(From TWD)
Positive ads don't get any better than this:
Mother of a child: "They wanted to close our schools. They didn't care what happened to us or our children." The camera then goes to a close-up of a child asking, "Where am I going to go if they close my school?" Back to the mother, who says, "I didn't have an answer for her."
Grayson: "My five children go to public school right here in Orlando. I fought for $200 million to save our schools for them and for all of us."
Children: Alan Grayson saved our schools."
Close: "I'm Alan Grayson, and I approved this message."
What more could be said about the messages this ad elicits to the public, especially Grayson "swing" district?
It clearly displays the political figure on the side of the people he represents, and doesn't throw an assortment of accomplishments and facts in a half-minute span. Not that accurate information about a politician's record isn't a bad thing of course, but the soul can sometimes be lacking from those efforts.
No lacking of warm sentiments can be said about this fine delivery from Grayson. And with how the nutcase party and the corporate media always try to frame him as angry and out of control in their continued fight to exploit any weakness in him, this former lawyer plays it smooth and natural by delivering a complete 180 from what they think of him.
Even the Washington Post had to give credit where credit is dude, as they labeled this 31 seconds of pure goodness their "Ad of the Day."
Commentary on this ad cannot go without mentioning how Grayson clearly emphasizes how his five children go to public schools. In current times where "Race to the Top" centrist nonsense facilitates the yearning for charter schools, it's encouraging to see an attention garnering official give praise to our key source of education in this country.
And it's encouraging to see a positive ad like this from anyone, especially a diligent fighter like Grayson.
(From TWD, have a great rest of your Thursday.)