In a new low even for John McCain, his campaign has a new ad out which features Barack Obama in conjunction with celebrity starlets Britney Speers and Paris Hilton. Portraying a black man with over-sexed young white women sends a very specific message in our historical culture. You just can't trust the black guy!
This is a very similar tactic, one that was used to great effect, to that which hit former Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) in 2006. Of course, it should be considering that McCain hired the political operative responsible for that disgrace. No doubt he though this sewer rat would help him run the honorable campaign that he promised.
For a good look at this issue over all, see TPM here.
In a week, McCain has solidified himself as a liar, a coward, and now a racist. He is keeping busy, no?
30 July 2008
31 July 2008 addition: See this for follow up analysis.
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