Apparently Big Oil Money Doesn't Buy As Much As It Used Toby: TheGreenMilesWed Feb 11, 2009 at 12:31:41 PM EST |
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UPDATE 2/12: OK, so AFP pulled the ads off YouTube, deleted their blog post, and told the Wonk Room that the view expressed in the ads that global warming is a hoax "is not our position." Now the ads are back on YouTube. That's the way to build credibility, AFP - behave more erratically than Joaquin Phoenix.
Hey, Old Virginny! Put down that bottle of moonshine and stop chewin' yer tobaccy for a second. Americans for Prosperity has somethin' to tell you. Listen up, Joe Sixpack. Don't you hate rich people? Aren't you jealous? Don't they get your overalls in a bunch? Don't they make your bourbon-laden blood boil? Why, it's enough to make a good ol' boy jump in his pickup, drive down to the gen'rul store and give the shopkeep a bit of what-for! That's apparently the view of Virginia's intellect from the tenth floor office of Americans for Prosperity just south of Dupont Circle as they launch a new ad campaign in Virginia. Honestly, I haven't been able to pay any attention to the content of the ad. I'm just dumbfounded they'd think we're this, well, dumb. Is this guy supposed to be a rich snob, a surfer dude, or some combination - Spicoli with a trust fund? And what's he eating, cheese and crackers? That's snobby rich people food? You'd think Americans for Prosperity, with millions rolling in every year, would be able to buy some better propaganda for its buddies in the dirty fossil fuel industry. |
