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OMG this is the worst ad ever...

posted by [personal profile] orichalcum at 09:42am on 04/04/2008 under
Vote for John McCain, because Presidents of the United States should be rich white boys from prep schools....
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posted by [identity profile] stolen-tea.livejournal.com at 02:55pm on 04/04/2008
"Did you know: Nostradamus predicted that the election of a non-white male as President will be the first sign of the Apocalypse? It's true!"
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posted by [identity profile] orichalcum.livejournal.com at 02:57pm on 04/04/2008
We must follow the prophet!
Oh,wait, sorry that's tonight on BSG. :)
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posted by [identity profile] meepodeekin.livejournal.com at 02:58pm on 04/04/2008
I don't get it--isn't this ad going to be rather offputting to a lot of his base? Or is this a limited release, good-ole-boys-only ad?

I particularly like how they read the honor code aloud--wrong. Why did they feel the need to change the word "will" into "shall", while showing the words with "will" on the screen?
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posted by [identity profile] orichalcum.livejournal.com at 03:29pm on 04/04/2008
One commenter (Yglesias?) suggests that "shall" sounds more Biblical and is thus an oblique shout-out to the religious right.
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posted by [identity profile] meepodeekin.livejournal.com at 03:33pm on 04/04/2008
I understand the oratorical power of "shall," but the way they did it it just looks like the voiceover guy can't read.
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posted by [identity profile] orichalcum.livejournal.com at 03:52pm on 04/04/2008
::shrug:: Who needs literacy when you have HONOR?
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posted by [identity profile] retsuko.livejournal.com at 03:02pm on 04/04/2008
First off, I love how the commercial is too chicken to name a real rock star and settles for a generic person whose face we cannot see holding an electric guitar.

And I love the blowing "smoke" or ribbon or whatever the heck it is that ripples all the way through.

Overall, it reminds me greatly of a kid's run for class president his junior year of High School. As I do not want a 16-year-old obsessed with the honor code to be our president, I will take my vote elsewhere.
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posted by [identity profile] orichalcum.livejournal.com at 03:28pm on 04/04/2008
Yeah, that was my thought too...why should I elect someone apparently running as a high school student???
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posted by [identity profile] meepodeekin.livejournal.com at 03:34pm on 04/04/2008
I dunno, I'm feeling like the whole thing is as much an ad for Mr. Whatshisname's nomination as teacher of the year. It's not even that clear through most of the ad that it is really an ad for McCain.
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posted by [identity profile] orichalcum.livejournal.com at 03:52pm on 04/04/2008
What's his name is spelled differently at two points in the ad, too!
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posted by [identity profile] meepodeekin.livejournal.com at 03:59pm on 04/04/2008
Ha ha! I didn't even notice that. I guess literacy and spellcheckers are both unnecessary when you have HONOR.
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posted by [identity profile] amethyst73.livejournal.com at 12:56am on 05/04/2008
*tries to remember which Job was aligned with Honor in Ultima 5*

*thinks it was Paladin*

Nah. You don't need to spell to bash monsters!
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posted by [identity profile] contrariety.livejournal.com at 06:17pm on 04/04/2008
Man, it's even better than that: Because Presidents should be rich white boys from prep schools who RAT OUT THEIR FRIENDS.

That's going to sell.
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