McCain Condemns North Carolina GOP Ad Using Footage Of Obama’s Pastor
Here’s the ad:
I, frankly, don’t see anything wrong with it but apparently McCain does:
I asked the campaign of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., what they made of the ad.
“John McCain strongly rejects this ad and the type of politics that degrades our civics,” spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker immediately responded. “From the beginning of this process McCain has expressed his intent to run a respectful campaign based on the issues, and we have repeatedly called for all parties to follow his lead.”
Within a few hours, McCain had written a letter to the chair of the North Carolina GOP, Linda Daves, saying, “From the beginning of this election, I have been committed to running a respectful campaign based upon an honest debate about the great issues confronting America today. I expect all state parties to do so as well. The television advertisement you are planning to air degrades our civics and distracts us from the very real differences we have with the Democrats. In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.”
I don’t see what’s so disrespectful about the ad. It plays actual, unmodified footage of Barack Obama’s spiritual leader of 20 years while stating that Obama sat in a pew and listened to him for 20 years. Something that is a fact.
It is perfectly valid and within the bounds of respectful politics to judge people based on who they choose to associate themselves with. I’m not sure why McCain feels he needed to condemn this.
