now (0.00 / 0)

thats a great ad, congrats!

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by: pc @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:20:40 PM UTC

Just right. (0.00 / 0)

It hits the central issue with directness and clarity that no one could miss.

Only one quibble: at the end, "Ask yourself this: do you support George Bush more than you did 4 years ago?" I wanted to hear "John McCain does." I realize the point was already made, but to me that last summing up would only make it stronger.

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by: DaveW @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:26:19 PM UTC

Agreed! (0.00 / 0)

In fact, I had the exact same response.

It's sort of like the old speech-and-debate adage: first, tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them what you have to tell them, last, tell them what you just told them.  Whatever you have to say, make sure you drive it home.

However--and I haven't been following this closely--my impression is that this was the original ad, and that it may have been changed since then based on feedback from folks like you and me.

Feel free to click on the link and comment about it at DKos, if you have an account.

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:36:19 PM UTC

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Awesome (0.00 / 0)

Very effective, I think.

Is there a cheaper, 30 second version?  It seems this could have had the same impact in 30 seconds if done correctly.  Also, the intro with "worse president in U.S. history" seems unnecessary and distracts from the very clear empirical case given in the rest of the ad.

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by: Mark Matson @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:31:52 PM UTC

Good Points. (0.00 / 0)

Like I say above, if you've got a DKos account, click on the link and comment on the current diary there.

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:37:49 PM UTC

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I am constantly amazed at how smart, not just the people 'here' are, but America is. The MSM has prevented America from speaking for so long I bagan to believe that we (4.00 / 3)

were stupid.

I love this country. We will be alright. America is going to be ok.

--

The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky

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by: HousesofProgress @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 22:45:17 PM UTC

CONCEPT! (0.00 / 0)

It uses a very simple conceit-

Concept, not conceit!

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by: Obamamama @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 23:02:28 PM UTC

Merriam-Webster's (4.00 / 1)

says:

Main Entry:....

Function:
   noun
Etymology:
   Middle English, from Anglo-French, from conceivre
Date:
   14th century

1 a (1): a result of mental activity : thought (2): individual opinion b: favorable opinion; especially : excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue

2: a fancy item or trifle

3 a: a fanciful idea b: an elaborate or strained metaphor c: use or presence of such conceits in poetry d: an organizing theme or concept [found his conceit for the film early - Peter Wilkinson]

"You know what they say -- those of us who fail history... doomed to repeat it in summer school." -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Season 6, Episode 3

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by: Paul Rosenberg @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 23:44:33 PM UTC

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heh (4.00 / 1)

I noticed the inclusion of this clip in the background (without the finger).

I wonder if viewers will have a subliminal reaction to that footage even if they don't remember where they saw it.


"I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that."
-Lawrence Summers

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by: kbuck @ Sat Aug 30, 2008 at 23:40:10 PM UTC

you mean (0.00 / 0)

the future is now

Michael Bloomberg, prince of corporate welfare

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by: Will @ Sun Aug 31, 2008 at 03:24:47 AM UTC