"WOLVES" -- DNC Responds with "EAGLE" - Perfect!

[liberalpragmatist]

From the DNC:

"Eagle"

http://www.democrats.org/

It's right there on the first page

[rndmprsn]

1. counterpunch!

now lets see if the "media" gives it 10% the attention the wolf ad is getting

[China_cat]

2. Remind everyone you talk to

that the attack on the World Trade Center mentioned in that ad is NOT 9/11, it is the first one back in 1993. And many, many Repubs after that time also voted to cut intelligence funding. Including a lot of Bush appointees.

The RNC is counting on people missing the word 'first' or not even thinking about it at all and only connecting the WTC with 9/11.

[liberalpragmatist]

3. The Gingrich Congress Cut Intelligence Funding Even more than Kerry

..proposed.

Plus, $6 billion "guts" intelligence funding? 6 billion is a drop in the bucket when it comes to intelligence. It amounts to less than 1% of the intelligence budget.

[mitchtv]

6. whoooooooo,,too much lipstick and rouge on JK

nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. Love it!

:headbang:

[info being]

5. Oh, that's good. Hit back with subtle humor

Thinking people will roll their eyes at Wolves and chuckle at Eagle. Well done President Kerry.

[high density]

10. Hah, that's great

That Wolves ad is as lame as that "hilarious" Club for Growth ad.

[Mojambo]

7. I haven't seen the wolf one

What's it all about?

[Technowitch]

8. Wow, what a great ad!

[KellyPaDem]

9. Does anyone have a link...

to the wolf commercial. I love the Eagle!!!

[high density]

11. It's at the official Bush* "re-"election" site

and I'm sure you can figure out where that is using a search engine or something. :)

[bluedog]

18. link to wolf.....bush site here

Creepy, scaremongering "WOLVES" ad may be viewed at http://www.georgewbush.com

[KellyPaDem]

23. Thank You!!!!!

[Cronus Protagonist]

37. THAT'S what all this fuss is about?

What a WEAK ad. Damn. Why even bother with it, it's no worse or better than all the other crap the GOP spews out?




"So I don't worry about, and people shouldn't
worry about a draft. . . I think we're in good
shape, I really do. And, if not, we'll -- I'll address
the nation. But I don't see any need to right now."
- G. W. Bush (Source: The Whitehouse)

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

[Cha]

32. Here it is..

http://www.georgewbush.com/

[donco6]

12. Funny ad.

Great juxtaposition to FEAR FEAR FEAR.

[Triana]

13. NICE!

...and a helluva lot better than the damned dark, negative, fearmongering of the Repigs...

[Steelangel]

14. rofl, very nice one.

excellent counterpunch!

[fob]

15. If they could have only gotten a "W" on that ostrich somehow it would

have rated all-time classic, but it's great nonetheless!!

[Shopaholic]

16. Damn--

that was great!

[popstalin]

17. F*ckin' Awesome Spot!

I love it!

[Rex_Goodheart]

19. I LOVE IT. Speaking of eagles...

Is anybody else pissed off about the coal industry's eagle commercial, that shows a choking eagle from 30 years ago, then a happy eagle flying around in clear skies today?

The coal industry has fought EPA clean air standards tooth and nail every step of the way, and now they have the nerve to run that commercial? What a bunch of condescending, arrogant fucks.

[BamaGirl]

56. Every time I see that coal ad

I start yelling at the tv. Completely pisses me off.

[democracy eh]

20. i absofreaking love it

wouldn't have minded seeing the easgle swoop down and pick up a wolf too

[Robert Oak]

21. badgers, bats, cockroaches, doves, spiders and so on.

How about the wizard of oz with dorothy running through the woods, lions and tigers and bears oh my!

This whole thing is so..."reptilian brain".

but, eagle, excellent response to the reptilian brain technique.

[Starlight]

41. The Wizard of OZ would be a great commercial...

the open the curtain & find out the big, scarey voice of the powerful wizard is just little wimpy chickenhawk George. :P

[radfringe]

22. as I told an "undecided" at work

the choice is this -- fear or hope

"do you want to go along for the next four years being afraid, or do you want to see something hopeful being done

just look at the campaign commercials, the video clips on the news -- all bush* is offering is 4 more years of fear, he has no record to run on so he's trying to scare people into voting for him

he has no plans for the next 4 years that people will buy, his plans are to continue scaring people and to make rosey statements like "we're makin' progress" --- yeah? well what freaking progress?
gas is up, heating oil is up, my paycheck is down, we have a freaking war that is a mess --- the smirk-boy not only doesn't have any clothes - he also doesn't have a clue

his whole administration can be summed up as PRAY AS YOU GO -- that's where you pray like crazy that he doesn't f**k-up any worse than he already has

that's your choice"

then I handed him the printouts from Kerry site on Kerry's plans and told him to read it

[calimary]

36. Geez, that was well-put.

Beautiful job. Emperor has no clothes. Emperor has no clue!

Sadly, bush would probably be just fine with "pray as you go," considering how much effort he's put into dismantling the wall that keeps church and state separated.

[Catfight]

24. BRILLIANT!

[LoZoccolo]

25. YEEAAAAAAAARGH!

:bounce: :toast: :party: :thumbsup: :bounce: :toast: :party: :thumbsup: :bounce: :toast: :party: :thumbsup: :bounce: :toast: :party: :thumbsup:

[Lorien]

26. I can't watch the ad. What happens?

and will they actually be running it somewhere? (as opposed to many of those other promising DNC ads).

[Tsiyu]

27. Yes. I second that request....

give a brief synopsis for those of us who can't see the visual. Thankie muchlie....

[meganmonkey]

29. cuts between an eagle soaring and an ostrich

with it's head in the sand. Voiceover says things like

"as the eagle soars in the sky it can see what's happening. the ostrich, with his head in the ground sees nothing"
"the eagle can change direction when needed...the ostrich just stands still"

mild humor, pretty low-key

finishes with something like

"wouldn't you rather America was like the eagle in these times" or something
then text "America Can Do Better"

if i had a faster connection i'd have watched it again for more accurate quotes.

[Tsiyu]

60. Thank you meganmonkey!

:yourock:

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

28. WOW - I almost can't believe that's from the DNC!

It's hilarious, and makes its point well. I just would expect an ad so direct like that to come from MoveOn or to be a Daily Show parody ad or something. Love it, love it!

[Cha]

30. ZING ZING ZING!

PERFECT! :dem: I love it..I love my party! :dem:

What an Awesome Answer to the stupid filth from gwbush.

[Guaranteed]

31. HAHAHAHAHAAA!!! We NAILED those clowns! nt

[NNadir]

33. Tremendous! My whole family loved it, including my five year old.

Simple. Direct. Clear...

...perfect.

[Blue_Roses]

34. lol! I love it!

should I be laughing:shrug: this election is making me lose my mind

[UCLA Dem]

35. love it. the ostrich should have its head up its ass though!!!

[Laelth]

38. Very nice.

Not a single mention of John Kerry. Very clever ... forces a little thought ... forces the viewer to make the connection. Nice.

:smoke:

-Laelth

[JSG]

39. that is fantastic!

This is being played on television right?

[localroger]

40. OMFG that was GREAT

I just showed this to my wife, and she was like "Who made this? This is great!" (Windows Media Player was parked in front of the DNC's web page as she asked this.) I said "The DNC" and she looked at me blankly. "The Democratic National Committee," I spelled out. "You know, the Democratic Party. AKA the Pink Tutu guys." (She is a big BartCop fan.)

Long pause.

"YOU MEAN THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE ON TV???????!!!!!??!!!"

You know, I'm feeling lucky tonight :-)

[Starlight]

42. I love the eagle ad!

I think that eagle would make a wonderful mascot for the Democratic party. Strong & powerful & very American. I'd love to see it in print advertising, too. :)

[secular_warrior]

43. Gotta give the DNC credit where credit is due - that's powerful !

Very easy to remember, perfectly characterizes Kerry's foreign policy views vs. Bush's, and attacks the "strong, resolute leader" myth all at once !

[gauguin57]

44. I like this Eagle clip almost as much ... because it shows a buffoon's

true colors ...

http://www.cnn.com/video/us/2002/02/25/ashcroft.sings.wbtv.med.html

[ProgressiveFool]

50. egads

Clicked on the link before I realized what I'd see - thankfully closed the window before it happened.

[seraph]

45. RIGHT ON!!!

That's brilliant!!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. Good ad

Plus it's more respectful of our naional mascot than the stupid song sung by John Ashcroff "Let the Eagle Soar" or something like that.

Kind of a side note but the return of the Bald Eagle is one of the great success stories in enviromentalism. I live near a lake and have seen several eagles clsoe to home.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

47. Great ad! I gave the DNC $100 just now to show my appreciation!

Also, if you watch the Fuzzy Wolf ad then immediately watch the Eagle/Ostrich ad, it's striking.

Great move with the eagle and ostrich, though a part of me really wanted the Dems to counter with an ad showing a bunch of chimps hopping up and down scratching themselves and throwing feces.

[ProgressiveFool]

48. I am sure

All the students of advertising out there are shaking their heads at the "Wolves" ad. The Republicans forgot to characterize themselves... so we're left to think they're what... the trees? Or the intrepid cameraman, who followed the wolves so diligently and then ended up getting eaten?

Neither very reassuring - good thing those wolves are so cute and playful.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

59. It's the Blair Witch Project!

The wolves ad might have scored well with focus groups five months ago, but there has been such fear mongering by Rove/Bush since then that it is blowing up in their faces.

[pa28]

49. It's good but if the wolves get traction we should play off it.

The DNC could show the circling wolves with Bush superimposed saying he doesn't care where Bin-Laden is.

[Crunchy Frog]

51. Fantastic ad!

Classy and with a beautiful simplicity and clarity. Knocks that idiotic "Wolves" ad right out of the water.

[Kimber Scott]

52. This whole election is turning into satire!

Man, what I would give to be a comedian today!

[951]

53. "Parody is a form of flattery"

:argh:

[regnaD kciN]

54. Now they need to be sure it gets heavy airplay...

...for any political ad, no matter how inspired, will not be of much use if the only ones who see it are DUers watching via RealPlayer.

(By the way, shouldn't someone be doing a parody of Bush: "Presidents Who Run With The Wolves"...? :evilgrin: )

[gardenista]

55. Excellent! I may have to rethink my contribution level

which became zero afther McCaullif pissed me off one too many times.

[Dem2theMax]

57. I think DNC could do a part 2 with the eagle and ostrich.

Eagle flying around like in first commercial. Ostrich finally pulls head out from hole in sand. Ostrich is wearing rose colored glasses. Somehow he flings them off for a moment. Just then, eagle flies overhead, with a small banner in it's beak.
Banner has the words "The Truth" on it.
Ostrich screams, puts rose colored glasses back on and hurriedly runs back to hole and inserts head.

Fade out to words on the screen "Kerry/Edwards 2004"

Hey, it's late, I should be in bed. Can't you tell?
But I got this darned image of the ostrich with rose colored glasses on and I couldn't let it go. LOL. :)

[bklyncowgirl]

58. The Animal Planet Election

That's a nice ad.

[Harlan James]

61. I hate to spoil the love-in, but the 'Eagle' ad is weak

The GOP "Wolves' ad names names and assigns blame. If you didn't know the "Eagle" ad was being put out by the DNC (and outside of folks like us who really does?) you wouldn't know what that bird was going on about about. It could as easily be a GOP ad as a Democratic one.

The barbarians are at the gate, and what we need now are clubs and boiling tar, not metaphors.

[stevietheman]

62. I halfway agree

A better response ad would be to also use wolves.

Do something for the young, hip-hop-loving voter:
"Who let the wolves in (woof... woof woof woof woof woof)?" *

And show a pack of wolves running down a NYC street or through a border crossing.

* Sung to "Who Let the Dogs Out?"