All the height of Jon Stewart and all the funny, too
Watch out Stephen Colbert, America has a pint-sized answer to you.
Calling themselves Swift Kids for Truth, these prepubescent pundits have taken aim at the art of negative campaigning, reminding us that some of the "sophisticated political messaging techniques" being pushed by political consultants these days were mastered on schoolyards everywhere long, long ago.
The ads mostly take aim at Hillary Clinton (who may have called this on herself with her "3AM" ads), and most importantly, they're funny as hell.
Hillary Clinton - Anti-cookie:
Rudolph Guiliani - Says "9/11" a lot, so it's important:
John Edwards - Metrosexual:
Hillary Clinton - "Holy shit! She's a dude!":
Barack Obama - His name is hard to say:
Hillary Clinton - Whitewater!:
And, a quick message from the Swift Nannies (for Truth!):
Of course, it would be facetious to suggest these kids hatched this entire idea on their own. All the more likely, the Swift Kids are the brainchildren of Larry Gibbard Jr and Terry Nathers. They probably have their own political agenda, but in the meantime, the comedy is fantastic.
Ironically, they've been around since at least December 2007. But CNN just caught on.
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Tonight's the Night, This is It
Iowa straw polls happen tonight
For those paying attention to the long campaign for the American Presidency, and for those select few with dreams of becoming President of the United States, the long wait has finally ended.
The Iowa straw polls kick off tonight, with the New Hampshire primary to take place in five days' time.
This is where the rubber hits the road.
Conventional wisdom suggests that Mitt Romney will win the Republican poll. He won the Ames straw poll in August. However, Rudy Giulliani, Fred Thompson (then an undeclared candidate) and John McCain chose not to spend money in that particular contest, deciding to wait until the cards were really on the table.
Tonight, they are.
In Iowa, Mike Huckabee actually holds a six-point lead over Romney, while the other Republican candidates poll at eleven percent or less.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama leads Democrat candidates with 31%, while overall frontrunner Hillary Clinton trails John Edwards 24% to 27%, respectively.
In short, neither race is over just yet.
Even beyond Iowa, looking next to the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton and John McCain claim narrow leads over their competitors.
Yet, as the primaries proceed, and the cards fall where they may, the question of who will contest the 2008 Presidential election will only become clearer.
Tonight's the night. This is it.
For those paying attention to the long campaign for the American Presidency, and for those select few with dreams of becoming President of the United States, the long wait has finally ended.
The Iowa straw polls kick off tonight, with the New Hampshire primary to take place in five days' time.
This is where the rubber hits the road.
Conventional wisdom suggests that Mitt Romney will win the Republican poll. He won the Ames straw poll in August. However, Rudy Giulliani, Fred Thompson (then an undeclared candidate) and John McCain chose not to spend money in that particular contest, deciding to wait until the cards were really on the table.
Tonight, they are.
In Iowa, Mike Huckabee actually holds a six-point lead over Romney, while the other Republican candidates poll at eleven percent or less.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama leads Democrat candidates with 31%, while overall frontrunner Hillary Clinton trails John Edwards 24% to 27%, respectively.
In short, neither race is over just yet.
Even beyond Iowa, looking next to the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton and John McCain claim narrow leads over their competitors.
Yet, as the primaries proceed, and the cards fall where they may, the question of who will contest the 2008 Presidential election will only become clearer.
Tonight's the night. This is it.
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