McCain borrows Graham footage

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 21, 2008 - 7:35pm.
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John McCain is borrowing from Bill Graham.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee uses footage of a gas pump from an 2006 ad by Graham's N.C. Conservatives United, which campaigned to cap the state's gas tax.

Both ads blame Democrats for high gas prices. The McCain ad attacks presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama for his opposition to offshore drilling, while the Graham ad argues the state's Democratic leaders weren't doing enough on the gas tax.

McCain and Graham have both used Strategic Perception, a Hollywood-based ad production company.

It's not the first time that the two candidates have had similar thoughts.

The presidential nominee argued for limiting a federal gas tax over the summer to help with rising gas prices.

Hat Tip: David Ingram

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Re: McCain borrows Graham footage

Submitted by MattM on July 22, 2008 - 8:16am.

Wouldn't you rather put Obama's picture up in your room so he's the last thing you see at night and the first you see in the morning? I don't think cult followings are patriotic, but that's just me.

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Re: McCain borrow's Graham footage

Submitted by semipolitico on July 21, 2008 - 8:09pm.

Let's put Obama's picture next to a gas pump with high prices, that may trick enough people into believing it really was his fault. Of course, let's not blatantly say this, so we can always say that we did not mean to imply Obama was at fault. Also, let's throw in a statement making someone seem unpatriotic (not wanting to have energy independence). More politics from the politicos.

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