DNC's Social Security Cartoon [Dubyah pushes wheelchair-bound invalid over cliff]

Democratic National Committee ^ | 2002-10-03 | Democratic National Committee

[SlickWillard]

Here is the Shockwave Flash file [hosted by Akamai]:

"Paid for by the Democratic National Committee"

Original WP article is here:

Congress Campaigning With Cartoons

Another FR thread is here:

CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK: Battle for Congress heats up with attack cartoons and terror-tinged ads

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[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

Have to wonder what all the fuss over Iraq and the Muzzies is all about. One need look no further than the DNC for the real enemies of America.

More proof that one can not be a liberal and be a good person.

[pabianice]

Today's New Marx Times quotes the DNC as saying that, since it's just a cartoon, no one should take offense. Republicans are so, like, over-sensitive, you know...

[Utah]

A political organization (DNC) that ruthlessly attempts to frighten and mislead the most vulnerable of our citizens for the sake of gaining power and control over our lives. This tactic is a variation of "terrorism" in my view. Behold, the axis of evil within our borders.

[Eva]

I guess its time to revive the "Rats" ad.

[jerod]

If that ad was on a site like ours, it would be fine.

But for the Democrat party to fund, support and offer that Ad on their official website... That's political suicide. Bye, Bye DemocRAT Senate.

And as for the Democrat staffer who said the ad was staying on the site, she'll be eating her words in a day or two.

[VoiceOfBruck]

I love the smell of desparation in the morning.

[johniegrad]

The narrator was made even less believable by that lisp.

[DrDavid]

Maybe there should be a cartoon showing the Dems saving an old lady in a wheelchair from going over a cliff, while they shove all the young people off the cliff.

The caption would be "Save Social Security today, who cares about tomorrow?"

[Puddleglum]

To quote Tom Daschle, "It is outrageous...OUTRAGEOUS!" There, was that convincing enough?

It's a stupid childish cartoon, mildly offensive, but has no place on the DNC site. Being associated with the DNC gives the bit of fluff more seriousness than it's due and makes you think it's not entirely a joke.

Then again, Dems have never been good at humor. They're too busy earnestly striving for "gravitas" (or has that word been retired from the lexicon?)

[WaterDragon]

I sent the DNC a note about this.

[weegee]

Politics of personal destruction at work.

[weegee]

2 things about the Rats ad:

The Democraps pointed out how the word "rat" seemed to be emphasized in "bureaucrats" but they neglected to mention that "democrats" contains the same word.

Now they'll just have to live with being called the Rat party...

[weegee]

Thomas Nast's jackass was long an appropriate mascot for them but it has been superceded in recent years:

[weegee]

the "talented" liberal writers offer their talents to Hollywood to attack Republicans; it pays much better than the DNC ever would.

[jackbill]

I sent the DNC a note about this.

I did as well. I e-mailed them yesterday and told them that for every day that it was on their web site, I was sending $10 to the Republican National Senatorial Committee.

Today I e-mailed them and told them again and told them that it was now $20 - and counting.

Maybe if enough people did this, they'd take it down.

[weegee]

Maybe there should be a cartoon showing the Dems saving an old lady in a wheelchair from going over a cliff, while they shove all the young people off the cliff.

Just play Joycelyn Elder's speech (while she was in Clinton's cabinet) where she says (paraphrased) "old people are just going to die anyway" and that "young people need to recieve (preferential) medical treatment because they are the ones who will be paying for my social security".

Then have the rebuttal: Now tell us again what party wants to kill off the elderly???

[weegee]

Thanks for posting this link to the shockwave clip. I've disabled my javascript and the DNCommies wouldn't let me view it otherwise.

Found this on the RNC website (although I haven't hit an article that takes the DNC to task for this clip):

WHEN DEMOCRATS TALK ABOUT SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY, WATCH OUT!

[chainsaw]

We need a freeper who can take that SS card and put Dasholes photo on it instead of Bush