Last minute Clinton ad: 'What has happened to Barack Obama?'

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

(CNN) – Hoping the proposal to suspend the gas tax will resonate with working class voters in Indiana and North Carolina, the Clinton campaign launched a last-minute ad in those states Monday that sharply attacks rival Barack Obama for not supporting the measure.

"What has happened to Barack Obama?" an announcer states in the new 30 second spot, among the campaign's most bruising to date.

"He is attacking Hillary’s plan to give you a break on gas prices because he doesn’t have one," the ad's announcer also says.

The ad comes on the heels of a weekend marked by heated back-and-forth between both campaigns over the issue. Obama's campaign launched an ad Sunday that called Clinton's proposal to suspend the gas tax a "classic Washington gimmick" and argues that oil companies will keep the extra proceeds from the suspension of the gas tax and will not pass the savings onto drivers.

The Clinton campaign countered that Obama is siding with the oil companies over hard working voters increasingly pinched by the price of gas.

UPDATE: Barack Obama's campaign released a response ad Monday afternoon that charges Clinton with offering "More of the same old negative politics."

“A war that should never have been waged. An economy in turmoil. Record prices at the pump. America held hostage to foreign oil," the ad's announcer states.

“Her hometown newspaper says she's taking the low road - her attacks do nothing but harm," the announcer also says. “The same old Washington politics won't fix our problems. We need honest answers… And a president we can trust."

[rocktivity]

1. He's attacking the plan because it's fiscally irresponsible

and since it also amounts to buying votes, morally irresponsible as well.

:headbang:
rocknation

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

8. No kidding this is a very gop tactic

It is the same 'you're either with us or against us':

Either you're with the gas tax relief scam or you club baby seals.. I think BO is just to consistent for Hillbots to get..

[speedoo]

2. So much for Hillary's not attacking Obama anymore.

She is completely disgusting.

[panader0]

3. 200 leading economists, including 4 Nobel winners say the plan is no good

This was posted earlier today with a link. Wish I knew how to retrieve that stuff.

[anigbrowl]

10. just use google

if the first search doesn't work, try another. "200 economists gas tax nobel prize" (my first attempt) got me the right info in the top link. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aTzCmqCNyLho&refer=home

It's not hard. People don't seem to realize that google does better with more search info.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. At least she's not tearing down her intra-party opponent!

Oh, wait...

[thoughtcrime1984]

5. She seems to think the voters are dumb as hell

We're smarter than you think, Hil.

[dancingme]

15. it shows her contempt for working class people

she lies to them because she thinks they are too dumb to understand. She doesn't care about them.

[Poll_Blind]

6. This has almost universally been panned as a terrible, UNHELPFUL plan.

  I'm not surprised to see Clinton try to turn it around on Obama. Unfortunately, this idea is SO bad, I'm sure anyone who's interested has already checked into how much they'd save- and found out the truth.

PB

[PBS Poll-435]

7. OMG. Ads? It is almost like they are competing against each other in some kind of "election."

What is the deal with this?

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

9. Deceptive attack adds on someone in your own party

Are flat out wrong..

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. This is the first time she's targeted this particular demographic.

Illiterate, inbred, brain dead vegetables on life support.

[Vinca]

11. It's safe to assume, given Obama's mega-donations,

there's always a response commercial in the can.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

14. This is why hill always waits until a day or two before a primary

It obvious that polling trends are not favoring her in NC or Indiana so she will just have to start slinging mud..

[dancingme]

17. slinging mud and lying

lies, lies, lies, that's all she has.

[high density]

12. "Break" on gas prices??

How is 18 cents a gallon a break after the prices have gone up about 20 cents every couple of weeks? (If not more.)

[juajen]

20. Actually, $30 will buy a gallon of milk a week for about two months.

You have no idea how important that is; and, if it is slightly more, maybe it will buy a loaf of bread a week. Perhaps some dried beans and rice. My God, do ya'll know how fucking insensitive you are to poor people?

[bunnies]

24. well, a gallon of milk sure will make up for the 300,000 people out of work.

yes indeedy. :eyes:

[high density]

26. Insensitive?

What a load of bull. I don't support a stupid, pandering economic policy and that makes me insensitive? Get off your high perch already and read what the economists (and just about anybody else who has a functioning brain) has said about the ludicrous idea.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

27. And when roads are falling about and bridges are collapsing because of

revenue shortfalls how sensitive is that to the poor..

[hfojvt]

16. it's like the Iraq war all over again

The same argument was made in the run up to the Iraq invasion, that having a "bold" plan was better than "doing nothing" which is all that opponents of the war were suggesting (according to the war's promoters). Once again, Hillary's campaign is counting on voters to be stupid and applying the propaganda and spin points to keep them less informed. "we may have a stupid idea, but our opponent has nothing".

[Gore1FL]

18. Big tax breaks for people who drive hummers small ones for hybrid owners

that sounds like a badly directed tax cut

[yardwork]

19. Disgusting.

[K Gardner]

21. I couldn't hate her more if I tried.

[burythehatchet]

22. same here. She certainly inspires the sentiment.

[bunnies]

23. "working class" = Camp Hillary code speak for STUPID.

Lucky for her, people are too stupid to get it. See Bush 2004.

[Hoof Hearted]

32. Obamabots to voters - You bunch of racist bumpkins, only WE know what's best for you!

I love ya'll's campaign slogans. They're really working out well.

[zulchzulu]

25. Here's my idea of an ad right back at her

TITLE: Hillary Clinton thinks you're stupid.

Video: Potholes in the road. Fade to a tire flat. Fade to a mother standing along highway flagging down help with kids in van to fix flat. Fade to a line of unemployed people.

VO: Hillary Clinton has a plan that would give you half a tank of gas over three months while it lays off thousands of workers that would be fixing the roads you drive on.

Video: Scroll names of economists fast with words "careless..." "irresponsible" "political pandering" and photo of McCain and Hillary Clinton together.

VO: It's a plan that over 200 economists have stated is careless, irresponsible and political pandering the old Washington DC way.

Video: Show hand getting money from another person with oil dripping on hands.

VO: The only person she can find to support her plan is a Shell Oil lobbyist.

Video: Show Hillary in red truck in North Carolina rally.

VO: Hillary Clinton thinks you're stupid. Don't believe her shell game.

[AspenRose]

28. You should freelance!

:-)

[monmouth]

31. This should be sent directly to the campaign. Outstanding...n/t

[Hoof Hearted]

29. Have you noticed BO isn't running on his "judgement" anymore? I have.

I wonder WHY?

[Cha]

30. That's his Dust you're Eatin' hilary...

"What happened to Barack Obama?".. :silly: "I swear he was around here somewhere!"