Comments on: Political Commercials Open Thread

By: Tyler Brown

Tyler Brown — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:30:46 +0000

I wondered if I was the only one who noticed how inane that slogan is. “Conservative change” is a contradiction in terms on par with “tolerant homophobe” or “square circle.”

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:06:46 +0000

The thing that bothers me most about Pete’s commericals is when he says vote for conservative change. What does that even mean? Pete can just keep pumping more of his own cash into worthless tv ads. All he has to do is fire a thousand employees to pick up a hefty bonus anyway right?

By: Laura Setchell

Laura Setchell — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:45:32 +0000

I’ve seen a lot of these, but a few of them I haven’t. When I saw the one labeled “Pete’s Mom,” I felt my brain cells screaming out in unison. “Don’t tell me he played the MOM CARD,” I said to myself with desperate hope, already knowing that it could be little else… And then there she was. He brought his mom on. I swear I wanted to gag and vomit at the same time! What a shameless exploit. “Hi, I’m Pete Ricketts, and I have a mommy! Aren’t I so adorable? Vote for me!” Ugh.

By: Dave Sund

Dave Sund — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:04:05 +0000

Even Republicans in my classes thought this was a terrible ad. Ricketts decided to go negative early and can’t find a message that connects with voters. In the end, his campaign is simply about being a Republican – and that’s not enough to convince people to vote against Ben Nelson.