Jan
1
“Your hat looks stupid.”
Washington Examiner
The other Washington Newspaper
Dec
31
The Top 10 GOP Campaign Ads of the Year
Not the best or the worst, but these ads are easily among the top Republican presidential campaign ads that got people’s attention this year.
10: The Mitt Romney family man ad
Mitt Romney took a subtle dig at the rising Newt Gingrich with this video. The ad portrayed Romney as consistent family man married to the same woman for 42 years and attending the same church all of his life. Oh.
9: Enter Jon Huntsman
As Huntsman buzz was rising, the campaign released this video of man in a motocross suit riding a motorcycle across the barren desert. The ad’s message: “Huntsman didn’t become famous for playing in a band called Wizard.” It was a debut that left everyone scratching their heads.
8: Mitt Romney: Former Mexican President likes Rick Perry
Remember when Mitt Romney was afraid of Rick Perry? When Rick Perry was riding high in the polls, Mitt Romney launched this ad reminding voters that former Mexican president Vicente Fox endorsed Perry’s Texas tuition plan for illegals.
Even the New Hampshire “elves” supporting Gingrich sound a bit nervous in this video… but the brake dancing head elf just knows that this sucker is gonna go viral.
6: Herman Cain: The smoking man, Mark Block
Which was worse? Mark Block smoking a cigarette or the fact that after watching this ad you couldn’t get that song out of your head? For a moment, everyone was talking about this ad but in spite of its bizarre nature, it wasn’t the most viewed ad of the year. Jon Huntsman’s daughters capitalized on the buzz, creating a video of their own . . blowing bubbles.
Why did the campaign turn off embedding? Click here to view the video.
5: Tim Pawlenty: Courage to Stand
Most pundits said Pawlenty was too “vanilla” and “boring” to win. But with a little help from Lucas Baiano, he looked like the President from the next Michael Bay movie. This ad cranked the sleepy political ad format to eleven, sparking similar ads from fellow Republicans.
Pawlenty eventually folded, but not Baiano… he was hired to make an even more extreme ad for Rick Perry.
4: Ron Paul: Big Dog
This Ron Paul ‘tough guy’ ad was designed to appeal to hard core conservatives, criticizing his rivals as little Shih Tzus.
This funny ad was only topped by Conan’s hilarious parody.
3: Romney: Believe in America
Liberals threw a fit over this ad for snipping a quote from Obama out of context saying “If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.”
Obama’s full quote was from 2008 regarding Sen. John McCain. “Senator McCain’s campaign actually said, and I quote, ‘If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.’”
2: Rick Perry: Strong
It’s the most viewed ad of the 2012 political cycle so far on YouTube. (currently at 7,399,903 hits) It is also the most disliked. (723,648 dislikes).
Perry’s “Strong” ad featured the candidate vowing to fight against President Obama’s “war on Religion.”
“You don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school.” Perry said.
The ad sparked incredible internet backlash against Perry’s campaign, spawned multiple parodies and even had campaign staffers disavowing it.
1: Ron Paul attacks Gingrich for ‘Serial Hypocrisy’
When Newt Gingrich was leading in Iowa, Ron Paul emerged with this hard hitting ad reminding voters of his big government record. Until this point, Paul hadn’t launched any hard-hitting attacks against his opponents. Gingrich’s support was never the same afterwards.
Dec
29
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“Right now, the only thing that bothers me is people who don’t respect my privacy enough to leave me alone for five minutes when I’m eating breakfast.”
- Ron Paul to a reporter
“People like me are what stand between us and Auschwitz,” Newt Gingrich (the sixth most admired man in the US) circa 1994
Dec
27
“The dynamics couldn’t be better for us,” says a senior Romney strategist. “I don’t see any scenario where we’re not the nominee.”
Dec
21
This new Ron Paul ad is an excellent example of why Paul is performing so well in recent Iowa polls. Paul knows what likely caucus goers in Iowa want.
Dec
20
“If your party were to actually move forward and nominate Newt Gingrich, what would be at stake for the party?”
“It would have missed a great opportunity to nominate me.” - Mitt Romney, responding to a question from Mika on Morning Joe.
Dec
16
“I was always delighted when we were on the same side on an issue and listened respectfully when we weren’t. And I savor the memory of occasions on which we shared a drink or two, although I came to believe that Christopher didn’t drink quite as much as he liked others to think: how else could he have always remained so lucid and eloquent?”
The Washington Examiner’s Michael Barone
Congressmen Told They Can’t Say “Merry Christmas” In Mail To Constituents…
Looks like the PC police have threatened members of the House of Representatives against wishing constituents a “Merry Christmas,” if they want to do so in a mailing paid for with tax dollars.
Members who submit official mailings for review by the congressional franking commission that reviews all congressional mail to determine if it can be “franked,” or paid for with tax dollars, are being told that no holiday greetings, including “Merry Christmas,” can be sent in official mail.
“I called the commission to ask for clarification and was told no ‘Merry Christmas.’ Also told cannot say ‘Happy New Year’ but can say ‘have a happy new year’ — referencing the time period of a new year, but not the holiday,” said a Hill staffer who requested anonymity.
Another Hill staffer told The Washington Examiner that “we were given that advice after submitting” a draft mailing.
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Good grief.
“A mere forty years ago, beach volleyball was just beginning. No bureaucrat would have invented it, and that’s what freedom is all about.”
— Newt Gingrich
“If Gingrich feels upstaged or threatened he reaches for whatever at hand and starts swinging.” remarked Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume last night, “Just ask Paul Ryan.”
Dec
12
Separated at Birth: Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords and Young Newt Gingrich.
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