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Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 1:30 AM

Crooks and Liars: ‘Dr. No’ is almost as old as Barack Obama

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John McCain clearly wants to make unflattering Barack Obama comparisons, but he seems to be having a little trouble with cultural references. A couple of weeks ago, McCain said Obama reminds him of William Jennings Bryan . Given that Bryan last ran for president literally 100 years ago, this was something of a dud. Shortly thereafter, McCain went with a Jimmy Carter reference, which is likely to fall flat with about half the voters. Now, the McCain campaign is going with an ad, riffing off the first James Bond film, “ Dr. No ,” which was released just one year after Barack Obama was born. First, of course, is the generational problem. James Bond movies remain popular, but if the campaign is sensitive about McCain’s status as a...
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