Is McCain Running Like a Democrat?

From http://www.vf.com Vanity Fair's Dee Dee Myers and Todd S. Purdum discuss the the recent John McCain spoof starring Paris Hilton, the long and nasty road ahead for Barack Obama and John McCain, and the inescapable Jackie O.--Michelle Obama comparisons.

Vanity Fair Contributing editor Dee Dee Myers was the White House press secretary for President Clinton, the first woman to hold that position. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Todd S. Purdum, who is Vanity Fair's national correspondent. Purdum, who joined the magazine after 23 years with the New York Times, has profiled everyone from Dick Cheney and Karl Rove to John McCain and Barack Obama.

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Produced by Arya Surowidjojo, shot by Vanessa Bradchulis, Douglas Burnette & Genna Duberstein, and edited by Jonathan Liebling & Russell Waits.

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[VanityFairMagazine]

For the record, these are not two Republican pundits. Todd is a reporter with no party affiliation, and Dee Dee is a former member of the Clinton administration.

[TomSolivin]

.. the old man has amnesia, so he calls everyone my friend.... he also was told to be too old by republicans in the last election. This is the real flip-flop man on his issues!

[hastalaputa]

McCain is insane!! democrat,republican,communist or any other label you decide.VIVA OBAMA!!!

[nosrednugj]

Watching this video is about as intellectually stimulating as staring at a lava lamp.

[GracebeNancy]

lol,..yea the maverick line is corny and old quick. Mccain is as weak and jelatinous as a man can get. He's been pandering to anything and anyone to become president. Now he's acting republican. FAKE. he will change again.

[fooschnikens]

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[Mojojothanjo]

who's shooting this video? Too much headroom on the wide shot, tungsten light in a room filled with daylight, out-of-focus cut-away shots... Either Vanity Fair is skimping on the production budget or they're trying to look "YouTube-y".

[LordEmo]

btw, both candidates are trying to position themselves more towards the center rite now. its all about the independents, the undecided voters. although mccain still attacks obama every chance he gets, in typical republican super douchebag fashion. obama will be back to his old self once he's elected (thank god). as for bill i think many democrats are beginning to see his true colors now.

[LordEmo]

"maverick" = corny ... "straight-talk express" = corny. he's gotta let all that go, at least as far as the terminology goes. i used to respect john mccain back in 2000 when he was running against bush for the republican nomination, but he's really changed since then. seems like he "sold his soul" in one last desperate attempt to become president. dude's like Cyber Smoke from Mortal Kombal, the real john mccain's gotta be in there somewhere lol..

[MCLOVIN50]

Lol!

Well said!

[Salmo77]

I would love to see McBush getting a gold medal there!

[Americanpat]

John McCain also:

- Fought for the 9/11 commission

- Fought for the dept. of homeland security

- Advocated the troop surge in Iraq

- Fought a $6 Billion Boeing rip-off deal

Thats a conservative record.