A couple of days ago I debated whether I cared enough to spend to requisite 10 minutes to write a diary on this subject. And then I saw the most recent ad that Kos was shilling on the front page and I thought, what the heck.
Might as well...the only thing I hate more than bad, is lame.
Okay, lets just start with that stupid, awful ad that is on the front page. What is so damn good about it?
Hmmm...
McSame loves oil companies.
Duh.
Repugs like millionaires.
Double Duh.
McSame is just like Bush.
I mean, come on! Who DOESN'T already KNOW that? ALL of that.
These ads are just LAME. They remind me of every ad we've seen every Dem Prez candidate run for the last 40 years.
There is nothing fresh, new, interesting, or compelling in any of this. I got news for you, everyone in the country, all 71% who hate Bush, already KNOW what the Repugs stand for. And McSame is STILL polling within 4 points of Barack.
The Dems aren't going to win sh*t with this worn old stuff. They have an interesting, occasionally exciting candidate. And they are wasting it!
Oh, and this is about the usual time I have to remind everyone that I think Barack has become nothing more than a Harold Ford clone, lest the troll police bust me for "past diaries that show I hold Barack in contempt".
Yeah, I think Barack is a pogue for walking away from Progressive positions. Enuff said. This really isn't about Barack because I really can't say I much CARE about the fact that ALL of Barack's ads suck.
But unfortunately, those are the only ads Dems are running. And what with the Harry & Nancy show single-handedly trying to lose Congress for the Dems, I think that Barack's commercials ultimately could hurt the Democratic brand.
Face it, folks, we have been getting our a**es kicked for two solid weeks. Congress is missing in action. The Repugs are getting WAY too much air time for my comfort. And every time Barack goes on TV, live or in an ad, he is sounding just like every Democrat who's been running since Humphery.
If this is a change election, where the f*** is the change??? Warmed over DLC rhetoric, and ads that feel they are 20 years out of date? This ain't gonna cut it!
I'm not asking for much here. Just a little originality. Something that makes me want to email the ad to my friends. Something that doesn't make Dems look like they are whining. Something that doesn't make me cringe.
Oh, and the Paris "response" ad? That f***ed Barack more than you guys think. She may have been making fun of JMC's age, but then so is every other comedian in the country. Been there, done that. What was funny was seeing this celebutard (and yes I know that is a Rush term. Sorry, it fits.) sound more cogent on an energy policy than Barack.
Anyway, I realize in writing this that I really don't have much to say here. I hate that McSame is owning the air (worse, some of it IS funny) and that Barack has yet to figure out how to put an ad out where you could just switch out Obama for Kerry without missing a beat.
But...
This feels like it is starting to hurt more than just Barack. If the Dems don't get on message IMMEDIATELY, they are putting all of their potential gains at risk.
Thanks for your time!