Terrible But Funny Ad

I have been seeing a certain commercial on TV a lot recently. It starts out by talking about the high gas prices. Then it asks who is responsible for the evil high gas prices. You see a picture of Obama on a podium. The crowd starts chanting the answer to who is responsible for high gas prices: Obama, Obama, Obama.

You have to give the McCain media people some credit. This commercial is absolutely hilarious. The commercial never comes out and says that Barack is to blame for high gas prices. And they do not point to any facts behind the commercial.

One good thing about the commercial is that, at the end, John McCain comes out and states that he approved the commercial. He does not behind some committee. McCain won some points from me with this ad. Now it is time for Obama to do something just as inventive. I am waiting.

Obama Ads

So Obama clinched the Democratic nomination for the presidential candidate. That was one tough fight. Hillary Clinton would not give up no matter how hard the Democratic Party pressured her. But in the end the primary votes were cast. And there was nothing else that Hillary could do to stop the Obama campaign from grabbing the ticket.

I recently saw an advertisement on TV for Obama. Although I tried hard to listen to it, there were people in the room making too much noise for me to concentrate on the message. The one thing I did notice was that it seemed like a clean commercial. There was no jabs at McCain. Just a positive message on why you should vote for Obama. This did not get my vote. But it made me respect Obama a bit. It is probably just his PR people trying to get some good will from the viewers. It looks like this is working.

Power of Michelle

The other day I was watching some TV. I think it was on a public access or local news channel. Somebody was speaking fervently about politics. At first I thought it was Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The hair was right. But she did not have the face of Condoleezza. Then I figured it out. It was Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama.

Michelle was quite the public speaker. She seemed to be able to discuss Barack's character and viewpoint on a whole host of matters. She also knew how to make the crowd laugh and cheer. I wonder why she has not been on the forefront a lot earlier.

In my mind, I thought it would be great to see Michelle and Bill Clinton speaking head to head. It could be the presidential candidate spouse debate. One would think that Bill Clinton could own anybody in the public speaking arena. But Michelle looked as if she could hold her own.

Now I am not a big fan of Barack Obama. But I found myself agreeing with a lot that Michelle Obama had to say. That's how you know that somebody is good. They make you question your own decisions and outlook on topics. We shall see how Michelle Obama's work affects the outcome of the democratic primary. I am excited to see.

Democrat Debate

The other day I tuned into the Democrat debate in Philadelphia. I must confess that I only saw about half of the show. But I found it interesting.

Both Hillary and Barack were reluctant to criticize the DC ban on guns. They tiptoed around the subject a lot. I guess they both are afraid of losing votes at this critical juncture. They did make some good points on gun control. Obama gave some gruesome examples of kids getting gunned down in Chicago. And Clinton spoke about the benefit of local gun laws in New York which cater to the specific locality.

Obama took a chance I thought at speaking bluntly regarding taxes. He said you don't get something for nothing. And that means he has to raise some taxes to combat the deficit. It sounded like he wanted to raise the capital gains tax rate, and also tax wealthy people more. Ouch. Hillary just responded by saying we should spend less.

One thing Hillary and Barack had in common was blasting the Bush, McCain, and the whole Republican party. Typical democrats. Or shall I say typical politicians. There was one humorous question where Hillary was asked how, as president, she would use past presidents such as George W. Bush.

Clintons are Rich

The Clintons finally released their tax records for the last 8 years. And guess what? They are rich. Last year alone they made over $20 million. And since 2000 they have amassed over $100 million.

Part of the mega millions comes from the fact that Bill Clinton makes a lot of money these days. With his speaking engagements and popular books, he is pulling down the mad bank.

Who would we rather vote for? Rich team Clinton? Or Barack who only recently made anything more than his senatorial salary? I don't think Hillary wants you to answer this question. It cannot bode well for her. I do salute Hillary for finally releasing her tax records, even though they show she and Bill are rich.

Obama Tax Returns

Barrack Obama and wife have made public their tax returns for the last 7 or so years. I applaud this effort. Apparently Obama makes a decent salary as a senator. But he really cleaned up with his income from his book. Together he and his wide made over $1 million in tax year 2006.

Strangely enough, Hillary Clinton has not made her tax returns public information. I wonder what she is waiting for. If she includes Bill Clinton's tax information as well, I bet their income is going to look Barack look poor.

No wonder Obama girl loves you Barack. You got the power. And you also got the cash. Maybe you are destined to be the next president of the United States. I will have only one thing to say then - bring our troops home.

The Race Card

About a week ago, a controversy erupted regarding words spoken by Geraldine Ferraro. As you might recall, she was on the ticket with Walter Mondale in 1984 as vice president. Ferraro stated that Obama would not be in the position he is today if he were white.

Ferraro works on the Hilliary Clinton finance committee. At first Ferraro stood by her words. She stated that she was exercising her first amendment rights, and that she would not be discriminated against because she was white.

Ferraro almost seemed to go on the offensive. She accused the Obama team of playing the race card. In the end she stepped down from her post on the Clinton finance committee. She did not want the issue to bring Hillary down. I find it a shame that this happened. Have we become so politically correct that we must jump when a black man cries "racism"?

Personally I would not have voted for Mondale/Ferraro in 1984 if I could have. However I applaud Ferraro's courage in not backing down from her recent words. Geraldine - this post is for you.