tl;dw — Ignore attack ads because you don't know who's paying for them or sponsoring them. He even gets a few pointed digs in at the Republican party for supporting allowing corporations to hide behind phony campaign groups. Watch Video ›
Sarah Palin spoke and the people listened, as proven by the tactful audience response at a McCain rally when the Maverick questioned the identity of the “real” Barack Obama. At this rate, the mudslinging has gotten so rough, McCain and Obama might just want to literally get in the mud and duke it out. (We’d make a joke about McCain having a nurse on hand, but if the guy can survive POW camps, a little mud fight probably wouldn’t faze him.) Watch Video ›
Last night MTV debuted the first political ad to ever air on the station. The ad attacks Obama, charging that he is “worse than a flip-flopper.” I hope Obama has an MTV ad response. Crappy reality TV and political ads, together at last. Watch Video ›
One of the earliest and best-known political attack ads. Daisy was the work of Tony Schwartz, who made the ad for Lyndon Johnson in his 1964 campaign against Barry Goldwater. Schwartz, a media consultant who also worked for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, died on Saturday at age 84. Watch Video ›
