Slog - Comments on New Ads from Thompson and Clinton http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton Here's the first ad from Fred Thompson, who will officially announce his candidacy tomorrow. The current knock on Thompson is that he's lazy and doesn't want to the presidency bad enough—hence his late entry into the race and his lackluster pre-campaign. Is this really the face of a man who's ready to run hard? Next, the new Clinton ad. Everyone on the Democratic side wants to be the "change" candidate. This ad is called... wait for it... "Change."... Copyright 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:10:24 -0800 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:55:42 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by mirror Soo depressing, both of these ads.

And Fred Thompson reminds me of a Managalore out of the Bruce Willis movie The Fifth Element.

]]> mirror http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796713 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796713 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:33:36 -0800 Comment by kid icarus I remember The Fifth Element as the Milla Jovovovovovich movie.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796716 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796716 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:34:36 -0800 Comment by Judah I have to say, broadly speaking I'd rather have a candidate who has to be talked into running than a candidate who's willing to sell his or her soul to Wal*Mart to get into the oval office.

]]> Judah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796718 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:36:47 -0800 Comment by mirror http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/fifthelement03.jpg

this is the best shot of mangalore I could find.

]]> mirror http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796722 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796722 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:38:09 -0800 Comment by SDA in SEA Wow. Fred Thompson maybe should have run 10 or 15 years ago. Now he looks like a very very old bobble head (bob your head a few more times, Fred). And that is the most lackluster campaign ad ever.

Sadly, Hillary's ad isn't a whole lot more inspired.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796732 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:49:47 -0800 Comment by mirror SDA in SEA @5

What a coincidence. Check out this Mangalore bobble head for sale on ebay!

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Fifth-Element-Mangalore-bobblehead-NEW_W0QQitemZ270150334297QQihZ017QQcategoryZ748QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

]]> mirror http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796746 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796746 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:03:21 -0800 Comment by Big Sven I though Hills focusing on ending the war and universal health coverage was awesome. But we all see what we want to see.

Freddy does look like a mangalore. A bored, smarmy mangalore.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796807 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796807 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:49:32 -0800 Comment by Cascadian I actually like the Clinton spot, even if it's a pretty standard ad, and even though she's my third choice at best. I'm beginning to think that I'm just blind to whatever it is about her personality that irks other people. To me, her downside isn't personal, it's her policies and her campaign team.

]]> Cascadian http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796922 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c796922 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:32:15 -0800 Comment by DOUG. Fred Thompson is already doomed by his choice of campaign typeface. Too wimpy. Did he learn nothing from Kerry/Edwards?

Hillary gets a pass because she's a woman, but men need a font that says "I'm gonna kick your ass!" Look at Bush/Cheney -- Helvetica Extra Black. That's a two-term font.

You know who's got a great typeface? John Edwards. Bold, yet stylish. He's a lock!

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c797018 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/new_ads_from_thompson_and_clinton#c797018 2008 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:48:37 -0800 Comment by Mhhm Go Hill!

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