Oh my, how tactless! - Mona Nomura

He's not playing the mean game correctly. You're supposed to do it with push poll phone calls from unnamed "polling" comanies, or leaflets on windshields, or 527 ads you can disavow. "Approved by McC?" -- approved by a loser! - Dave Winer

LOL! Tell us how you REALLY think, Dave haha :) - Mona Nomura

That's how McCain plays the game. - Greg

McCain is an idiot. If this man gets power, there will be war, a real war, that's sure. - Ryo

I believe this was predicted. - Rick Powell

Desparation - Brad Nickel

The audacity of desperation. - Warner Crocker

He should really choose The Count from Seaseme Street for his VP... "5,6,7... 7 houses HAHAHA" - Johnny Worthington

That's got to be a new record in the arena of panic-induced manipulative scumbaggery. So it's nice to see the McCain campaign showing a little initiative and really reaching for superiority in *something*. At the same time, that's precisely the sort of tactic that lights fires under a certain type of voter. I'm morbidly curious to see how that plays out for them. - Derrick Burns

Derrick -- right -- be careful about motivating your opponents too well. - Dave Winer

This is how the game works. It's up to the Obama Nation to find a way to handle this without acknowledging this douche-baggery. - Jonathan.Rivera

I think a McCain-Clinton ticket would wildly amusing. - Mot Faerin

who would have thought an Obama-McCain general election would be so wholly negative? Not I. What the hell has happened to John McCain? Just ambition, is that all? - Christopher Galtenberg

with reference to LBJ's favorite joke, "Let's start a rumor that John McCain fucks pigs... - Indio Apache via twhirl

Glass houses, bay-bee. Good luck with that. - Chris Baskind

i hear whit romney is mccheney's running mate and they both fuck pigs - Dave Winer

I hope Obama will spend almost every dime on running TV commercials in the small towns of America where people are not "connected" and read local opinion newspapers to counteract this super-low behavior from McCain. - Andrew Baron

the ad aside, i don't think the underlying question is very controversial. why Biden over Clinton? not a surprising question from people who voted for Clinton, so just answer it and have done, i say. - idnan

Just like Obama, Clinton said the same, she's not in this to be Vice President. She wouldn't have accepted if asked. She wants to be President. - Adam Turetzky

this could so quickly descend into playground fighting! "No you!" - alphaxion

@Adam just so, but to assimilate the Clinton voters that needs a little polish and presentation. then this McC attack becomes moot, and we can have a rest until the next campaign sally. - idnan

This is what I hate about the presidential election. The issues are never the issues. - David Finch

Ah, yeah, McCain, and the minute I see YOU hugging an asp, you'll get my vote! - MiniMage (FakeLifePerson) via NoiseRiver

interesting strategy. they totally photoshop'd his turkey chin at the end - Ryan

Smart advertising... sorry "the truth hurts" - Ron Emrick