A new video ad, seen on MSNBC, has a bit of the old and a bit of the new "Swiftboat" style. It is from a 527 group called Let Freedom Ring. AOL has kindly displayed the ad with very little content or rebuttal. You will notice the similarities to attacks on Senator Kerry's campaign.
Update on: Let Freedom Ring from noweasels
As you can see the Republicans realize that Senator Obama made gains with his visit overseas and now the 527 groups are starting to inject their poison. I saw this advertisement on MSNBC during Race for the White House. It has a bit of a ring to it, like the "flip-flopper" used during the last presidential election.
Again, the GOP is trying to make Senator Obama seem "shifty". Let's remind people of the impact of making a particular group seem untrustworthy. Subliminal messaging such as this ad portrays, is particularly damaging in states where people are on the fence. Also, the ad plays into the old myths and fears of stereotyping.
I would hope the Obama Campaign, or another 527, has an answer to this soon. We all remember Senator Kerry's confrontation with "flip-flopping". Now that phrase is used in every election. Nice branding.
As John McCain stated in an interview with Chris Matthews, he would "love" for these attacks to stop. In the past, John McCain has asked these groups to stop and they did. What will you do Senator McCain? Are you going to stop this style of stereotyping? If not, then I would say that the Left should have their try at Branding.