August 6th 2008
Ageism Alleged In New Obama Ad
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ollowing claims by the Obama camp that the recent McCain “celebrity” ad is racist, some media experts say the newest ad from the Obama campaign is ageist – playing on America’s fear of the elderly and worries about older presidents.
Like the lead? I’m the “some media experts” – a trick I learned from the New York Times and other liberal media outlets. Need a source? Create “some experts.” “Many experts” also works well if you’re going for some extra oomph.
Anyway, here’s the ad:
Now I’ll put on my Bob Herbert glasses and ear piece and proceed with my expert analysis.
You guys have seen the ad a number of times I am sure. First thing you see is some kind of piece of equipment with a screen on it, right? Do you remember any other startling images right there at the beginning?
All right. There are some lines going across the screen, like heartbeat lines on a hospital monitor. You look at the beginning of that ad again, and you tell me why those lines are placed right there – POW! – right at the beginning of that ad. I really wish someone would answer the question, I think it’s really important. Why are these heartbeat monitoring lines in this ad run against John McCain?
And as if that’s not enough, as the narrator starts, do you hear something soft in the background?
All right! It’s a heartbeat. Da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM and it gets a little faster as the ad progresses, as if the heart that monitor is monitoring is beginning to fibrillate. And somebody please tell me why, right at the end of the ad before it goes to the Obama signature, that heartbeat stops?
The Obama camp is playing the age card, and they’re playing it from the bottom of the deck!
There you have it. Someone should give me an op/ed column in the New York Times.
I’m sure now that C-SM has broken this Very Important Story, dino-media around the world will pick it up and continue my insightful analysis ad nauseum.
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