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McCain's new energy ad the media is (almost) on to his cynical doubletalk

Posted on July 02, 2008

McCain has a new ad titled purpose (here). The AP critique it with a piece titled, McCain energy ad short on specifics. OK, MSM, half credit.The ad has a much bigger problem than lack of specifics McCain is trying to get a political boost by claiming he will champion popular clean energy technologies that he, like President Bush and most conservatives, has consistently opposed:SCRIPT: Announcer: American technology protected the world. We went to the moon, not because it was easy, but because it was hard. John McCain will call America to our next national purpose: energy secu...

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