Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:38 AM

Judi Lynn (69,681 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

GOP Congressional candidate runs the season’s strangest ad yet

GOP Congressional candidate runs the season’s strangest ad yet
By Muriel Kane
Friday, January 27, 2012 18:48 EST

Republican Mark Oxner, who will be running against former Representative Alan Grayson next fall as Grayson attempts to reclaim a seat in Congress, has released a campaign ad that is being widely described by liberal bloggers as “bizarre” and “incredible.”

The ad depicts the “U.S.S. Obamaboat” as a sailing ship rowed by a crew of enslaved children to exhortations of “Don’t you care about the 99%?” while the well-heeled passengers exclaim things like “I got corporate subsidies just last week” and “I got free healthcare for life!”

A man and woman are shown sitting in a pair of matching bathtubs — similar to those in a widely-aired Viagra ad — and the woman turns to say breathlessly, “This ship stimulated my husband’s solar company.”

As the camera pans past a figure in a Guy Fawkes mask who appears to be handing out gold coins, one woman asks, “How did this boat pay for all this stuff?” — but a stern-faced Captain Obama with an Alan Grayson parrot by his side insists, “No questions on this ship!” as the ship heads over a waterfall of debt.

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/27/gop-congressional-candidate-runs-the-seasons-strangest-ad-yet/

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14 replies	Author	Time	Post
GOP Congressional candidate runs the season’s strangest ad yet (Original post)	Judi Lynn	Jan 28	OP
Ho, Ho , Ho, this guy has had too many bottles of Rum!	OffWithTheirHeads	Jan 28	#1
LOL. The GOPers have coined the words: Obamacare, Obama Bus, and now Obama Boat	Tx4obama	Jan 28	#2
He's just trying to get attention	limpyhobbler	Jan 28	#3
Not just some people	Saokymo	Jan 28	#8
ya I agree	limpyhobbler	Jan 28	#9
LOL, Guy Fawks mask.	joshcryer	Jan 28	#4
Sounds about right for his voting base	CanonRay	Jan 28	#5
It's an appeal to those with	The Wizard	Jan 28	#6
In other words, the Republican base.	Jackpine Radical	Jan 28	#10
Once again the right whines and offers no alternatives.	snappyturtle	Jan 28	#7
Unhinged nt	Xipe Totec	Jan 28	#11
Thanks for explaining the ad. I saw snapshots of it in another thread, but couldn't figure it out.	AdHocSolver	Jan 28	#12
Looks like his 14 year-old kid...	RevStPatrick	Jan 28	#13
I meant to say	fordangelina40	Feb 9	#14

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:48 AM

OffWithTheirHeads (7,356 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

1. Ho, Ho , Ho, this guy has had too many bottles of Rum!

Last edited Sat Jan 28, 2012, 03:52 AM USA/ET - Edit history (2)

WTF? Another Republican flew over the Cuco's nest. Are they all just completly certifiable?

Edited to add; Yeah, I know, I didn't spell cuco correctly. Never in my life have I had to use that word to describe an entire political party before. It seems I will get plenty of chances to hone that particular spelling this year.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 04:34 AM

Tx4obama (17,194 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

2. LOL. The GOPers have coined the words: Obamacare, Obama Bus, and now Obama Boat

I think that YEARS from now the words Obamacare will be looked at as a 'good' word, like Medicare is now.

And as far as the Obama Boat, I think the sleek black 'Ground Force One' (The Obama Bus) which reflects the sky is much more sexier looking

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 04:58 AM

limpyhobbler (1,236 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

3. He's just trying to get attention

I noticed they present "I got corporate subsidies just last week” and “I got free healthcare for life!” as if those two things are comparable at all. Those are totally different.

And also who's to say either one of those things is bad. Not ALL corporate subsidies are bad. Some people deserve healthcare for life.

I just watched the whole ad on his website. Crazy ads like this are mostly designed to get attention and try to generate free media coverage. It that sense it's been a big success for Oxner.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:03 AM

Saokymo (235 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

8. Not just some people

Last edited Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:03 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

ALL people deserve healthcare for life. It's a basic human right.

Other than that minor semantic nit-pick, your post is spot on.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:09 AM

limpyhobbler (1,236 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

9. ya I agree

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 07:25 AM

joshcryer (32,191 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

4. LOL, Guy Fawks mask.

Fucked up.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:40 AM

CanonRay (3,563 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

5. Sounds about right for his voting base

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 08:53 AM

The Wizard (5,680 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

6. It's an appeal to those with

psychiatric issues, thought disorders and loose associations.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:37 AM

Jackpine Radical (32,868 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

10. In other words, the Republican base.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:02 AM

snappyturtle (10,003 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

7. Once again the right whines and offers no alternatives.

Another sad truth is that too many believe this crap
and never question it. I got a kick, well, sort of, of the
remark at the end by the President saying that there
will be no questions. Projection, pure and simple.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 09:47 AM

Xipe Totec (27,425 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

11. Unhinged nt

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 10:23 AM

AdHocSolver (2,092 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

12. Thanks for explaining the ad. I saw snapshots of it in another thread, but couldn't figure it out.

While it seems kind of bizarre to "sane" people, I don't doubt that this ad was presented to focus groups representative of the right wing base before it was released.

That the base would find it "sensible" is creepy.

K and R.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:47 PM

RevStPatrick (781 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

13. Looks like his 14 year-old kid...

...got a copy of iMovie.

That's just about the dumbest thing I have ever seen...

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Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:39 AM

fordangelina40 (3 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore

14. I meant to say

I meant to say that non-partisan economists said that the financial system would've crashed without the Bailout being signed into effect. It was done by President Bush, not President Obama. Also, the Republicans didn't seem to care about debt when we went from record surpluses to deficits under Bush.
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