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'I love coal more!' 'No, I love coal more!'
McCain and Obama campaigns trade jabs over who's a bigger coal supporter |
Kate Sheppard |
24 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| At a campaign stop in Ohio last week, a questioner with a camera asked Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden why, if wind and solar are doing well, the Obama-Biden campaign is supporting 'clean coal.' Biden gave this confusing response: We're not supporting 'clean coal.' Guess what: China's building two every week, two dirty coal plants. And it's polluting the United States, it's causing people to die ... China is gonna burn 300 years of bad coal un ... |
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| Topics: video, advertising, coal, Barack Obama, John McCain, presidential race 08, elections, energy, politics, news, Muckraker (all these topics) |
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The energy-ad arms race
Presidential candidates keep the energy ads a-comin' |
Kate Sheppard |
06 Aug 2008 |
Gristmill |
| John McCain put out this new ad yesterday, 'Broken,' in which he's portrayed as the 'original maverick' and pledges to 'battle Big Oil.' (Someone might want to pass the message along to his donors.) Barack Obama responded with this new ad yesterday, challenging the premise that McCain has been a 'maverick' on energy and other issues: ' And today McCain issued another ad repeating the celebrity allegation (this time minus Britney and Paris) and alleging tha ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, elections, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Obama: 'Save the drama'
New Obama ad responds to McCain's Britney ad |
Kate Sheppard |
31 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Barack Obama is hammering back after John McCain ran an ad comparing him to Britney Spears. In a new ad of his own, Obama accuses the Republican candidate of taking 'the low road.' 'John McCain: Same old politics, same failed policies,' says the ad, before touting Obama's plans to grant a $1,000 middle-class tax, fight Big Oil, develop alternative fuels, and 'break the grip of foreign oil.' Watch it: |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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Energy ad wars begin
New Obama ad knocks McCain's energy policy |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Barack Obama's campaign has released a new ad to counter those from the Republican National Committee criticizing his energy plan. Obama's ad, called 'New Energy,' accuses opponent John McCain of being 'part of the problem' and hits on his support of drilling and tax breaks for oil companies. The ad says that energy independence is an 'urgent priority' for the Democratic candidate, and notes his plans to invest in alternative energy and tax cuts for the middle class ... |
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| Topics: advertising, Barack Obama, energy, John McCain, Muckraker, news, politics, presidential race 08, video (all these topics) |
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