Obama Forgets the Forgotten Middle Class »
By Bud White on Aug 11, 2008 in Advertising, Appalachia, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Current Affairs, Elitism, Florida, John McCain, Latinos, Middle America, West Virginia, Workers | 149 Comments
During the opening night of the Olympics, John McCain broadcast the following ad, titled “Painful”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXqpHEsrxc
I was struck by the high quality of the ad. It tweaks Obama’s celebrity status, and then unleashes a full-throttle class attack on Obama. “Life in the spotlight must be grand,” intones a woman’s voice, dropping her voice off for emphasis, […]










