This one is sort of creepy. Maybe that is because McCain already moves mechanically and unnaturally, without actual marionette strings attached.
The new video from the Democratic National Committee clips asks "Who is pulling the strings on John McCain's energy plan?" The answer, according to the DNC: Oil company lobbyists.
Full release after the jump:
DNC Releases New Video: "Puppet Masters" Video Shows How Lobbyists For Big Oil Pull the Strings on McCain Energy Plan
Washington, DC - The Democratic National Committee today released a new web ad called "Puppet Masters" that shows who's pulling the strings on John McCain's energy policy. The video features an animated John McCain puppet appearing on stage to oppose Senator Obama's plan to give middle class families a $1,000 rebate funded by a windfall profits tax on the oil and proposing gas tax gimmick of his own that won't reduce the price of gas, but would line the pockets of his friends in Big Oil. As McCain talks, the video reveals the puppet masters pulling McCain's strings: the Big Oil lobbyists advising and raising money for his campaign.
Last week, Campaign Money Watch reported that 33 of McCain's fundraisers or advisors have lobbied for the oil and gas industry. Reports also show that McCain has raised more than $2 million from the oil and gas industry since January 2007--hardly a surprise considering John McCain's promise of four more years of energy policies that have left American families paying skyrocketing energy costs while Big Oil reported record profits. Even today, news reports outline additional issues with McCain oil company donors who gave after his switch on drilling.
"The American people want a President who will put their interests ahead of John McCain's oil company buddies and their lobbyists," said DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney. "The reviews are in, and while the last seven years were a bonanza for Big Oil they've been a bust for America's working families. The American people have seen this show before, and they aren't looking for an encore."
