Crown Publishers recently announced it will published the third book of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama’s Plan to Renew America’s Promise, due September 9, highlights the senator’s plans to re-vamp Washington politics. It will include a foreword written by the candidate himself in which he’ll detail his policy stances and the importance of the upcoming election. The book will also be released in an audio and e-book version September 8, featuring a compilations of seven Obama speeches.In an email to supporters, Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe announced that Sen. Obama’s vice president choice would be revealed via email and text messages.“Barack Obama is about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign — choosing a running mate. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be the first to know his choice.” (more…)
Latest attack spot suggests Obama’s out of touch with the average American because of his celebrity, economic policies.“Life in the spotlight must be grand, but for the rest of us times are tough…” Watch it above. Read script here. Ad will be cycled into thier battleground state buy.Changes line of attack on Obama and taxes, saying he “voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000,” when in the past the figure they cited was $32,000.Obama camp responds: “This ad is a lie…”Plus: TIME looks into claims by some who say McCain’s “The One” ad echoes online messages painting him as the Antichrist.
Quand McCain tient son os, il ne le lâche plus. Habituez vous désormais à la figure de Barack "Hilton" Obama, le politicien à qui tout réussit, sous les flashs crépitant et les cris des supporters hystériques. Dans le clip ci-dessous, le staff de McCain explique aux Américains qu'Obama va leur coûter cher au portefeuille... Le script du clip : "Life in the spotlight must be grand, but for the rest of us times are tough. Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000. He promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family. Painful taxes, hard choices for your budget. Not ready to lead. That's the real Obama." Exlusivité sur www.lavion.com : Paris-New York en Business à partir de 1020 TTC A/R *Réservez votre place à bord de L'Avion et envolez-vous en Classe Affaires à un prix inoubliable.Ilovepolitics en version Mobile et iPhone : http://m.ilovepolitics.infoLunivers dIlovepolitics sur Netvibes : www.netvibes.com/ilovepoliticsLe groupe Ilovepolitics sur Facebook
The McCain campaign triples-down on its "celeb" sneer, releasing a third ad on the topic that hits the theme even harder than the last two..."Life in the spotlight must be grand," the spot says, "but for the rest of us, times are tough." The ad will cycle into the McCain campaign's ongoing buy in 11 battleground states.Love the use of the word "grand." As in, "you're so grand, dahling."It's yet another effort to cheapen the Obama movement by painting it as an empty pop culture phenom and to get people to question whether their own temptation to support him is rooted in his celeb appeal and not in a genuine appreciation of his positions on the issues or of the sort of president he might make.Clearly, the McCain camp thinks this is working, and they're going to keep hammering away at it for weeks, if not months.What will Obama's response be?