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Does Ted Cruz Regret the Eradication of Polio?
Ashley Feinberg · 08/11/15 04:45PMAnti-Gay Marriage Attack Ad Uses Gay Porn
Louis Peitzman · 09/10/12 06:43PMBill Clinton Makes Obama Campaign Ad Debut
Louis Peitzman · 08/23/12 08:38PMRomney Ad Uses Hillary Clinton's Words Against Obama
Louis Peitzman · 07/01/12 01:25PM
Remember when Hillary Clinton said, "Shame on you, Barack Obama"? Mitt Romney does. And he's making that the focal point of his "Shame On You" ad, which alleges that Obama spreads misinformation about Romney the same way he did about Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primaries.
The Anti-Obama 'Metrosexual Black Abe Lincoln’ Ad Campaign Would've Been The Funniest Shit Ever
Mobutu Sese Seko · 05/18/12 12:32PMYesterday morning, the New York Times reported on a super-PAC plan submitted to Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade and owner of the Chicago Cubs. Entitled, "The Defeat of Barack Hussein Obama: The Ricketts Plan to End His Spending for Good," it proposed a $10 million series of ads tying Obama to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. By early afternoon, Ricketts had abandoned the plan outright.
New Obama Ad Showcases Steel Workers: 'We View Mitt Romney as a Job Destroyer'
Louis Peitzman · 05/14/12 10:11PM
The new Obama ad "Steel" targets Mitt Romney's Bain Capital by focusing on a Kansas City steel mill bought by the private equity firm — the mill later went bankrupt.
Obama's New Campaign Ad: 'It Gets Better' for the Economy
Louis Peitzman · 05/07/12 09:56PMAborting the Rebirth of Slick: Obama and the GOP's War on Cool
Mobutu Sese Seko · 05/01/12 01:33PMIs Obama Too Cool?
Louis Peitzman · 04/29/12 02:02PM
Here's the buzzed-about anti-Obama political ad in which Barack Obama's oppressive coolness is exposed. There's a lot about this strategy I don't understand. Is being cool a problem when you're a president? Does this ad make Obama's fans like him any less? Could Mitt Romney ever pull off Al Green?
Actress In Pete Hoekstra's Racist Campaign Ad Apologizes Via Facebook
Leah Beckmann · 02/17/12 11:49AMNew Romney Ad Makes Tom Brokaw "Extremely Uncomfortable"
Louis Peitzman · 01/28/12 06:00PM
As a reporter, Tom Brokaw is dignified and unflappable — but you wouldn't like him when he's angry. A USA Today article quotes a statement Brokaw made via NBC in response to Mitt Romney's new "History Lesson" ad. The TV spot, which began running in Florida this weekend, is mostly footage from a 1997 Nightly News report on Newt Gingrich's ethics violation. And while Brokaw is admittedly rather sassy in the footage, he doesn't appreciate having it used out of context in a campaign attack ad.
Bizarre Slave-Ship Spot Is an Early Contender for Best/Worst Campaign Ad of 2012
Max Read · 01/27/12 12:10PMA brief list of things you will see in this campaign ad for Republican congressional candidate Mark Oxner: bad special effects, a reference to a Cialis ad, a Guy Fawkes mask, slave-children rowing. It feels a little like a Ryan Trecartin thing? Or Tim and Eric? I don't know. Send it to all your friends. [via Wonkette]
Joe the Plumber Witnessed Doing Actual Plumbing (for a Photo Shoot)
Jim Newell · 01/24/12 04:11PMJoe the Plumber, whom our senior citizen readers might remember as the guy who asked presidential candidate Barack Obama a tax question on YouTube and briefly became a conservative celebrity, has this new fundraising ad out for his congressional run in Ohio. By "fundraising ad," however, we mean "Facebook photo," and in this photo he appears to be doing plumbing work, something he hasn't had much time for in recent years between all the conservative conference guest gigs and wet t-shirt contest refereeing at radon-filled clubs.
Mitt Romney Isn't the Only Candidate Who Dabbles in the Wicked French Tongue
Jim Newell · 01/13/12 12:44PMNewt Gingrich is running yet another attack ad on Mitt Romney in South Carolina, this time simply throwing spaghetti at the wall: He's donated to Democrats, voted for a Democrat once, loves abortion, yadda yadda yadda. Also, Mitt Romney is John Kerry, in that they are both from Massachusetts, where the official language is French. Watch Mitt Romney speak French in 2002, like a fool.
An Excellent Compilation of Mitt Romney Acting Foolishly
Jim Newell · 01/11/12 02:45PMNewt Gingrich already has ads running in South Carolina attacking Mitt Romney as "pro-abortion," and his Super PAC is planning to drop a socialist neutron bomb on Romney's career at Bain Capital, thanks to a large donation from a viciously anti-labor casino magnate billionaire. And here's yet another, lighter attack: A compliation of Mitt Romney saying ludicrous things. (Newt Gingrich, see, has never said anything ludicrous in his life.) Who can resist? Especially since it includes the "Who Let the Dogs Out" MLK Day moment of 2008, the pinnacle of Romney's career.
Another Exciting Edition of Strange Rick Perry Ad Scripts
Jim Newell · 12/29/11 03:55PMWe really do want to ignore the latest Rick Perry ads as they come in, but how can we ignore such odd scripts? (Also: we don't actually want to ignore them, ever.) Take this new one, featuring a children's cartoon, titled "Fox." It's a blanket attack against his opponents who've spent time in Congress. And it opens with this line:
Newt Hampshire Campaign Staffers Ruin Christmas
Jim Newell · 12/27/11 04:25PMHilarious Proof That Newt Gingrich's Campaign Is All About Hawking Dumb DVDs
Jim Newell · 12/22/11 12:39PMConsidering that Newt Gingrich's typical campaign stop is a book signing or a movie premiere, and that he's Newt Gingrich, one of our nation's more shameless specimens, many have wondered whether, perhaps, this odd 2012 presidential run was merely a promotional stunt for the Gingriches to sell more of their dime-store wingnut porn. This latest outside-group ad that's running in Iowa goes a long way towards confirming that.
Behold Rick Perry's Cat-Like Pounce on His Wife
Jim Newell · 12/21/11 02:15PMRick Perry's latest ad, "American Story," starts off with a good concept: It eliminates "Rick Perry" from the ad altogether, instead leaving things to his wife, Anita. She tells us about their early years, like when Rick Perry joined the Air Force and "flew planes all over the world." Okay, fine. But then, around, :24, her husband makes his entrance. Nay — he makes the campaign ad entrance of the year, hopping onto a ledge. Oh my God. [Standing ovation.]