About 10 days ago, I published a diary where I questioned some of the GOP advertisements which included women presenting the campaign message. The first of these was by an unidentified 30 something brunette woman whom the GOP wanted to appear as being the typical suburban female with a family. I questioned whether this woman was just an actress reading a script or a real person and also questioned whether she and her family, if she has one, were really no better off than they were four years ago at the start of 2009. Now the folks at Karl Rove's SuperPac are running a rewritten different version of the original ad. In the newer version, this woman makes no direct mention of whether she and her family are better off or not. I would have to assume, given the lack of mention, that she and her family are indeed better off than they were four years ago. The economy was taking a nosedive like a rocket headed towards terra firma, if you do not remember. She should be thanking President Obama rather making an ad for his opposition. Also the ad makes it clearer that the words are not her own and that AmeicanCrossroads (Karl Rove) takes credit for the words. Still busy individuals may be confused about where the political message is actually coming from when ads are made to look like they come from just an average citizen rather an actor. Marketers have been known to try various forms of subtle manipulation including even subliminal messaging.
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