Did you catch the ad Fox just showed put on by the Citizens Against Government Waste? The ad is set in a Chinese university classroom, in 2030. A Chinese professor is lecturing a class--in Chinese with English subtitles--talking about the fall of great nations, the last one being the USA. The professor lists the causes: overspending, too much debt, too much stimulus spending. He then tells his students that China had to buy that debt, and the ad ends with him telling his obviously delighted students:"so now they work for us."
Frank Luntz showed this ad last night, said it was one of the most powerful political ads he'd ever seen. I sure agree!