Following a link in a comment on slashdot, I ran into a website sponsored by MoveOn, a very liberal 'grassroots' internet organization doing its best to "bring ordinary people back into politics." The organization was one of the first groups to really leverage the internet well for politicking.
MoveOn sponsored a 'Bush in 30 Seconds' contest to find a creative 30 second commercial to show voters what Bush's policies have done to the country over the past few years. The winning entry, "Child's Pay" (high band, QT) is straight-forward and well done. I'll let you take a look at the ad for yourself.
MoveOn raised tons of money and wanted to air the ad during the Superbowl, but CBS refused to air the ad. (google news links) MoveOn thinks CBS is picking politics over free speech, but CBS says it has a policy of not airing advocacy ads. I know I'd like for people to see the ad, but no such luck.
You can pass this link onto people if you want to let them know about the ad not airing. It has a small text intro followed the movie all wrapped in a Flash container.
Posted by ramk at January 25, 2004 07:42 PMWell if you've seen it its definitely a charged ad. If i were a swing voter watching the superbowl, anxiously awaiting the new pepsi commercial or alias teaser, and I saw this, I'd definitely be put off by 'crazy left-wing liberals' Airing america's dirty laundry in such a public manner will only piss people off, not motivate them to consider the message. While you are I would laud what they are trying to do, most of america would merely disregard them as 'crazies.' I know my mother certainly does.
Posted by: lee at January 25, 2004 08:45 PM