New Political Ads – John McCain doesn’t know how to use a computer???

A new Obama ad apparently portrays McCain as out of touch, and mocks his admission that he doesn’t know much about computers or how to send e-mail.   This seems to be a subtle departure from the campaign strategy they have been employing.

I’m not sure I would consider this a positive development in the campaign.  I still like to think the high-road is the way to go, and will eventually win after 2 disappointing elections, but maybe at some point you have to start fighting fire with fire.  I think it also has a chance of backfiring on the Obama campaign.  You don’t want to piss off old people, and if you lose the “I don’t know how to turn on a computer” voting block, well, you’re losing 7 votes (including McCain)

From Fox News:

“Things have changed in the last 26 years. But McCain hasn’t. He admits he still doesn’t know how to use a computer, can’t send an e-mail,” the narrator says. “After one president who was out of touch, we just can’t afford more of the same.”

More:

The Obama camp, occasionally criticized for being reluctant to respond to attacks, declared in a strategy memo Friday that those days are over. Campaign manager David Plouffe said the campaign will double down on its effort to portray McCain as “out of touch” and incapable of addressing modern challenges.

“In recent weeks, John McCain has shown that he is willing to go into the gutter to win this election. His campaign has become nothing but a series of smears, lies, and cynical attempts to distract from the issues that matter to the American people,” he said.

Finally:

McCain has said he relies on his wife and staff to work the computer for him and that he doesn’t use e-mail.

McCain apparently is staying on message, which pretty much means no message at all with his new campaign ads:

McCain released an ad accusing Obama of attacking his running mate Sarah Palin because “his star’s fading.”

The narrator says Obama “desperately called Sarah Palin a liar. How disrespectful.”

The ads were a change in tone from the forum at Columbia University Thursday night in which the candidates praised each other for their service to the nation and sounded a collective call for more volunteerism.

Well, it’s the truth, isn’t it?  She does seem to lie a lot.  The Troopergate scandal, earmarks, the bridge to nowhere, etc………

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/12/ad-mccain-computer/

UPDATE: I imagine this is what goes on in John McCain’s office when he and his staff try to get the computers up and running in the morning.  The damage alone they must cause probably costs this country millions!  (To see the video clip, click the link below)

Turning on the Computer in the Morning