I discovered both of these through Daily Kos – two of the most moving campaign ads I have seen:
Posts Tagged ‘political advertising’
Ads
Posted in Politics abroad, tagged political advertising, US politics on Friday, 17 October, 2008|
Joining the dots
Posted in Politics abroad, tagged false information, media, memory, political advertising, political psychology on Thursday, 28 August, 2008|
Matt Yglesias has kicked off a discussion of the apparent dilemma the media comes up against when a campaign lies but rebuttal involves repeating the lie. (NB: Matt has apparently edited his post – the original content is currently reproduced in comment 7 to the post).
I don’t see much of a dilemma. Point out the lie – put the truth ahead of any repetition of the lie itself, establish and elaborate on the context underlying the truth, and then conclude by restating clearly what the truth is. It seems to me that the biggest dilemma the media faces is that it has to accommodate any new material into its pre-existing narrative – and in that narrative, John McCain is a straight-talking maverick.
What to do
Posted in Australian politics, tagged Alan Ferguson, Opposition, Parliament, political advertising, Question Time, reform on Monday, 25 August, 2008|
Interesting how politicians (of all denominations) always know what Parliamentary reforms are needed as soon as they no longer have the power to change them:
Outgoing Federal Senate President Alan Ferguson says Question Time is a farce and there need to be radical changes in the way it is handled.
I would have thought that the period in which one’s party holds a majority in both Houses would be the time to deal with something that you believe is a ‘farce’.
It’s a bit like the way Opposition parties always know that there is a desperate need to reform policies on Government advertising. If only these moments of sheer clarity of purpose would happen at some point other than (i) during an election campaign and (ii) when handing over power to someone else.
Hilton > McCain on energy (and marketing)
Posted in Politics abroad, tagged energy, funny, John McCain, Paris Hilton, political advertising, US politics on Wednesday, 6 August, 2008|
John McCain ran an ad comparing Obama’a celebrity status to Britney and Paris. Paris Hilton responds.