Um, okay that was surreal.
So, I'm watching Keith as usual, and since I have Tivo, I'm forwarding through the commercials as usual, when one catches my eye.
In a flash I process super cheesy production values, and then a weirdly three-dimensional image of Bob Barr, as if a cutout of his image had been pasted into the commercial.
So I decide to rewind, and that's when it happens.
You see, what I discovered when I rewound was that apparently Bob Barr is out with his first national commercial, and it's a national cable ad buy. Well, good for him. It seems pointless to me, but since he appears to be taking his pound of flesh out of McCain's wizened hide, I don't really give a shit.
And the contents of the ad seem to be pretty straightforward as well, from what I understand of the Libertarian platform. (Although my first impression was right- the production values look like a trade school project.)
No, what blew my fucking mind wide open... was the BACKGROUND MUSIC. I don't even know how to describe it other than to say it was the most amazingly dated, super synthesized, totally rock the house HIP HOP.
Yeah, that's right, I said hip hop. Which isn't really true... this is more like what you'd imagine Libertarians THINK is hip hop. (Don't even try to ask why they are thinking about hip hop or using it in their ads to begin with... your head will explode.)
I don't know what the hell it was. All I know is, after watching it once, I then proceeded to watch it three more times, whilst couch dancing furiously, "raising the roof," flashing rap video hand signs, and calling out "Holla!!" every couple of seconds.
I am black, so this was (only) slightly less lame than it sounds.
Frankly, I did not see this coming. You won't either. Check it... and you're welcome.
PS: OMG, I just watched it again, and I swear the announcer says "Meet Bob Barr, the Libertarian Presidential Candidate" in time with the beat. It is key-lassic.
UPDATE: Okay, you guys should rec this up not for my content, but for your comments! I always read all my comments and I have never before had to stop between practically each one to laugh my ass off. You guys are hi-larious. Thanks! :o)