The phrasing and design of this ad cracks me up.
“We must stop Liberal Dick Durbin.” Is it because Dick Durbin is a liberal? Is it because Durbin is a liberal dick? Is it actually Durbin’s dick that is liberal, making him “Liberal-dick Durbin”? And “Liberal Dick Durbin” makes it seem like that’s only one of the varieties you can get Dick Durbin in. There’s Liberal Dick Durbin, Conservative Dick Durbin, Action Glider Dick Durbin and Dick Durbin with Kung-Fu Grip.
Rob
(I also like how until I looked up Durbin's site, I thought Sauerberg was running in Maryland because of the MD after his name.)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Spotted Dick
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The answer from the world of Politics is that the ad is saying the Senator Dick Durbin is a baby-killing, Al-Quada loving, tax increasing no good son of a bitch.
I once worked for a guy who was pro-life and has an A+ rating from the NRA. He also had a 98% Pro-labor voting record. His opponent called him an "ultra, ultra liberal".
Liberal was once a word that sent shivers down our spines because of all the things that the Newt Gingrichs and Ralph Reeds of the world (brilliantly) told us that it meant. (UnAmerican and vaguely French)
speaking as someone who is going to hell for designing spam, at the end of the day, it's all about the "call to action button"
the red
candy like button
contribute NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if LIBERAL means NOT LIKE THE LAST 7 YEARS, then i'm that.
even conservatives like a LIBERAL expense account, no? or LIBERAL vacation policies, or LIBERAL amounts of free wine donated by wealthy constituents.
dare i even say LIBERAL campaign donations? yes, i do dare.
The phrasing suggests to me that "durbin" is an action that the advertiser feels should not occur to liberal dick.
And even if that's not how it was intended, that's how I'll be using it. (Not as funny as "Santorum", but then what is?)
Man, you know they knew what they were doing. Politics 101: If you're name is Dick, change it. Good thing they didn't use the "Lick Dick Durbin" slogan.
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