United Auto Workers Ad — Worried

The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has released this ad. It is a 30 second spot and entitled “worried.” The ad concludes noting that “we can’t afford John McCain.” I don’t disagree but the problem is that we can’t afford Barack Obama either. And given that it would come down to which is the lessor of of two evils and that’s not something I do. The lessor of two evils is still evil. I didn’t vote in 2004. I intend to abstain this time around.

It’s hard to reward the GOP with the Presidency again given the disaster of the last eight years. I understand McCain’s maverick qualities and appreciate his world view. It’s alot closer to mine than Obama’s recipe for disaster. I tend to look at US politics more through my own interests and that’s clearly the international front and I certainly understand that most of you focus on the domestic front. This blog welcomes all opinions and views within the parameters of civil and frank discussion. By The Fault remains an anti-Obama blog, perhaps Obama-skeptic is a better description, and it’s likely that an Obama Presidency will give us much to fret over. I have low expectations, perhaps we’ll be surprised but I doubt it. I see a coming storm that I am not sure Obama will be capable of handling. It would likely overwhelm most men, men in this case being the operative word. Experience does matter. Americans might learn that some day. But I am not too optimistic on that front either.

Update: Make that two new ads from the United Auto Workers union. This ad is also a 30 second spot. This ad focuses on McCain’s healthcare proposals. In the end, this is the issue that prevents me from supporting Senator McCain though Senator Obama’s proposals also fall far short of what’s needed. Woefully inadequate to be frank.

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UpstateNY
October 8th, 2008 6:24 am

I found both of them effective.

Connecting Mc to Bush in the first one will reinforce the Ds message.

The most effective part of the message in the second:”They can just walk away from health care. We could lose our benefits”

October 8th, 2008 8:13 am

They are effective because at the end of the day these are real issues and concerns. I found the first more effective because the guy just seem honest and real.

Though the ad is also a protectionist anti-trade ad and that alienates me personally. However again perception differs from reality and the perception is that NAFTA lead to a loss of US jobs overseas. NAFTA did no such thing. The bleed in jobs is due to other factors, some structural, others tied to loopholes in the tax code.

UpstateNY
October 8th, 2008 10:20 am

“because the guy just seem honest and real”

yes, I’ll give you that.

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