John.he.is

What’s a better way to compare the two candidates then with the same media?

 

Yes We Can

The video John.he.is is exactly like the endorsing video for Obama, Yes We Can. It has the exact same video layout, of some split screen, a variety of people, black and white, and plenty of face time for the candidate.

John.he.is

Only the point of the McCain video is drastically different.

Its comical, in the way it starts out and makes the you believe it was made by Republicans firing back to support McCain. Then, its takes a spin, and strengthens comments made by McCain that are not so reassuring.

The people in the video second-guessing the words they just agreed with are quite funny. One man says a comment with McCain, then asks “what??”  Others just have the look of pure confusion on their faces.

Then it outlines what I would consider political death. McCain states that he “doesn’t think Americans are concerned if we’re in Iraq for the next 100 years, 1000 years or even 10,000 years”…

Yeah, political death.

And the makers of the video would agree with me. The video ends with “Iraq Withdrawal Date: 12,008. Good luck with that in November”. Personally, I find it hilarious. What a better way to make a point, then add some humor with fact?

This works because you see both of the candidates in the same light. The makers of the John.he.is video took the same ideas from the Yes We Can video and compared McCain the same way, taking parts of his speeches, and embellishing them. 

"That One"

Diamonds, Daisies, Snowflakes … That One

All right, McCain said it. He pointed at Barack Obama, and referred to him as “that one”.

But what does he mean by that?

Some say it was his style, or technique, that just came off awkward that night. Some say he was being rude and disrespectful. So the next question is, what did it accomplish?

McCain used the term “that one” when he was trying to make a point about the oil companies and make the people question where Obama really stands on that issue. His statistic and approach could have really been quite persuasive, until he indicated “that one” voted for it.

That was where his argument was thrown to the wind.

Everyone has heard what he referred to Obama as, and everyone seems to have an opinion. McCain’s supporters defend him, and Obama supporters will say he was disrespecting Obama as a senator and as a person, or even that he is a racist.

Whatever McCain was really doing, it didn’t work, at least not in his favor.

Regardless of his style or technique, it came off as rude that night, and that’s the last thing you want the media pestering you on in the heat of such a great battle. Undecided voters may look at this situation and question who McCain is as a person. If they are anything like Warren Ballentine, they may question how McCain will treat the common American, if that’s how he treats an American Senator.

In short, rather it was technique, disrespect, style or being plain rude, McCain better consider changing his approach.