Pro-Paul group unleashes fiery attack ad

[garyallen59]

This is seriously a terrible and stupid looking ad. Who in the world said that this was a good ad and to move forward with it?

 

[newbitech]

I had fun imagining Benton doing that voice over (including the screaming eagle sound effect).

 

[phill4paul]

This is seriously a terrible and stupid looking ad. Who in the world said that this was a good ad and to move forward with it?

 

[jj-]

This reminds me of the 'He's catchin' up, I'm telling ya' from Ron's campaign.

 

[Matt Collins]

I think it is hilarious, which is the point.

 

[William Tell]

Reminds me of this:

Not at all, the new one SUCKS.

 

[Matt Collins]

Is it really Jesse Benton that's behind this? This is unreal. This ad will do nothing but turn off voters. Already, I saw people on Facebook thinking the Rand campaign created this, and were turned off by it.

Voters aren't paying attention to this, voters aren't watching the Presidential race right now.

 

[Matt Collins]

It's silly, but some of you are being as over-the-top as the video itself. It's just an Internet ad meant to go viral, and it's doing what it's supposed to.

Bingo!

It's a joke and should be taken that way...

 

[William Tell]

So... Is anyone else glad that they didn't put Benton on the official campaign? Holy smokes.

Agreed, good luck to this pac on raising unlimited funds...

 

[William Tell]

Voters aren't paying attention to this, voters aren't watching the Presidential race right now.

L.M.A.O

 

[garyallen59]

I think it is hilarious, which is the point.

No, it's just stupid.

It would be ok if this was just some goofy fan made ad but this is from one of the major SuperPAC's which makes it stupid.

 

[CaptUSA]

I think it is hilarious, which is the point.

Oh, I get it. The point of this was that your sense of humor sucks?

 

[CaptUSA]

I think it is hilarious, which is the point.

Seriously, Matt. This could have been funny if it was well-done, but this is garbage. The voice-over is terrible. The theme is trite. And the editing is amateurish.
It's not hilarious. It's sad.

 

[jllundqu]

Looking at that is like looking at Keira Knightley. Looking at the new one is like looking at Keira Knightley in an old funhouse mirror.

Not sure what the hell you're talking about, but I like looking at Kiera Knightley for any reason whatsoever, through any glass or mirror... don't care.

 

[Massachusetts]

Rick Perry's "Oops" moment went viral too. Being "hilarious" is a tactic a fringe candidate would pull because nobody knows who they are. There are people surrounding the efforts to elect Rand Paul for President, whether it be on his campaign or Super PACs supporting him that are giving really bad advice and making really bad decisions. And to say people "aren't paying attention to presidential politics" right now is putting your head in the sand. A poll in early March revealed that 78% of voters say they are following recent news reports about the 2016 presidential race at least somewhat closely, with 35% who are following very closely. EARLY MARCH. God knows that has spiked since EIGHT candidates have declared in the past three months.

Not sure if you are aware, but Rand's recent actions for better or for worse are going to make him more polarizing than ever, and more of a target than ever before...and pulling cheesy crap like this will only hurt him as he is being watched very closely. And his opponents aren't stupid - they know they can tie him with the Super PAC.

 

[philipped]

I like it, a lot.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Reminds me of Brawndo commercial from Idiocracy.

Yeah, as a fan of Idiocracy, that's what comes to mind. There is certainly a second level of underlying humor there, but it will go over a lot of people's heads. Not a lot of average people will get the Idiocracy connection.

On the surface level, it might appeal to some people. Hard to say. Guess now that it's released, we will soon see the actual results. Hopefully there were some metrics and research that indicated it would be more positive than negative. I'd wager that this forum is not the target audience.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

It's silly, but some of you are being as over-the-top as the video itself. It's just an Internet ad meant to go viral, and it's doing what it's supposed to.

I have no idea what it's trying to do, but what it's actually doing is stupid. This is a really stupid, bad ad. Counter-productive.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Rand Paul supporters envision NSA fight as WWE match
By Ashley Killough, CNN - Fri May 29, 2015

America's Liberty PAC — a pro-Paul super PAC — is releasing a five-figure digital ad buy over the weekend, featuring a WWE-style video that promotes a rare gathering of the U.S. Senate this Sunday to debate the Patriot Act just as key provisions of the law are set to expire.

"Sunday, Sunday, Sunday," the juiced-up narrator says, previewing what the PAC is calling a "brawl for liberty" on the Senate floor.

The video goes after Cruz, calling him a "capitulating Canadian," a likely reference to Cruz's support for legislation that would tweak the NSA domestic phone surveillance program but still reauthorizes portions of the Patriot Act.

It also targets President Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who's long been in a war of words with Paul over national security.
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http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/29/politics/rand-paul-super-pac-ad-buy/

 

[helmuth_hubener]

I think it is hilarious, which is the point.

It is not funny in any way. It's just annoying and stupid. It's far worse than "he's catching on". Just embarrassing.