2008 POLITICAL ADS: WHITE HOUSE

John McCain For President/Republican National Committee: "Dangerous"

Updated: January 11, 2011 | 4:37 p.m.
October 6, 2008

Producer: Foxhole Productions

Running Time: 00:30

Debut Date: 10/06/2008

Ad Buy: nationwide

Cost: not available

Summary: McCain and the RNC call Obama "dangerous" to the U.S., claiming he doesn't support troops in Afghanistan.

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Script of "Dangerous" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Who is Barack Obama? He says our troops in Afghanistan are...

BARACK OBAMA [on video]: ...just air-raiding villages and killing civilians.

(Text on screen: Nashua, N.H., 8/13/07)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: How dishonorable.

Congressional liberals voted repeatedly to cut off funding to our active troops, increasing the risk on their lives.

(Text on screen: CQ #181, 5/24/07; CQ #437, 12/18/07; CQ #362, 10/3/07; CQ #345, 9/20/07; CQ #167, 5/16/07; CQ #330, 5/10/07)

How dangerous.

Obama and congressional liberals. Too risky for America.

(Text on screen: GOP.com, JohnMcCain.com)

(Text on screen: Change is coming)

JOHN MCCAIN [v/o]: I'm John McCain, and I approved this message.

(Text on screen: Paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee)

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