Wow. Just . . . wow. As if to say, if we judged everyone based on their popularity, as if there were some sort of "popular" voting mechanism out there, where every voice had equal weight, we'd end up with a Hilton-Spears administration. Clearly we must muzzle democracy with the electoral college - they know what we really need!
you haven't heard the half of it...McCain's staff had to spend half an hour convincing him that using Rosemary Clooney and Patti Page wouldn't be as effective as using Brit and Paris...
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michael strangeways |
July 30, 2008 12:02 PM
So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.
So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.
November 5th will be such a downer day on Slog. "What happened?" "We came so close" "Hillary should have been the nominee" "I can't believe it, that's three in a row" "Now it's going to be 12 years of Republicans" "He was too far left" "We should have known this was coming" "No more rookies in 2012" "It's so sad, so sad" "Poor Michelle" "Do you think he'll run again?" "We should have seen it coming" "I'm moving to Canada"
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desperate. God I can't wait for the debates.
Maybe they show the shots of Britney and Paris to help the comprehension of the morons for whom "celebrity" is a big long confusing word...
Wow. Based on imagery alone, with the monologue tuned out, the message is: if you dislike sex appeal vote for John McCain.
It's a really interesting approach but I doubt that they really want to stake this turf.
Wow. Just . . . wow. As if to say, if we judged everyone based on their popularity, as if there were some sort of "popular" voting mechanism out there, where every voice had equal weight, we'd end up with a Hilton-Spears administration. Clearly we must muzzle democracy with the electoral college - they know what we really need!
Yeah, America really hates attractive mega-celebrities. Another backfire from the Straight Talk Express.
The conflation of what America has been focused on with what America SHOULD be focused on.
it's so weird...and it's so sad.
I thought Britney was a McSame girl ...
you haven't heard the half of it...McCain's staff had to spend half an hour convincing him that using Rosemary Clooney and Patti Page wouldn't be as effective as using Brit and Paris...
So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.
Sure hope so.
So sad. Does he have any campaign materials that say anything about, you know, HIM? The whole, "Can you believe how popular my opponent is? What's HIS problem?" angle seems doomed to failure.
Sure hope so.
i'm not so sure this tack with backfire. jealousy & spite motivate americans a lot.
and americans are dumb enough think that there's plenty of oil just sitting there offshore.
McSame has been content-free for the past eight years.
You can't expect him to change, Anthony.
I mean, the guy is like, the oldest guy ever to run for President ... seriously, check the stats.
@8: What, they couldn't get Connie Francis?
Well, I am against offshore drilling (has anyone SEEN the coast of Texas? It ain't pretty), so it's kind of an ad for Obama.
It's hilarious that they're trying to argue that he's SO popular that you shouldn't vote for him.
Well, I am against offshore drilling (has anyone SEEN the coast of Texas? It ain't pretty), so it's kind of an ad for Obama.
It's hilarious that they're trying to argue that he's SO popular that you shouldn't vote for him.
Max (@11) has an interesting point...
"jealousy & spite motivate americans a lot."
that was the most pathetic attempt at campaigning i've ever seen.
The only morons who would be swayed by this ad are the same ones who think that a one-day boycott of gas will do jack shit.
Another own goal, self-pwning ad from the McCain campaign.
Who's running their ad staff, Obama Girl?
I expected the republicans to be dirty and attack. But this is just plain stupid. They have surely lost their minds.
So...Senator McCain is against participatory Democracy? People shouldn't show up to hear from political candidates?
If McCain keeps this up, I just might start feeling sorry for him....
Naw....
November 5th will be such a downer day on Slog. "What happened?" "We came so close" "Hillary should have been the nominee" "I can't believe it, that's three in a row" "Now it's going to be 12 years of Republicans" "He was too far left" "We should have known this was coming" "No more rookies in 2012" "It's so sad, so sad" "Poor Michelle" "Do you think he'll run again?" "We should have seen it coming" "I'm moving to Canada"
The sad part is that McCain wanted to use Gypsy Rose Lee and Jane Russell in that ad.
isn't a celebrity basically defined as an immensely popular person?
If that's the case, then it's hilarious that the ad is basically asserting that Obama is the most popular immensely popular person in the world.
"Hey, you kids! Get off my lawn!"
- I'm John McCain and I approved this message.
@23, we did that in 2004, we aren't doing it again.
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