We can only hope these campaign ads appear on TV

[BedKnobbery2]

caution: this won't fill Bush supporters with warm fuzzies.

A friend sent me this link earlier today. I don't know the history of the site, although it appears to have been a contest. Some of these ads are truly frightening (because of their truth), some are funny. Enjoy!

Bush in 30 seconds

 

[caitycaity]

i've seen that before. some are hilarious!

 

[cati]

Some of them would have been good for the Clinton. The one about being a good role model - use good behavior...

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

I've seen some of thse before. very funny.

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

and this e mail I got is funny too:


It is very tough to be a Republican in 2004, because somehow, you have to believe concurrently that:

1. Jesus loves you, but shares your deep hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

2. The United States should get out of the United Nations, but our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

3."Standing Tall for America" means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.

4. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body; but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all
humankind without regulation.

5. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

6. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

7. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins, unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.

8. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

9. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, but then demand their cooperation and money.

10. HMOs and insurance companies make good profits; and have the interest of the public at heart.

11. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

12. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

13. It is okay that the Bush family's "Carlisle Group" has done millions of business with the Bin Laden family.

14. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him and Rumsfeld reassured him he was our buddy, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, but then a bad guy again when Bush junior needed a prop for his re-election campaign as the "war president."

15. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying about WMD existence, to enlist support for an unprovoked, undeclared war and occupation, in which thousands of soldiers and civilians die, is, somehow, solid "defense" policy in a "War Against Terrorism".

16. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which should include "banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet".

17. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades; but George Bush's Harken Oil stock trade should be sealed in his Daddy's library, and is none of our business.

18. What Bill Clinton or John Kerry did in the 1960s was of vital national interest; but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

19. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist; but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a "spirit of international harmony".

20. Affirmative Action is wrong; but it is OK for your Daddy and his friends (here and in Saudi Arabia) to get you to graduate from Yale without studying much, to dodge the draft in the Texas Air National Guard, to bail out your company Harken Oil and the Texas Rangers,to get the Governorship of Texas and then to have the Supreme Court appoint you President of the USA.

21. You are a conservative; but it is OK to spend like there is no tomorrow and run up deficits that your grandchildren will have to pay, while at the same refunding as much tax money as possible to rich people who do not need it.

These illogical behaviors and contradictory beliefs can take a toll on a healthy mind. So if a friend of yours has been acting a bit dazed and confused lately, be nice: he or she may be a Republican!

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

just bumping this up -- it's too good to miss.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

LOL Thanks, Briar Rose.....I got that list a few weeks back myself.

 

[emmagata]

I'm speechless. But give me a minute, it'll pass.

 

[emmagata]

Originally posted by BedKnobbery2

A friend sent me this link earlier today. I don't know the history of the site,

..... or the accuracy.

 

[ripleysmom]

This contest was sponsored by MoveOn. These were the ads that CBS wouldn't show during the Super Bowl.

 

[emmagata]

Originally posted by ripleysmom
These were the ads that CBS wouldn't show during the Super Bowl.

Hmm.. I wonder why?

Anyway, a good decision regardless.

 

[DawnCt1]

Originally posted by emmagata
..... or the accuracy.

Don't you just love it! I get bashed for posting about my DS's Michael Moore video game idea as a mean spirited, insulting poster but the faux ads and false statements about the President of the United States are just lighthearted fun and good humor. Does anyone else see the hypocracy in this?

 

[BedKnobbery2]

Interesting--I didn't notice any false statements in the top 5 ads. Maybe Republicans automatically get a different link?

And ripleysmom, can you please provide a link to that information? I'm curious about it--as I stated, I didn't know anything of the history of the contest, would love to read more about it. Thanks!

edited to add: I'm refering to your comment re: the Superbowl. I realize from the website that the ads were sponsored by MoveOn.

 

[RobinMarie]

Here is the report Newsweek did:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4114703/

The Move on Web site is here:

www.moveon.org

 

[BedKnobbery2]

Thank you, RobinMarie! I can't believe I'd never heard of the ads until a friend sent me the link. Interesting reading (and the fact that CBS wouldn't air it....kinda blows the whole "liberal media" theory out of the water).

 

[peachgirl]

and the fact that CBS wouldn't air it....kinda blows the whole "liberal media" theory out of the water

It certainly does...wonder how they'll explain this one???

Thanks for the links, I hadn't read any of this either. The ads are much too accurate to be funny, although some of things on BR's list are hilarious!

 

[Eeyore1954]

Originally posted by peachgirl
It certainly does...wonder how they'll explain this one???

Maybe that the partisan media has a few scruples left and that even they would refuse to wallow in the muck created by this contest? One can only hope...

 

[BedKnobbery2]

Originally posted by Eeyore1954
Maybe that the partisan media has a few scruples left and that even they would refuse to wallow in the muck created by this contest? One can only hope...

So you're saying our children won't have to pay for the huge deficit Bush has created? I suppose that could be accurate.....it may actually be our grandchildren (although our children will have to suffer with the weakened dollar before they get there...).

 

[tonyswife]

Originally posted by Briar Rose 7457
and this e mail I got is funny too:

I think this one is even funnier.

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How to be a good Democrat

Virtually anyone can be a Democrat. Just simply quit thinking and vote that way. But if you want to be a GOOD Democrat, there are some prerequisites.

Consider the list below to see how you rate.

1. You have to believe the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.

2. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.

3. You have to believe that guns, in the hands of law-abiding Americans, are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology, in the hands of Chinese communists.

4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding.

5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical, documented changes in the earth's climate, and more affected by yuppies driving SUVs.

6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial but being homosexual is natural.

7. You have to be against capital punishment but support abortion on demand.

8. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.

9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but loony activists from Seattle do.

10. You have to believe that self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.

11. You have to believe the military, not corrupt politicians, start wars.

12. You have to believe the NRA is bad, because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good, because it supports certain parts of the Constitution.

13. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.

14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, General Robert E. Lee or Thomas Edison.

15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides aren't.

16. You have to believe Hillary Clinton is really a lady.

17. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried, is because the right people haven't been in charge.

18. You have to believe Republicans telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and sex offender belongs in the White House.

19. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites and bestiality should be constitutionally protected and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.

20. You have to believe that illegal Democratic party funding by the Chinese is somehow in the best interest of the United States

 

[Eeyore1954]

Originally posted by BedKnobbery2
So you're saying our children won't have to pay for the huge deficit Bush has created? I suppose that could be accurate.....it may actually be our grandchildren (although our children will have to suffer with the weakened dollar before they get there...).

Yes, President Bush single-handedly drafted, sponsored, debated, voted on and passed every single appropriations bill since he was elected President. None of the 100 Senators (both Democrats and Republicans) and none of the 435 Congressmen and women (both Democrats and Republicans) had anything to do with drafting, sponsoring, debated, voting on or passing any of this legislation.

So, yes, I believe that President Bush single-handedly created this "huge" deficit. All alone. No help. Nana. It's all his fault.

Just like I believe the Easter Bunny lays eggs, the Tooth Fairy will leave me money when my teeth fall out, that there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow and Santa Claus eats the cookies I leave on the table every Christmas Eve.