Just some outside information: recent polls show that if US elections were t' be held in Europe, Barack Obama would win with 68% o' th' votes agaisnt McCain's 26%.

Genesis, 'tis not just europe, th' WHOLE world loves obama
i think it were bein' th' German president that endorsed obama or somethin' like that among other presidents an' politicians o' th' world
like obama doesn't even have t' work on earnin' america's name again, america will get its name back just by electin' Obama

in canada actually, scallywags be fer obama by a 4 - 1 ratio--- an' thar's about 100 billboards an' ads in canada, from supporters o' obama in canada

Kind o' annoyed about th' whole o' Europe supposedly not helpin' in Afghanistan, while thar's Dutch soldiers who be fightin' th' Taliban, with a chest full of booty.  Somethin' I agree with Obama th' whole o' Europe should do.

Please, Glad, open a new thread for this kind of stupid partisan publicity

Everybody knows we can find a number of clips to laugh at each campaign... Come on.

If you want to talk about ads, at least let's talk about the last two from today, released by each campaign:

Today's Obama ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ae409tJEI

I'd say it's risky, since attacking McCain as an old incompetent can backfire easily. The "funny" eighties style is only funny for people with higher education, who probably know their vote already.
Plus, the "McCain hasn't changed" could be used on the other side, saying he doesn't flip-flop, etc rethorical rep talk. Still, the link "out of touch" works, if this will be part of a larger plan to show them as retrogrades. If this is not hammered, I don't think this ad very successful but rather damaging.

Today's McCain ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b0pSXmT10I

Unreal. The rep strategists keep the hollywood like "Chariots of Fire" music style of the precedent Wolves ad. With a female off voice telling the viewer how disrespectful (with a snarl) Obama's attitude towards Palin is. It's ridiculous, but still, they are trying to make it look as if Obama was focusing on Palin (which is simply not true but effective), playing the sexist card (still untrue), and appealling to small-brain people who would fall into such demagogy. Obviously, doing it too much or too long could backfire with people who DO have a brain.

Golk today's obama's ad was merely trying to be humourous, like McCain was in the past, and that works
i don't agree that only smart people will find it funny
it's sorta cheesy and funny

and you're right, McCain is a lying, cheating, stealing sack of [sugar] : LOL,  a little harsh
but i LOVED it when last night the host of the forum asked about, Palin's attack against community organizing, and McCain was forced to go back and say well obama's done great, he's given service, volunteering is great ---something he has never said before
offcourse i would've loved it EVEN BETTER if the host had asked this:
"McCain, do you honestly believe that with the lipstick comment, your opponent Sen. Barack Obama was calling your running mate Sarah Palin a pig?"
his answer for that would've been PRICELESS

@Genesis

Apart for the obvious lack of ground of that funny comment, I am at a loss to understand why Obama follows the stupid idea that "Russia invaded Georgia oh my bad ruskies", and does not reveal that Secretary Rice was in there july 10th, and that such a bold move by a full-backed country would NEVER happen without the consent of the US. Ever. Perhaps she did not say "no", but oviously she said yes or said nothing, because provoking Russia would create tensions (not even thinking of such a military reaction) that would help her mission number 1 now, which is to get another republican term.

Either Obama does not have the guts, or americans are not ready to face how geopolitics work. In both cases, this is pretty sad.

Genesis, I'm not saying she did not say it, please... It's all over the news. She said "Perhaps so, that's what NATO is about." Well obviously, no? What would be the point of having a military alliance if you let your allied get invaded? It's a non-story by leftist media, and exactly the thing that could hurt Obama, the kind of european attitude "yeah yeah we'll help you" and then nothing...
When McCain will back that, looking like "If I give my word I keep it", though nuancing again that it's quite a stretch from today's situation.

If Georgia had been member of the NATO, which is not the case, there would not have been Russian peacekeepers inside the country, and you bet Russia would have threatened but not attacked a nato member. It's a story about a "perhaps" said in answer to an far-stretched scenario. If anything, she sould have said "YOU BET!" instead of perhaps...

I mean: "If McCain dies in office, you're warring Russia" was your statement, which is stupid as the smiley meant it I guess

It is as stupid as the notion that America would go to war with Russia.

A non-story made by leftist media over a non-statement made by a right-wing airhead.

Sounds good to me.

Well, I expect Sarah Palin's interview to get its own thread, but from the bits I could see...

Playing for her:
Right-wing media will love the stupid reactions about "War with Russia" (when she answers quite logically a scenario) and "Bush doctrine" (where he tries to make her look stupid), and the McCain campaign just won the right to hide her a bit more due to the host agressivity/bias and can do a couple nice ads with those two distorsions.

Playing against her:
Frankly, she looked pretty weak to me. Palin's great in the crowd, as a fighter giving a speech, as an icon, but this is not working. Might want to wait the full interview, and remember that the guy is clearly trying to embarass her, not even talking of clearly "less than glamorous" shots, but she does not look as a potential president at all. She has a lot of work to do.

The good news for the republican campaign is that McCain handled "The View" hysterical bunch of girls quite well, specially while being attacked more violently than ever

Err.. Yell, I don't see your point at all with that list. Those are... wars? I'd say.
O_o

Ho ok did not see the clever line.