Nanker Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 "Hope is not a strategy." Mitt Romney, 10/8/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Having a leftie mock that ad only shows me it's more brutal than I first thought. My only criticism is that it targets a particular segment of the country. In the more poor parts of our country, the family isn't sitting around a table together; and odds are pretty high neither mom nor dad have any idea where Suzie or Billy are come dinner time, and worse...mom probably isn't even sure who dad is. But otherwise, anyone who remembers the despair of the Carter years will see that ad and instantly recall that rot-gut what-do-we-do-now feeling so many Americans have today. But hey...Obama has a plan for the next four years. Sure we have no idea what it is, but it must be great, right? Wait, isn't Barry's plan to "stay the course"? Because things are going so freaking great right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Having a leftie mock that ad only shows me it's more brutal than I first thought. My only criticism is that it targets a particular segment of the country. In the more poor parts of our country, the family isn't sitting around a table together; and odds are pretty high neither mom nor dad have any idea where Suzie or Billy are come dinner time, and worse...mom probably isn't even sure who dad is. But otherwise, anyone who remembers the despair of the Carter years will see that ad and instantly recall that rot-gut what-do-we-do-now feeling so many Americans have today. But hey...Obama has a plan for the next four years. Sure we have no idea what it is, but it must be great, right? I'm not mocking the ad as a leftie. I'm mocking the ad as a filmmaker. Change the text at the end, and you could make that ad about just about anything. Birth control, health care, Iraq, Wall Street... That's what's so hilarious about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I'm not mocking the ad as a leftie. I'm mocking the ad as a filmmaker. Really? Because as a piece of "filmmaking" (which, let's be honest, is stretching the definition. It's a commercial) I thought it was pretty good, at least in conveying a deep (well..."not shallow") series of impressions and feelings strictly with imagery, and no dialog. It's not artwork (not unless it's a scene in a feature-length film with Meryl Streep and Kevin Spacey), but it's certainly not a bad campaign ad by any stretch. That's what's so hilarious about it. It's begging for about a thousand youtube edits. "Little Johnny got a C on his math test today...," "The cat ate the goldfish...," "Mom announces she's having an affair with dad's golf partner, Rick...dad announces the same...," "Dad just paid full price for a Chevy Volt...," "Where would you be without...bacon?" "Don't let this happen to your family. Watch Two And a Half Men, Mondays at 8." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) 'I'll be blunt." Emails David Axelrod. They are trying to buy this election, and we're the only ones who are standing in their way. Don't wait any longer to take ownership of this campaign. I.e., send them money. Because they want to outbid the others who are trying to buy the election. Yep.....four more years of this leadership.........that'll work. . Edited October 8, 2012 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicBills Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Really? Because as a piece of "filmmaking" (which, let's be honest, is stretching the definition. It's a commercial) I thought it was pretty good, at least in conveying a deep (well..."not shallow") series of impressions and feelings strictly with imagery, and no dialog. It's not artwork (not unless it's a scene in a feature-length film with Meryl Streep and Kevin Spacey), but it's certainly not a bad campaign ad by any stretch. Oh, it's well done from a technical standpoint for sure. And bold. It just uses every manipulative cinematic technique in the book -- all in thirty seconds. It's also horrifically ironic. Only in America can a family sitting down to dinner as a family, with a roof over their head, be used as a political ploy to make the viewer afraid. It's film school 101. ... But it's no Big Bird. So I should just shut up about it. It's begging for about a thousand youtube edits. "Little Johnny got a C on his math test today...," "The cat ate the goldfish...," "Mom announces she's having an affair with dad's golf partner, Rick...dad announces the same...," "Dad just paid full price for a Chevy Volt...," "Where would you be without...bacon?" "Don't let this happen to your family. Watch Two And a Half Men, Mondays at 8." :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Oh, it's well done from a technical standpoint for sure. And bold. It just uses every manipulative cinematic technique in the book -- all in thirty seconds. It's also horrifically ironic. Only in America can a family sitting down to dinner as a family, with a roof over their head, be used as a political ploy to make the viewer afraid. It's film school 101. ... But it's no Big Bird. So I should just shut up about it. If it's ironic, it only reflects the irony inherent in American society. More people relate to "sitting at the dinner table, wondering how we're going to pay the bills and if we can keep the house" than "living out of a cardboard box." Frankly, American society and the media messages surrounding it have always been such...in the USSR, they once tried showing The Grapes of Wrath as a propaganda piece about the inequity of capitalism, and quickly had to pull it when audiences were amazed that the poorest Americans could still own cars. Hell, even today many of the poorest Americans drop tons of cash on iPhones and Nikes while complaining they can't pay the rent or heat their homes...is it really all that ironic in that context? :lol: "Mom, was that you? Damn, woman, try some Beano." "Wait a minute...this isn't our house!" "Aunt Marilyn called, she's visiting for a month." "You deserve a break today, at McDonalds." "Didn't we used to have a third kid?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 If it's ironic, it only reflects the irony inherent in American society. More people relate to "sitting at the dinner table, wondering how we're going to pay the bills and if we can keep the house" than "living out of a cardboard box." Frankly, American society and the media messages surrounding it have always been such...in the USSR, they once tried showing The Grapes of Wrath as a propaganda piece about the inequity of capitalism, and quickly had to pull it when audiences were amazed that the poorest Americans could still own cars. Hell, even today many of the poorest Americans drop tons of cash on iPhones and Nikes while complaining they can't pay the rent or heat their homes...is it really all that ironic in that context? Bingo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Sadly, Sesame Street was an apt metaphor for the Obama Administration even before Big Bird became an "issue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck_dodgers007 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hey Ron Paul wierdos, your failed profit has spoken : http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-sees-no-difference-between-mitt-romney-190200002.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hey Ron Paul wierdos, your failed profit has spoken : http://news.yahoo.co...-190200002.html You suck, you !@#$ing troll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hey Ron Paul wierdos, your failed profit has spoken : http://news.yahoo.co...-190200002.html You've lived up to your expectations. No, Ron Paul has not spoken. The author is making assumptions and putting words in his mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 You suck, you !@#$ing troll Please don't fed the trolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 You suck, you !@#$ing troll He was just making a silly, stupid post to get a rise out of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 He was just making a silly, stupid post to get a rise out of people. Either do the same in his inane threads, or completely ignore it. The choice of reason - of which it has none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Please don't fed the trolls Trying to substantively argue with him feeds him with strong troll nutrients. Simple ridicule is merely cotton candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Trying to substantively argue with him feeds him with strong troll nutrients. Simple ridicule is merely cotton candy. I've been ridiculing him for years. I think he thrives on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Either do the same in his inane threads, or completely ignore it. The choice of reason - of which it has none. Did you see his post in another thread where he claimed he was pretending to be silly and stupid? Classic, Davey pretending to be stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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