The Real Nightmare Before Christmas
As political gaffes go, Hillary Clinton's 30-second "Christmas" commercial has got to be her biggest one yet. Like other candidates from both parties, she was attempting to jump on the bandwagon started by Mike Huckabee, whose own half-minute was a simple and to-the-point "merry Christmas." What she actually accomplished, however, was to reveal her true faith: statism.
The ad shows Hillary labeling presents with titles like "universal health care" and "alternative energy," as though these items are what she wants to "give" to the American people for Christmas. "Where did I put universal pre-K" she wonders aloud, before finding the label in question.
Perhaps the most offensive aspect of the ad—among several—is the fact that Mrs. Clinton has the nerve to present government programs that our money would pay for as "gifts" she wants to give us. Moreover, such programs would be the equivalent of defective $10,000 iPods.
"I'm Hillary Clinton, and I approved this message," says the candidate at commercial's end. Here's hoping everyone notices.
posted by Jim @ 10:31 PM
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4 Comments:
heh. yup. 'nuff said.
Tell me you ain't backin' Huck, Jim.
(oh, can I be Tom?)
Cheers,
PGE
Jim:
Some of my newsroom colleagues and I have been arguing about the so-called "floating cross" in the Huckabee ad.
They say it's a cross; I say it's a bookshelf - granted one that looks like a cross.
Since no one in the political world puts anything in their ads by accident, and since the ads have to be approved by the candidate, what do you think Hillary is saying with the big scissors? :-)
Frankly, I think it's all a nuch of mumbo-jumbo. This political choir we have keeps getting smaller and by February 6th there probably won't be more than four candidates left.
But I think the bru-hah-ha over the bookshelf/ cross is stupid. As a Baptist preacher, if Mick Huckabee wanted to put a cross in his add, he could have. He wouldn't have had to use a silly bookshelf.
From a production point of view, if the bookshelf wasn't meant to look like a cross, they should fire the ad company. A bright white floating object behind the talent distracts from what he is saying.
But the Left has to have something to bitch about - even at Christmas.
Jim,
My apologies for using your blog to send email, but I couldn't find it anywhere on your newsletter. I don't really want to give out my whole name on the internet and I'm not sure how to help you figure out exactly who this is - except it's Debbi (& Doug) D. from Maryland.
Anyway, I was reading the latest newsletter (people really do read them!). I was so surprised to see Father Daniel Byantoro's name in it! I know him and had been to a few of his Bible studies (they are the best I've ever heard, btw). In fact, he is currently staying at my Dorothy's boyfriend's parents. Small world. I'll probably be travelling down to Beltsville to visit him as he's beginning another Bible study the end of this month. He does have an amazing testimony.
Hi Jim,
Barry Howard here...my parents raved about your sermon last Sunday. Hope you and Dolly are well. Couldn't find you on Facebook. Look me up as Barry Christopher Howard. Bless you mate.
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