McCain Opposes the Prevention of Child Molestation

Anonymous
jsteele wrote:The McCain campaign has just launched what may be the sleaziest ad in campaign history. The ad states that Obama's sole legislative accomplishment was a bill supporting "'comprehensive sex education' for kindergartners.



Jeff, is this a commercial that is airing?
jsteele
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Anonymous wrote:

Jeff, is this a commercial that is airing?


That's actually a good question. The McCain campaign has been using what have been term "video press releases". They create a "commercial" and put it on Youtube, then wait for bloggers to link to it. Then, the cable networks put it on 24 hour rotation. McCain never actually pays to air it. Finally, some members of the press are catching on. I noticed today that many bloggers were refusing to link to this ad. One report said that McCain's campaign said they would run this ad on tv. But, who knows. I saw it on Youtube, so it does exist to that extent.


Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:I think this ad gives Obama the perfect opportunity to take your advice. A clever wording of "John McCain Supports Child Molestation" will get people's attention (note: I said "clever wording" my wording sucks).

I was a bit surprised yesterday that every major news program that I watched (which just about all except ABC which I'm boycotting) reported on the Palin/McCain lies.

One slogan that I think would be good is "McCain/Palin -- No truth, No honor, No way".




Yes, your wording does suck because you can't possibly believe it's true. You can't have it both ways. You can't rail on McCain (or his campaign) for making a statement that Obama's accomplishment was a bill supporting comprehensive sex education for kindergarteners (which you claim--likely correctly--is false) and then say that McCain Opposes Prevention of Child Molestation (which is also false). Just because McCain didn't support that bill (which we have no idea what the entire bill said or allowed), does not logically lead to the conclusion that he opposes the prevention of child molestation. Given the fact that the bill doesn't pass, you'd have to say that about everyone who didn't vote for it.

I think it is in everyone's interest to call candidates out on false statements. But the way to do that is NOT to make up new false statements.


Reading comprehension isn't your thing, hmm?
Anonymous
jsteele wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Jeff, is this a commercial that is airing?


That's actually a good question. The McCain campaign has been using what have been term "video press releases". They create a "commercial" and put it on Youtube, then wait for bloggers to link to it. Then, the cable networks put it on 24 hour rotation. McCain never actually pays to air it. Finally, some members of the press are catching on. I noticed today that many bloggers were refusing to link to this ad. One report said that McCain's campaign said they would run this ad on tv. But, who knows. I saw it on Youtube, so it does exist to that extent.




They showed it on CNN last night, I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong...I definitely saw it and that was the most likely place. The other option is that I saw it on the CW during 90210. So, I guess it depends on what demo they're going for.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
jsteele wrote:

Obama and the bill's other supporters wanted kindergartners to be given information that would allow them to protect themselves from child molesters. McCain thinks that's a bad thing. The only interpretation is that McCain is not in favor of teaching children to protect themselves from sexual predators.



Another interpretation is that McCain prefers that parents/guardians be the ones to teach/instruct/protect their 5 year old from sexual predators.


Have you seen the ad? It crawled out from under a rock.

Don't know about you, but I'm pretty much in favor of anyone who wants to trying to protect my kid from sexual predators!!

I guess, according to McCain, it really doesn't take a village.
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