CBS Pulls the Plug on 'Misleading' McCain Ad
Filed under: Media Minute > John McCain > Sarah Palin
A John McCain web ad that was running on YouTube has been yanked because of a copyright claim filed by CBS.
The McCain campaign tried to 'spin' footage of CBS news anchor Katie Couric talking about sexism, as it related to Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign, to their own benefit by tying it to Sarah Palin.
A CBS spokesperson said, "CBS News does not endorse any candidate in the Presidential race. Any use of CBS personnel in political advertising that suggests the contrary is misleading."
That was a little shady of the McCain folks, don't you think?
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Posted: September 11, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Where do these artist get off in saying they gave no permission for there song to be used?!!!! What about the paid cd receipt
McShame/Pinnochio Palin don't want to talk about real issues that concern us all. They are going to keep slinging Fear, Uncertainity and Doubt (FUD) just like Bush/Cheney/Rove did over the past 8 years.
This time America will wise up and elect real leaders.
Go Barack!
Re: CreativeOne –
#24
"No. It got press on sexism. Served its purpose."
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I have to laugh when I hear Republicans whining about sexism. AS IF they care about equal pay, choice, health care, education and other issues traditionally important to women!
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Conservative twats like Palin can thank liberal, feminist activists and the women's lib movement of the '70's for the opportunities they enjoy today. As a woman, Palin is a sellout and a traitor…
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To paraphrase the Wilson sisters from Heart: Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent me as an American woman!
Research Obama's connections. Rezko, Ayers… the list goes on! Yes, he is different from most politicians… (NOT!)
What people are overlooking is the fact that politicians ALL have self-serving agendas. Grow up. You are daydreaming if you think the Republican party is the only source of corruption.
Isn't it funny how Obama is "using" the Clintons to get him elected when he basically said he didn't need them by his actions. Typical politics.
Re: ss794- – Dude you have been drinking the koolaid for too long? The last time McCain's views were independent was in 2000. He's more conservative than GWB now. The man is a REFORMED Maverick.
And "how is Katie Couric piece on Clinton but her words are attributed to Palin", part of the Liberal media spin machine. You have totally forgone all your common sense, just to back your candidate. Please wake up and think before you type.
Re: angelfish419 – Obama is NOT a muslim. People like you sound grossly uneducated.
U KNOW WHAT… REPUBLICANS HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY VERY SICK! SO UNTO A COUNTRY SICK WITH RACISM, HATE, LIES, AND PHONY POLITICS…. GET WELL SOON!
VOTE OBAMA 08'!
Re: angelfish419 – Obama will lower taxes for the middle class ($250,000 and under). Obama will raise taxes for the wealthy and large coporations. McCain will raise taxes for the middle class. McCain will lower taxes for the wealthiest americans and larger corporations. McCain also only considers people wealthy if they make multi-million dollar salaries. Take that and chew on it.
REPUBLICANS REALLY NEED TO STOP THAT!!! THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING TAKEN TO COURT FOR USING COPYWRITED SONGS IN THEIR AD CAMPAIGN.
Just imagine if he wins the election, then the shadyness will really begin
Wow, it's shocking that the Republicans would do something shady!!! *insert sarcasm here* If you believe any of their ads, I've got a bridge to nowhere I'd like to sell you.
This is so stupid, like Obama hasn't taken little snidbits of footage to use for his benefit.
Re: Tom993 – TOM YOU ARE RIGHT… WHERE THE HELL IS BIDEN??? WHY IS HE NOT DEFENDING BARACK AGAINST THE STR8 UP BULLSHYT THE REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN SPREADING AROUND THE MEDIA…
Old news but true!
Have you seen the pic floating around of McCain boarding Follieri's yacht the day after Raffaelo pleaded guilty to a multimillion $$ fraud? McSame had his 70th bday party on his yacht! Birds of a feather!
Re: KitKat1 –
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"You are daydreaming if you think the Republican party is the only source of corruption."
You're absolutely correct, KitKat. All politicians have to compromise to get elected in the two-party system.
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But apathy, cynicism and inaction will NEVER accomplish anything. And anyone who votes Republican in '08 has obviously NOT been paying attention for the last 8 years. Bush and Cheney have screwed up so badly, they couldn't even APPEAR at the RNC…why should Republicans be rewarded with another presidential term after the colossal mistakes of the Bush administration?
Re: honey97431 – HONEY THE DIFFERENCE IS THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN GOT PERMISSION!
Tiffany_Bitches #109. The name doesn't suit you because bitches are usually smart. Your comment is a display of stupidity. Sorry, but true.
Re: ugly step sister – IT IS A FACT. You need to learn to actually debate with PROVEN FACTS instead of posting, uhhh, gee… "The name doesn't suit you because bitches are usually smart. Your comment is a display of stupidity. Sorry, but true." Any dumbass could say that. Have fun going to the polls as you will have no idea what you are actually voting for. By the way, my name "Tiffany_Bitches!" is referring to Britney's "It's Britney, Bitches" and it has NOTHING to do with my being a bitch. I am anything but a bitch, but I am deifnately more educated than you are.
What a bunch of scared baby liberals. LOL!
why do they keep using content without getting approval?
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I guess, they don't like asking for approval, maybe they think they own it?
very shady…
white women are stupid.
DON'T BE IGNORANT! WHY ISN"T THE MSM FOCUSING ON THIS:
From a credible source (unlike this blog) THE WASHINGTON POST:
JOE BIDENS SON AND BROTHER ACCUSED OF FRAUD
A son and a brother of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) are accused in two lawsuits of defrauding a former business partner and an investor of millions of dollars in a hedge fund deal that went sour, court records show.
A lawsuit filed by their former partner Anthony Lotito Jr. asserts in court papers that the deal was crafted to get Hunter Biden out of lobbying because his father was concerned about the impact it would have on his bid for the White House. Biden was running for the Democratic nomination at the time the suit was filed.
Hunter Biden was made president with an annual salary of $1.2 million, despite his inexperience in the hedge fund industry, the lawsuit said. Before that, he had been part of the Washington law firm Oldaker, Biden & Belair, which earned $1.76 million in lobbying revenue in the first half of 2006, according to Congressional Quarterly’s CQ MoneyLine.
Yahhoo!!! Go McCain/Palin!!!!
They seem so desperate…I think they must know people aren't falling for this crap this time. Its time for REAL change. Not the same old crap plastered with the label of "Change", which was stoled from Obama in the first place. All I can say is "Yes We Can!". I am so proud to say that I support Obama!!!
Re: characterassasination1 –
Ummm…what does this have to do with Biden and his role as pontential VP? He wasn't involved in the situation so, why is it being brought up?
You have used to word "shady" few times to refer to McCain, a true American hero. That make you look stupid and out of touch with reality.
Please come back to earth, go to Miami, seat at Versalles and learn from the wisdom of the cuban exiles. They will explain to you,correctly, that you are endorsing a marxist and an anti-american prick. They will explain you why. Like if you were a 5 year old. I know a lot of cuban and I can tell you those people can detect a marxist miles away becasue they were once fool by a very attractive demagoge. Again, listen to your mother.
PEOPLE, JUST THINK ABOUT THIS….MICHELLE OBAMA, LIVING IN THE WHITE HOUSE, WALKING THRU THE GARDENS AND SAYING TO HERSELF…."OH, HOW WE FOOLED ALL THOSE WHITE STUPID PEOPLE…NOW IS OUR TURN, WE WILL BRING THIS FUCKING COUNTRY DOWN..black power, black power…."
MCCAIN/PALIN 08 BECAUSE WE ALWAYS FELT PROUD OF AMERICA!
Re: sweetpiece – I don't care about this. Did you watch the interview with Palin? That should be more news worthy. She was awful. And she is clueless. Why the hell did McCain pick this chick? I had respect for McCain but after watching her in the interview, I realized that he made a HUGE mistake. My respect for him is gone. What the hell was he thinking???
Re: Poodle Face – post 100- I agree 100%. I just watched, in horror, her interview on abc. She was clueless. She didn't even know what the Bush Doctrine was??? How can she be a potential leader of this country? She thinks that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are Gods will??? WTF? I tried watching this with an open mind but she is a kook and a dangerous one at that. She's too extreme and she can't be trusted. McCain made a big mistake. I don't care if she's woman, she's 'effing clueless!
Re: CreativeOne –
Post 41
Name ONE dirty political stunt Obama has pulled. I live less than a mile from Chicago and know why Chicago politics operates the way it does. ( that's all I ask of you. The rest of my post is just general).
The fact is the McCain Palin campaign has been dirty and getting snidier and Obama has stuck to a clean campaign. As an Independent I find it funny that he can do that while the Republican Party, champions of morality and ethics have no qualms employing Machiavellian tactics and ALWAYS attempt to spin things… just my opinion.
Re: Melissa is always right –
Post 82
Collinsville correct?
Do you follow Chicago politics since you can say that of Obama? (and yes I know Chicago is not all that is in Illinois). I remember you said he came to your neck of the woods, spoke his piece hasn't been back since. Has John McCain trekked there? Been back? I'd think w/ Obama trying to win an election right now engaging other parts of the country, he's earned an " excused slip" for not swinging bye lately don't cha think? Just curious, not judging.
Re: honey97431 –
Post 115
Name one "snidbit" Obama has taken since you're going to make tha claim.
I love how McCain's campaign is spinning Palin's treatment as sexist and cruel. How quickly they forget how viciously they, among other politicians (including dome dems, treated Hillary. Palin's treatment has been NOTHING compared to Hillary's treatment. Gotta give credit to McCain's stategists, the are GOOD…
I love how she wasn't even able to pronounce nuclear. She pronounced it nucular. This is just getting better and better. She's clearly not even ready to be a substitute teacher. Why McCain, why???
Re: COCACOLA –
Post 131
Yeah, your right McCain was always PROUD of America but yet he himself said HE "DISCOVERED LOVE FOR HIS COUNTRY when forced to be a guest in another". Michelle, on the other hand, has always loved this country but "for the first time in her ADULT LIFE she is proud of her country, not because of Barack but because the people are hungry for change." I'd rather people LOVE this country irregardless and I'm NOT saying McCain doesn't love America but what I am saying is stop giving Michelle flack over BS. You should also think for once on why the rest of the free world has such a negative opinion of us. We went from the most admired to an international embarrassment ask yourself for once why. If you are going to hold her on not always being proud then we should hold McCain to waiting 30 yrs before even loving this country and no "enlisting" doesn't count. He did it because it's family tradition. Go read Phillip Butler's "Why I won't vote for John McCain" and BEFORE you disrespect that man be aware that he was at the Hanoi Hilton for 8 1/2 yrs to McCain's 5 1/2, He's the recipient of 2 purple hearts, 2 bronze stars, 2 silver stars, 2 Legion of Merits. None of this probably even sunk in.
Re: characterassasination1 –
Post 126
Are Joe Biden's son and brother running for VP?
As Obama said, leave the families alone. What applies to Palin should apply to Biden as well. Get over it.
angelfish419 [IQ=6] says: Do not vote for Osama-bama. Who cares what the McCain camp does, at least they'll keep America America and not the Muslim states of america.
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Allegations that Senator Barack Obama was educated in a Muslim school are not accurate, according to CNN reporting.
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This is the most drastic example yet of the depths that the Republican Machine will slither to in order to invoke hatred onto an opponent. Intelligent people have not bought into it, but I see you have. For you to be continuting this rhetoric more than 8 months after it was disproven, is clearly a diversion away from revealing yourself as the racist that you are. It is what it is, so own it; don't be a coward.
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Apparently, the Republican Machine believes that the only way they can tower over Obama, is by knocking him down. If they really had faith in their own abilities, they wouldn't have to do that.
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Re: _Alice_ – Alice, thank you for admitting this! I know that you have been siding with McCain and it is truly refreshing to see that you do not agree with his VP pick.. like so many others! I expected everyone to still love her, even though, yes… she is quite stupid on TV.
YES!
This is NO suprise..assholes
I don't think it's shady at all. It just goes to show you how liberally biased TV "news" has become.
Yes. That's republicans for ya!
fuck mccain.
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