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2006 political ads: Another Zucker effort
Another ad from GOP Hollywood hack David Zucker
This ad is unquestionably better than David “Airplane!” Zucker’s previous, appropriately censored ad that featured the worst Madeleine Albright impersonator imaginable. The idea that Democrats will actually steal babies is, of course, completely untrue! (Except. . . is Madonna a Democrat?) Still, much funnier effort.
2006 Election Ads: Run! Hide! Vote GOP!
A frighteningly bad scare ad from the RNC.
If the Republicans really plan on trying to scare the bejesus out of us in order to stave off their anticipated losses in the midterm elections, they sure need to do better than this ad, which aired Sunday on CNN. Shadowy footage that appears to be from al-Qaida training camps are matched with images of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri — their threats transcribed in a teeny-tiny type face — as a clock ticks on the soundtrack. It’s such a cliche, it’s not far from that Lamont ad that caricatured Bush-Cheney scare tactics. We’ve been creeped out so many times in the past five years, we’ve grown inured to this stuff. Next time, maybe they should throw a little Japanese ghost child in the ads?
2006 political ads: The Michael J. Fox spot
The Michael J. Fox campaign ad that's shocking and inspiring.
Michael J. Fox’s ad for Democrat Claire McCaskill is moving, and the fact that it’s undeniably tough to watch — a famously boyish American actor suffering the debilitating effects of Parkinson’s disease — probably doesn’t weaken its effect as an ad. In fact, in two days on YouTube, it’s been watched well over 300,000 times. Fox, a staunch supporter of embryonic stem-cell research, is about as clean-cut, heart-wrenching a spokesman as you could possibly want. Incumbent Rep. Jim Talent, R-Mo., who opposes such research, certainly can’t relish being the bad guy here.
2006 political ads: I’m a cheater — not a choker!
A sordid family dispute plays out in campaign ads.
In our ongoing survey of political season’s weird and wonderful campaign ads (keep sending them in to: videodog@salon.com!), there’s really been nothing as weirdly absorbing as the efforts of Rep. Don Sherwood, R-Pa., who President Bush appeared with today on the campaign trail, to get re-elected. How does a 65-year-old, who looks for all the world like an embattled high school principal hell-bent on retirement, explain to his constituents about his 30-year-old mistress in D.C., much less her accusation that he tried to choke her? With one of the most excruciating campaign ads we have ever witnessed:
Continue Reading Close2006 political ads: Morphing George
One of the best political ad tricks: The morphing George.
A sub-genre in Democratic political ads this year has been the commercials that attempt to not only tar Republicans through guilt-by-association with George W. Bush, but to convince voters they may actually be Bush. And the best one we’ve seen was done by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s re-election campaign against Amway billionaire Dick DeVos.
Political ad contest: The best — or worst?
Our first political ad in our year-end best/worst contest.
For the next few weeks, we’ll be spotlighting the political ads you send in as we near the release of our lists of the best and worst campaign ads. But first up is this curious spot by one Christy Mihos, the independent candidate for Massachusetts. It’s curious because we’ve received several nominations for it — as both the best and worst political ad. What do you think?
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