Obama for America

"Fundamentals"
30-second ad  Sept. 16, 2008




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[Fast -Paced Music]  A series of images with CG text:
   September 15, 2008
   Lehman Brothers Collapses
   Markets in Turmoil
   Job Losses at 605,000 for the Year
   Foreclosures at 9,800 a Day
   And John McCain Says?

[Music stops]

McCain (Sept. 15 clip): Our economy I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong.

   The Fundamentals of Our Economy Are Strong?

McCain (Sept. 15 clip): ...the fundamentals of our economy are strong.

[Music resumes]

   How Can John McCain Fix Our Economy...
   If He Doesn't Understand It's Broken?


McCain (Sept. 15 clip): ...the fundamentals of our economy are strong/strong/strong. [echo effect]

Obama (voiceover): I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message.


Notes: This ad was released on the day that Obama outlined his "New Energy for America Plan" in a speech in Lansing, MI.  McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds responded with this statement:

Notes: In case the view misses McCain's quote, it is helpfully repeated three times .