TBTM Editorial: 'GOP web ad shows RNC's moral bankruptcy'

[americanstranger]

When is it okay to use images of Adolf Hitler in a political campaign?

When you're a Republican.

Today, The Bush-Cheney campaign released a web-based ad called 'Coalition of the wild-Eyed.' They use footage of Al Gore, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Richard Gephardt and John Kerry making passionate speeches, inferring that somehow they're all crazy.

Okay, fair enough. that's what Republicans do.

But in the midst of the ad - which will never be shown on television, since it's absent the 'I'm George W. Bush and i approved this message' disclaimer - you'll notice two segments in which Bush is morphed into Hitler.

Sound familiar? Of course, it does.

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More at

http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/article.php?story=20040624223515392

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[charlyvi]

1. Bush is morphed into Hitler?

In a republican ad? You must mean Kerry? Please clarify.

[americanstranger]

2. The point is that the 'morph'

has MoveOn's name on it.

There's another thread around here somewhere.

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[charlyvi]

5. I don't mean to be dense...

But are you saying the ad is a Bush*/Cheney ad, or a MoveOn ad, or a Bush*/Cheney ad that has been hacked by MoveOn? Sorry!!!!!

[ShaneGR]

3. They use footage of a Move-on contest ad....

That had Bush being morphed into Hitler. They're saying that Dems are ragey cagey crazy people cuz they compare Bush to Hitler.

I know, weird stuff. I think they've clearly figured out they're screwed and now they're tossing things around like four-year olds who just got grounded.

[charlyvi]

6. Okay--Thanks

Some of us aren't too quick!!!

[LTR]

4. They should be careful who they call crazy

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1850248&mesg_id=1850248

Bad, bad timing on the GOP's part.

[mondo joe]

7. Funniest Commercial I've Ever Seen

I love the "optimism" ending.

Bushco has really lost it.

[americanstranger]

8. You gotta think so.

They actually sound proud of it. From Yahoo News:

"Today, our campaign is releasing a web video to 6 million of our supporters to show them what we're up against and what we're up against is John Kerry's 'coalition of the wild-eyed,"' said Bush campaign manager Ken Melhman.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=703&e=7&u=/nm/20040624/pl_nm/campaign_bush_ads_dc

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[thebigidea]

9. the guy I talked to from their campaign sounded really nervous about it

he was stuttering, making weak excuses, apologizing for my being "offended" by it.

Muahhaha.

[Bozita]

10. kick