I was pretty surprised by Joe Lieberman’s latest TV ad, which as David Sirota noted is basically evidence that his campaign is in la-la land.
But I have to admit, despite it being one of my all-time favorite movies (and the inspiration for the title of this blog), I totally missed the Bob Roberts angle. David Weigel, writing at the blog Daily Dish, explains:
[I]n his 1992 film about a hollow, venal right-wing Senate candidate, Tim Robbins, there’s a scene where the candidate’s aides are screening a new TV ad. It’s a mishmash of pretty images – flowers unfolding, the sun shining, grass blowing gently in the wind. After 30 seconds of this the message comes onscreen: “For a new day, vote Bob.” It runs like a slightly less maudlin version of the film Edward G. Robinson watches in the suicide room in Soylent Green. The ad’s a failure, and Bob doesn’t start moving in the polls until he runs brutal attack ads against the incumbent Democrat, played by Gore Vidal.
Yes, Lieberman’s team is cribbing plays from a fictional U.S. Senate campaign. I wonder, why do liberals have such low opinions of Democratic consultants?
Hilarious.
where can i see a video of the ad?