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October 15, 2008

He is the one and only Jesus Christ. But is that enough to qualify him to lead the most powerful country in the world? If Jesus campaigned for the White House, his opponent just might run this attack ad.

“Jesus Christ,” the narrator concludes, “wrong for your family, wrong for America.”

John McCain, who has his own Jesus problem, is identified at the end as the politician behind the YouTube spot.

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