Advertising

"No coal plants in America, we're not supporting clean coal." A quote from Joe Biden that has been used in most recent radio advertisments in many swing states with coal mines, including Pennsylvania. The advertisement also goes on to state that Obama, Biden and their liberal allies opposed and even blocked offshore drilling. The purpose of the ad is to show that Democrats have there own agenda and that they lack a concern for employment and energy independence. Also stated in the radio ad was that democrats put their special interests before the interests of the country. This type of advertising can be very effective because it portrays the opposing party in manner that does not reflect what America needs or wants. While this radio ad may be very effective in reality it does not tell the full truth. Joe Biden did say that he opposes coal plants in America but he denounced that statement soon after he spoke. Also, it is on record that Barack Obama is in support of the clean coal movement and he while he did oppose offshore drilling in the past he now supports lifting the ban on offshore drilling. This radio ad clearly shows that any remarks a candidate may make can twisted and manipulated into an advertisement. And this ad in particular is effective in a state like Pennsylvania because of its close ties to the coal industry. The Republican party and John McCain are on the offense in key swing states and advertisments like this help to derail possible Obama supporters

Link to radio advertisment
http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/2008/09/audio_mccainpalin_on_coal.html