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McCain Chuckles at Obama as Moses

"We think it's got a lot of humor in it. We're having fun and enjoying it."

— John McCain defends his 2008 presidential campaign ad which juxtaposed Charlton Heston's Hollywood 'Moses' to Barack Obama, the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate.

Submitted by John McCain on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

Barack Obama responds to McCain ad

"On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking
Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks,
his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, 'Oops!
He did it again.'"

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Obama campaign
spokesman Tommy Vietor, commenting on Sen. John McCain's comparison to Obama's celebrity as like that of Britney Spears'.

Submitted by Danna Walker on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

John McCain on negative ads made by the Obama campaign

"I don't know why they do it. Obviously, I don't control them, but I'm making it very clear, as I have a couple of times in the past, that there's no place for that kind of campaigning, and the American people don't want it.”

— Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., quoted in an Associated Press article published on MSNBC.com on April 23, 2008, commenting on an incendiary campaign ad about Sen. Barack Obama.

Submitted by John McCain on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

John McCain's campaign ad referencing him as the American president

"John McCain, the American president American's have been waiting for."

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Excerpt from Sen. John McCain's R-Ariz., newest campaign ad, quoted in an Associated Press article publichsed on MSNBC.com on March 28, 2008, the day the ad first aired.

Submitted by John McCain on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 07:00. categories [ ]

Hillary Clinton on standing up for the people

"The oil companies, the drug companies, have had seven years of a president who stands up for them...It's time we had a president who stands up for all of you."

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Sen. Hillary Clinton in a campaign ad quoted on the Wall Street Journal's Web site on Feb. 16, 2008. The ad aired in Wisconsin on Feb. 15.

Submitted by Hillary Clinton on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]

Obama campaign ad attacking Hillary Clinton

“She'll say anything and change nothing.”

— Excerpt from a negative campaign ad from the Obama campaign, aimed at its chief rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-Ill., quoted on Washingtonpost.com on Jan. 25, 2008.

Submitted by Barack Obama on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 08:00. categories [ ]