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If it's Friday, it's time for another Top 10 list -- this time our look at what we consider the best (and most buzz-worthy) TV ads.
10. Flagged for excessive celebration: This Russ Feingold (D) spot might be the first TV ad we've ever seen featuring Randy Moss or someone mooning his audience. But it drives home the point that his opponents shouldn't be dancing in the end zone until the game is over. Problem for Feingold: The NFL asked him to remove the footage of Moss' faux moon, and his campaign said it will edit the ad.
9. All tied up: Scott McAdams' (D) first ad -- which showed him trying on all kinds of neckties, including Ted Stevens' famous Incredible Hulk tie -- garnered plenty of attention and highlighted his quest to "tie" himself to the state's late senator.
8. Oh no, he's got a case of the Twitters: This Chuck Grassley (R) ad makes us laugh out loud every time. It starts with one older woman saying, "I heard Chuck Grassley has … a Twitter." Another woman interjects, "Oh, can it be cured?" Then Grassley appears: Oh, not that kind… I'll Tweet. I'll text. I'll do whatever it takes." (Our question: What, exactly, did that woman think Twitter was?)
7. Hook(er), line, and sinker: From Twitter to Vitter… This two-minute Charlie Melancon (D) goes there -- bringing up opponent David Vitter's (R) prostitution scandal. (Trivia: Which of your First Read authors made a cameo appearance in this ad ? Although, the cameo appears to have been removed.)
6. HP, yeah you know me: This Barbara Boxer (D) ad is one of the toughest we've seen -- blasting opponent Carly Fiorina (R) for laying off thousands at Hewlett Packard and shipping those jobs overseas.
5. "I worked so hard to get that title": Here is Fiorina's response ad, which revisits Boxer dressing down a general who called her "ma'am" instead of "senator." Says Fiorina: "Twenty-eight years in Washington, and Barbara Boxer works hard for a title?"
4. Maid in America: Staying with California, this SEIU independent expenditure Spanish-language TV ad draws blood on Meg Whitman's housekeeper/nanny problem.
3. Taliban Dan: Love him or hate him, but Alan Grayson sure knows how to run provocative TV ads -- like this one, which calls his opponent Dan Webster "Taliban Dan." As provocative as it was, independent fact-checkers had plenty of problems with the ad.
2. Gettin' 'hicky' with it: This NRSC ad -- which features three supposed West Virginia residents criticizing Obama and alleging that Joe Manchin (D) does whatever Obama wants -- has received plenty of attention. But not necessarily good attention: The men were actors found by a casting agency who wanted a "'hicky' blue-collar look." The ad has since been pulled.
1. "I'm not a witch": This is No.1 on our list, because we'll probably never see another political candidate speak to the camera in an ad and say, "I'm not a witch." She adds, "I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you."
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And that pretty much sums up the NFL.
The prize for desperation has to go to Feingold. Spending all that money, and then being told to pull the footage because it was used without permission? Talk about a backfire. All it did was show how out of touch he really is.
no joe, no bo, nj
The prize for desperation has to go to Feingold. Spending all that money, and then being told to pull the footage because it was used without permission? Talk about a backfire. All it did was show how out of touch he really is.
Very Funny, No No Joe. The reward for not creating jobs goes to the Republicans.
The most disgusting add award goes to Grayson, even after all the independent fact checks said the add should be pulled, he wouldn't pull it.
Independent studies Ha. I think you're being paid by to gop to slam Alan Grayson.
#2 has only been buzz on MSNBC. Otherwise, it was not noteworthy!
#2 gets eyrolls and moans- even from my 13 and 14 year olds- every time it plays.Dumb, dumber and dumbest. My husband is going to WV this weekend, and we were laughing about him borrowing the hicky outfits- but then, he is too classy to actually insult WV that way even when he is not trying to get their votes.
You don't think it's important for the people of West Virginia to know that NRSC thinks they're all The Clampetts?
cmlawyer.
If you don't live in WV how do your kids see the ads everytime it plays?
BUZZ?? Buzz thinks the best ad is still "Here kitty kitty. Oh, there you are. Come snuggle with momma"
Buzz... also likes the dog food charcoal briquets commercial if memory serves me right? lol
By and far the O'Donnell 'I Am Not a Witch' Ad... the only thing missing was the pointy hat!
Whoever made the decision to dress her in all black and put her against that ominous background CERTAINLY did nothing to advance her 'cauldron' err I mean cause! lol
She spoke kind of spookily, too- slow and weird. If she's not a witch, she's a Stepford Wife (Stepford politician?) But she sure as heck is not me!!!
...and so forth and so on.
And shooby-dooby-doo. (Lady Macbeth said that.) ;)
Hey, E D, I saw your post the other day. Five will get you ten we could get PLENTY of signatures on that petition, particularly when we explain that it can kill in minutes, and in fact, every living thing that even touches it DIES.
Tell me, were you one of the people who got all those signatures at the Lilith Festival a few years ago? The one that demanded an end to women's suffrage? Kind of seems like your sense of humor.
Although not at the Lilith Festival, Joe, I have pulled that joke on a few rallies around Houston - the number of signatures I and my friends got before someone knew what we were going on about made me furious and maniacally amused at the same time.
Sorry I haven't been around much; we have a project.
FYI - Boxer has also produced a Spanish-language version of the outsourcing with some interesting twists in text and visuals:
http://www.youtube.com/user/BarbaraBoxer#p/u/3/gwFrcZmsd6U
I'm going to have to go off the board and vote for the "Major Campaign Announcement" that Carl Paladino delivered last night.
Yes, it seems "The Legend of Carl Paladino" bought air time on 3 Buffalo-area TV stations to deliver the following important messages:
1. Albany is broken!
2. Everybody's a crook!
3. I have a plan! (No details...but he has a "plan".)
4. Andrew Cuomo's sexual prowess is legendary!
I needed a shower after watching tape of yesterday's announcement. Great job by the Tea Partiers in picking this schmuck!
Paladino may be successful but he is sleazy, his porno e-mails, his threats to take people out--scarey and sleazy in one package.
Number 3 sounds familliar somehow.... Oh, wait! Every Repub. ad I've seen!!
I like the diaper ad not only should Vitter’s diaper be changed so should Vitter's seat.
Majority of low/middle income working class voters do not watch television quite often. These people are so preoccupied with work that they have no time to sit down and watch Television so some of them do not even know that there is an election coming in Nov 2nd.
But you know what? This category of voters are always on the road either going to or coming from work and at shopping places trying to buy necessities. If both the parties (Democrats and Republicans) would have people volunteering to stand with big posters at various road intersections or at shopping areas to remind people that there is a major election on November 2nd, it will effectively pass the message across than spending millions of dollars on TV which only a few of this group of people watch. Students also need to be reminded in this way because most students are now occupied with exams and assignments that they rarely watch TV but they can be reminded by these road side posters. ELECTIONS MATTER.
#2. Beyond being dumb, and it is that: Dems and Gov Manchin should be pointing out that in this time of unemployment a Republican Party that gives a damn, would have at least hired West Virginia actors, camera persons, production company, etc. Instead, they filmed it in Penn. w/ local help!
As I mentioned yesterday marv - there is absolutely NOTHING the righties won't OUTSOURCE!
My least favorite ad is MSNBC's political coverage:
A 24-7 political advertisement for the liberal Democrats
If you want, www.foxnews.com is right over there. You can hang out with the guy who just hands millions of dollars directly to the Republicans, in addition to running a network that is a 24-7 political advertisement for conservative Republicans.
Yet you sure spend a lot of time here Bob?
Masochistic tendencies possibly?
It's his version of the 5 Minutes Hate, he has to come over and subject himself to everything he hates so he can build up a good head of blind unthinking anger.
How much does Soros donate? kind of a tit for tat don't you think? Thinkprogressive comes to mind. Call it a wash jabbausaf............
"forces of evil and a bozo nightmare"
Fiesty-thanks for the comment the other day-(foot) I don't mean that in a snotty why.....
If George Soros controlled an entirely horribly and obviously right-wing biased news network you might have a point.
Instead he's the one guy conservatives trot out as an example when you point out the donations Republicans receive from Rupert Murdoch, the health insurance industry, Wall Street, foreign financial interests, the Koch brothers, the Wyly brothers, and so on.
It's like how secret super-wealthy sponsors of "non-profit" political action groups are compared to member-funded union sponsored political action groups.
WAY.... Paul...WAY (at least I hope that's what you mean)! lol
You're welcome & hope you're on the fast track to a full recovery!
Ps: Notice how I refrained myself... ;0)))))
Beats the 24/7 GOP political ads on FOX, and that doesn't count the $2 million their company donated to republicans. You don't like MSNBC, don't watch it. I know one thing, at least on MSNBC we get facts not lies.
LOL, yes "way"................ok I'm done...........grabbing a beer.
Me thinks you've had ENOUGH already! ;0)))-
Every time I hear "I'm not a witch", my mind goes right to Monty Python. "I'm not a witch, I'm NOT a witch!"
So, the question is, would O'Donnell be willing to put her money where her mouth is, and consent to being weighed and having her weight compared to that of a duck? Only then can we know if she is a witch or not!
Love it.
Though for me its "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife" from The Princess Bride that forever comes to mind when that line is uttered.
OMG, Jabbausaf, your post is funny!! How many people has she turned into a Newt..
Do to O'Donnell what they did in Salem with the ones believed to be witches. They would dunk her. If she drowned she wasn't a witch but if she floated she was declared a witch and then hanged for being a witch.
So much for O'Donnell.
Wow, there were some good ads in the bunch, but it's clear that O'Donnell definately deserves the #1 spot. Can't wait for Bill Maher tonight to see the new clip of her.
Every foreign Oil Based economy in the world is pouring money into the US election, through the Open Border Doors of the Chamber of Commerce & Rove's "Anything for a Buck" Money Laundering Casino.
These are the people who Pledge Allegiance at the Alter of Wealth and recruit votes from the ranks of the NRC Unemployed.
Uh-huh. Soros, eternal boogyman. Your side has got Schaife as a counter-point to Soros, not to mention the Koch Brothers. But none of those folks run a media empire to my knowledge, or a supposed "news" network.
At least we know who these people are. What about all the money pouring into politics this year from unknown people of possibly foreign origin? Much scarier than Soros (but possibly not as scary as Murdoch).
How can some one say she is me having admitted to be practicing witchcraft?
"I am you." What a very stupid and laughable statement!!!. She can never be
Me or even be anybody else. She is herself with her witchcraft. Let her now not
pretend to be “Me” because she wants my support. I am a Christian and do not tolerate witchcraft.
Her supporters in the Fox News channel and Republican radio channels initially
lied to people that this woman is a Christian because she is Republican.
No wonder they do not care about the needy as our Lord Jesus commanded.
You will never know what Christianity these Republicans
Practice behind the scene!!!! Christianity guided by witchcraft is not True Christianity.
What the reporters should be working on, instead of looking for funny and quirky ads, is to look through these ads and report on anything that distorts the truth. Educate the electorate, while it still means something. If the ad is dishonest, you can bet that the candidate is the same way. This may seem like fun and games, but when Congress convenes next year, the fun is over and the work to fix this country continues.
She's certainly not ME, DBO said, as he slowly tightend his grip......thinking about a date with the malt-shop queen.....
Oh jesus DBO... my eyes... my freakin eyes...