In every late-in-the-game TV political attack ad ever

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1. ominous music
2. unflattering, disturbing photograph of opponent
3. unnecessary repetition of opponent’s name to nail him/her to whatever failings/corruption/etc. you want him/her to be associated with eternally
4. “i’m x, and i approved this message!” or some varient thereof
5. dead hookers (or maybe live nude ones)

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

6. Small blonde haired child whose future lies in the balance

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

news stories abt. opponent ripped from newspaper

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

6. extreme close-up of newspaper headline physically torn from actual/simulated newspaper
7. juxtaposing images of both opposing candidate and whatever national enemy is greatest hyped at that time

xpost

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

8. "Video Toaster" era graphics
9. Picture going from color to grainy black and white image as opponent's malfeasance is mentioned.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

10. "Send a message to x"

― Coach Dave (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

11. music turns suddenly uplifting optimistic as image of candidate ad is pushing/and his awesome agenda bleed onto screen

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:21 (nineteen years ago)

12. After opponent says something weak/controversial, the grainy video image goes slow-motion while the malevolent-sounding VO intones whatever, leaving us to stare at opponent's lips flapping disturbingly.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:38 (nineteen years ago)

just link that Franken & Davis SNL '76 bit

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

13. quotes taken out of any reasonable context

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:56 (nineteen years ago)

14. Footage of opponent's negative ad being used in negative response ad to said opponent.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 19:05 (nineteen years ago)

15. X's wife/children/distant relatives speaking about what a great person X is.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:23 (nineteen years ago)

16. ominous background music drops an octave when mentioning opponent's misdeeds

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

17. Rhetorical questions

― Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:30 (nineteen years ago)

18. Foreign people coming into this country as "refugees" and rapin all ur daughters

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:36 (nineteen years ago)

4) is NEVER in ads like this, since ads like this are:

19) sponsored by "concerned citizens for american values"

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:52 (nineteen years ago)

20. Clips of politico doing things (talkin' to citizens, listening) that they only did when they were filmed that time

― Orgy of Pragmatism (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 20:53 (nineteen years ago)

21) Photoshopping Galactus outfit onto opponent; implying he will devour planet for sustenance if elected.

― Chris L (Chris L), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:21 (nineteen years ago)

22. A gaggle of hard working americans in full regalia(firesuit, hardhat w/ lunchpail, nurses' uni etc.) nodding disapprovingly in bad candidates' general direction.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

20-a: politico has blue working man's shirt on with sleeves rolled up

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:51 (nineteen years ago)

23. (specific to propositions/state measures)
bottom line: it's confusing and unworkable (cut to susie taxpayer buried in paper throwing up her hands)

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

Was there ever a case where some actor or extra or even director handled two opposing attack ads at the same time?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

24. (specific to propositions/state measures)
bottom line: it's just gonna create another bureaucracy and put more power in the hands of (state capital here) politicians.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

i could swear the same guy does the ominous voiceover for Democrats and Republicans but not at the same time/same election xpost

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

The one that always gets me is "Candidate X voted AGAINST healthcare for seniors 17 TIMES" - these claims are always grossly misleading as they can involve voting against lots of different versions of lots of different bills that don't necessarily reflect the candidates views on whatever issue is at hand.

― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 22:05 (nineteen years ago)

25. (specific to propositions/measures) NO MENTION AT ALL of the out-of-state multi-billionaire developer who bankrolled the benevolent-sounding-but-actually-pretty-harmful initiative in this state and several others but doesn't actually live in any of those states

― your daughter is one (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

(this wouldn't be an attack ad, it would be a "say yes to" ad)

― your daughter is one (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:38 (nineteen years ago)

26. (Opposing Candidate's Name): WRONG ON (Issue), WRONG FOR (Area/District/Office/Whatever)

― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

(btw californians: please please please say no to prop 90, even if you weren't planning to vote this year, do it for me)

― your daughter is one (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 19 October 2006 00:41 (nineteen years ago)

27. Eye of Mordor being drawn towards Iraq

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 19 October 2006 01:00 (nineteen years ago)

28. "Party X" WILL PUT INTEREST RATES UP! INTEREST RATES! UP! THROUGH THE FUCKING ROOF!

― The Real Esteban Buttez (EstieButtez1), Thursday, 19 October 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

29.

― jhoshea megafauna (scoopsnoodle), Thursday, 19 October 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

first 3 are boilerplate, last one is "genius"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=N8QUWpgnv10
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9FzYU8ujSX8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gdx9ywmvWIc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xm7Z3RU7YNA

― timmy tannin (pompous), Thursday, 19 October 2006 04:53 (nineteen years ago)

Is that Franken/Davis bit on youtube anywhere? I remember seeing it once on a Nick at Nite rerun about 17 years ago

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 05:06 (nineteen years ago)

Clearly, Euai Kapaui, you haven’t experienced the extreme, unabashed nastiness of Pennsylvania political warfare, where dudes will savage their opponents mercilessly and shamelessly in an attack ad and then have no compunctions about adding a shot of the said candidate smiling and listening to average taxpayers as a “I’m Adolf Hitler, and I approved this message” voice-over plays at the end.

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:12 (nineteen years ago)

Also the recent NAMBLA-related attacks going about, usually proffered by desperate GOP types.

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:38 (nineteen years ago)

30. noocular bombs

― shabba ranks (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 19 October 2006 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

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