Posted on 02/04/2010 7:06:08 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina stood by her now infamous “demon sheep” ad on Thursday morning, arguing that the online video, widely panned by pundits but also widely viewed, did what it was intended to do – challenge the underpinnings of primary opponent Tom Campbell’s candidacy.
“Look, what I like about the ad is first, it’s funny, but it’s also factually correct. Despite all the commentary about this ad, no one, including Tom Campbell, has even attempted to dispute the facts because the facts are true,” ..
Fiorina’s campaign caused an uproar on Wednesday when it released a three-minute, 21-second attack ad that features a pastoral field of grazing sheep, which are apparently supposed to represent fiscal conservatives, and one demonic-looking interloper, a man in a sheep suit with blazing red eyes who is supposed to represent Campbell as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. ..
Both Campbell, a former congressman and Chuck DeVore, the Orange County assemblyman who is the third GOP primary candidate, seized upon the hoopla, trying to use the ad to raise money and mock Fiorina’s judgment.
[Updated at 3:46 p.m.: Campbell's camp deemed the affair a "full Mutton Meltdown." ..
Fiorina said she saw the ad before it was unveiled publicly, and acknowledged that the reaction in some quarters has been less than kind.
“The reaction is all over the map: It’s the best ad ever, it’s the worst ad ever,” she said.
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lolz
It seems like the ad worked on you.
Wonderful! These Hitler spoofs are great. I love our culture sometimes (most of the time actually).
I have my doubts about Carly Fiorina, but she sure has it all over Tom Campbell.
Great ad, IMHO. Worth a look.
I had to watch it just to see what the buzz was all about. I found it mildly humorous and got its point across, though a bit over the top at the end. Beats the standard, run of the mill add.
What I hope this ad does is tear down both of these posers, and the electorate understand that the only true, proven, bonafide fiscal conservative in the Senate race is Chuck DeVore.
I’m certainly not a Fiorina fan. But I enjoyed the cartoon, er, ad.
If Chuck DeVore can beat both of them, I’ll be delighted.
The universe has folded back on itself. It was inevitable, I guess. (Funny too!) Thanks for the link.
The message is legitimate, but it looks like the weirdness of the ad will overshadow the message.
Red on red.
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