“Hi, I’m An Old Joke That’s Been Done To Death.”

Maybe I’m just jaded, but these ads leave me cold.




These ads would have been great when people were still marvelling about how witty those Mac/PC ads were or delighting each other with faux Chuck Norris facts, but these feel slightly less awkward than your grandpa trying to start a conversation about “the rap music” or people who insist on observing “Obnoxious Jackass Day”.

The Center for American Progress has a few more ads that are also part of the same campaign. Another Apple spoof, one that’s so gushy about progressivism that it doesn’t really contrast itself with conservatism, and this awesome ad that should be the template for the whole campaign :




As for Huckabee, he better hope his primary opponents don’t start hyping this video. Republican voters tend to frown on politicians who seem enthusiastic about raising taxes.


posted by greg on November 19, 2007 @ 6:59 pm

2 comments »

  1. Jesus wept. Those first two ads are horrid. I expected the Where’s-the-Beef lady to come out and “rap” at the end.

    Comment by Jeb — November 20, 2007 @ 12:59 pm

  2. people who insist on observing “Obnoxious Jackass Day”.

    [raises hand] Guilty. I observe it on my blog, anyway…I never actually TALK like a pirate…

    Comment by Mr Furious — November 24, 2007 @ 11:16 pm

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