Which New Anti-Obama Ad is More Terrifying and/or Bizarre, Rick Santorum's "Obamaville" or Herman Cain's "Rabbit"?
Political ads are not known for subtlety, but these two get definite points for weirdness.
First for your consideration; a Rick Santorum for president ad which presents us with a chilling vision of a nuclear Iran and an America with dwindling religious freedom and economic prosperity; with high gas prices and long lines at the doctor's office. It's very ravens cawing starkly in the cold winter air and the narrator's delivery goes full-on poor man's Rod Serling when he describes this as "a cautionary tale."
For something weirder, let's turn to former presidential candidate Herman Cain and his Cain Solutions' new Sick of Stimulus. Their political aims are much, much more self-explanatory than is their new ad where an eerie little girl goes skeet shooting (which is a metaphor for the stimulus) with a bunny (which is a metaphor for small businesses in America). Go ahead and watch. You must.
If any of the ads have an ounce of self-awareness, it's probably Cain's. But they both sort of leave you agog, even if you agree with any of the economic sentiments buried underneath the weird.
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So the Universe is DOOMED.
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Pull!
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The Cain ad was only disturbing to liberal griefers.
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The Cain ad with the guy smoking was great.
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The Santorum ad? Meh. Not gonna vote for the guy, no matter what he does.
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We could ponder what if those liberal griefers did that ad? I guess they might have a different opinion.
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Eh
It doesn't even attack the left really...it says "this a small business under the current tax code".
Even Obama has proposed changing the tax code.
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The guy who made that should be arrested! Minorities are the biggest animal abusers!
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Obama in reality is the most terrifyfing. He is a race baiting asshole.
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...hAlfrican-American, so he must be battling with himself every moment.
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...and losing.
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And you're a brain-dead cock sucker.
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Herman Cain will go down in history as the greatest performance artist never to receive a government grant.
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Bullshit! Cain uses PUBLIC ROADS! He's a hypocrite! AND an Uncle Tom!
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But he is an Uncle Tom.
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I love the Cain one.
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Rick Santorum for president ad which presents us with a ....an America with dwindling religious freedom
Yep.
Elect Rick Santorum and that's what you'll get.
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I'm definitely anti-Santorum, but I don't think he could do anything material about imposing his religious views on the rest of us. After all, doing much of anything would be unconstitutional, and I doubt even a conservative court would sign off on anything major.
On the other hand, Santorum is a loon and shouldn't be voted for, even as a protest vote.
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Very true. The next President needs to expend every nickel of his/her/its political capital on spending and tax reform.
Santorum would blow his political wad on stupid so-con culture war crap. He can't help it: its who he is; its what he does.
And that's aside from the fact that, when he was in office before, he showed absolutely no interest in fighting the good fight on spending.
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Obama will have more flexibility after his last election
The exchange was picked up by microphones as reporters were let into the room for remarks by the two leaders.
The exchange:
President Obama: On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this, this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space.
President Medvedev: Yeah, I understand. I understand your message about space. Space for you…
President Obama: This is my last election. After my election I have more flexibility.
President Medvedev: I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir. -
Damn, both have been pulled already. Get 'em while they last:
Rabbit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmGfzt-6i5wObamaville:
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Thanks for mentionning them Rico. Maybe we should post them elsewhere like Dailymotion, Metacafe, Vimeo, Veoh,etc...
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The Cain rabbit ad is already removed
Here the Cassablanca version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXULd-9jMRY
and the fish ad
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I vote bunny-skeet-shoot. It wins on pure-WTF-factor. Le non-sequitur du Cain
I also think every political add should use brainwashed children to deliver some partisan message from here on out. REQUIREMENT.
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the narrator's delivery goes full-
on poor man's Rod SerlingretardFIFY
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Anyone else see the quick Obama face over the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad face at the 0:40 mark?
Santorum is so clever.
I hope his kids cry again when he drops out again.
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Obama and Ron Paul are doing what they can to let Moomod Almondinajod and Kony get a nooklear bom to destroy freedom and Israel. We must give up our liberties to protect them.
Santorum/Colbert 2012
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A.B.U.
