McCain pointed out that he regularly speaks about how he admires Obama's accomplishments. Referring specifically to the Britney-Paris-Obama ad, she asked McCain if he had "flip-flopped." But the time for game-playing is over."Ī young African-American woman in the crowd at McCain's town hall meeting in Racine, Wisconsin pointed out that earlier in the campaign, he said he didn't want to engage in mudslinging. These negative ads, these negative attacks, spending all this time talking about me instead of talking about what he's going to do, that's not going to lower your gas prices. Obama told the crowd, "I'm not interested into getting into a tit-for-tat. To the crowd's delight, Obama then asked, "Is that really what this election's about? Is that what is worthy of the American people?" Obama continued, "Even the media has pointed out that Senator John McCain, who started off talking about running an honorable campaign, has fallen back into the predictable political attacks, the demonstrably false statements. But so far all we've been hearing about is Paris Hilton and Britney Spears."įor more on the the latest political news, tune into Campbell Brown: Election Center tonight at 8 pm ET. WATCH: Viewers react to McCain's "Celeb" adīut Obama told the Iowa crowd: "Given the seriousness of the issues given the fact that the decisions we make right now are going to help determine the future not just of the next generation but perhaps generations after that given the magnitude of our challenges when it comes to energy and health care and jobs and our foreign policy you'd think we'd been having a serious debate.
When the subject came up at a McCain town hall rally in Racine, Wisconsin, McCain told a questioner, "We're proud of that commercial," and added, "campaigns are tough." At a town hall rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Obama taunted McCain, "I do have to ask my opponent: Is that the best you can come up with?" (CNN) - The attacks and counter attacks in the presidential campaign are getting more personal.īarack Obama today dismissed as "game playing" the McCain campaign's new attack ad comparing Obama's celebrity to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.
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