It looks like the McCain camp is solidly convinced that the “Obama = Celeb” meme seems to be working.
They’ve released their third — yes, THIRD — ad on this subject:
Yes, it’s easy to hit McCain for not being “the original maverick,” but for being “the original celebrity.” Check out his IMDB profile, for instance. Look at that, he was on “24,” and was even in The Wedding Crashers. How nice of him.
But how’s this answer? With a framing like this, we’d stay “positive,” but also go for the jugular:
“There’s nothing wrong with capturing America’s imagination. John McCain seems to be forgetting why Americans are hoping for something new. He doesn’t give Americans enough credit — he takes us for fools, and thinks we’re supporting for Obama because he’s a ‘celebrity.’ The simple truth is it’s John McCain and George Bush’s policies that are causing Americans to dream for something better. And now he has the audacity to blame us for wanting more? He’s telling us not to be dreamers. He’s telling us ‘No We Can’t.’ It’s the ultimate pessimism. That’s not the American spirit, and that’s not what we stand for.”
Clearly this stuff is riling me up, as you can see by the last three posts, all on this subject.
