Charlie Pierce "This Bernie Ad May Be the Best Political Commercial I've Ever Seen"

[JeffHead]

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a41418/bernie-sanders-america-ad/


Call me an aging Boomer sap, but I think this Bernie Sanders ad is just about the best political commercial I've ever seen. The song is perfect. The selection of visuals is dead on—the little kid carrying the calf just kills me—and it's so welcoming and positive that it makes the old Reagan "Morning In America" ads look like death-metal videos. If all the Sanders campaign does is inject the spirit of this commercial into our money-drenched, dead-assed politics, then it is already far more than merely a worthwhile endeavor.

[Marie Marie]

1. As usual, Charlie says it best.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. just watched it for the first time

Yep...it is good. The song does hit the right note, esp. with us boomers.

[rusty quoin]

3. Oh hell yeah. I love it.

[3catwoman3]

4. One of my favorite...

...S&G songs.

[BigBearJohn]

5. That ad encapsulates everything we are fighting for: WE ALL COME TO LOOK FOR AMERICA (AGAIN)

WITH BERNIE CARRYING THE TORCH, LEADING THE WAY!!!

[lostnfound]

8. We want America BACK

The America that dreams of a better future for all of its people and for the world at large.
Government by the people, where the wealthy get the same vote as everyone else.
Where we can hold our heads up as Americans, feeling that we have a real democracy which is something to be proud of, not just another oligarchy.

[Left Coast2020]

6. Hey Dixigrrrrl....

I've watched it FIVE TIMES!!!

Something just tells me, "watch it again."

So I do.

[davidpdx]

9. I've watched at least 10 times

Maybe more then that.

[Donkees]

7. B E R N T H U S I A S M !

[Fawke Em]

10. Heck, I'm only the kid of Boomer Saps™ and I think this is best political ad I've ever seen!

I'm just perusing social media this morning and it's all anyone is talking about, politically (most are, obviously, talking about Snowzilla - LOL).

This ad transcends politics.

Used to hear Rush Limbaugh coming from my mom's room, today I hear Simon and Garfunkel's "America" on Bernie's ad.