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Friday, May 23rd, 2008An early frontrunner for worst political ad of the 2008 election. Or is it….the best?
I’m trying to figure out how the three dancers are supposed to represent “San Francisco values.” Maybe the black guy in the cowboy hat is gay? But then why is he dancing with two women? Maybe it’s because one of the women is white. But then, the white woman also has a lesbian haircut. Maybe it’s the dancing itself? Or they’re all illegal immigrants? Or they’re planning a visit to the abortion clinic after happy hour?
They should really be clearer about whom were supposed to be hating, here, and why.
You should see her response video (that includes the ‘dancing’ clip):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRATA2ypJ3c
I think the blonde was supposed to be a drag queen or something. Seriously sad video, though I do love San Francisco. It’s just too damn expensive to live there.
Excellent counter-ad.
Interesting that you can comment on the Kay Barnes ad and not the Groves ad. He approves his own message, he just doesn’t want you to comment on it. Classic
Made no sense to me, either. If you’re going to pin “San Francisco” values on someone wouldn’t you pick images that might actually offend someone? A man dancing with two women — is that going to offend his constituents? Seems like it might titillate, but not offend. Unless you’re playing the racial angle. Even then, is that the best you can do?
If you’re going to play this angle, shouldn’t you be competent enough to pick images that might actually offend someone? There’s no shortage of them. A couple of stills from Folsom Street Fair and the Pride Parade would do it. And if you need to appeal to the xenophobics, how about the Chinese New Year parade? Or you could combine both memes and show an interracial gay couple getting married.
Don’t his constituents deserve at least competent bigotry?
I’m trying to figure out how the three dancers are supposed to represent “San Francisco values.” Maybe the black guy in the cowboy hat is gay?
I’m not sure, but one thing I do know after the past few years is that there’s a good likelihood that the people who made that ad are more familiar with the gay lifestyle than those of us who could care less what people in San Francisco do in their own homes.
*Sigh*
Kay Barnes was a terrible mayor for Kansas City, but she was hardly the embodiment of “West Coast values”. Hell, she was about as non-descript as they come, except for being your typical incompetent and semi-corrupt Democrat. But I guess since it’s targeting Missouri people, you have to stick with simple concepts that they can understand…racism, homophobia, and foreigners (meaning anyone from outside Missouri).
“They should really be clearer about whom were supposed to be hating, here, and why.”
Well, I find myself developing an unkind view of Sam Graves…
I’ll love the response: I’ll counter your anti-gay stance………with populist economics. Do we really have 6 more months of this?
As Bill Simmons would say,” I will now light myself on fire.”
Considering that kind of stupid ad is not surprisingly that Republicans are losing so much territory…
That kind of ad just plays into why I call the GOP “God’s Ordained Party”.
Sam Graves. One of those people so obsessed with and ashamed of sex it is a wonder his kind manage to reproduce.
didn’t the beach boys sing about 2 girls for every boy? we all know that’s southern california/l.a. values, so the bay area wouldn’t approve….
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