The Worst Political Ad Ever? This Fiorina Offering Has Got To Be Up There (editorial)

National Public Radio ^ | February 9, 2010

[Clintonfatigued]

This is what apparently led to the Fiorina campaign running the demon sheep ad. In it, she lays the blame for California's financial situation on him, calling him a FCINO -- a Fiscal Conservative In Name Only.

But it's more than a simple, ordinary attack ad. It seems to go way over the top, bizarrely so, as if, well, it was the result of some bad acid trip. I really urge you to watch it yourself (and please avoid operating heavy machinery as you do so):

I think when I first saw the ad I stared at the screen without blinking for the next five minutes, completely motionless. Maybe that's the kind of mistake someone makes when running for office for the first time? Who came up with this concept, anyway?

(For the record, it was Republican media consultant Fred Davis, who also produced the McCain ad comparing Barack Obama with Paris Hilton in an attempt to turn Obama's celebrity status against him. How'd that one work out?)

Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks this ad is, well, from another galaxy.

Time magazine blogger Michael Scherer writes that the "best way" to view Fiorina's "awesomely bizarre new primary campaign ad -- which includes shots of an alien robot sheep, or something -- is by pressing play on your cassette tape of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon just as you click play on YouTube."

Jason Linkins, writing in the Huffington Post, calls it "expensive and deranged, with fake sheep crawling around with lite-brite eyes in a field, and a terrible, malformed metaphor that actually insults the fiscal conservatives whom everyone wants to win over."

[Psycho_Bunny]

NPR............yaaaaaawwwwwwwwwnnnnnn

[svcw]

The destroyer of HP has made a really stupid ad, this is a surprise why?

[Clintonfatigued]

This ad is so bizarre, it’s getting covered in other countries. Those who haven’t seen it should do so. Better yet, show it to family, friends, and even strangers. It could be the opportunity of a lifetime.

I had a feeling that the strange, over-the-top images would overwhelm the message.

[Clintonfatigued]

You’re right about the source. I’m not saying this is the worst political ad ever, but might be the strangest.

[irishtenor]

NPR - Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.

[Mobties]

Well, she certainly didn’t have the midas touch at HP.

[research99]

The best way to view the ad, is to Pink Floyd’s “Sheep” (from the “Animals” LP).

It’s already on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2wgHwYC-ZE

[dps.inspect]

I say, if the info in the ad is true, not a bad ad... cept they could’ve done a better evil sheep or a sheep in wolf’s clothing.

[valkyry1]

I thought it was pretty funny!

[bamahead]

Chuck DeVore, who has suddenly become the forgotten candidate in all this, has set up a Web site, demonsheep.org, which proclaims it represents the "Society for the Eradication of Demon Sheep From Our Political Discourse."

Freepers have GOT to check this one out:

http://demonsheep.org/demonsheep/

Check out the graphic!!!!

[BaylorDad]

Paints an memorable image of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Sort of my image of Kay Bailey Hutchison. I don’t have a problem with it.

[GeronL]

Apparently they are going to owe royalties to some B-movie from New Zealand... heh

[GeronL]

lol

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Well ... I actually liked the AD ... it seems that liberals don't like it because it uses sarcasm to make FUN of their own "tax and spend" policies ...


Now ... I know that Carley ran HP into the ground, and that she actually may be a nitwit ...


But ... EVERYONE is talking about this "disasterous" AD ... some folks-voters must have watched it a DOZEN times ...

and "everytime" they watch the AD ... the sheep and pigs FADE to the "intellectual-emotional" BACKGROUND ...

And ALL that viewers REMEMBER is how the "bad guy" is ADDICTED to raising taxes ...


Just My Two Cents ... with a nod to Free Republic's "John Huang" ...


Patton-Bastogne


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[Clintonfatigued]

Fascinating. Chuck DeVore strikes me as a good man who overreached politically.

[BaylorDad]

Paints an memorable image of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Sort of my image of Kay Bailey Hutchison. I don’t have a problem with it.

[Enchante]

I think they were trying to emulate the "viral" success of THIS little "sheep ad" (non-political) which truly is amazing and funny. Don't miss this one on "extreme sheep-herding which is great:

The Really Funny "Sheep Ad"

but Carly's "sheep ad" is merely stupid, annoying, and very very weird. It doesn't entertain or enLIGHTen, it merely irritates (in my most humble opinion)

[Clintonfatigued]

Does this mean that Fiorina is supposed to be Little Bo Peep?

[MarkAccord]

Me Thinketh the NPR Protesteth too much.

Actually, it was a good memorable ad . . cost them a few thousand dollars to make and gave thme millions of dollars of publicity.

I have heard a lot of bad things about Bill Campbell on foreign policy and the Middle East, so Carly is the winner in this race. Now if she will only grow out her hair a bit more .