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Santorum Video

by Chris Bowers, Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 02:16:30 PM EST

The link to the videos for the Santorum event, including the College Republicans chant ("hey-hey, ho-ho, Social Security has got to go!") and the quesiton I asked Santorum, can be found here.

Send the link, or the video itself, to everyone you know. Let's see how big we can make this.

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beautiful (3.00 / 1)

best video i've seen in at least a week.

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by annatopia on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 12:23:51 PM EST

Re: beautiful (none / 0)

Thanks, Anna!

That means a lot.

Tim

by Tim Tagaris on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 12:49:22 PM EST
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need to be made into an ad (3.00 / 2)

essential that this video not be seen as just "funny". Remember how quickly the "I voted for it before I voted against it" video of Kerry was turned into an attack ad? The same must be done here, immediately. Whatever influence the lib blogsphere has must be brought to bear on getting this ad made.

by azizhp on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 12:39:26 PM EST

i second this (none / 0)

blogpac should turn this into a blogad immediately. that much we can do.

now who can get this on television?

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by annatopia on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:21:23 PM EST
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Re: i second this (none / 0)

the DNC if they wanted.

"into your illusion, i make my intrusion"

by fng on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:22:56 PM EST
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Re: i second this (none / 0)

hey i just found something useful on kydem's blog. apparently it costs less than $4,000 to run a 30 second commercial during the daily show.

hmmm....

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by annatopia on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:24:14 PM EST
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Re: i second this (none / 0)

preaching to the choir there?

"into your illusion, i make my intrusion"

by fng on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:25:06 PM EST
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perhaps (none / 0)

but who knows? lots of non-gen-xers watch the daily show.

i'm just thinking that advertising it on cable might be the cheapest way to go.

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by annatopia on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 02:37:31 PM EST
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Re: perhaps (none / 0)

true, even national cable buys are relatively inexpensive. and we'd really just have to hit the philly and pittsburgh media markets (hmmm, probably harrisburg too). i just don't see the non-gen-exer crowd being as large.

Reminds me of one of my favorite campaign news tangents. O'Reilly slamming the stoned slackers who watch the Daily Show and then Nielson raining on his parade by telling the world the real story of his faux newsies being the slackers.

"into your illusion, i make my intrusion"

by fng on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 02:52:39 PM EST
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Re: i second this (none / 0)

I guess I need to email someone I kinda know that taught Jon stand-up comedy with these links and have him fwd it immediately to Jon.

If the blogosphere unites, we may be able to get an advertisement up.

This is a good idea and I'd be willing to make a small donation.

http://www.comedycentral.com/mediakit/ is the closest thing I found but deals with advertising on the website only.

The Kentucky Democrat

by kydem on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:30:52 PM EST
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Re: i second this (none / 0)

I hope it turns out better than the "I am Howard Dean" superbowl ad idea :)

I STILL believe fervently that had that been pulled off, Dean would be president right now.

by azizhp on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:49:34 PM EST
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want to do it in Chicago (none / 0)

Started a thread to discuss doing a radio commercial series in Chicago.

Rrrinnggg... Time to change the government.

by Carl Nyberg on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:28:12 PM EST
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Re: want to do it in Chicago (none / 0)

hey looks like at least one candidate for 2006 is on the bandwagon:

http://www.chuck2006.com/blogDetail.asp?id=65

(via TPM)

by azizhp on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:50:55 PM EST
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Re: want to do it in Chicago (none / 0)

I've got my comedy bit up. well, it's a work in progress.

The Kentucky Democrat

by kydem on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 02:08:52 PM EST
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Re: need to be made into an ad (none / 0)

Good fun; amusing to Santorum haters everywhere, I'm sure.

I'm not so sure it has commercial written all over it.

What we've got is a video with no "video."

We see the Senator walking into a building and people off screen -- who we never see -- chanting.

Not only is he not saying anything that could be used against him, but he is not encouraging, engaging with, or (it seems) even noticing the chanting in the background.

The lack of a memorable image and the absence of any connection between Santorum and the chanting Greek Chorus off-screen make this footage alone a weak ad.

Add a visual of the screaming mob, slap on some footage of words coming out of the Senator's mouth, plug in some haunting music and now "Who's got to go?"

by jdthompson on Thu Feb 24, 2005 at 07:14:35 PM EST
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Quality (3.00 / 1)

While I did just watch High Fidelity (again) this week, I'd have to agree with annatopia.

"into your illusion, i make my intrusion"

by fng on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 12:40:22 PM EST

Way to go (none / 0)

I agree with azizhp. Turn it into an ad.

I would say I agree with anna on this as well, but I just watched Big Daddy yesterday. Great comedy. I didn't even realize Jon was in it until last week.

Chris, don't THEY know who you are? How were you let in to it?

The Kentucky Democrat

by kydem on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 12:42:13 PM EST

Bowers (none / 0)

good job, Chris.

by ypsilanti on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 01:10:59 PM EST

Re: Bowers (none / 0)

seconded.

Progressive Philadelphia Politics: Young Philly Politics

by DanielUA on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 02:32:46 PM EST
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I have to say (none / 0)

One thing that's always bugged me about protests, and this has been a feature of pretty much every protest I've ever seen or attended - can we please raise the political discourse above the level of "hey, hey, ho, ho, ___ has got to go?"

I understand that chanting is the most effective way for a large group of people to get a message across, but can we come up with a new chant? Something that isn't completely bereft of any meaning?

I know this is hardly the biggest issue in the world - like I said, just something that's always bugged me.

"It's not enough to say you'll be ready from Day One - you have to be right from Day One."

by schroeder on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 03:37:16 PM EST

new words, old pattern (3.00 / 2)

Hey, hey, ho, ho
This chant has got to go

The slogan depleted
Shall never be repeated

Rrrinnggg... Time to change the government.

by Carl Nyberg on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 05:46:40 PM EST
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Daily Show (none / 0)

I sent an email to a comedian who is a mentor of mine with the links. He knows Jon Stewart so hopefully it will be on this week.

The Kentucky Democrat

by kydem on Wed Feb 23, 2005 at 07:01:46 PM EST

The Santorums and speeding tickets (none / 0)

Rick Santorum received a speeding ticket on 9/2/01 in Loudon County, Virginia, for going 66/45 in a 45mph zone. (inactive case)
Defendant: SANTORUM, RICHARD J Sex: Male Race: White Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)
Address: VERONA, PA 15147

Karen Santorum received a speeding ticket on 1/27/05 in Loudon County, Virginia, for going 71 in a 55mph zone. (active case)
Defendant: SANTORUM, KAREN G Defense Attorney:
City/State Address: VERONA, PA 15147

Shouldn't these people be setting a better example.

Sources: http://www.searchsystems.net/

Virginia Case Court Records: http://208.210.219.132/vadistrict/select.jsp

Loudon County General District
http://208.210.219.132/vadistrict/controller
(search traffic active and then inactive)

by Marie Smith on Thu Feb 24, 2005 at 11:05:03 AM EST

More video? (none / 0)

Is more of this video available?

If so, a concerted effort should be made to identify the "Ho Hoers," because sooner or later one of more of those little scumbags will run for office, and that video could (and should) be used to make their lives miserable.

Cheers.

by Politicalhack06 on Fri Feb 25, 2005 at 01:46:08 PM EST

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