Okay, I have to give this guy high marks for making a very clever political spot that's far more entertaining than most campaign ads I've seen...
...even if I disagree with his message and platform. "Vote for me because I can shoot a rifle while I fix my roof" is just a bit odd. I can't help but wonder how exactly it is that mowing lawns and throwing grenades prepares one for being a Senator. I don't suppose it'd go over well if you tried doing any of those on Capitol Hill. I was likewise amused by his flippant remarks about Miranda rights and due process, and by his choosing to compare himself to a fictional character that tortures people on an hourly basis. Seems like maybe, just maybe, he just might have a little trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality.
There's also something a little amusing about this not terribly manly-looking guy trying to real hard play up his manliness in these ads. He focuses on his military service, but tells stories about ducking for cover, not heroics. That's realistic, and refreshingly honest, but kind of sends a conflicting message. Even his military photos made him look like a scrawny goofball in uniform. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I used to hang with some Airforce SP's who'd play D&D while on night patrol. They were good guys, but eager to prove themselves, and he seems cut from the same cloth. In that light, he'd just be drawing the connections to Jack Bauer to let us know how manly he is, because it's always in question when you're the runt of the platoon litter. The message he's declaring so emphatically is that the only way you'll see him anywhere near a log cabin is if he's fixing the roof of it.
And then I think of the 24 references again, and I realize he might also use the log cabin as a place to hold foreigners he intends to torture.
Maybe in a few years he'll show us how he prepared to run for President by blowing up the Death Star and kissing his sister. I think that would play to a wider audience.
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While playing up his military credentials, I couldn't help but look at that face and think of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Though by the looks of the video if someone were to suggest such a comparison he might get really busy killing and maiming and interrogating to prove otherwise. I predict his killing spree would be thwarted with a garden rake gag followed by a ladder gag and ending with a bucket of white wash.
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