David Brooks On Why McCain Just Had To Run Negative Ads

[FAHayek89]

Clearly Obama is the one who brought up the race card, not McCain here.

[frankcarbone]

Brooks...ugh. He repeats the elusive claim to help his candidate while saying Mc Cain "had to do this". He coups to the racist claim but "oh maybe we should not have done that". Brooks = one smart air bag who I wish would not contradict himself on each blow-hard appearance. Adulation is creepy? Ay ya yie.

[cscbill]

John Mccain "blames" Obama for him running negative, dishonest ads.

"Obama didnt want to do any townhall meetings", so we had to go negative!

[jeabo0adhd]

isn't someone who calls someone negative negative?

its all right to be negative, just have something positive to cancel it out.

[cho1bo1]

2:38-3:00 but its true. americans are racist.

[thielenm]

i cant vote for a democrat or republican because i think that would be immoral, but if obama wins i hope hes an undercover superliberal

[colster4life]

Brooks sounds like a Zionist shill!

[brawnymike]

If you are an American Republican viewing this clip on YouTube, Brooks is talking down to "Americans" in general, and the Republican base, specifically. As others have noted, he speaks as if it is inconceivable difficult to find any information on Obama, anywhere, as if the internet is foreign to McCain's base.

[osiris33]

McCain did put out an ad about Obama on a dollar bill.

[jtilak]

I guess we are SUPPOSED to feel like we're voting for the lesser of two evils? When did it become a bad thing to actually like the person you vote for? Should I apologize for not hating Obama? Am I supposed to feel guilty for not being cynical and pessimistic?

[oaklynlen]

because he's too old and stale? because he couldn't hide behind schrubs skirts much longer? because the g.o.p. is too morally and intellectually bankrupt?

[areki38]

"I've been studying Obama for a long time, I have no idea who they are".

Don't blame your subject of study for your incompetence.

[dozdolt44]

You are so right. Will someone please tell these people who can't figure out what Obama is all about to Google his name! Is this so difficult?

[moejardines]

David M-F-ING Gergen thought the ad was code for "he's uppity". If Gergen speaks, listen, he's one of the true sages in US political life, hell he's advised both sides.

[saully1966]

Come on, Brooks! His message is America's message! You were even on board in the past! This is not "cultish" it is about rhetoric that IS AMERICAN! McCain is like watching paint dry! His message is steeped in the past 8 years and it is so refreshing to hear something new! We aren't going to follow Obama off a cliff, for God's Sake!!!! Stop with the Fucking cult references already!

[sharshur]

Tool!

McCain is the elitist, he's always been wealthy and gotten things due to his family.

I hate to tell him, but Americans are racist and xenophobic. How many trolls do we have around Barack HUSSEIN Obama'ing us left and right? That's the only argument they have.

[palou411]

"The American people don't like to be called racist"? Are u kidding me? Obama didn't call Americans racist, idiot u, he said something truth, HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THOSE OTHER PRESIDENTS, the man is BIRACIAL u moron!!!

[jtilak]

the ads were "not up to john mccain's standards"? is that why he said he was proud of them?

[driubi]

john mccain isn't up to john mccain standards.

[souljaEXVOTO]

what a dork.

[GOneScUBa]

David Brooks is a reckless impetuous irresponsible jerk.

[busherbee]

brooks latent phonieallity busts at the seams

[dontvotered]

david brooks is a pretty big douchebag.

[chumashfalcon]

Brooks is the elitist and he is projecting his shortcomings on Obama.

[swaggajee]

Listen to this hypocritical piece of shit!!!

America doesn't like to be called racist when Obama was saying that MCCAIN and not AMERICA was using racist tactics?

But then he goes and calls about half of America cult members?!?!

Call me a cult member? I call you a racist sack of shit!!!