McCain rips off Obama's slogan and website

motivez · 06-05-2008, 01:59 PM

Is John McCain trying to be the older, whiter, more conservative Barack Obama?

On Tuesday, the Senator co-opted the slogan that has come to personify Obama's candidacy, taking the Illinois Democrat's "Change You Can Believe In" and altering it into "A Leader You Can Believe In."

The line donned McCain's lime-green backdrop as he addressed supporters in Louisiana. During that speech, moreover, the Arizonan took his Obama-posing a step further, uttering the word "change" more than 30 times. Not that Obama can claim sole ownership of the word or idea, but still...

Now there is this. On Wednesday, the McCain campaign put out a new homepage, featuring his new, Obama-like slogan, and an image that seems uncannily similar to Obama's trademark campaign logo - the red and white stripped valley under what appears to be a blue sun (or in McCain's case, blue sun rays). Take a look.

McCain's seems to be positioning himself so that he is not caught, like Sen Hillary Clinton, simply ceding the mantle of change to Obama. But when the co-opting of images, logos, and slogans is this blatant, it could prove more embarrassing than advantageous.

McCain Rips Off Obama's Slogan And Logo - Politics on The Huffington Post

This is hilarious, not only does he steal the slogan everyone recognizes Obama by (similar to what Hillary did with "Yes we will" from "Yes we can"), but also rips off the creativity of his website and logos...

I guess when you have no new ideas to offer the country, the best thing you can do is steal the imagery and slogans your opponent is using to deliver his

John McCain '08 - Honor, Integrity, Older than FM Radio, Intellectual Property Thief

thewise1 · 06-05-2008, 02:12 PM

Wait, I'm confused... not seeing the same thing here.

motivez · 06-05-2008, 02:15 PM

Obama's slogan was "Change You Can Believe In"; McCain's new version is "A Leader We Can Believe In". Obama's omnipresent logo consists of blue over a hill of red and white; his website has a field of blue over red, with subtle "sunburst" rays in the background. McCain has chosen for his new theme a field of greenish-blue over red and white... with subtle "sunburst" rays in the background...

JaJae · 06-05-2008, 02:16 PM

Hillary was stealing Obama's slogans too. They're simple and they work. I'm a bit surprised to see a Republican ripping it off though.

motivez · 06-05-2008, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by JaJae

Hillary was stealing Obama's slogans too. They're simple and they work. I'm a bit surprised to see a Republican ripping it off though.

Yeah, I mentioned that in the original post. "Yes we can." -> "Yes we/she will."

JaJae · 06-05-2008, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Yeah, I mentioned that in the original post. "Yes we can." -> "Yes we/she will."

Yea I saw that after I posted. I think it's a sign of weakness. They're intimidated by Obama and the effectiveness of his slogan. They're afraid to let it go unchallenged without something similar or of equal strength.

JaJae · 06-05-2008, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by thewise1

Wait, I'm confused... not seeing the same thing here.

thewise1 · 06-05-2008, 02:31 PM

So the big joke for conservatives, or neoconservatives I guess, is that Obama has nothing but his slogans of hope and change. Now I know full well as well as anyone else that actually knows how to read that this is simply not true. Obama has articulated his ideas a hundredfold more than McCain has, but nonetheless that's the joke on republican blogs.

If you consider that, it's just a jab at Obama. Instead of change we can believe in, McCain will be a LEADER we can believe in.

Not saying I like McCain but if you consider that, it makes sense I think

motivez · 06-05-2008, 02:32 PM

The sunburst thing above the red and white has been Obama's logo forever, if you don't see it, you'd probably the only one

thewise1 · 06-05-2008, 02:34 PM

Either way, Obama definitely has better presentation folks working with him. His presentation for his website, himself, and his ideas is, in my opinion, almost flawless.

motivez · 06-05-2008, 02:41 PM

Really off topic, but it reminded me of something.. there's people out there calling him the anti-Christ because he's managed to swoon so many people around the country (and world) with his extraordinary charisma and oratory skills

thewise1 · 06-05-2008, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Really off topic, but it reminded me of something.. there's people out there calling him the anti-Christ because he's managed to swoon so many people around the country (and world) with his extraordinary charisma and oratory skills

i saw that on seattle CL rants and raves today

who knows i guess

Simius · 06-05-2008, 03:15 PM

A couple of months ago I read a brief article talking about how candidates were stealing/adopting the messages of their rivals/past candidates. So this isn't anything new. The main problem with McCain trying to make his campaign look similar to Obama's is that Obama is extremely good at presenting his fluff whereas McCain will look rigid in comparison.

I *think* McCain would be better off overall not trying to look like Obama and continue to make his own brand...

kinggovernor · 06-05-2008, 04:49 PM

looks like a Japanese flag to me

JaJae · 06-05-2008, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by kinggovernor

looks like a Japanese flag to me

Huh?

Simius · 06-05-2008, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by JaJae

Huh?

WickedLou9 · 06-05-2008, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Really off topic, but it reminded me of something.. there's people out there calling him the anti-Christ because he's managed to swoon so many people around the country (and world) with his extraordinary charisma and oratory skills

JFK did that too.

kombayn · 06-05-2008, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by motivez

Really off topic, but it reminded me of something.. there's people out there calling him the anti-Christ because he's managed to swoon so many people around the country (and world) with his extraordinary charisma and oratory skills

I thought people thought he was the Anti-Christ because he's a "muslim"?