Barack Obama took a double-shot at John McCain's campaign today.

This commercial, entitled "His Choice," first highlights Republican McCain's repeated admissions that he's not that great with the economy. Those policy decisions, he once said, will be made by his vice-president, which leads to the titular line and a shot of Sarah Palin winking.

Vice-presidential candidates aren't typically attacked in campaign ads, but apparently Obama thinks that Palin, with her scads of bad press, is a ripe target. Fair enough, although we have to admit this advert left a bit of a bad taste in our mouth.

It's not simply the fact that Palin's painted as a bit of a dolt, a sentiment with which we agree, but that she's presented as a dismissive character, not an attitude to take with only the second female running mate in American history. But, what do we know? We're not campaign managers…

John McCain stars in two new commercials this morning - and neither's very flattering.

The first comes from the Republican himself. Entitled "Fight," the 60-second spot features Senator McCain doing his best impersonation of personable and promising, "The last eight years haven't worked very well, have they? I'll make the next four better." Pam Spaulding can't help but describe this show as a near "parody." We've included the transcript down below.

The second commercial comes from McCain rival Barack Obama, whose team seized on McCain's comments last night that he's not George Bush. Insisted the Republican, "I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago."

Well, the Obama camp took those words and paired them with a McCain appearance on Bill O'Reilly's show, on which McCain bragged that he voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004. Not only that, says McCain, he did "everything in my power" to get Bush elected and reelected.

Watch it, after the jump…

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Minnesota based non-profit The UnConvention recently began circulating a series of ads urging gay residents to be "unconventional" while welcoming Republicans, who are currently celebrating their national convention in St. Paul.

Above you'll see a commercial depicting a gay and lesbian couple who switch it up as two suits walk their direction. The tagline reads: "The Republicans are coming. Make an effort." While surely this is a light-hearted jab at the GOP's exclusionary politics, the "closet yourself" subtext rubs us the wrong way.

Eeks! We were disgusted by Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble hawking Winston cigarettes, but we're straight up horrified by this early McDonald's commercial, which features the Today Show's Willard Scott playing the original Ronald, who's tempting a small child with his seemingly endless supply of hot beef. It's creepy, freaky and everything in-between!

Check out the first very Ronald McDonald advertisement, after the jump. We would apologize for the poor quality, but we think it may be for the best. Hi-Def would simply be too frightening.

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Barack Obama today released a new attack ad taking on John McCain's economic plans.

Entitled "Book," this latest ad follows Obama's fashion, and directly links McCain to George Bush, citing the candidates high agreement average with the President. To be fair, McCain's always said economics ain't his best subject.

John McCain's campaign yesterday released a new web ad again depicting Barack Obama as an overblown celebrity.

While it's easy to get caught up in this new electoral trend, journo Jason Pickens wonders if McCain's commercial, which features loads of white ladies fawning over the "dreamy" candidate, isn't trying to play on racialized fears as Scott Howell did with his video attacking Harold Ford Jr., a former black Congressman. That video featured a buxom blonde telling the then-candidate to "call me," which, some say, ties back to racist ideas of black men taking white women for themselves.

We're not sure we agree.

See the Howell ad after the jump…

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As Barack Obama plans a massive trip abroad and touts his foreign policy philosophy, John McCain has released his first attack ad, which attempts to cast doubt on Obama's commitment to international causes.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today released yet another new campaign ad.

While his previous advertorial endeavors have focused largely on his biography and political evolution, the new 30-second spot - entitled "America's Leadership" - broadens the candidate's perspective a bit by taking on the "greatest threat" against America: nukes.

[The] commercial is being released on the same day that Senator Barack Obama is giving what his campaign billed as a “major policy address” on Iraq and Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., and when his opponent, Senator John McCain is in New Mexico, offering his views on the wars. The ad also aims at reinforcing Mr. Obama’s opinion that the war against terrorism extends far beyond Iraq.

The commercial itself doesn't specifically address Iraq, but Mr. Obama today told reporters that the ongoing conflict is "distracting" American foreign policy.

This war distracts us from every threat that we face and so many opportunities we could seize. This war diminishes our security, our standing in the world, our military, our economy, and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the 21st century. By any measure, our single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe.

I am running for President of the United States to lead this country in a new direction – to seize this moment’s promise. Instead of being distracted from the most pressing threats that we face, I want to overcome them. Instead of pushing the entire burden of our foreign policy on to the brave men and women of our military, I want to use all elements of American power to keep us safe, and prosperous, and free. Instead of alienating ourselves from the world, I want America – once again – to lead.

Obama will head to the Middle East later this month. The trip - and this speech - are both meant to bolster his national security image, of course. The campaign even rolled out a new slogan: "Judgment To Lead."

John McCain may be the supportive subject of this new campaign ad, called "Love," but Barack Obama definitely provides the thrust of the message. Or, rather, takes the brunt of the message.

Like Obama's recent advertorial offerings, this one minute spot provides some biographical information on McCain, particularly with regard to his time as POW and how it inspired his public service. With that background out of the way, the President Palmer-esque narrator turns his rhetorical attention to McCain's Democratic rival:

John McCain doesn't always tell us what we 'hope' to hear… Beautiful words cannot make our lives better. But a man who has always put his country and her people before self, before politics can. Don't 'hope' for a better life. Vote for one.

While we're sort of on the subject of McCain's POW status, check out this comment from former President Bill Clinton:

Every living soul on the planet has some often highly justified anger. Everybody… If you know anybody who was a P.O.W. for any length of time, you will see, you go along for months or maybe even years and then something will happen and it will trigger all those bad dreams, and it will come back, it may not last 30 seconds…

McCain downplayed Clinton's comments, which some people are calling a deliberate attack. Said the politico, “I don’t know where he gets his expertise."

Barack Obama's at it again. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee today released another commercial highlighting his personal background.

Just last month the Senator from Illinois let loose a different biographical advertorial, "Country I Love," a keen attempt to fight back at all that "he's not a patriot" propaganda.

Unlike his previous efforts, this new offering - entitled "Dignity," as in the dignity "that comes from work" - stresses Obama's post-law degree commitment to the working class and struggling families. And, as an added twist, Obama's airing this ad in traditionally Republican states. Purple America, here we come!

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama released his first national campaign commercial today. Hoping to reintroduce himself to potentially wary - and weary - voters, Obama retells his biographical tale, focusing on how his love for America led him down this presidential path, hence the commercial's title, "Country I Love."

While we're having fun with videos, an insurance company ran this commercial featuring a very fucked Eve. And not in a good way.

Can someone please tell us what happened to "super fruity" candy Bonkers?

Who knew a safe sex video could be so fun? Watch as GI Jonny stops cum in its tracks and blows up Bareback's spot.