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New Herman Cain ad: The smoking man
Hot Air ^ | 10/24/11 | Allahpundit

Posted on 10/24/2011 6:44:35 PM PDT by Nachum

Lots of buzz about this among political junkies on Twitter tonight, mostly of the so-bad-it’s-good variety. Is the image of this guy taking a soothing drag on camera after 40 seconds of ad-tastic exertion really that strange and transgressive? Cain’s campaign is all about unapologetic populist authenticity, and there’s nothing more unapologetically, authentically populist than defiantly lighting one up when the mood strikes, politesse be damned. As the man says, “We’ve run a campaign like nobody’s ever seen.” If you’ve got a problem with casual smoking during presidential spots, well, that only proves what an uptight establishment RINO you really are.

In the next spot, Block should have a smoke in one hand and a can of Schlitz in the other. And as the camera pulls back, there’s Cain next to him, eating a slice of Godfather’s and giving a big thumbs-up.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; brilliant; cain; controversial; herman; hermancain; man; markblock; smoking
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And... in response, Axelrod will have an ad where he smokes a joint and Obama eats a Twinkie.
1 posted on 10/24/2011 6:44:38 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
Great ad. Thanks for posting Nachum.

Mark Block must be a racist. /s

2 posted on 10/24/2011 6:49:26 PM PDT by South40 (Heartless since 1957)
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To: Nachum

What do you do, when you’re on fire politically, but still short on funds, and trying to keep your name out there?

Run a cheesy ass youtube ad that you hope goes viral.

It worked.

Go Cain!


3 posted on 10/24/2011 6:50:04 PM PDT by RockinRight (My train of thought has derailed.)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife

Substance over style has a style all its own.


4 posted on 10/24/2011 6:50:26 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Nachum

“Obama eats a Twinkie”

Larry Sinclair will be in it?


5 posted on 10/24/2011 6:52:23 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: Nachum

Well, this certainly won’t alleviate anyone’s fears than Cain doesn’t have enough money to run a formidable campaign. I’d rather see 15 seconds of Cain bashing Obama than this.


6 posted on 10/24/2011 6:53:24 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Obama: The Dr. Kevorkian of the American economy.)
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To: Nachum

Deliberate reference to the tobacco addicted Obama?


7 posted on 10/24/2011 6:56:17 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Nachum

Deliberate reference to the tobacco addicted Obama?


8 posted on 10/24/2011 6:56:45 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Nachum

HA! GREAT ad, especially the smile at the end!

GO! CAIN! GO!


9 posted on 10/24/2011 6:58:04 PM PDT by Tucker822
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To: South40

According to the Dims, practically everyone is a racist, especially if you don’t buy into their BS.


10 posted on 10/24/2011 6:58:39 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland ( Obama, President of the Democrats and Joe Biden, VP are the top morons of the DNC.)
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To: Pan_Yan

Beautiful!


11 posted on 10/24/2011 6:59:36 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Real solidarity means coming together for the common good."-Sarah Palin)
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To: Nachum

There is little buzz and Twitter is a waste of electrons.


12 posted on 10/24/2011 7:02:35 PM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

I think I will send HERMAN some more money. LOVE HIM ! ! !


13 posted on 10/24/2011 7:03:16 PM PDT by oldsaw
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To: Nachum; BenKenobi; NoGrayZone; Kartographer

PING!


14 posted on 10/24/2011 7:03:45 PM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR, so support it! Compiling New Sarah Ping List. Let me know if you want on it.)
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To: Pan_Yan
I'm sorry, just WHERE is the "substance" in this silly video?

Look at the body language...........that speaker keeps shacking his head "NO", when he is supposedly speaking in favor of Cain.

And the smoking, at the end, is puerile and meaningless.

15 posted on 10/24/2011 7:03:45 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Nachum
Not the best ad I've ever seen, but I'll always remember it! Block taking a drag made me really smile (as I took a drag myself). And Cain's smile/laugh was just perfect.

It's simple and does what intended, everyone is talking about it.

16 posted on 10/24/2011 7:04:09 PM PDT by buschbaby (....not witty enough to utilize this space)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

According to the Dims, practically everyone is a racist, especially if you don’t approve of the abysmal job Barry is doing. They’ll look even more foolish making that argument if the Republican nominee is black also. :-)


17 posted on 10/24/2011 7:04:51 PM PDT by South40 (Heartless since 1957)
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18 posted on 10/24/2011 7:06:20 PM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR, so support it! Compiling New Sarah Ping List. Let me know if you want on it.)
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To: Nachum

I love the sonf “I am Americaaa...”


19 posted on 10/24/2011 7:08:18 PM PDT by Grunthor (Poster may come off as abrasive, perhaps even rude. Consider this your warning.)
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To: Nachum

Brilliant ad. The age group that guy represents are the ones really peeved at Obama and the state of the country. The smoking emphasizes that they’re not politically correct. Brilliant.


20 posted on 10/24/2011 7:09:15 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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