Hmmmm…
“Republicans may opt out of health summit,” page A2, The Washington Post, Feb. 9, 2010
“GOP Welcomes Plan for Health Summit,” page A8, The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2010
Filed under: Uncategorized
As a University of Tennessee grad, I’m as big a Peyton Manning fan as there is out there, but New Orleans and the Saints deserve the championship. A little video in their honor, courtesy of one of the greatest ever:
Filed under: Online Video, Republican Party, Shameless Self Promotion | Tags: demon sheep, fiorina
Behold the already-infamous and unintentionally funny “Demon Sheep” video, which was released yesterday afternoon by Carly Fiorina’s Senate campaign in California:
There’s so much wrong with this video, it’s hard to know where to begin. From a strictly political standpoint, the sarcastic, even sneering and disrespectful tone is completely off key. It’s also a mistake to show your own candidate at the end of the video after three minutes of over-the-top attacks on one of your opponents.
From a video standpoint, at nearly three and a half minutes, it’s far too long to be effective – at least in the way the Fiorina campaign wants. Even worse, the campaign seems to compare fiscal conservatives – the target audience – to a herd of sheep – even including a voiceover of “… men we admire, aspire to be…” as b-roll of sheep is shown on the screen in the opening seconds. And then there’s the demon-eyed wolf in sheep’s clothing, portrayed by some hapless guy who crawls around a field on all fours.
Now don’t get me wrong – online video can be extremely effective at undermining your political opponents. I just think it works best when it (a) exposes your opponent’s flaws in a more understated or neutral way, or (b) lampoons him in a more humorous, light-hearted way. As opposed to long, dark over-the-top negative attacks. That tone just doesn’t seem to fit YouTube very well. Then again, this Demon Sheep video doesn’t really fit in very well anywhere.
Here’s the most recent Frank Strategies LLC video, produced for Americans for Prosperity. Enjoy!
Filed under: Economy
Professor Dan Mitchell explains why a second economic stimulus bill would be a horrible idea:
From Chris Good at The Atlantic, yet another entry in the “What a Difference a Year Makes” file:
“Democrats may have been credited with more tech savvy in 2008, but Republican lawmakers are more popular on YouTube: Republicans account for eight of the top ten most-subscribed-to lawmaker YouTube channels, plus eight of the top ten most-viewed channels, according to findings by Citizentube.
They’re also using YouTube more than their Democratic counterparts: 89 percent of Republicans in Congress have YouTube channels, compared to 74 percent of Democrats. It’s been a year since YouTube launched its House and Senate hubs to host and promote lawmakers’ content.”
Filed under: Obama
1. Run as an inspirational, bipartisan, commonsense, consensus-seeking moderate.
2. When you take office, aggressively push a far-left agenda that includes a government takeover of health care, massive and costly cap-and-trade energy taxes and trillions upon trillions in new wasteful spending.
3. If anybody dares to question your agenda, arrogantly and profanely dismiss them as racist, redneck teabaggers.
Stay the course, DC Dems. Please.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, who I’m very proud to say is a Frank Strategies LLC client, was inaugurated on Saturday afternoon. Here’s a short video I produced featuring the day’s highlights:
Best of luck, Governor!
Filed under: Free Trade / Globalization, Online Video | Tags: bangalore, free trade
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