9,131 likes...384,748 dislikes

[Foxtrot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA

I guess this is going to be a record. No, wait...this is ze record :DL

[Rilder]

Don't forget the spin off.

http://unpopularopinionrickperry.tumblr.com/

The most hilarious part I think was at the end where he goes "I'm Rick Perry and I endorse this message" endorsing the things you say. Interesting.

I'm pretty sure he destroyed any chance of ever being elected with that ad.

I'm Rilder and I endorse this post.

[Ducimus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAJNntoRgA

I guess this is going to be a record. No, wait...this is ze record :DL

Ughh, is that real? or a parody? Please tell me it's a parody and not real.

[the_tyrant]

The ratio is worse than the Rebecca black video!:dead:

[frau kaleun]

Just saw this response from Second City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbrI3F7p6-o

[Takeda Shingen]

But.....but......I was assured by numerous people, many of whom are on this forum, that the 'new' Republican party wasn't interested in social conservatism; that they've 'changed'. They've 'learned their lesson'. This whole thing couldn't have been a sham, could it?

Could it?

[Oberon]

Just saw this response from Second City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbrI3F7p6-o

:har:

[mookiemookie]

Just saw this response from Second City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbrI3F7p6-o

Oh my god that is awesome. The last line is classic! :rotfl2:

[frau kaleun]

:har:

Oh my god that is awesome. The last line is classic! :rotfl2:

I think it's the waving and grinning that really makes the "disclaimer" perfect. :D

[Penguin]

Ever since I watched my first American campaign spot I am always astonished about the amount of cheesiness.

Btw: what's with this "This message was approved by..." stuff? Don't know when it started to come up. Is there a legal reason for it?
Why would someone say: "I approve my own message (that I said just seconds before)" like Perry did in this spot?

Just saw this response from Second City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbrI3F7p6-o

"leave the governing to sodomites and infidels" :har:
the best advise ever! :up:

[mookiemookie]

Ever since I watched my first American campaign spot I am always astonished about the amount of cheesiness.

Btw: what's with this "This message was approved by..." stuff? Don't know when it started to come up. Is there a legal reason for it?
Why would someone say: "I approve my own message (that I said just seconds before)" like Perry did in this spot?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_approve_this_message

[Sailor Steve]

I was going to say "Make that 427,945 dislikes", but it's already up over 428,000, so I'll never catch up. On the other hand, the 'Likes' are up over 10,000, so there are more who like it as well. Of course the ratio is still about the same.

[AVGWarhawk]

I'm not sure what planet Perry is on. I'm not sure what planet the writers for the parody are on either. What can we say about the governing body we fondly know as Congress?

[Penguin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_approve_this_message
Ah, thanks, I always had the impression that this was only required when the ad was brought "by the friends of...", to identify fake ads.

however:
"an unobscured, full-screen view of the candidate making the statement" could also allow that the candidate says ir while he turns the back to the audience, it's not said which side of the candidate has to be shown. :know:

[Sailor Steve]

I think that is appropriate when the ad was made by a supporting group, and doesn't feature the candidate himself. When he's the only person in the ad it is kind of silly.

[Ducimus]

Just saw this response from Second City:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BbrI3F7p6-o


Classic! Comedy gold!



So back to my original question. Perry... is he for real? REALLY? I find myself in a state of utter disbelief at the original campaign ad.

[Takeda Shingen]

So back to my original question. Perry... is he for real? REALLY? I find myself in a state of utter disbelief at the original campaign ad.

Given that Bachmann echoed the very same type of message on the CBS Early Show on Tuesday morning, I'd say that it is very real. Check out what she says about countering Gingrich.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7390727n

[Ducimus]

I find myself amazed how these people can superimpose their personal moral stances through a black and white lens to be representative of their statecraft ability in a world that spins in shades of gray.

[Takeda Shingen]

I find myself amazed how these people can superimpose their personal moral stances through a black and white lens to be representative of their statecraft ability in a world that spins in shades of gray.

For me, it's not even that. In the mid-terms, these guys are all about telling us that 'it's the economy, stupid'. Now Cain has bitten the dust and there are two guys that are running pretty far ahead of the rest. Perry and Bachmann are losing on their version of 'it's the economy, stupid', so out come the Bibles. :haha:

[Ducimus]

http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/were-doomed-c3po.gif?w=229

[Foxtrot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eqpJYGtv


Now this video makes more sense than the original one. Surprisingly he is wearing the same jacket as Heather had in Brokeback Mountain. Coincidence?

[Rilder]

I think that is appropriate when the ad was made by a supporting group, and doesn't feature the candidate himself. When he's the only person in the ad it is kind of silly.

Well he's a politician, you can't really expect a politician to show any logic. :O:

I'm Rilder and I approve this post.

[Task Force]

Ive seen some stupid, but that tips the scale.

[Ducimus]

Ive seen some stupid, but that tips the scale.


I could be mistaken, but I think his ad there, has pretty much put opinion against him. At least if the votes on youtube are any indication. I just found this video where he defends his ad, and ramps the stupid up a couple of notch's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jb9HkcBPks&feature=related

He must be smoking Ganja or something.

[soopaman2]

I threw a dislike on it myself.

He is catering to his contituents... Lots of likeminded folks south of the Mason-Dixon line who eat this up. Liberal Yank defending gays again. Pardon me...

I find that ad worse than anything Herman Cain ever did...

Obama by default, at least he isn't a open bigot.

Can't respond on the video either? Yeah, that speaks volumes.

[Rilder]

He must be smoking Ganja or something.

No, people who smoke weed can say some dumb stuff while high but they aren't that moronic, he must be doing meth or something.

I'm Rilder and I approve this post.

[Blacklight]

What ever happened to "Separation of Church and State" in this Constitution that the Republicans are always thumping on when they aren't thumping their bibles ? I mean, there would be a melt down in the southern states if someone other than a religious person (or need I say... Christian, or Baptist, or some derivation of) got into office.

Oh. And I'd LOVE to see how "Our children can't celebrate Christmas openly." I mean. Look around anywhere this month and tell me what you see !

[Ducimus]

Oh. And I'd LOVE to see how "Our children can't celebrate Christmas openly." I mean. Look around anywhere this month and tell me what you see !


Ahh, but you see, they aren't celebrating christmas the "right" way! You know, how they'd do things in the United States of Jesustan! That's the right way by God!

[Biggles]

Damn that music in the background sure raises it to overwhelmingly silly levels. Monty Python could've written this! :haha:

[Blood_splat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtFzuGeCfkc&feature=related

[mookiemookie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtFzuGeCfkc&feature=related

Hey if he's serious about stopping Glee from being created, I may consider voting for him. :rotfl2:

Oh. And I'd LOVE to see how "Our children can't celebrate Christmas openly." I mean. Look around anywhere this month and tell me what you see !

It's all bunk. Some people would love to pretend that they have to live in fear of saying Merry Christmas or that some jackbooted thugs will haul your kid off to a gulag if he wears a Christmas sweater to school. Its the victimhood complex in action. There's a subset of hardcore fundamentalist Christians who would love to force their opinions on everyone else and institute a form of theocracy in this country, but they cover it up by pretending they're the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."

But then again, Jon Stewart did declare a war on Christmas: "But as long as our enemies view the words "Happy Holidays", not as a lazy man's way to avoid the time-sucking double-holiday salutation "I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", but rather as a subtextual "{expletive} and your Baby Jesus", THERE CAN BE NO PEACE!!

We will fight until we live in a world where free Americans everywhere seek not validation of their religious beliefs through Macy's signage. Where non-sectarian greetings are not seen as diminishing the most ubiquitous two-month holiday emergence since Caligula's birthday party. Until that day, I wish you and your family in this season a happy and heartfelt, end of the fiscal fourth quarter."

:rotfl2:

[Ducimus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtFzuGeCfkc&feature=related



NICE! :har: And good point about the jacket he's wearing. LOL

[Platapus]

they're[/I] the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."


Well put. :up:

[soopaman2]

Hey if he's serious about stopping Glee from being created, I may consider voting for him. :rotfl2:



It's all bunk. Some people would love to pretend that they have to live in fear of saying Merry Christmas or that some jackbooted thugs will haul your kid off to a gulag if he wears a Christmas sweater to school. Its the victimhood complex in action. There's a subset of hardcore fundamentalist Christians who would love to force their opinions on everyone else and institute a form of theocracy in this country, but they cover it up by pretending they're the victims who are having someone else's beliefs imposed on them and that there's some made up "War on Christmas."

But then again, Jon Stewart did declare a war on Christmas: "But as long as our enemies view the words "Happy Holidays", not as a lazy man's way to avoid the time-sucking double-holiday salutation "I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", but rather as a subtextual "{expletive} and your Baby Jesus", THERE CAN BE NO PEACE!!

We will fight until we live in a world where free Americans everywhere seek not validation of their religious beliefs through Macy's signage. Where non-sectarian greetings are not seen as diminishing the most ubiquitous two-month holiday emergence since Caligula's birthday party. Until that day, I wish you and your family in this season a happy and heartfelt, end of the fiscal fourth quarter."

:rotfl2:

My god is better than your god.

In the next town over from me, the township Christmas decorations got taken down a few years ago, because the Menorah was smaller than the Christmas tree.

By the way, Christmas is bullcrap too.

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/invictus.html

If you love Christ, then love him in your hearts and deeds. Not in monetary devotions to friends and kin. Only the devil profits from worshipping Hallmark holidays, over the ideals of a fair and just god.

Book of Common sense: Passage 1:1

Jon Stewart is a jew who loves Christmas, how can you not appreciate an open mind:D

[Blacklight]

Heck. I'm an atheist who enjoys Christmas time, but Rick Perry and the fundamentalists would probably freak out over that too.

[Platapus]

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite. :nope:

[Takeda Shingen]

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite. :nope:

I can't see why anyone would fault you. Snow is nice, Christmas lights are pretty, giving and receiving gifts is awesome, eating and drinking with friends and family is wonderful and a lot of big movies tend to hit the theaters around this time of year. I don't see why you'd have to be a believer in order to enjoy those things.

[Kongo Otto]

I was going to say "Make that 427,945 dislikes", but it's already up over 428,000, so I'll never catch up. On the other hand, the 'Likes' are up over 10,000, so there are more who like it as well. Of course the ratio is still about the same.

20.463 likes and 652.412 dislikes already, wouldnt make me wonder if the hit the 1 Million dislikes by Friday. :hmmm:

[Penguin]

I have had people tell me that as an atheist, the fact that I am listening to Christmas music makes me a hypocrite. :nope:

An appropriate answer (which of course none of us thinks of when we need it the most ;)) would be:
"I might not believe in Jesus, but sure as hell I believe in Santa Claus." :)

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Currently 20 696 likes and 657 398 doesn't like.
In percentages that means that about 3,15 % likes and 96,85 % doesn't like.

[Blacklight]

What scares the hell out of me is that people who are saying outright scarry, bigoted crap like this are still managing to get huge amounts of support and votes ! Seriously. One of the major stances of most of the Republicans running for President is that all Muslims are terrorists, training to be terrorists, or are slowly being brainwashed into becoming terrorists, and we should watch out for them and shut down their mosques and schools and centers wherever possible. :nope: It makes me ashamed to be an American sometimes.

What happened to G.W.'s "The Muslim religion is a religion of peace." ??? I'll tell you what happened. The GOP threw it out the door to scare people and pick up votes.

[heartc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCc2-lteEGA&feature=related

Oh my god, I can't stop laughing. :haha:

[Platapus]

What scares the hell out of me is that people who are saying outright scarry, bigoted crap like this are still managing to get huge amounts of support and votes ! Seriously. One of the major stances of most of the Republicans running for President is that all Muslims are terrorists, training to be terrorists, or are slowly being brainwashed into becoming terrorists, and we should watch out for them and shut down their mosques and schools and centers wherever possible. :nope: It makes me ashamed to be an American sometimes.



How does a sheepdog herd sheep? By using intimidation and instilling a sense of apprehension or fear.

Politicians from both sides have learned this well.

[Rilder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCc2-lteEGA&feature=related

Oh my god, I can't stop laughing. :haha:

My Gods that is hilarious. :rotfl2:

[CCIP]

It might not even be far from the truth :doh:

http://gawker.com/5868489/all-your-rick-perry-gay-sex-rumors-collected-in-one-handy-book

(language warning)
(obviously a biased source too but, you know, just throwing that out there)

[Tribesman]

(obviously a biased source too but, you know, just throwing that out there)
The best bit is in the comments section......

"I think Rick Perry has shot himself in the foot over the years with this; the only really rock-solid credible reason for why I think Rick Perry might be gay is that he is so publicly anti-gay, that he gives the appearance of being closeted."
....the boy doth protest too much:rotfl2:

[antikristuseke]

People get elected on such a platform?

22,364 likes, 690,091 dislikes is a nice ratio though....

[Dread Knot]

People get elected on such a platform?


Not on a national level. The commercial is a desperate ploy by Perry to stay alive in Iowa next month by appealing to ultra conservative rural voters. However, even if it works (which I doubt) the message will haunt him in more liberal states.

Rick Perry. The political poster boy for how to completely botch a strong starting position. He's making Dan Quayle look like Ronald Reagan. :O:

[mookiemookie]

There's been lots of parodies of that ad, but this one is pretty much the most spot on:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-eqpJYGtvk

It's exactly what I hear when I hear that ad.

:rotfl2:

[Blacklight]

What ? That's not the real campaign add ?
:har: