Early released Internet Ad by McCain Camp Predicts HeWins Debate

[maddezmom]

McCain Wins Debate
Although the fate of tonight's presidential debate in Mississippi remains very much up in the air, John McCain has apparently already won it -- if you believe an Internet ad an astute reader spotted next to this piece in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal this morning.

"McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag background. Another ad spotted by our eagle-eyed observer featured a quote from McCain campaign manager Rick Davis declaring: "McCain won the debate-- hands down."

Here's the screenshot.



http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/09/mccain_wins_debate.html



McCain to attend debate, Web ad claims victory already
WASHINGTON - Ah the Internet world, a place where things move very quickly — maybe too quickly in the political world.

Before Republican presidential hopeful John McCain announced he would attend the presidential debate on Friday night in Mississippi, apparently an Internet advertisement slipped out onto the Wall Street Journal’s opinion page with it declaring he won the contest.

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the ad posting was a mistake by the Wall Street Journal. Oops.

http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/09/26/mccain-to-attend-debate-web-ad-claims-victory-already/

[groovedaddy]

1. Preemptive lying...how rich! n.t

[ColbertWatcher]

6. We have to lie over there in the future, so we don't have to lie here, in the present. n/t

[maddezmom]

7. LOL

:D

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Mission Accomplished! n/t

[rucky]

2. That McCain is always one step ahead of reality. n/t

[Sebass1271]

3. UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE!!

i am NOT EVEN GOING TO WATCH THEN..
:wtf:

IS THIS WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST?
MAJOR MEDIA MANIPULATION

[Beaverhausen]

4. Thom Hartman was just talking about this a little bit ago

what a disater his campaign is.

[lonestarnot]

5. Well now there is a nice piece of shit propoganda. Busted!

neener neener neener! Hit it! K & R

[lpbk2713]

8. He's all set if he has derod and dereel.

He can go fishing for the next four years because he sure as hell won't be running the country.

[Chisox08]

9. Remember McCorpse is a POW

So that means he wins automatically. :sarcasm:

[WA98296]

11. Chris Cillizza just on MSNBC talking about this!

[Subdivisions]

12. Man, yesterday I told a fellow DUer that I rarely take search engines

into consideration when I post, though it is one of my daily duties to do just that in my own personal and professional endeavors. I even insinuated that posters shouldn't stop to think about how search engines will see their posts. But now, I'm rather disturbed at the title of the OP. I've also seen that phrase on http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/09/mccain_wins_debate.html?nav=rss_blog">WaPo. And in at least one other post.

Quickly, http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=t&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLR_enUS264US264&q=Mccain+wins+debate">and surely, this phrase is getting spread the world over. Add this to the ad that ignited this fire, and you have a dumbed-down and passive public hearing it and seeing and unable to make the connection that it pre-dates the debate.

Now...I'm donning my tinfoil topper...Perhaps it was a desperate, calculated move by karl rove to confuse the sheeple just as was mcsame's financial crisis heroism has been the past couple of days.

Sidenote: Gotta counter that Palin/Couric interview somehow...

[maddezmom]

14. changed it up a bit

:hi:

[tblue37]

15. Or perhaps some harried campaign staffer was supposed to send that ad

buy out tomorrow and sent it today instead, like the staffer who accidentally sent the McCain talking points to the wrong email list yesterday, so that the reporters got hold of it instead.

[K8-EEE]

13. Whoa now there's some straight talk!

He already won tonight's debate??

Jesus, I'm continually surprised at what an assclown this guy is.

[VP505]

16. Did Grampy McSame wake up from

his nap confused again and now thinks he won the debate?

[philly_bob]

17. These guys are simply incompetent. Palin, debate postponement, now this. n/t

[Doodler71]

18. More of the same... if they say it is true then it becomes true

They are the artists of reality.

I'm so sick of this BS from the republicans I could hurl.
:puke:

[Chisox08]

19. Randi Rhodes is mocking that ad right now

:rofl: