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*Main Topics:* Negative ads, demonstrators in WV, Oldy McOlderson and
offshore drilling*
Summary:* President Bush issues a blunt condemnation of China's human rights
record from Thailand. China bans a former US Olympian who advocates for
peace in Sudan. Pollutions and protests on the Great Wall mar China's
opening days of the Olympics. Authorities continue their search for the
missing child, Caylee Marie Anthony. Mid-morning numbers show that the
numbers of jobless claims have soared to the highest rates in six years.
Two controversies on the democratic side of presidential politics:
Hillary Clinton suggests her supporters nominate her at the convention and
pundits take issue with Obama's proposed aggressive taxation of oil
companies. Cable stations host panels on the new poll that shows many voters
feel Obama is overexposed. The tire pressure debate continues. Paris Hilton
ad continues to receive substantial coverage on FNC and CNN. No mention of
the Straight Talk Express' collision with a minivan.
Highlights:
1. McCain's negative ads
a. FNC: Giuliani on McCain's sense of humor and Bush's legacy
b. FNC: Pfotenhauer plugs the new ad and defends the old
c. CBS: Anchorwoman and GOP strategist consider McCain's negative
strategy
2. WCHS-ABC: Demonstrators welcome McCain in West Virginia
3. CC: Stewart exposes McCain's altered messaging on offshore drilling
Highlights No Clip:
1) MSNBC – RUDY GIULIANI: 'I think all of [McCain's ads] are funny. […]
It's the summertime. I'm not offended by it.'
2) CNN – ED HENRY: '[John McCain is] trying to test out a new message.
He's trying to seize back the mantel of change. You know know Barack Obama
talks about and bills himself as the candidate of change. John McCain is
trying to assert he's that guy.'
Clips:
Highlight #1
*Giuliani Raves About McCain's Sense of Humor and Bush's Presidential Legacy
* (FNC 08/07/08 08:27am)
RUDY GIULIANI: But that was the reason for the criticism. It wasn't that
Barack Obama said to inflate your tires*. He said that inflating your tires
would make up for not doing offshore drilling, which he's against. Of
course that's silly, I mean the statement, so he's kind of changed his
position to protect himself. *
GRETCHEN CARLSON: Did you happen to see the Paris Hilton response ad to the
celeb ad?
GIULIANI: *Yes I did, I thought it was hilarious. […] I'm sure John loves
it too. John has a great, haven't had the chance to talk to him about it
yet, but John McCain has a great sense of humor*.
BRIAN KILMEADE: […] if you had to give some advice to Barack Obama what
would you say?
GIULIANI: I would say to him, why don't you go do those town hall meetings
with John McCain. Get rid of all this, you know, sound bite stuff and half
statements. Go do 20 or 30 of those town hall meetings, get up in front of
100 people, 200 people, 300 people, whatever it is, let them question you. And
then we'll find out who really has the answers. I think that's the best
test.
CARLSON: But wait a minute, you're still giving the advice to Senator John
McCain when you give that advice to Barack Obama because a lot of people
criticize that he wouldn't do well in those town meetings.
GIULIANI: Well we will find out. If he's not going to do well in those town
hall meetings then he's not going to do well or he his. *That I think would
be the best test of if you're ready to be, ready to be President. Let the
American people go question you. With all due respect to all the reporters
and everything, I found that to be the most difficult part and the most
challenging part. The town hall meeting, even more than the debates. […]*
BRIAN KILMEADE*: John McCain, two days ago, cut an ad saying that I am not
better off than I was four years ago under George Bush.* Two Republicans,
he's distancing himself from the president and he cut a voiceover and got
video to prove it. How difficult was it for him and Number 2 should he have
done it.
GIULIANI: Well there are all different ways of doing it. He has to show
that he is independent of George Bush. This is the problem Al Gore had in
2000, it's the problem President Bush 41 had in 88', he had to distance
himself from Ronald Reagan. And sometimes maybe you're going to step over
the line a little and offend someone for doing it. But I think the point
hat John wants to make is that he's an independent guy. And boy, you gotta
say that about John. He's always been independent. This is not going to be
a continuation of the George Bush administration. *I'm a big supporter of
the President, I think this country is better off because George Bush was
our President. He made the one big decision, the most important decision of
his Presidency correctly. And I think in history he's going to be a very
good President for that reason. But there are a lot of things were he
differs from, where John differs from President Bush and he has a right to
point that out. *
*Nancy Pfotenhauer Defends The Obama Celebrity Ad and Plugs the New Raising
McCain Video* (FNC 08/07/08 09:30am)
BILL: HEMMER: From Presidential candidate now to a YouTube sensation almost
overnight. Some of John McCain's ads, like the one comparing Barack Obama
to the likes of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, are working. According to
YouTube, the ads have helped rocket McCain's page on the site in only 7
days. While these ads can be catchy, can they end up hurting McCain in the
long run? […] Why do you think this ad is working?
NANCY PFOTENHAUER: *[…] Oh because I think the American people, while we
understand the challenges that we are facing, enjoy a good laugh once in a
while and they actually respect and admire someone who's in the arena who
keeps their sense of humor. […]*
HEMMER: *So you think it's just a laugh in the end then? Is Paris Hilton
the kind of, well the kind of American you want to draft off of?*
PFOTENHAUER: Well what we did is a nod to Senator Obama's celebrity after a
week of wall-to-wall just fulsome praise in media coverage that was
basically something you could complain about or laugh about. So we did a
nod to the celebrity and then we went on to talk about serious issues like
energy prices and Senator Obama's lack of an energy plan. […] *So we always
have some substance in there we just had a little fun with it*, and the
American people have responded.
HEMMER: […] Some are saying that it's ok if it comes from somewhere else but
not directly from the McCain campaign because it could backfire on you. Their
logic, and what they suggest, is *the media is already picking up on the
celebrity thing anyways.*
PFOTENHAUER: Well if they were it wasn't coming through. There's something
like 40% of Americans that think the media is in the tank for Senator Obama
and had said that. Basically said that they were trying to actively
midwife, if you will, the Obama candidacy. Just yesterday a PEW Research
Poll came out that said about 48% of the American public think they've heard
too much about him, and that includes 30% of the Democrats that were
surveyed. So I think if anything the burden is on the other foot if you
will or the other side.
HEMMER: *Now before we go overboard with the technology attention, to be
clear, Barack Obama's YouTube page has 40 million hits, John McCain's has 8
million*. Now there's this debate as to whether or not the young people of
America will decide the next President come November 4th. And if you go
back over time, history says that even though a lot of people talk about
that there is no proof that young people actually turn out in the numbers
some campaigns hope or project. Do you have evidence at the moment that
that will change in 2008?
PFOTENHAUER: We don't have evidence, but Senator McCain is campaigning for
every vote and he's doing it by crisscrossing the country and interacting
directly with voters, wherever possible. He prefers less scripted, real
direct conversation and dialogue […] But we are also going to bring the
debate to the American people through whatever mechanisms we can and we are
going to invite their engagement and we're gonna, we're happy to share a
chuckle with them or have a serious conversation with them about the economy
and bringing energy prices down. *So it's a very balanced effort on our
part and I would just encourage your viewers to check on the web for
"Raising McCain". Which is the new one that just came out this morning, and
I personally watched it two or three times before doing this segment because
it was so much fun.*
HEMMER: Well I'll try to queue that up before I get out of here.
*CBS Anchor and GOP Strategist Evaluate McCain's* *Negative Ads* (CBS
08/07/08 7:17am)
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: Let's begin *with the [ad] that started this negative
tide, John McCain's ad last week comparing Barack Obama to celebrities,
Paris Hilton and Britney Spears*. […]. Even though he was being criticized,
do you think this was an effective ad because it got people talking about
McCain again?
ED ROLLINS: Well, it was a very effective ad because, for the first time
since really February, the equal news coverage for the week [sic] and it was
about this ad. Network television, cable television put this on and made it
work. At the end of the day, the message is he's not ready to lead and I
think that's, in essence, what McCain wanted to do.
[McCain's 'real Obama' ad]
RODRIGUEZ: So still a jab about the celebrity, but much more on message.
ROLLINS: It's definitely on message and the message obviously are the things
that are the negatives, but I think the key thing here is it's building on
the celebrity, this is a guy who, four years ago, basically nobody knew who
he was. Now they do. He's very famous, but there's no substance and I think
that's their message.
RODRIGUEZ: And also when they say things like he's going to raise your
taxes, which they focused much more on this ad than in the first one….
ROLLINS: That's the message you wanna drive. This is an ad that'll work in
August. It may not work in October, but *the message of raising taxes will
definitely work in October and I think you're gonna keep hearing that over
and over again.*
RODRIGUEZ: All right, Barack Obama says that John McCain is taking the low
road. He's supposed to be a straight-talker who doesn't resort to this sort
of thing, but he has […].
[Obama's fact check ad.]
RODRIGUEZ: What do you think?
ROLLINS: Well, he's responding to McCain. The truth of the matter is you
want to run your own campaign. You don't want to respond to the opposition.
That's the basic rule, but I think he thinks the ads must have been
effective enough that he's out there responding already.
Once again, this is August so what goes on in September, October may be a
totally different game.
RODRIGUEZ: You don't think that Barack Obama pointing out John McCain's
weaknesses, in his view, is a good strategy?
ROLLINS: Well, it's a good strategy. *If he can make […] McCain a grumpy,
old man, as opposed to a significant commander-in-chief, he's done his job
and I think that's what he wants to do.* He's the more likable candidate, by
an overwhelming margin, but, in the end, these undecided voters often vote
for the person they like the most.
Highlight#2
*McCain Doesn't Have Virginia in His Pocket, Resident Declares* (WCHS ABC
08/06/08 11:03pm)
RICK LORD: With the days and months ticking away toward the presidential
election, both candidates are hitting the campaign trail hard ahead of their
party's conventions.
ELIZABETH NOREIKA: Republican candidate, John McCain is taking the mountain
state votes seriously. The senator visited West Virginia today. McCain
stopped in Huntington this morning where he took in a Marshall football team
practice. McCain also spoke to the players about how he learned about
Marshall University.
JOHN MCCAIN: The great tragedy in 1970 obviously. Then, of course, it was
all brought back to us with that wonderful film, which we see over and over
again, I'm happy to say. On cable, I've seen it a couple of times and so
it's just a symbol to America and I'm proud to be here.
NOREIKA: McCain rode on a bus tour through Ohio. The ride was with limited
members of the media, including our own Kennie Bass. And this is to be
expected with any political visit, you can almost always count on
protesters.
LORD: Eyewitness News reporter, Bryant Somerville talks with Barack Obama
supporters who say despite West Virginia polls showing McCain in the lead,
this race is far from over.
BRYANT SOMERVILLE: *While Senator John McCain's Straight Talk Express was
pulling in, his protesters were walking up*, shouting for who they believe
should be the next president and wanting McCain to know that West Virginia
is not in his back pocket just yet.
MATT SOWARDS: We're showing John McCain that this is not a given for him and
he's gonna have to work for West Virginia just like Senator Obama is and has
been doing.
SOMERVILLE: *Matt Sowards says Senator Barack Obama offers today's youth
something McCain doesn't* and says Obama is to him what President John
Kennedy was to his parents.
SOWARDS: We see the same message of hope and change and prosperity that we
haven't had through the course of our lifetime.
DEMONSTRATORS: Who do we need? Obama! What for? President!
VICTOR WILSON: We need to come together as one nation. We need to set aside
our racial differences. We need to look to somebody who has the vision, the
strength, the organizational skill and the eloquence to save this nation.
SOMERVILLE: Something these protesters say can only happen with Obama. They
say demonstrating is the best way to let the Arizona senator know how they
feel.
SOMERVILLE: We have a great opportunity to come out and make a stand and
show that young people care about what's going on in our government, what's
going on in Washington.
[…]
LORD: Others making their opinions known today said West Virginians are sick
of the way President Bush has run things for the past 8 years. To break away
from that, they say Senator Obama is who we need in the White House.
Highlight #3
*Stewart Reminds Us that McCain is So Old, Out of Touch and Deceptive It's
Funny* (Comedy Central 08/06/08 11:02pm)
JOHN STEWART: […] Seven and a half years ago the Bush-Cheney administration
promised us a comprehensive energy policy. Six years into the war on terror
they promised us a path to energy independence and finally a couple of weeks
ago they said, 'Ah, f*ck it. How 'bout we just look under Florida?'
[…] Luckily the two presidential candidates aren't fighting the drilling
demon.
[…]
JOHN MCCAIN: With those resources, which would take years to develop, it
would only postpone or temporarily relieve our dependency on fossil fuels.
JOHN STEWART: *Fossil* fuels? You know, um. I did this with the world
'telegraph' last week, so I'm gonna go ahead and put 'fossil' on the list of
words McCain should probably never use. If you freeze there you'll see
'contraption' and 'dagnabbit.'
So both presidential candidates saying, 'Drilling isn't the answer,' but
that was months ago. A simpler time. People left their doors unlocked. On a
Friday night, they'd take their best girls, in a Studebaker, down to the
malt shop. Gas was only $3.69 a gallon. Times have changed.
MCCAIN: We need to drill here and we need to drill now.
STEWART: You know you're standing inside, right? It's a label factory in
Pennsylvania. You'd just hit the basement. Go ahead, drill!
The Administration's own Department of Energy says the effects of drilling
now wouldn't even be felt until 2030. Unless we could somehow whittle that
figure down.
STEPHEN MOORE: It's clear that it's going to take somewhere between four and
six years before the time they start drilling 'til the time we actually get
that gasoline in our tank.
ALISYN CAMEROTA: Two to four years is a conservative estimate.
EXPERT: It would take two or three years before it got in the US market.
SEAN HANNITY: Within two years—
MCCAIN: Oil company executives say that as short [of] a time as one-two
years.
CHARLIE CRIST: I've talked to people in the business who say that, within a
year and a half they can have oil—
MCCAIN: —is to increase our oil supply in a matter of months.
STEWART: Drilling offshore has already saved us! Cyborgs from the future
have been sent here to drill offshore to prevent Osama bin Laden from
killing John Connor! Have sex with them and become your own grandfather.
Nice cave, McCain! Obama, scold 'im.
[Stewart becomes frustrated at Obma's compromise. Then moves to the topic of
tire gauges.]
MCCAIN: My opponent doesn't want to drill! He doesn't want nuclear power! He
wants you to inflate your tires!
STEWART: He's a queer! This is America! If I'm gonna inflate my tires, I'm
gonna inflate 'em with oil! Be like drivin' on a waterbed.
Senator McCain took his message of ending our dependence on oil to the
annual Sturgis motorcycle rally and crystal meth Olympics in South Dakota.
MCCAIN: As you may know, not long ago, a couple a hundred thousand Berliners
made a lot of noise for my opponent. I'll take the roar of 50,000 Harleys
any day! Any day, my friends.
[McCain twirls his finger around. Stewart imitates the gesture.]
STEWART: Any day! Any day! Any day that we're not locked in a global battle
with oil-producing terrorist states. You guys are actually being quite
wasteful right now. You're making things worse, but, for some reason, they
just kept with the vroom vroom.
MCCAIN: This is my first time here, but I recognize that sound. It's the
sound of freedom.
STEWART: No, it's the sound of money being funneled to Saudi Arabia.
Luckily, many in the audience soon ran out of freedom juice and McCain was
able to continue.
MCCAIN: I was lookin' at the Sturgis schedule and noticed that you have a
beauty pageant and so I encouraged Cindy to compete.
[crowd roars in applause]
STEWART: Ooh, a beauty pageant. So what do you guys do? Get Mario Lopez to
host and the girls do a little evening gown thing? Do we have any footage of
the contest from years past?
[Young lady in bikini dances about]
BEAUTY PAGEANT MC: Yeah. Go, go. Buffalo-style.
[woman removes shorts]
Hey, come on guys! Make some noise!
[woman inserts banana in mouth suggestively]
You likee? You like the banana show?
[cut back to Stewart, slightly mortified]
STEWART: […] As you can imagine, that was the talent show. It's quite a
spectacle! So, *to sum up: tuning up your cars and keeping your tires
inflated is unbelievably gay and only encourages the terrorists, but
stationary, yet still roaring engines, combined with alcohol-fueled banana
oral sex demonstrations are….*
MCCAIN: You're the heart and soul of America!
STEWART: By the way, after all that, this is what McCain said yesterday,
'Sen. Obama a couple of days ago said that we ought to all inflate our
tires, and I don't disagree with that. The American Automobile Association
strongly recommends it,' adding, 'Vroom?'
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Jacob Roberts
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