Anybody who listens to them for political advice is a bigger idiot they are.
Posted on 08/23/2004 11:45:44 PM PDT by against_kerry
SAN FRANCISCO -- "Bourne Supremacy" star Matt Damon, "Lost in Translation" actress Scarlett Johansson and other celebrity artists are donating their talents - not just their cash - to an online effort to unseat President Bush.
The Internet political group MoveOn.org on Tuesday premieres 10 new anti-Bush ads created by award-winning directors and starring popular Hollywood actors. An independent group not connected directly to Democratic candidate John Kerry, MoveOn has promised an unconventional approach to the election.
"It makes a real difference when performers and visual artists can use their talent as an attraction," said Marty Kaplan, a scholar of politics and pop culture at the University of Southern California. "MoveOn's campaign is a clever way of leveraging star power to get people to pay attention to the message in the ad."
MoveOn showed its populist appeal with a "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest that generated hundreds of online anti-Bush ads, then spent millions airing the winning ad. With the latest ad campaign, it's stepping up to a new level of sophistication.
John Sayles, the writer-director of "Sunshine State" and "Eight Men Out," teams with actor Martin Sheen for one ad. Doug Liman, who directed "Swingers" and "The Bourne Identity," reunites with Damon for another MoveOn spot.
Rob Reiner, the director of "When Harry Met Sally" and "The American President," uses Bush's own words to form the core of his 30-second ad. They come from an April news conference in which Bush struggled to answer whether he'd made mistakes as president.
Despite their star wattage, some of the ads may never get airtime. While MoveOn spokeswoman Laura Dawn said the group has committed to a "sizable" national cable buy for its first ad, the rest may simply remain on the Internet as a motivator for MoveOn members.
"Whether they go on TV or not depends on how they are tested (with voters)," Dawn said.
IATZ ping (post 11)
yes they are :)
idiot trolls....
Thread is from 2004.. WTF?!
Second thread resurrected today that I know of.
*sigh*
I'm going to go grab something to eat.
He's gone.
(Moment of silence).
Yeah the troll ressurected it. We got him though. The troll has become a mildly radioactive crater.
Troll bacon, it's what's for dinner.
I wondered how they were going to "unseat" the president. Well, actually, if they can hold out until January 2009 . . .
That is a ponderment.
Did you see the thread abut the moonbats talking big about storming the White House to 'unseat Bush'?
If not, I'll ping you to it.
So, what do you think about the Monica thing? Do you think Clinton's on the way out?
Please do.
Done!
Anybody who listens to them for political advice is a bigger idiot they are.
Anybody who listens to them for political advice is a bigger idiot then they are.
Hehe yep :)
I saw that. It will be fun to watch them try hehehehehe
Yeah, March 15th will be a day to have some popcorn handy and a moonbat cam on hand.
Yep. i will have to make two bags of microwave popcorn. The standoff will require it.
lol long time no see. I just got done utterly 'owning' leftist moonbat churchillbuff lol. It will rarely even try to debate me.
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