John McCain’s campaign doesn’t own a dictionary

Resident John McCain fluffer Jill Hazelbaker went on Morning Joe on MSNBC to get us all atwitter over a new ad McCain is releasing tonight to counter Obama’s speech. This ad is really being pumped, but look at what Jill actually says;

“This is a historic ad. I think this is the first of its kind. Senator McCain is going to speak direct to camera to Barack Obama. I’m not going to give away many more details than that. But suffice to say it’s going to be a very exciting ad, and I think it’s going to get a lot of attention.”

Okay, so let’s recap. John McCain’s very exciting ad is going to feature….John McCain! Looking directly in to the camera! And…talking! Wait–what the fuck? That’s not exciting at all. Has anyone here ever heard McCain speak? Do you people not remember the green background fiasco featuring such hits as “hehe…That’s not change we can believe in…*awkward smile, weird chuckle, full creep-out*”

How is this supposed to historic. Oh wait, I think I get it. It is historic because Obama is speaking between 10pm and 11pm and McCain is usually in bed after Jeopardy but is making an exception tonight. Oh, cranky, sleepy McCain is staying up late to scold the whipper snapper. Now I see the historic nature.

Memo to the McCain campaign, “exciting”? Honestly, why not try to set the bar lower so your candidate doesn’t look like such an out of touch old coot. There is zero chance that McCain is going to be actively involved in anything that even remotely resembles the word exciting, so let’s go ahead and retire that one. And your candidate while you are at it.

Exciting? The Princess Bride said it best;

*UPDATE: There’s been a leak of the ad and I can now tell you that the ad itself is McCain congratulating Obama on accepting the nomination on the anniversary of MLK’s I have a Dream speech. The ad is meant to cast McCain as generous and a gracious, but one has to question whether McCain is wise to invoke MLK given his persistent opposing of both a federal and state holidays honoring Dr. King. Either way, McCain goes on to say that tomorrow they will be back at it so this is a temporary cease-fire.

Exciting? Um…not exactly. I’m probably supposed to say that this is a nice gesture, but it really isn’t. This is just a piece of political theater and designed to make McCain seem magnanimous instead of cantankerous. The voters who already support McCain will like it and the voters who don’t won’t. This is a net zero for McCain. Hazelbaker cried wolf on this one and I expect the media to keep that in mind the next time she wants to roll out something…”exciting”.

~ by Get270 on August 28, 2008.