Barack Obama - August 28, 2008

John McCain - September 4, 2008

One of the things that I’m most excited about in this upcoming battle between Obama and McCain is the marked differences in look, presentation, style and delivery.

McCain is old (I’m don’t mean that in an offensive way, he is literally old), his speaking style is mundane and dry, his humor doesn’t always come across to his audience and his presentation is just generally lacking. Now, this is my opinion, but I have had the opportunity to hear Sen. McCain on the stump in the lead-up to the New Hampshire primary, so I do have a good perspective.

Now, juxtapose McCain’s style with Obama. His oratory is one of his most notable characteristics. He thrives off a large audience and he delivers soaring speeches with ease. He’s young (I don’t mean that in an offensive way, he is literally young), and he looks the part of a leader.

This dynamic is going to play out over and over throughout this general election campaign - in the debates, town hall meetings, television ads, etc.

When Obama and McCain are on stage together, there will be a clear difference in the way these two candidates present their ideas, and it will be interesting to see how that dynamic plays out in the press, as well as with voters

Take last night for example. It had been reported that McCain spent three weeks preparing to make a speech on the eve of Obama’s nomination. His team chose New Orleans as a perfect place to layout his vision for this campaign and for America in the years to come. However, something happened on the way to the podium…This great video from our friends at Talking Points Memo says it all. Enjoy.

YouTube is proving to be very troubling for some GOP candidates who continue to “out” their true political stances by way of old video footage of, well, themselves contradicting the positions they currently hold.

We’ve seen it with Governor Mitt Romeny and his positions on abortion and other social issues.

Today’s GOP candidate caught in the YouTube cross-hairs is former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

This video is from a Women’s Coalition for Giuliani event in 1989…Enjoy…

From Gawker:

Back in 1993, when Rudy Giuliani was making his second run for mayor, his strategists felt a need to soften his image and show that he wasn’t just the guy who would lead a group of racist policemen in yelling “Bullshit!” in front of City Hall. They came up with this ad (entitled “Gentle”) which featured then-wife Donna Hanover praising her husaband’s family values. As it turned out, he had so much love for family that he went and got a whole other one. Still, in light of recent developments, fun to watch!

From the New York times:
Noticeably Absent From the Giuliani Campaign: His Children

From our friends at Political Wire:

“The only one I wouldn’t support is McCain. I don’t agree with him on hardly any issues. I don’t think he has the temperament and leadership ability to move the country in the right direction.”

– Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), in an interview with The Politico, on the 2008 Republican presidential field.

John McCain doesn’t have the temperament to President of the United States. Rick, this will probably be the only time we ever agree. Don’t get used to it.

This man wants the Republican nomination…ehhhhh…

These old…washed up…racist GOP hacks should just go away. If this is their new attack…I say…

Bring on Sen. Barack Obama!