(8/15/08) McCain Slaps Obama With 2 New Ads Today - "Taxman Cometh" & "Maybe"

[Sandy in PA]

THE ONE got slapped today in TWO new ads from the McCain camp:

YouTube - Taxman

Transcript:

ANNCR: Celebrity? Yes. Ready to lead? No.

Obama's new taxes could break your family budget.

The press warns the "taxman cometh".

Obama's taxes mean "higher prices at the pump".

Obama's taxes a "recipe for economic disaster".

Higher taxes. Higher gas prices. Economic disaster.

That's the real Obama.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

YouTube - Maybe

Transcript:

ANNCR: Maybe the applause has gone to his head ...

Saying John McCain cost Ohio jobs, though it's just not true.

It's Obama's taxes that will hurt Ohio families.

Higher taxes on your paycheck, your life savings, your electric bills.

His taxes are a "recipe for economic disaster."

That's the real Obama.

Ready to tax. Not ready to lead.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

[Bad Kitty]

Go Johnny Go!!

I don't know which one I like the best. I like the Taxman Cometh line but I also like the Ready to tax but not ready to lead at the end of the second one.

[santafegal]

McCain has been running a very effective ad campaign! I'm glad to see him focusing on the issues that are important to the average voter.

[Bad Kitty]

McCain has been running a very effective ad campaign! I'm glad to see him focusing on the issues that are important to the average voter.

...and while I'm enjoying it, I can't wait for the RNC to come out with the smear ads.

[Sandy in PA]

...and while I'm enjoying it, I can't wait for the RNC to come out with the smear ads.

I can't wait, either!

Stock up on popcorn, I hear they are coming to a TV near you very soon......

[Bad Kitty]

I can't wait, either!

Stock up on popcorn, I hear they are coming to a TV near you very soon......

I am going to record them and play them over and over. Maybe if we have to go to Plan B, we should have McCain Political Ad Watch Parties.

[Sandy in PA]

I am going to record them and play them over and over. Maybe if we have to go to Plan B, we should have McCain Political Ad Watch Parties.

Now that would be fun! Talk about a "catharsis"!

[SadStateOfAffairs]

Johnny B Good!

[Agent 00½ FL]

I am going to record them and play them over and over. Maybe if we have to go to Plan B, we should have McCain Political Ad Watch Parties.

Excellent idea Starr. I think these Ads are going to get better and better as we head towards Nov.

[Bella]

Speaking of YouTube, there's a bot on there that just asked me to cite my source that Obama voted for Cheney's energy bill. LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[SugnSpicesmom]

Good commericals! Keep hitting him, McCain. Keep hitting him HARD and EFFECTIVELY, and when he's on his knees finish him off.

That sounds mean, I know but it's the only way to take Obama down. McCain will HAVE to play hardball. And Obama's dumbass people yesterday that started in on McCain and his first marriage? They just opened the door. McCain's camp's response to it was VERY clear - "Obama you do NOT want to go there!"

I'm with the others - I can't wait for the smear campaign commericals to start. We should have parties and watch them!

All of this is contingent, however - we still have to believe that somehow Sen. Clinton will walk away the nominee at the Convention.

[KathyforHillary]

When Hillary gets the nomination, I hope she gets as good of a campaign manager and strategist and advertising agency as McCain. He has really found a niche here...very effective.

[eviee]

"Ready to tax, not ready to lead"..... I love that!:)

[lynfreedom]

Spread the facts!

ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released its latest television ad, entitled "Maybe." The ad highlights Barack Obama's "false" and "misleading" attacks in Ohio. The ad will air in Ohio.

VIEW THE AD HERE: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=yiDVRvzjZLA

Script For "Maybe" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Maybe the applause has gone to his head ...

Saying John McCain cost Ohio jobs, though it's just not true.

It's Obama's taxes that will hurt Ohio families.

Higher taxes on your paycheck, your life savings, your electric bills.

His taxes are a "recipe for economic disaster."

That's the real Obama.

Ready to tax. Not ready to lead.

JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

AD FACTS: Script For "Maybe" (TV :30)

ANNCR: Maybe the applause has gone to his head ... saying John McCain cost Ohio jobs, though it's just not true.

FactCheck.org Calls The Obama Ohio Attack Ad "A Distortion." "An AFL-CIO flier and Obama campaign ads say that McCain cost Ohioans 8,000 jobs. We say that's a distortion of the record." (Joe Miller, "Distorting The DHL Deal," FactCheck.org, http://www.factchec k.org/elections- 2008/distorting_ the_dhl_deal. html, 8/15/08)

FactCheck.org: The Obama Ohio Attack Ad Paints "A False Picture." "Ads from the AFL-CIO and the Obama campaign claim that McCain is partly to blame for the loss of more than 8,000 jobs in Ohio. They paint a false picture." (Joe Miller, "Distorting The DHL Deal," FactCheck.org, http://www.factchec k.org/elections- 2008/distorting_ the_dhl_deal. html, 8/15/08)

FactCheck.org Calls Claims In The Obama Ohio Attack Ad "Misleading" And "Unsubstantiated. " "But the ads go too far. Some statements about McCain are misleading and some of the inferences the ads invite are unsubstantiated: The ads charge that McCain opposition to a 2003 amendment helped DHL and amounted to turning his back on workers. That's misleading. McCain said he opposed a version of the amendment because it was a special project inserted into an unrelated bill, not to help DHL. And the Teamsters union praised the merger at the time, saying that it would lead to more jobs. And at first, more jobs indeed followed. The ads also imply that the DHL merger is a direct cause of the job losses in Ohio, which we find to be both unlikely and unsubstantiated. Airborne Express had laid off 2,000 employees before the merger, and analysts at the time said that the struggling carrier would need to make expensive investments in its international infrastructure to remain competitive. " (Joe Miller, "Distorting The DHL Deal," FactCheck.org, http://www.factchec k.org/elections- 2008/distorting_ the_dhl_deal. html, 8/15/08)

ANNCR: It's Obama's taxes that will hurt Ohio families. Higher taxes on your paycheck, your life savings, your electric bills.

Barack Obama Has Called For Higher Income Taxes, Social Security Taxes, Capital Gains And Dividend Taxes, And Corporate Taxes, As Well As "Massive New Domestic Spending." "Obama's transformation, if you go by his campaign so far, would mean higher income taxes, higher Social Security taxes, higher investment taxes, higher corporate taxes, massive new domestic spending, and a healthcare plan that perhaps could be the next step to a full-scale, single-payer system. Is that what most Americans want, someone who will fulfill a Democratic policy wish list?" (James Pethokoukis, "Barack Hussein Reagan? Ronald Wilson Obama?" U.S. News & World Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, www.usnews.com, 2/12/08)

Barack Obama Would Raise Social Security (Payroll) Taxes. "Obama's proposal would impose social security taxes on income above $250,000 per year. He would continue to exempt income between $102,000 and $250,000 from social security taxes." (Teddy Davis, Sunlen Miller, and Gregory Wallace, "Obama Kisses Billions Goodbye," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, blogs.abcnews. com, 6/18/08)

Barack Obama Would Raise Income Taxes. Obama: "[I] would roll back the Bush tax cuts for those making over $250,000." (Sen. Barack Obama, CNN Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Manchester, NH, 6/3/07)

U.S. Department Of Treasury: Small Business Owners "Are Frequently Subject To The Highest Individual Income Tax Rates." "Changes in the individual income tax affect most businesses in the United States. That is because taxes on business earnings are often paid through the individual income tax when 'passed-through' to business owners. The business income from sole proprietorships, farm proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations, etc., is all taxed at the owners' individual income tax rates. This year 34 million business owners are expected to receive this type of income and pay tax on this income through the individual income tax. These businesses are typically small and often entrepreneurial in nature, and a source of innovation and risk-taking in the economy. Moreover, these business owners are frequently subject to the highest individual income tax rates." ("Topics Related To The President's Tax Relief," U.S. Department Of Treasu ry, http://www.ustreas. gov/press/ releases/ reports/presiden t_taxrelief_ topics_0508. pdf, May 2008)

Barack Obama Would Raise Capital Gains And Dividend Taxes. "Sen. Obama wants to raise the long-term capital-gains rate for families making more than $250,000 to around 20 percent or somewhat higher but not above the 28 percent level it reached during the Reagan presidency, an Obama economic adviser says. The same rate would apply to most dividend income for these investors." (Tom Herman, "Tax Report Your Tax Bill: How McCain, Obama Differ," The Associated Press, 6/18/08)

In 2006, Over 26.7 Million U.S. Taxpayers Reported Capital Gains Income. (Internal Revenue Service Website, "Individual Income And Tax Data, By State And Size Of Adjusted Gross Income, Tax Year 2006," www.irs.gov, Accessed 7/30/08)

In 2006, Over 31.5 Million U.S. Taxpayers Reported Dividend Income. (Internal Revenue Service Website, "Individual Income And Tax Data, By State And Size Of Adjusted Gross Income, Tax Year 2006," www.irs.gov, Accessed 7/30/08)

Barack Obama Called For Tax Hikes On "Dirty Energy" Such As Coal And Natural Gas. Obama: "What we ought to tax is dirty energy, like coal and, to a lesser extent, natural gas." ("Q&A With Sen. Barack Obama," San Antonio Express-News, 2/19/08)

Coal Is The Largest Source Of Electricity In America, Accounting For Nearly 49 Percent Of U.S. Total Net Generation In 2006. (Energy Information Administration Website, www.eia.doe. gov, Accessed 6/9/08)

Natural Gas Is The Second Largest Source Of Electricity In America, Accounting For 20 Percent Of U.S. Total Net Generation In 2006. (Energy Information Administration Website, www.eia.doe. gov, Accessed 6/9/08)

Even Barack Obama Admits That His Tax Increases May Harm The Economy. CNBC'S JOHN HARWOOD: "And I found this fascinating, Maria, that on the issue of taxes, he looked to insulate himself by saying that if, in fact, economic conditions justify the fact that it might harm the economy, he might be willing to hold off some of his tax increases when he takes office in January. Let's take a listen to Barack Obama." BARACK OBAMA: "Some of those, you could possibly defer. But I think the basic principle of restoring fairness to our economy and encouraging bottom-up economic growth is important. So here's what we know: We know that over the last decade or so, that more than half of the economic growth has been captured by the top one percent of U.S. citizens. That means the other 99 percent have seen their effective incomes go down. That is not a recipe for long- term economic growth." (CNBC, 6/9/08)

Tax Policy Center: Barack Obama Would Raise Taxes On One Out Of Every Three Senior Households. "Even though Senator Obama's plan eliminates individual income taxes for seniors with incomes less than $50,000, his plan would raise taxes for almost 10 million senior households, over a third of the total (not shown in table). On average, seniors would face a tax increase of about 2 percent of income." (Burman et al., "A Preliminary Analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans," The Tax Policy Center, 6/11/08)

The Wall Street Journal Said Barack Obama's Plan To Raise The Top Income Tax Rates Would "Stunt Small Business." "The clear implication is that raising the U.S. personal income tax rates would also stunt small business entrepreneurship. Yet this is precisely what all of the Democratic Presidential candidates, and even Mr. Rangel, propose." (Editorial, "Corporate Tax War," The Wall Street Journal, 12/4/07)

The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman: "Strong Argument To Be Made" That Barack Obama's Tax On Oil Companies Will Lead To Higher Gas Prices. "One of the ad's central points is that Obama's plans would increase gas prices by imposing a windfall profits tax on the oil industry. And there is a strong argument to be made there." (Jonathan Weisman, "McCain Ad Slams Obama Tax Plan As 'Economic Disaster,'" The Washington Post's "The Trail" Blog, 8/15/08)

FactCheck.org: "Obama's Votes Indicate A Willingness To Raise Taxes." "Certainly Obama's votes indicate a willingness to raise taxes, and Obama has not been shy about saying explicitly that he will raise some taxes." ("The $32,000 Question," FactCheck.org, http://www.factchec k.org, 7/8/08)

ANNCR: His taxes are a "recipe for economic disaster." That's the real Obama. Ready to tax. Not ready to lead. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal Calls Barack Obama's Tax Proposals "A Recipe For Economic Disaster." "[Obama] wants to the raise tax rate on the top income bracket from 35 percent to 39.6 percent, nearly double the tax rate on capital gains and dividends, and eliminate all tax breaks for the gas and oil industries and private equity firm managers. Talk about a recipe for economic disaster." (Editorial, "More Class Warfare," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 9/20/07)

[joeysky18]

Tax will be a hot issue for the general election.

[rob3gdd]

love em

[PA_Voter]

Speaking of YouTube, there's a bot on there that just asked me to cite my source that Obama voted for Cheney's energy bill. LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Give him/her the link from a Huff-Obot:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-roberts/what-does-the-2005-energy_b_83130.html

[Hillicrat]

As a single parent struggling with high gas prices this increase in taxes is a big worry about Obama. I have one family car and it is a 2001 model. My daughter drives a car supplied by her father. My son will be of driving age in October which means I will have higher insurance premiums. I am already getting rid of cable and land line telephone this month. I shop for clothes for me at the good will. I make the maxium of my pay scale and I work extra whenever I can. My daughter is working so that she doesn't have to ask me for money for clothes and personal entertainment. Obama's tax plan will affect me as I am barely over the $60,000 mark. I am on the cusp. I live in a 1400 sq ft manufactured home.

[neophyter]

Keep in mind that Soros bought FactCheck the same way he bought up MoveOn. The dude has money.

I don't read FactCheck any more.

It's sad what has happened to the middle class in this country. Anyone making under $100K or close is hurting. Obama has offered nothing to make the MC feel he'll help them at all.

[SusanfromPA]

Those are both solid ads. No fluff just straight to the point.

I wish I could be in on current conversations between Pelosi and Dean. Which one do you think is hyperventilating more?

[santafek]

...and while I'm enjoying it, I can't wait for the RNC to come out with the smear ads.

Great ads. BO tax plan has us upset. I can't wait for the bigtime ads to come.
How much fun will they be...!!!

[xfiles]

They need to do one on the disastrous Global Poverty Tax. I hope McCain doesn't approve of that bill!!

I just don't get why it isn't on the radar screen! I guess MSM being in the tank for Obama explains it?:mad::mad::mad::mad:

[Kbentleyis]

I know how hard it is as well. I'm living at the poverty level because I became disabled way before I could reach any worthy retirement plan. I just barely get buy because of mortgage payments and the taxes keep going up. My meds are just as bad, even tho I have medicare. It's a bad situation for all of us.

[shadow]

I am glad that Mccain is showing that ob is not ready to lead. I too would, on a personal level, enjoy the smears, but people need to see that ob is a disaster and that Mccain is ready to do the job.