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shanen

(349 posts)
91. What is the dog thinking? "Please let the dogs out!"
Fri Jul 13, 2012, 05:44 PM
Jul 2012

The power of that kind of dog-narrated cartoon ad is that it gives you an alternative way to display thoughts. Unfortunately, it's hard for the dog to address deep issues and I think that Romney has already lost the dog-lovers vote. Then again, when you think of all of the groups who should be voting against Romney, how in gawd's name can this be a close election?

However, that just got me to thinking about Romney's little pitch to the NAACP. He says the blacks would want to vote for him if they only knew what was in his heart. Really? Why don't you say what is in your heart.

I'm imagining an ad where Romney is saying that line, and then a thought balloon appears over his head showing what really is in his heart, and then a somewhat Romney-like voice reading the thought balloon (for emphasis, for people who are not looking at the screen, and to create the final negative image). It has to be something short, and it also depends on whether or not Romney actually believed what he was saying--though I think he is usually lying and knows that he is lying. Here are some possible thought balloons for possible response ads on the NAACP speech, starting with ones that are based on rationalizations that he cannot share with the audience. Remember that the first part shows Romney saying they might vote for him if they only knew his heart, and then the thought balloon:

(1) "I'm really the only guy who can keep my racist supporters from lynching you."

(2) "I can throw you a couple of bones and my supporters will still hate the Democrats."

(3) "Obama is just making the neo-GOP more and more angry."

(4) "Obama is an ineffective loser and can't make the money trickle down." (Okay, that one is a bigger stretch, even for Romney.)

(5) "Maybe I can sell you lottery tickets and you'll hope to win a million bucks if I win?"

(6) "I can make a few of you rich and display you like lottery winners."

(7) ...

(The more I see Romney, the more he sickens me and the more it astounds me that this can possibly be a close election. Romney should be 30% behind by now. I guess I sort of understand how some of the Obama haters feel--but I still can't understand the why.)

I'd like to see a cartoon ad, murielm99 May 2012 #1
Good cartoons are hard to create... shanen May 2012 #10
I don't know. I kind of like the cartoon idea...... wandy Jul 2012 #57
Reminded me of a comic introduction to ads, which in turn linked to shanen Jul 2012 #80
Why General Mills of corse......... wandy Jul 2012 #81
Romney: "Maybe I was a wolf, but now I really became a sheep!" shanen Jul 2012 #83
Ok I hate to repeat a post but listen...... wandy Jul 2012 #90
Not linking diectly to ads, but two responses shanen Jul 2012 #96
What is the dog thinking? "Please let the dogs out!" shanen Jul 2012 #91
I think they should use some of the footage from the primary days KaryninMiami May 2012 #2
Do any of them have any credibility? shanen May 2012 #3
He needs to wear his wife's fish T shirt. Put the pants on her. MichiganVote May 2012 #4
Not attacking the wife, but attacking the money? shanen May 2012 #6
I'm just thinkin' silly MichiganVote May 2012 #14
Nothing wrong with silly ads shanen Jul 2012 #56
I have seen ads here trying to make the wife murielm99 May 2012 #12
Nothing too complicated. MatthewStLouis May 2012 #5
The vulture capital theme is good shanen May 2012 #7
Yep, I think the ads using the actual workers who lost their jobs because of Bain under CTyankee May 2012 #9
Dynamite ads, just as you say... nenagh Jun 2012 #34
Interesting. Today on Morning Joe, they were singing a different tune than before CTyankee Jun 2012 #40
the Jehova's dont hold a candle to Mormanism liberalnationalist May 2012 #19
But in terms of advertising? shanen May 2012 #23
While the Mormons were busy excluding blacks and minorities from the coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #36
Answer to the puzzle... shanen Jul 2012 #43
Any ad that would scare the right wing base. JoePhilly May 2012 #8
Wasting time on the rightwing base shanen May 2012 #11
Ther fundies don't want to vote for a cultist ... just a fact. JoePhilly May 2012 #17
Where is the Glenn Beck endorsement? shanen Jul 2012 #43
Would not surprise me. JoePhilly Jul 2012 #49
Screwing Beck? What a great idea, but too late. shanen Jul 2012 #61
A Theme Song ... napkinz May 2012 #13
I want a bumpersticker that says "RMoney 2012". EFerrari May 2012 #15
You can't make Romney without MONEY shanen Jul 2012 #62
A montage of Romney speaking treestar May 2012 #16
Is that an endorsement of the pastiche video? shanen May 2012 #24
the best ad liberalnationalist May 2012 #18
How about a rich and poor douchebag series of ads? shanen May 2012 #20
Just rich vs poor isn't quite right. MissMarple Jul 2012 #102
All Bain and Ryan all the time... tokenlib May 2012 #21
His Own Damn Words! Amster Dan May 2012 #22
Turning his back on Romney? shanen Jun 2012 #25
His own words speaking out of both sides of his mouth. n/t Lil Missy Jun 2012 #26
Fleshing it out in both directions? Romney and Nixon redux? shanen Jul 2012 #92
He outsourced jobs and he supports the pending "free-trade" agreement. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #27
I'd like to see something that looks at his Utah-first policies... Blue Meany Jun 2012 #28
You know, it didn't really click for me until you mentioned it... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #54
Wuerker rules. CrispyQ Jun 2012 #29
But Romney writes his own rules? shanen Jul 2012 #97
He's so Bain...he probably thinks this song is about him MiniMe Jun 2012 #30
Maybe she would even sing the updated version. shanen Jul 2012 #45
Pin the Ryan Budget around his neck with an ad... WI_DEM Jun 2012 #31
+1 Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #33
I think that a picture of Romney Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #32
Also, an ad saying "What does Mitt Romney really think about you??" nenagh Jun 2012 #35
Out of touch ads shanen Jul 2012 #42
That is an excellent comment... nenagh Jul 2012 #59
Awesome thread. Bookmarking for some study and coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #37
Grab EVERY video of Romney with Bush and LIST every tax and economic issue they agreed on blm Jun 2012 #38
Comparative video ad shanen Jul 2012 #46
"Romney sent American Jobs to India and China" emulatorloo Jun 2012 #39
But the most effective angle on offshoring? shanen Jul 2012 #52
Actually an open letter to Lloyd Doggett but it includes ads and an anti-Romney strategy shanen Jul 2012 #41
A version of this worked here in California. Zalatix Jul 2012 #47
Multiplier against the intrinsically unpopular candidate? shanen Jul 2012 #50
Get the Stephanie Miller singers... Rosco T. Jul 2012 #48
My Romney Ad.... progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #51
Good basic idea, but potentially racist? shanen Jul 2012 #55
Jesse Helms already did that ad, or at least close enough . braddy Jul 2012 #60
anything showing Romney being himself Skittles Jul 2012 #53
One of the PACS EC Jul 2012 #58
But Thurston Howell was a nice guy? shanen Jul 2012 #63
Two new themes for thinking about ads: Categories of lies and Roberts pitching to the moderates shanen Jul 2012 #64
There is room for a ubiquitous anti-GOP sentiment musiclawyer Jul 2012 #65
The GOP is different from the neo-GOP shanen Jul 2012 #68
Lady sticking her head out of the sunroof of a limo saying "Where is the VIP entrance? We are VIP!" yellowcanine Jul 2012 #66
I'll try this here since it may have been missed elsewhere Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #67
Out of touch ads shanen Jul 2012 #69
The reaction you had was intended. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #70
Nausea isn't an effective advertising strategy... shanen Jul 2012 #71
When they ran Dubya Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #72
I want to agree with you, but... shanen Jul 2012 #75
I don't feel despair at ALL Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #79
But Jerry Brown was way ahead all the way shanen Jul 2012 #84
Romney doesn't care about anyone but himself Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #86
Yes, and no, or maybe. Wait a second, let me check with my handlers! shanen Jul 2012 #93
If Obama emphasizes that West is a national embarrassment (and he certainly is), then Romney has to Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #94
Ditto Bachmann via Lawrence O'Donnell shanen Jul 2012 #116
There is still an overall attitude in DC that Commerce Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #117
I figured out Romney. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #118
How about......he even outsourced his money Digit Jul 2012 #110
This GOP clip of Mike Turzai bragging about shutting out 10-15% of the DEM vote. MissMarple Jul 2012 #73
Rachel Maddow quoting Eisenhower. MissMarple Jul 2012 #74
How does that relate to advertising? shanen Jul 2012 #77
I was thinking of the anti democratic direction the GOP is engaged in, a devolution of the party. MissMarple Jul 2012 #95
Show ads with Rmoney Politicalboi Jul 2012 #76
in a true creative brainstorming session, all ideas are on the table magical thyme Jul 2012 #78
Brainstorming versus considered ideas? shanen Jul 2012 #85
Open scene:traditional bar krispos42 Jul 2012 #82
How about targeting that ad at specific voters? shanen Jul 2012 #87
Alternative perspective--INEFFECTIVE ads? shanen Jul 2012 #88
An ad saying his dad is foreign and he goes to a weird church? XemaSab Jul 2012 #89
Summarizing the responses to date... shanen Jul 2012 #98
No other ideas of who Romney hates? shanen Jul 2012 #99
Romney seems to care about two things: MissMarple Jul 2012 #100
Romney versus EVERYONE shanen Jul 2012 #103
What is the love of money the root of? MissMarple Jul 2012 #104
Which ad would you want to put your donation behind? shanen Jul 2012 #105
Right now, I like using Romney's own words. MissMarple Jul 2012 #112
Spin off thread did not work... shanen Jul 2012 #115
money shot must be there Enrique Jul 2012 #101
Linking him to Bush and Cheney Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #106
Can you be more concrete about which aspects? shanen Jul 2012 #107
some suggestions? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #108
"Working hard, so you won't get to". cbrer Jul 2012 #109
That one with Romney singing is the best I've ever seen. sofa king Jul 2012 #111
Show Romney counting his money while on his car elevator coming from the underground garage. Major Hogwash Jul 2012 #113
Job Creation: Obama has created 40% EmeraldCityGrl Jul 2012 #114
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