Congressman, Call Me
If you’ve been following the flap over the RNC’s anti-Harold Ford campaign ad, you may find this video amusing:
(By the way, I *still* think the Democrats will find some way to blow this election, and I won’t be convinced otherwise until we get the results straight from Diebold — or is it Venezuela?)
November 1st, 2006 at 6:15 AM
I’m thankful that I had the volume on low in my office, but my involuntary snort may have given me away.
November 1st, 2006 at 12:20 PM
I don’t understand why the original ad is being accused of being racist… Unless it’s racist to run an ad against a black candidate.
Sure it’s narrowminded and in poor taste, but so is every political commerical since that anti-Barry Goldwater “Daisy” ad…
Anyway, I suppose this spoof ad is kind of clever in a dumb Saturday Night Live way. But I’m rarely impressed with humor that is merely photocopying someone else’s idea and replacing it with the new person’s views…
November 1st, 2006 at 3:04 PM
The original ad is attacked for being racist because it is designed (its detractors feel) to evoke the distaste for miscegnation – it’s “hey, this is a black man just after them white blonde gals!”
November 1st, 2006 at 7:26 PM
Steve — have you seen this? Your PHANTOM ZONE series takes #1!
http://www.thehorrorblog.com/2006/10/30/five-favorite-scary-superman-moments/#comments
November 6th, 2006 at 3:31 PM
It’s going to get tougher. But I am forever hopeful.
MO