Through the Viewing Screen

Today on the way to school I was finally convinced by a radio ad not to vote for Obama. Who convinced me you ask? Why, Obama of course. The commercial was a deep-voiced guy like that one guy you always hear announcing movies (who actually died over the weekend, rest in peace), " When asked how many houses he had," deep-voiced guy explained, "McCain said, 'You'll need to refer to my staff about that.' "
Deep-voiced guy went on to explain that this disqualifies him from relating to the middle class, and implied that he was evil.
The problems with this:
1. First off the good ol' donkey just insulted the voters of the state of Arizona. There are quite a few middle class citizens in Arizona, and stating that the senator they elected cannot relate to them, is either accusing them of stupidity or stating that their votes don't matter. Can't see them winning Arizona after this one.
2. I thought that Obama believed in change we can believe in. I have been led to believe that Obama is "a different kind of politician", that he's above mudslinging at other candidates. The funny thing is that while Obama is running a smear campaign against McCain, I have not heard a single smear directed at Obama by McCain.
3. Their smear campaign sucks. Seriously? Their greatest accusation of McCain's inadequcey to lead, is that he owns several houses? If they're going to sling mud, I want to hear about McCain eating babies. Many people of his age own several houses, their conclusion that he cannot relate to the middle class because he owns several houses is absurd. Many middle class people own serveral houses. Real estate used to be a good investment. Maybe he took out mortgages for his kids, or maybe he's trying to stimulate the economy by buying forclosed houses. I admit that last one is little bit farfetched considering that as a senator he has better opportunities to stimulate the economy. Honestly though. The fact that he owns serveral houses is reassuring to me as a voter, because it demonstrates that he is successful in his business life.
4. Obama has a Harvard law degree. That does not exactly make him middle class. His efforts to "fit in" with the middle class by working jobs beneath his qualifications strikes me as manipulative. Middle class people are trying to succeed. He threw success out the window so that he can look like one of them. How could he possibly relate to the middle class with that kind of attitude? This strikes me as bordering on dishonesty.

These conclusions do not necessarily mean that I will vote for McCain, but I am definately not voting for Obama.