin and McCain’s age…just as a political ad it was very good.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Hey micky, can you point to some of this “impressive record” of Sarah Palin?
Both candidates have economic plans that don’t add up. Neither can point to the spots where they will cut budgets to make up for their expenditures.
I will pick the one that was President of the Harvard Law review and has been working with charities and grass roots organizations for most of his career.
I’m sure most fat cats will pick McCain, it’s in their best interest. I like elite people running my country….dumb hicks don’t really interest me
October 30th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Eric, grow up.
She has more executive experience in her two years as governor than Obama even has in his whole life, actually he has none whatsoever.
The responsabilities of a governor are much more in line with that of the executive than anything Obama has ever done.
Managing a state, successfully I might add, is as close as anyone can et to managing a country.
Whats even more interesting and adds to my point is that you never see anyone comparing her to Biden.
Point being, she stacks up better than even the presidential candidate himself.
Heres a list of her accomplisments next to Obamas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKsSYE4gfck
October 31st, 2008 at 8:08 am
I love how the ad uses McCain’s own words and Palin’s flirtiness against them. The ad is only saying aloud what we’ve all been thinking and saying amongst ourselves.
Truth hurts, doesn’t it?
October 31st, 2008 at 8:09 am
Sarah Palin’s “record” upon closer inspection is remarkably mediocre. So don’t believe the Republican hype; get the facts and realize just how average she really is.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:48 pm
PLEASE Micky. By your arguments of Palin’s “accomplishments” and “executive experience,” outweigh even John McCain’s. George Bush had more experience then Palin before he became president. That worked out well for you. Maybe we need something new.
Face it, she is not qualified to be up for the position she is up for. She has yet to be on ANY of the Sunday morning interview shows, because the campaign knows what a collossal(sp) blunder she really is and they can not risk her doing more damage then she already has.
Example - She said as President of the senate she is going to go shake things up and influence policy. FYI The VP breaks ties in the Senate, that’s it. She didn’t know that as of 10 days ago. Wow, she is not ready.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Micky and Joe,
McCain went to Annapolis, not West Point.
But Micky, your contention, about McCain getting in to the academy and while Obama couldn’t… I doubt that. The only reason McCain was able to even attend the academy was because his father and grandfather were both admirals. The only reason he was able to continue his flight service after crashing FOUR planes, not including the one he was shot down in, was because his father and grandfather were admirals.
My dad, a navy pilot, and McCain supporter, was shocked when he found that out. My dad said that no other person in the history of the Navy has crashed more then one plane and continued to fly.
I loved McCain in 2000, I donated to his campaign, lobbied my republican friends that this was their guy. But no, they picked the special-ed president. Bet you wish you could do that over again, huh?
October 31st, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Dave.
They dont outweigh McCains experience in other areas such as foriegn policy or staff mangement or leadership.
What you dont get is that they are an assembled team with one covering the areas that the other lacks, its that simple.
Thats not something that Obama/Biden can claim.
OI really dont think Bidens ever done anything except be wrong on every foreign policy issue as Obama has absolutly no foreign policy experience whatsoever.
Neither Biden or Obama has any executive experience or even had to balance a budget even on a state scale.
You ca rail on Bush all you want, great imagination, I know, he blew the budget and bla bla bla .
Well, we’re winning the war in Iraq and he plainly said in 2001 that the war on radical Islam would take years, maybe decades.
As far as the budget goes I think you can place a fair amount of the blame on the most suck ass congress you guys elected that we’ve ever seen in history.
Yup, I’m quite happy with Bush in most ares. My ass is still in one peice and we’re making a precense in the middle east that has been long overdue for decades.
In the last 8 years i’ve bought a house whithin my means and opened a business that pays for it, we all have health insurance and my taxes are fair.
“Face it, she is not qualified to be up for the position she is up for. She has yet to be on ANY of the Sunday morning interview shows, because the campaign knows what a collossal(sp) blunder she really is and they can not risk her doing more damage then she already has.”
So, shes not on TV Sunday mornings means she cant run the country ?
Well running a state for 2 years and having the highest rating of any governor in the country qualifies her to run the country more than some guy who just runs his mouth.
Besides that, yours is only an opinion, good luck with that.
Yea, she made a flub.
Obama doesnt even know the protocol for engaging the right dept. when it comes to how to deploy troops.
Biden thinks eveyone had a TV in the 30s and none of them have made up their mkind yet as to who is rich and who isnt.
What is it ? 250,000 ? 200,000 ? 150,000?
Oh , no, wait a minute, Bill Richardson said today that Obama only wants to tax those making more than 120,000.
Yea, thats the ticket.
Bottom line is this.
Palin has a resume` in government that is far superior to Obama or Biden.
And please tell me why you guys always insist on comparing her to Obama and not Biden ?
Because he just doesnt rank with her, thats why.
In order to even come close you have to put her up against Obama.
Also, theres a link above to a video that shows both Obamas resume` and hers that makes it pretty evident.
It also makes my point that theres no point in even comparing her to Biden.
For your own sakes its obvious no one wants to go there.
Palin has done more for more Americans in the last 8 years in Alaska than Obama has in his whole life.