Obama Runs Constructive Criticism Ad On McCain

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2008
  • In response to Republican attacks, Barack Obama unleashed a series of slightly negative ads that gently point out how McCain could be doing a better job.
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  • @clogeater
    @clogeater 16 років тому +7858

    "How has McCain reacted to the ads?"
    "He's planning to release an ad calling Obama a gay-loving elitist Muslim and then a second one targeted at his children."
    Simply gold.

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +99

      clogeater hi im from the future

    • @dantecaputo2629
      @dantecaputo2629 4 роки тому +170

      Me too. What is being an adult like in 2009? Is there a way I can move there from 2020?

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +6

      Dante Caputo such a rubbish generation

    • @dantecaputo2629
      @dantecaputo2629 4 роки тому +101

      Joe Smith
      We seem to be in a bit of a pickle. Granted 2009 wasn’t great either, we had two wars and a depression, but at least you could go outside.

    • @joehaddad6276
      @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +6

      Dante Caputo correct but people werent snowflakes

  • @bravetherainbow
    @bravetherainbow 9 років тому +5865

    I laughed out loud at "he called McCain a real character"

    • @AJ69238
      @AJ69238 4 роки тому +47

      @@cockoffgewgle4993 someone's offended. Need a safe space?

    • @johnmartinez7440
      @johnmartinez7440 4 роки тому +16

      @@cockoffgewgle4993 You weren't watching this video properly if you thought this was "sucking his dick". Depessing that your vote counts the same as mine.

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 4 роки тому +3

      @@AJ69238 Americans are truly inane NPCs. On both sides.

    • @AJ69238
      @AJ69238 4 роки тому +22

      @@cockoffgewgle4993 oooh, we got a centrist here!

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 4 роки тому +1

      @@AJ69238 You realise western Europe does nothing but laugh at your country and its politics, right? lol.
      American centrism is basically Nazism here. Wrong. Again. It's bizarre how defensive you idiots get of your black Bill Clinton.

  • @CHURCHISAWESUM
    @CHURCHISAWESUM 13 років тому +3982

    "If you punch me in the face I'm not just gonna stand there, I'm gonna winch, raise my hands and ask you to stop."
    LOL

    • @rcvnow1712
      @rcvnow1712 4 роки тому +96

      *politely

    • @mattrogers5188
      @mattrogers5188 3 роки тому +11

      *period after "there"

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj 3 роки тому +11

      Great job guys commenting on a 9 year old comment 👍

    • @sexyohhenry4192
      @sexyohhenry4192 3 роки тому +14

      *wince

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom 3 роки тому +14

      Like Apu in the simpsons, saying "Mr. Simpson, I have politely asked you to stop mangling my merchandise, and if you persist, I will have no choice but to ask you politely again."

  • @davidwestin6232
    @davidwestin6232 3 роки тому +1184

    This is gold. I love how Obama in his own ad have images of himself looking sneaky and suspicious while all the pictures of McCain are very flattering. After the most weak attack you can imagine Obama also clarifies that he himself are "not necessarily any better" and also suggests which weak spots McCain could hit him back with.

    • @calebbenedict5587
      @calebbenedict5587 3 роки тому +83

      And in the background of the end of the second ad has an electoral map where McCain wins every state 😂

    • @pillowcasecorner7519
      @pillowcasecorner7519 Рік тому +34

      "Not that McCain has to do that, Barack Obama is just saying".

  • @asecretone
    @asecretone 16 років тому +1600

    "and a second one targeted at his children"

  • @AdmiralBetas
    @AdmiralBetas 12 років тому +1448

    "scathingly helpful suggestions"

  • @puertoriconnect4611
    @puertoriconnect4611 4 роки тому +2240

    The Bernie Sanders campaign saw this and didn’t get it was satire.

    • @CD-pz6gb
      @CD-pz6gb 4 роки тому +11

      lol

    • @jamestonjes8263
      @jamestonjes8263 4 роки тому +425

      As someone who thinks bernie woulda been the best candidate, this shit harsh but true

    • @darkbeetlebot
      @darkbeetlebot 4 роки тому +13

      More like Weaver saw it and read it as a guidebook.

    • @briantannenbaum8110
      @briantannenbaum8110 3 роки тому +151

      James Tonjes I mean I don’t agree with Bernie on anything , but I respect him cuz he isn’t fake and actually believes his own message

    • @laughable6650
      @laughable6650 3 роки тому +128

      I wish Bernie would have been more on the offensive. Stop calling Biden your friend. He isn’t your friend.

  • @JamieMillwall
    @JamieMillwall 4 роки тому +2438

    What is actually quite endearing about this is that they actually had a great deal of respect for one another to the point that Obama gave a speech at his funeral. I guess that friendship really did last a lifetime

    • @DrFajardo
      @DrFajardo 3 роки тому +65

      Not only that, there was a great deal of respect even during the '08 campaign ua-cam.com/video/JIjenjANqAk/v-deo.html

    • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
      @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 3 роки тому +299

      See, THIS is how politicians should be! Obama and Mccain both understood that whether or not they disagreed, they both still wanted to improve people's lives. Thus, they could respect one another.

    • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
      @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 3 роки тому +248

      Honestly, I think Trump single-handedly shattered this mutual respect. He was so inherently aggressive and rude that he turned the whole thing toxic.

    • @Degenerate999
      @Degenerate999 3 роки тому +11

      @@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth I disagree I think the leftists were so butthurt about trump winning that they couldn't let it go. Don't blame that shit on trump. Look in the mirror.

    • @zviyeri9117
      @zviyeri9117 3 роки тому +52

      @@Degenerate999 did you ever see his tw- oh nevermind ;)

  • @ihaveagun22
    @ihaveagun22 4 роки тому +597

    "obama to give mccain $60 mil in campaign funds to show he isn't upset"

  • @mosesracal6758
    @mosesracal6758 3 роки тому +270

    The irony in this is that Obama and McCain are good friends and actually respected each other during the presidential race

    • @FirstLast-fl1co
      @FirstLast-fl1co 2 роки тому +31

      too bad that barely happens in politics and its mostly just competition just seeing who can fuck up things more, both in agenda and the country itself.

    • @davidy22
      @davidy22 7 місяців тому +6

      The joke in this video was that obama and McCain's campaign was more riddled with attack ads than any race we had seen before

    • @hackerkiller2131
      @hackerkiller2131 2 дні тому

      I’m from the future and this happens all the time. Unfortunately, out of the two candidates at our old folks home (with a golf course for settling feuds), Biden has dropped. Trump was depressed by the news and gifted him a driver that ‘increases your hitting distance by more then 50 yards’. We moved them closer to each other in suites 104 and 105 respectively

  • @x0cx102
    @x0cx102 4 роки тому +663

    this somehow reminds me of that time when mccain defended obama at a rally

    • @suryamohan3410
      @suryamohan3410 3 роки тому +9

      he did?

    • @x0cx102
      @x0cx102 3 роки тому +29

      @@suryamohan3410 it's a pretty famous clip: ua-cam.com/video/JIjenjANqAk/v-deo.html

    • @donpacificbobcat9er615
      @donpacificbobcat9er615 3 роки тому +64

      @Humanity Galatica I’d say it was more about the political climate at the time. Republicans weren’t doin so great after Iraq.

    • @harshbansal7982
      @harshbansal7982 3 роки тому +24

      @@donpacificbobcat9er615 or the , you know, the Great Recession.

    • @heirofthenazareen3812
      @heirofthenazareen3812 3 роки тому +81

      @Humanity Galatica Memory Check! At a campaign event, McCain said the economy was in great shape -- 4 days later, the economy tanked. The bottom fell out. The crash of 2007. And the Obama campaign made sure everyone knew that McCain didn't understand economics. That's a major part of McCain's loss.
      He also linked himself to Sarah Palin who was repeatedly proven to be an airhead. She was running for VP and on national TV she couldn't even say what the VP's constitutional duties are. Palin was McCain's albatross. McCain lost for a number of reasons, but not because he had the decency to shut down a vile attack on Obama's character.

  • @jeremytheoneofdestiny8691
    @jeremytheoneofdestiny8691 3 роки тому +140

    2:20 I would cry tears of joy if the next US presidential election could be this wholesome.

  • @ChesterRGC
    @ChesterRGC 4 роки тому +283

    "I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message"
    I guess he really approved that message

  • @MoreParksLessParking
    @MoreParksLessParking 8 років тому +1137

    This wouldn't actually be that terrible of an idea to be honest. Sad that in politics we still value competition over cooperation; the one place where we need it most.

    • @samb8744
      @samb8744 5 років тому +47

      Jesus Christ. Yes it would. The whole issue this video is satirising is how elite corporate politicians suck eachother off regardless of policies. We need less civil politics. Not more. Civility led us into 8 interventions with countries that never attacked USA.

    • @joexer1
      @joexer1 5 років тому +13

      Why would two nominees from opposing parties cooperate in an election? makes no sense

    • @archsteel7
      @archsteel7 5 років тому +24

      We're bad people and we deserve bad things, Trump is proof of that.

    • @almostskater3210
      @almostskater3210 4 роки тому +6

      One of the most vapid comments I've ever read

    • @almostskater3210
      @almostskater3210 4 роки тому +50

      @Shadow Oh ya bro those craaaazzzy SJWs, right? Dude, get your head out of your ass. This country has real problems, not college kids that have never affected your life in any way besides slightly annoying you

  • @halfgeek1394
    @halfgeek1394 4 роки тому +333

    This is exactly how Bernie dealt with Biden In the 2020 Democratic Primary

    • @feelinggrape
      @feelinggrape 3 роки тому +4

      Except Biden never went any unfair path.

    • @hi123452008
      @hi123452008 3 роки тому +67

      @@feelinggrape Yeah, he had others to do that for him. The viciousness of the constant smears leveled at us Bernie supporters, sponsored by pro-Biden superpacs...
      Also that whole thing about, ironically, Obama personally calling all the candidates to get them to drop out and endorse Biden while asking Warren to stay in to split Bernie's vote base - that sort of election meddling can hardly be called a "fair path".

    • @_blank-_
      @_blank-_ 3 роки тому +6

      @@hi123452008 He did that? Wow... Anyway, even if we lost the nomination, we won the battle of ideas.

    • @mattrogers5188
      @mattrogers5188 3 роки тому +2

      @@hi123452008 Do you know of any sources that Obama called them all personally or asked Warren to stay in? I'm not saying you're wrong necessarily, but it conflicts with what I've read in credible sources.
      According to Politico, Buttigieg dropped out after having breakfast with Jimmy Carter. Several prominent Democrats had also called him and asked him to drop out. Buttigieg had already conceded when he spoke with Obama. Biden was on the call as well, and it was Biden who asked for Buttigieg's endorsement. Buttigieg said he would consider it.
      Beyond that, there were rumors that Obama had been "sending signals" that Biden was the best candidate to support. I think there may have been some truth to those rumors. I don't know of any evidence for the specific scenario you've outlined, but I'd be happy to review any credible sources you might know of.
      www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/pete-buttigieg-campaign-2020-election-118573
      www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/did-obama-encourage-buttigieg-and-klobuchar-to-endorse-biden/ar-BB10LvDj

    • @KingoftheJuice18
      @KingoftheJuice18 3 роки тому +2

      It was a fair contest between them, actually. But in any event, I don't think Bernie would have taken down Trump, and that was the most important thing.

  • @theCamelCase
    @theCamelCase 15 років тому +424

    "...And a second one targeting his children."
    This is hilarious. My gods I love the Onion.

    • @itookallthenames
      @itookallthenames 2 роки тому +1

      You might be dead now, but now targeting the kids is compulsory. The onion predicted the future

    • @FirstLast-fl1co
      @FirstLast-fl1co 2 роки тому +1

      @@itookallthenames they didnt predict it, they know the future

    • @olavihekandjo2928
      @olavihekandjo2928 Рік тому +1

      Someone explain this to me

  • @SgtKickass926
    @SgtKickass926 4 роки тому +249

    Holy shit, this is basically how Bernie Sanders handled Joe Biden in the Dem primary

    • @Rin-qj7zt
      @Rin-qj7zt 3 роки тому +8

      i vote for the guy who shows reason and respect. but mostly i vote for whoever supports the policy i want regardless. usually there is only 1, if any at all, option. i even vote third party if they are the only one to support it. my vote always represents me.

    • @kezkriune
      @kezkriune 3 роки тому +20

      “Hey, I’m fine if you win instead of me, just as long as the other guy doesn’t win.”

    • @acc314
      @acc314 3 роки тому +22

      This was Bernie’s biggest mistake. Treating Biden as his friend instead of an enemy that shouldve been dealt with

    • @calvinkay1747
      @calvinkay1747 3 роки тому +22

      @@acc314 nah as much as I wish Bernie was President, Biden had a better chance. Bernie would be too divisive and too many people think he’s a communist so he wouldn’t win imo.

    • @s.bakyhnh1756
      @s.bakyhnh1756 3 роки тому +18

      @@calvinkay1747 Republicans have called Biden a "radical leftist" so in the end it didn't matter. Bernie was the only good option.

  • @UncleMax27
    @UncleMax27 16 років тому +121

    That McCain is a real character.
    OH, THE GLOVES ARE OFF!

  • @Manofaction0
    @Manofaction0 14 років тому +33

    "You're not mad, are you?"
    "We're cool right?"

  • @GalaxyPolar
    @GalaxyPolar 4 роки тому +409

    This is literally Bernie Sanders vs Biden.

    • @CD-pz6gb
      @CD-pz6gb 4 роки тому +34

      yes but very sadly

    • @lcg3092
      @lcg3092 4 роки тому +30

      I don't think so, it wasn't Biden directly that attacked Bernie, it was other candidates and media pundits.

    • @cubersanonymous5180
      @cubersanonymous5180 4 роки тому

      So damn true

    • @jamesperkins191
      @jamesperkins191 4 роки тому +20

      Some of the Bernie Bros are lunatics, and broadly I'm a Sanders man, but the primary is over, so Biden’s the man to back. Not perfect... but good enough.

    • @GalaxyPolar
      @GalaxyPolar 4 роки тому +33

      @@jamesperkins191 Yikes... Is he really though? I mean come on, really?
      What's he gonna do if he gets in office? He's not going to listen to us, he's going to sit there with his thumb up his ass, warming the seat for another Republican to replace him.
      Bernie would have actually done something to try and fix this broken corrupt system, what Biden will realistically do is going to be like putting a tiny shot band aid over a broken leg that's all mangled up. It's just worthless.

  • @BloodBaath
    @BloodBaath 15 років тому +117

    "he was up all night with a stomach ache worrying mccain wouldnt like him" hahaha

  • @solcitlalliraygozaramirez7923
    @solcitlalliraygozaramirez7923 4 роки тому +234

    A versión of these could be done now about sanders and biden

    • @robertaylor9218
      @robertaylor9218 4 роки тому +1

      Yep

    • @CalamityInAction
      @CalamityInAction 4 роки тому +38

      @@robertaylor9218 "I'm Bernie Sanders, and I think that we could maybe work a few things out with Joe. I'm not sure about some of what he's doing, but I hope he doesn't make it personal because that would put me in a social obligation that would make me uncomfortable"

    • @puertoriconnect4611
      @puertoriconnect4611 4 роки тому +11

      Sanders actually did the friendship one quiet a bit. Not as an ad, of course, but he would constantly remind people that he was friends with Biden and that Biden was indeed a good guy who would make a great president.

    • @CalamityInAction
      @CalamityInAction 4 роки тому +5

      @@puertoriconnect4611 I'm not sure about Biden (I'm not in the mood to argue), but that was nice of the Bernster

    • @CalamityInAction
      @CalamityInAction 4 роки тому +2

      Christian Psychonaut777 I’d want Bernie as president, but he probably wouldn’t be able to do much since the legislative process would go against him

  • @cicalinarrot
    @cicalinarrot Рік тому +6

    When they go low, we kindly say "oh, I'm utterly sorry" and move out their way.

  • @oakoe188
    @oakoe188 3 роки тому +20

    Man I wish elections were actually this civil

  • @ZamatoElite
    @ZamatoElite 14 років тому +37

    "McCain is planning on releasing an add calling Obama a gay loving elitist Muslim." ROFL!!!

    • @alvallac2171
      @alvallac2171 11 місяців тому +1

      *ad (short for "ADvertisement")
      add = ADDition

  • @VestinVestin
    @VestinVestin Рік тому +35

    From what I've heard, in (corporate) British English "it seems like some voters might be confused by his healthcare plan" roughly translates to "everyone can plainly see that his healthcare plan is completely nonsensical, and if he had any sense of dignity, he'd jump off a bridge after setting himself on fire".

    • @Demiglitch
      @Demiglitch Рік тому +5

      Yeah, basically parliament and media bullshit.
      See "Tired and Emotional".
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tired_and_emotional

    • @Mauserpad
      @Mauserpad 11 місяців тому

      Ok and?

    • @GSBarlev
      @GSBarlev 10 місяців тому +2

      At the same time, the House of Commons has _institutionalized heckling_ and has occasionally broken out into _literal brawls._ Not saying you're wrong, just that the dissonance is hilarious.

  • @rainerwahnsinn9585
    @rainerwahnsinn9585 4 роки тому +17

    So there is a 8 years-break of comments!!!
    And then dadadahhh new comments.
    So nobody saw this for 8 years!!!
    UA-cam should show kind of this gold much more

  • @LOTRgrim
    @LOTRgrim 16 років тому +43

    Nothing like a good dose of Onion News to brighten up my day.

  • @Asianpersuasion3
    @Asianpersuasion3 15 років тому +19

    Woah! I never knew that Obama spoke so harshly about Mccain.
    Loved the bit that said obama would donate 60 million dollars to Mccain's campaign.

  • @swimteamizzle1114
    @swimteamizzle1114 13 років тому +80

    He'll wince, raise his hand, and politely ask him to stop

  • @zwickflixproductions4379
    @zwickflixproductions4379 3 роки тому +10

    “Scathingly helpful suggestion”

  • @cutecommie
    @cutecommie 6 років тому +139

    "Not necessarily any better" Damn this is true.

    • @TCt83067695
      @TCt83067695 5 років тому +12

      Actually i disagree. Mccain was a war hawk so we would have been in more wars

    • @TCt83067695
      @TCt83067695 4 роки тому +5

      @Oliver Hancock lol bless your soul. You didn't need to apologize.
      Yes much needed context would reveal Obama's absolutely disastrous record particularly going from 2 wars to 7.
      Yet we can be certain John "Bomb bomb bomb Iran" McCain would have been worse without a shadow of doubt

    • @kosatochca
      @kosatochca 4 роки тому

      Oliver Hancock It’s some gold comment here 😂 I remember how Thatcher called her political opponents both in Tory and Labour Party as whiny and conciliatory. She really vilified any possibility of acquiescence

  • @BreadBox.
    @BreadBox. 9 місяців тому +5

    "Scathingly helpful suggestions" is a line I'm gonna be using now lol

  • @davecullins1606
    @davecullins1606 3 роки тому +16

    Obama sounds like an honourary Canadian.

  • @utbunny
    @utbunny 3 роки тому +6

    God I miss these videos. Onion, start a damn kickstarter or something. WE NEED THESE

  • @Salchipapafied
    @Salchipapafied 6 років тому +53

    The text on the TV ad near the beginning says "excellect".

  • @Qwerty0791
    @Qwerty0791 15 років тому +41

    "Whoa! Those are some scathingly helpful suggestions."
    LMAO

  • @CH-ek2bm
    @CH-ek2bm 11 місяців тому +3

    I love how the map at 1:40 in Obama's constructive criticism ad shows a McCain landslide

  • @clootscalhoun9481
    @clootscalhoun9481 3 місяці тому +2

    “ those are some scathingly, helpful suggestions”
    Hahahaha

  • @Trailtracker
    @Trailtracker 4 роки тому +22

    i like how quickly “children” cut off

  • @LordVader1094
    @LordVader1094 Рік тому +15

    I wish this was still the type of satire that could be made about our elections lol

    • @davidy22
      @davidy22 7 місяців тому +2

      This video was made and was supposed to be funny because it was the polar opposite of what was actually going on in campaign ads. You can absolutely make this video today and have it still hit the same notes as it did when it was first made

  • @Maranville
    @Maranville 3 роки тому +9

    McCain as the epitome of negativity? We were so innocent.

    • @Maranville
      @Maranville 3 роки тому +1

      @Deadpoppin weird flex but ok

  • @ineedtoeatcake
    @ineedtoeatcake Рік тому +8

    I miss this level of respect in politics. I want a President whose character I can admire.

  • @LuciusC
    @LuciusC 11 років тому +8

    I was thinking Canada, but your answer's perfectly valid too.

  • @LeoMcIntosh
    @LeoMcIntosh 16 років тому +5

    "He's telling republicans, "You punch me in the face, I'm not just gonna stand there.
    I'll wince, raise up my hand and ask you politely to stop!"
    LOL

  • @gotank
    @gotank 16 років тому +17

    Ugh... On one hand I'm laughing, on the other I actually totally agree with that last ad (the apology one). People seem to forget what things actually matter.

  • @panzer-chan69
    @panzer-chan69 2 роки тому +8

    if a candidate actually campaigned like this theyd get 90% of the vote

    • @strategicsage7694
      @strategicsage7694 Рік тому +10

      No they wouldn't. People respond to negative ads. People say they don't like them, but they work.

  • @B0ssguy
    @B0ssguy 3 роки тому +7

    I didn’t see this was the onion and just assumed obama did that

  • @quietearthMT
    @quietearthMT 16 років тому +7

    "Scathingly helpful suggestions" LOL!

  • @eoghan.5003
    @eoghan.5003 4 роки тому +10

    *I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message*

  • @katie-st8nx
    @katie-st8nx 5 років тому +1

    that text crawl is gold

  • @Veweth
    @Veweth 16 років тому

    Love it. Also LOL at the Watchmen/national holiday text along the bottom XD

  • @abrahamthebewildered1448
    @abrahamthebewildered1448 2 роки тому +14

    Best presidential ads ever! Won me over.

  • @threebucks1678
    @threebucks1678 3 роки тому +3

    I would vote for someone with this ad campaign.

  • @dasfun2243
    @dasfun2243 4 роки тому

    Oh boy, reading these comments all these years later is simply Gold..

  • @juanchow56
    @juanchow56 15 років тому

    TheOnion, you all are so good!!

  • @styraco4739
    @styraco4739 2 роки тому +8

    If you're too lazy to pay attention to the video and scroller at the same time:
    "Bush warns if Russia not reined in, world may face more movies such as 'Wargames' and 'Rocky IV'"
    "Mother suspects son in coma just lazy - interview on next 'Today Now' 7 - 9 a.m."
    "White House says government may be forced to intervene in comptroller strike if whatever comptrollers do is important"
    "News from Laredo. TX: Article on George Clooney's political activism the only Clooney-related article local woman does not care to read"
    "Congressman apologizes for 30-minute long 'Slip of the tongue', Rep. Robert Ingersol (R-SC) says he 'misspoke' during half-hour racist tirade"
    "War for the White House update: Obama reaches out to geek voters with proposal to make 'Watchmen' premiere a national holiday"
    "Detroit takes top spot on 'Newsweek' magazine's 'America's Murderyest Cities' list"
    "Senate commission on art calls for 700-mile long mural to be painted on Mexican border wall"
    "Department of energy releases new seasonal scents for natural gas"
    "Murderer with puppy dog face set free again - next 'Raw Justice' 9 p.m. ET Wednesday"

  • @mattpytlak
    @mattpytlak 16 років тому +3

    "target his children" LOL!
    I'm a little surprised that they didn't say BFF.

  • @shannabanana11
    @shannabanana11 14 років тому

    Good day to you too, sir. I hope your week has been lovely so far. How's the family? Hopefully all in good health.

  • @cole1
    @cole1 4 роки тому +2

    I loved them interrupting each other the whole time

  • @sri.sai3
    @sri.sai3 4 роки тому +8

    "I'm Barak Obama and I approve this message"

  • @skywz
    @skywz 3 роки тому +30

    When ONN is more accurate than OANN, and also when UA-cam recommends this video to you 12 years later.

    • @emilyscloset2648
      @emilyscloset2648 3 роки тому +1

      very spicy indeed

    • @skywz
      @skywz 3 роки тому +1

      @@emilyscloset2648 And when other people see your comment on a 12 year old video and agree.

  • @Brett733
    @Brett733 6 місяців тому +1

    This is in my top 20 favorite Onion vids.

  • @ratherryan
    @ratherryan 3 роки тому +2

    This has aged spectacularly well indeed.

  • @cyin974
    @cyin974 Рік тому +12

    I'll honestly consider voting for a candidate with ads like this

  • @Master_Twango
    @Master_Twango 12 років тому +30

    Friends forever lol

  • @Yepimdatguy
    @Yepimdatguy 16 років тому

    One of the best skits I've seen

  • @fads90
    @fads90 15 років тому

    lol what was that at the beginning! that cracked me up!

  • @epsiloncentauri6067
    @epsiloncentauri6067 4 роки тому +3

    Simpler times

  • @krispduck
    @krispduck 16 років тому +15

    "i'll wince, raise my right hand and ask you to stop" hahahahaha

  • @Forestdude9000
    @Forestdude9000 Рік тому +1

    I want this in U.S. politics. Please...

  • @carmovision
    @carmovision 13 років тому

    ...Waitwaitwaitwaitwait. Is that Dave Aizer? From Slimetime Live? xD

  • @VIRGOTHE13TH
    @VIRGOTHE13TH 16 років тому +3

    Seriously the ticker is the funniest of all. ..'mother suspects son in comma just lazy' ...omg lffao

  • @josephlamps431
    @josephlamps431 3 роки тому +3

    The first one is kinda brutal in a passive-aggressive way

  • @paulbrasier372
    @paulbrasier372 11 місяців тому +2

    What a terrible sad time in America history.

  • @MischaArielle9000
    @MischaArielle9000 16 років тому +1

    "those are some SCATHINGLY helpful suggestions!"

  • @SobingDeath
    @SobingDeath 15 років тому +5

    1:40 lol the ticker says that hes reaching out to geeks by making watchmen relase date a national holidy lmao

  • @gamingmaster_0472
    @gamingmaster_0472 3 роки тому +3

    why cant all election ads be like this forever

    • @nekozombie
      @nekozombie Рік тому

      because this world is plagued by antagonistic competition instead of rational and friendly cooperation

  • @Thisisthegreatestatofalltime
    @Thisisthegreatestatofalltime 3 роки тому +2

    It’s reverse psychology to make him think he’s safe, the absolute madlad.

  • @RoboTheMonkey
    @RoboTheMonkey 16 років тому

    you hit the nail on the head. and hammered it right down. and uh, it's hammered down real good.

  • @Username-or9nr
    @Username-or9nr 4 роки тому +4

    McCain actually respected Obama. Rip a true Republican

    • @Rsharlan3
      @Rsharlan3 4 роки тому +1

      @Adam Jensen We had a local talk show host emcee a McCain rally in Cincinnati. He opened with a routine about Barak the secret Muslim, and McCain said "we're not doing that in this campaign." The host stormed off the stage and on his show the next day said he'd vote third party. I guess the party was already Trumpified years ago.

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 3 роки тому

      That says more about Obama and his policies than McCain.

    • @cockoffgewgle4993
      @cockoffgewgle4993 3 роки тому

      @@Rsharlan3 He is a secret Muslim, though, isn't he?

  • @blackreazor
    @blackreazor 2 роки тому +5

    I just love the way ppl used to pronounce and annunciate Obamas name

    • @Youcifer
      @Youcifer 2 роки тому +1

      enunciate* but yeah same

  • @sunburn5461
    @sunburn5461 3 роки тому +2

    'that was one scathingly helpful ad'

  • @diamondgirl7377
    @diamondgirl7377 Рік тому

    the detail of the guy at 0:48 mimicking the recording of himself is priceless

  • @Estragon17
    @Estragon17 9 років тому +15

    Seems more like Kerry than Obama.

  • @ANTIanitmetalclub
    @ANTIanitmetalclub 14 років тому +9

    scathingly helpful suggestions lol

  • @jct329
    @jct329 16 років тому

    The end was by far the best part.

  • @Doug52392
    @Doug52392 16 років тому

    LOL the last sentence was the funniest!

  • @DFC222
    @DFC222 13 років тому +14

    0:26
    they misspelled excellent
    i have no life

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj 3 роки тому

      Ok 9 year old comment

  • @joehaddad6276
    @joehaddad6276 4 роки тому +3

    Compare this to now?😂

  • @supdawg444
    @supdawg444 15 років тому

    thankfully

  • @TheGrerex
    @TheGrerex 14 років тому

    Scathingly helpful suggestions

  • @DoctorT144
    @DoctorT144 15 років тому +5

    "Now tell me... how has McCain reacted to the ads?"
    "He's planning to release an ad calling Obama a 'gay-loving, elitist Muslim'. And then a second one targeted at his children."

    • @jwaj
      @jwaj 3 роки тому

      Ok

  • @RomZruleTeHworld
    @RomZruleTeHworld 13 років тому +17

    "im barack obama & i approve this msg."

  • @icecreamsandwich7522
    @icecreamsandwich7522 4 роки тому

    I didn’t realize this was The Onion when I read the title

  • @xKhaosAngelx
    @xKhaosAngelx 16 років тому

    does anyone know if these are actual ads?

  • @jamesryan2115
    @jamesryan2115 4 роки тому +4

    I miss this election
    Also dear lord the Onion is gold

  • @jhodance
    @jhodance 16 років тому +9

    "...an ad targeting his children."
    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • @apseudonym
    @apseudonym 3 роки тому

    it's insane watching this in 2020

  • @serioussilliness2064
    @serioussilliness2064 5 років тому +2

    That end there reminds me of Jon Stewart saying something along the lines of "personally I'd have gone with 'If you bring up my kids again I will drone strike the fuck out of you.'"