Democrat is a noun. Democratic is an adjective. When people call us the Democrat party, they are either ignorant of basic grammar or hurling a 3rd grade-level insult. Or, like this video, both.
Really lame, as I said it was a copy of another ad, and if you dont’ pay your taxes, it takes two years for the bank sale, and it wouldn’t technically be an eviction either….
The key to the DirectTV ads that this tries to spoof is they are funny, that is what makes them work. If you spoof funny with unfunny it is just unfunny…
G,
Because it is Friday and he can either post something funny or he can post about the Sox front office shakeup.
He went with funny over depressing.
Definitely a wise move.
Actually the ad for the satelite tv isn’t completely original either. Anyone that has read if you give a pig a pancake knows that. Although I guess to be true to books, it should come full circle at the end and say that when you are homeless and poor you vote Democratic.
Maybe it’s because I watched this ad AFTER the unbelievably horrid Lunch Pail Republicans ad, but even though I’m a Democrat, I don’t think it’s terrible.
Just 30 seconds long, it perfectly encapsulates GOP dogma for the low-information voter, and its low-grade quality would make it cut through the clutter more IMO.
But what I don’t get is why it stars an old white guy. They aren’t voting for Democrats already.
Putting aside that IL taxes were only raised under Republican governors (until Quinn), and that plenty of Republicans are still voting for tax and fee increases on a regular basis (the one exception being the latest income tax increase which Republicans wanted but too wimpy to put votes on), the clowns around Roeser should be cited for elder abuse.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 12:35 pm:
The only thing that was missing was …
“…Who worked on the movie, ‘JFK’, which also had… Kevin Bacon.”
- Georgebg - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 12:44 pm:
lame ad
- 47th Ward - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 12:53 pm:
Clever, and great use of resources. Keep it up.
Democrat is a noun. Democratic is an adjective. When people call us the Democrat party, they are either ignorant of basic grammar or hurling a 3rd grade-level insult. Or, like this video, both.
- phocion - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 12:55 pm:
I guess this is a riff on the current Comcast advertising blitz. But…Meh.
- Newsclown - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 12:57 pm:
This “imaginative” work is a direct copy of a current ad campaign on TV for Dish network. So I guess the makers sit around watching TV all day.
- Crime Fighter - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:03 pm:
I’m still struggling with the the connection made by Schilling, Davis, and Roeser between wartime government spending and job loss.
- Downstate - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:24 pm:
Quick. What’s the one thing that Obama has improved in the last four years?
Anyone? Anyone?
Cue crickets chirping.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:25 pm:
===What’s the one thing that Obama has improved in the last four years? ===
Osama Bin Laden’s lifestyle.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:26 pm:
Now get back to the topic, please. You can’t highjack threads here. Next time, you’ll be deleted.
- Elder - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:35 pm:
Politics in Illinois will be much duller, though probably much more rational, when Mr. Roeser leaves the stage!
- I'm Just Saying - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:37 pm:
Really lame, as I said it was a copy of another ad, and if you dont’ pay your taxes, it takes two years for the bank sale, and it wouldn’t technically be an eviction either….
lame
- OneMan - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:38 pm:
The key to the DirectTV ads that this tries to spoof is they are funny, that is what makes them work. If you spoof funny with unfunny it is just unfunny…
- John A Logan - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:41 pm:
Funny ad. A take off of the lose the cable ads.
- G - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:42 pm:
If this ad is so unfunny and lame, why is Rich wasting bandwidth (and our time) on it?
- Skeeter - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:55 pm:
G,
Because it is Friday and he can either post something funny or he can post about the Sox front office shakeup.
He went with funny over depressing.
Definitely a wise move.
- Skeeter - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 1:58 pm:
The concept is actually pretty good. The execution is awful though.
The ending was very interesting. I’m not aware of a mass of real estate tax sales. I am aware of a lot of banks foreclosing.
Hmm, I wonder why Jack would chose to end with a pretty non-existent problem, as opposed to a major problem affecting millions?
- Skeeter - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 2:00 pm:
Last comment:
“Funny ad. A take off of the lose the cable ads.”
Sure, because when I think of people being evicted, I laugh my head off!
Laughing AT the ad is one thing. Laughing WITH it? That requires a pretty dark sense of humor.
- mokenavince - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 2:17 pm:
A harmless ad highly forgetable.
- wordslinger - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 2:34 pm:
Jack, great spot. You’re a genius, the geniusest. I have a lot of ideas for even better ones. They’ll cost a lot of money. Call me, maybe?
- More Courage - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 2:42 pm:
Actually the ad for the satelite tv isn’t completely original either. Anyone that has read if you give a pig a pancake knows that. Although I guess to be true to books, it should come full circle at the end and say that when you are homeless and poor you vote Democratic.
- walkinfool - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 3:24 pm:
I could see this as fun skit for the Roeser staff Christmas party.
It can’t really be an ad, can it?
- railrat - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 3:32 pm:
has ANYBODY looked into Mr. Roesers “tax philosophy” and also his “labor standards history”? maybe its time?
- Ronald Raygun - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 3:40 pm:
@47th Ward
They’re not saying “Don’t vote Democrat.” They’re saying “Don’t vote, Democrat.”
Subtle difference.
- 47th Ward - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 3:50 pm:
RR,
Two things the Republicans aren’t good at are humor and subtlety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
- hisgirlfriday - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 4:06 pm:
Maybe it’s because I watched this ad AFTER the unbelievably horrid Lunch Pail Republicans ad, but even though I’m a Democrat, I don’t think it’s terrible.
Just 30 seconds long, it perfectly encapsulates GOP dogma for the low-information voter, and its low-grade quality would make it cut through the clutter more IMO.
But what I don’t get is why it stars an old white guy. They aren’t voting for Democrats already.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 4:09 pm:
===But what I don’t get is why it stars an old white guy===
Um, consider the source, man.
- too obvious - Friday, Sep 21, 12 @ 4:52 pm:
Putting aside that IL taxes were only raised under Republican governors (until Quinn), and that plenty of Republicans are still voting for tax and fee increases on a regular basis (the one exception being the latest income tax increase which Republicans wanted but too wimpy to put votes on), the clowns around Roeser should be cited for elder abuse.
Truly an awful, dishonest ad.