Does anybody beside me REALLY like Clark's new TV ads?

[Bossy Monkey]

I mean, of course, anybody else not already committed to Clark. I'm ABB, as you see from the avatar, but leaning towards Edwards or Kucinich. In the showdown between Clark and Dean, I'm neutral, liking and admiring both very much.

If you're not in an early primary state (ours is a month hence) and want to see the ads, they're at Clark's site: http://www.clark04.com/
They remind me somewhat of Reagan's, which I will agree is not in every way a good thing; however, the weasel-bastard did win twice. Regardless, the ads are extremely well-done. Will they make a difference? Iiiiiiit's possible, but I dunno. The December Zogby poll broke down suspiciously like along the lines of name recognition (ie Lieberman was #2), so they just might.

[Scott Lee]

1. No.

[jmaier]

4. I'm shocked!

LOL



Wes Clark. He will make an extraordinary American President.

[Lefta Dissenter]

2. I'm obviously TOTALLY unbiased!

and I love his ads. Of course, I love any opportunity to be reminded how brilliant, well-educated and compassionate he is!

Have you watched his biopic (17 minutes) - it's amazing.

[_seachange]

3. Me too...

I am a Dean supporter, but I like the one Clark ad I have seen, the one entitled 'Independence'. The black and white is a nice touch, and the ad is simple but appealing. Kudos to the General's ad people.

[PsN2Wind]

5. Welcome to Du _seachange

although you're going to have a difficult time fitting in here with those kind of calm, fair, unbiased posts.

[Clark Can WIN]

7. Welcome seachange to DU

Always good to hear from new DU'ers. Make yourself comfortable.:toast:

[newyawker99]

15. Hi _seachange!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[in_cog_ni_to]

6. His ads are pure class. love them! n/t

[John_H]

8. My wife, who supports Kerry, complemented them but to be honest

they leave me kind of flat.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

9. *great* soundtrack

what is that song? It's great! (er, is this a documentary? too long for a commerical?)

[tishaLA]

11. You must be watching American Son

it's amazing. It's an 18 minute piece. His campaign apparently sent 50K of them to NH voters.

[tishaLA]

10. What I really like is precisely what his critics despise

(which is indicative of my support for Clark, I guess): that he doesn't do "policy" ads and instead offers a vision. He hits all the right notes, IMHO, and you have an idealized sense of him when the ad is over. They are really beautiful and poetic.

[Clark4VotingRights]

12. Thanks for the heads up!

I actually hadn't seen them yet.

[RandomUser]

13. If you like the ads, you should see the movie

There's an 18 minute movie you can download called "American Son"

It does a really good job of presenting information about Clark in the context of his life.

[snyttri]

14. I like the ad because it introduces Clark as a non-politician,

and patriotic. The black and white breaks it from the clutter.