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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
August 06 2008 04:26 GMT
#1
Most people should know this ad by now:


It's a pretty deep ad, in that it hits different viewers at different levels. Watch it if you haven't yet and come to your own conclusions on what it means to you. Then, read the spoiler for some possible interpretations and a poll.

+ Show Spoiler +

1) Obama is full of himself, and thinks he's a modern day Moses, i.e. the savior of his people.

2) Obama is too popular and possibly the anti-christ.

3) Obama is awesome, but do us a favor and elect him next term.

4) Obama is Neo and McCain is Agent Smith, but Neo needs another two movies before he can kick Agent Smith's ass, so vote McCain.
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5) McCain doesn't have a single policy that both differentiates him from Obama and endears him to the swing voters of the US, so he'd best avoid issues altogether and concentrate on turning Obama's ability to inspire confidence into a liability.

[image loading]

Poll: What was the point?
(Vote): How dare Obama think he's special?!
(Vote): Obama's the anti-christ, run!
(Vote): Can McCain get an ally-end? pls. pls. pls.
(Vote): The Matrix Trilogy ROCKED!
(Vote): Let's turn a strength into a weakness.
(Vote): Other (explain below).

+ Show Spoiler +
To be honest I made this thread to post the pic I made of McCain as Agent Smith and Obama as Neo, but I am kinda interested in what people think of the ad. My first reaction, as an atheist, was that McCain was calling Obama the anti-christ. My Christian friends thought McCain was calling Obama self-important. Most people I've talked to about it, though, think that regardless of the point it was making, the ad was a pretty lame and avoided any meaningful politics whatsoever.



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Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-06 04:39:36
August 06 2008 04:38 GMT
#2
Thank god for your spoilers I thought you might be buying into this propaganda bullshit for a second. All Obama is to me is the lesser of two evils. Plan on voting for him for that reason plus his views on the internet.
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inlagdsil
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada957 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-06 04:39:50
August 06 2008 04:39 GMT
#3
The point is that Obama is all hype, takes himself for some superhuman saviour of America, but isn't competent. The effort is to turn the "Obamamania" against him, and make people remember his utter lack of experience. I'm not sure how effective it will be, as some people might actually like the way he's portrayed, and others will just ignore it.
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
August 06 2008 04:39 GMT
#4
How dare Obama think he's special?!
Obama's the anti-christ, run!
Let's turn a strength into a weakness.

I think it's a combination of these things. McCain's campaign has been trying to criticize Barack for his popularity in Europe, as if that's a bad thing. Obviously this ad is pretty dorky and lame. If they're actually running it (it seems like a joke) then I'm sure they'll get called out on it.
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Tadzio
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
3340 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-06 04:52:38
August 06 2008 04:47 GMT
#5
On August 06 2008 13:39 Jibba wrote:
If they're actually running it (it seems like a joke)


It's real.

http://www.youtube.com/user/johnmccaindotcom
roadrunner_sc
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
United States1220 Posts
August 06 2008 05:06 GMT
#6
Lol that was some funny shit.

Doesn't go nearly as far as portraying Barack as some "anti-christ" but certainly make its points. lol satire at its best right here.
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Mastermind
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada7096 Posts
August 06 2008 05:06 GMT
#7
At first it seemed like the ad was saying Obama is the next christ or something like that. I wouldnt say this ad is 'deep' as you have. In my opininion it was a poor choice for mccain to put this ad out. I dont see it helping him.
UmmTheHobo
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States650 Posts
August 06 2008 05:06 GMT
#8
I think politics are hilarious.
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Seraphim
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
United States4467 Posts
August 06 2008 05:08 GMT
#9
Wow, McCain's ads are just awful
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IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
August 06 2008 05:08 GMT
#10
Yeah there is another john mccain aid that like it they are more or less made to make him look like an eliteist, which compared to mccain maybe is but w/e doesn't change my vote i guess it's aimed to keep republicans voting republicans cause i don't know how it works with swing votes unless its middle America.
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powa
Profile Joined July 2008
United States58 Posts
August 06 2008 05:39 GMT
#11
McCain is already sounding like a sore loser, not rly good for his campaign.
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
August 06 2008 11:23 GMT
#12
All I got from that is that Jews fucking owned the Red Sea when they came out of Egypt.

Go us ^^
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FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
August 06 2008 11:42 GMT
#13
On August 06 2008 20:23 Spenguin wrote:
All I got from that is that Jews fucking owned the Red Sea when they came out of Egypt.

Go us ^^



LoL
The big picture is nothing compared to this important detail.

However I'm not entirely sure if Moses was a Jew. Jesus was but I don't think Moses was. Sorry. :/
Spenguin
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
Australia3316 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-08-06 12:19:23
August 06 2008 12:16 GMT
#14
No, Moses was a Jew.

His mother was one.
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CFDragon
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States304 Posts
August 06 2008 13:15 GMT
#15
Logic at it's finest, Spenguin.

To me, there's not much to read from these ads. They were made for ONE purpose and that is to persuade me. It doesn't want me to think, it just wants me to mindlessly follow one candidate.
B1nary
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada1267 Posts
August 06 2008 15:14 GMT
#16
I utterly hate modern political campaigns. IMO, you should be telling the electorate why they should vote for you, not why they shouldn't vote for your opposition. There's way too much insulting going on here.
MiniRoman
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Canada3953 Posts
August 06 2008 15:44 GMT
#17
To me it looked like Obama was the anti-christ. Once I saw the ad was paid for by McCain though and it was actually an anti-Obama commercial I was relieved and felt I could rest assured! McCain is an old ass loser who wants to become president before he dies, which is soon.
Nak Allstar.
Rayzorblade
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States1172 Posts
August 06 2008 15:46 GMT
#18
McCain ads continue to be misleading and petty, aimed at manipulating the prejudices and emotions of ignorant Americans. I expect that we will see many more of these to come given what was their "apparent" success in closing the gap in most polls between Obama and McCain.
Polemarch
Profile Joined August 2005
Canada1564 Posts
August 06 2008 18:17 GMT
#19
I have to admit that ad is really clever. It definitely paints Obama as an overhyped televangelist type really well. There is a grain of truth to it, as well. (Although I'd still vote for Obama over McCain.)
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