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- Released July 31, 2008
- Posted directly to YouTube by McCain campaign
- Contains Charlton Heston clip from 1956's The Ten Commandments
- Includes footage of modified presidential seal once displayed by Obama campaign
- Obama campaign has labeled the ad "juvenile antics"The Caucus: McCain Ad Mocks Obama as 'The One' (August 1, 2008)
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The presidential campaign of John McCain has released a video, entitled The One, mocking Barack Obama as a self-appointed messiah figure who "can do no wrong."Political Punch (ABC News): McCain Campaign Mocks Obama as Messianic (August 1, 2008) A senior McCain aide has stated that The One is not an official ad, but rather "a little bit of humor at the end of the week" for the benefit of McCain supporters.Political Punch (ABC News): McCain Campaign Mocks Obama as Messianic (August 1, 2008)
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Content
The One combines excerpts of Obama speeches with images of ecstatic crowds and a clip of Charlton Heston as Moses parting the Red Sea. A male voice-over mocks the candidate in Biblical language, concluding, "Barack Obama may be The One, but is he ready to lead?"YouTube: The One (Time: 1:14) -
Response
The following is a statement concerning The One by Hari Sevugan, an Obama campaign spokesman.- "It’s downright sad that on a day when we learned that 51,000 Americans lost their jobs, a candidate for the presidency is spending all of his time and the powerful platform he has on these sorts of juvenile antics. Senator McCain can keep telling everyone how 'proud' he is of these political stunts which even his Republican friends and advisors have called 'childish,' but Barack Obama will continue talking about his plan to jumpstart our economy by giving working families $1,000 of immediate relief."The Caucus: McCain Ad Mocks Obama as 'The One' (August 1, 2008)
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Obama The One Video Questions
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