Let Freedom Ring Ad: "Both Ways Barack"

What do you get when a candidate agrees with both sides of an issue? Instead of a "flip-flopper," you end up with "Both Ways Barack."

The conservative group "Let Freedom Ring" has zeroed in on Obama's stand both for and against a variety of issues from gun control to the war in Iraq. The ad is currently playing locally in the Shenandoah Valley as well as on national media outlets such as MTV.

"Let Freedom Ring's" website described the ad:

The 30-second spot, now airing across several cable channels, including MTV, opens with a folksy-voiced narrator claiming, "People are saying that Senator Obama's recent changes of position have made him a flip-flopper." Newspaper headlines appear on the screen, stating, "Obama aide signals shift on Iraq troop withdrawal," "Shift on war hits Obama's liberal base, " "Obama's Enigma" and "Obama's Changes Raise Issue: Can You Believe Him?"

The question "Flip-Flopper?" flashes, and the narrator says, "He's not! Flip-floppers only hold one position at a time." An image of Obama pointing his finger is then transposed to the other side of the screen as the narrator adds, "Senator Obama is different: He holds two positions at the same time."

Using mirror images of Obama's head pointing in opposite directions, the ad then claims Obama has voted both for and against banning handguns, public campaign financing and withdrawing from Iraq. It cites sources including ABC News, the Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. "He wants to have them all both ways," says the narrator. "He's 'Both Ways Barack' - worse than a flip-flopper!"

Flip-flopper? Or both-ways? It would be nice if the mainstream media put away their smelling salts and began to hold this candidate accountable.

H/T GOP Michelangelo