Posted by
reasonmclucus on Friday, October 31, 2008 2:18:42 PM
Are you a conservative who would like to avenge Barry Goldwater's loss
to Lyndon Johnson? Do you have the knowledge and equipment to produce
a video for YouTube?
Have I got an ad for you. In 1964 Lyndon Johnson produced an ad called the
"Daisy Ad" that featured a little girl with a daisy followed by a video of a growing mushroom cloud.
Barack Obama's repeated threats to invade nuclear armed Pakistan to
capture or kill Osama bin Laden make him a perfect subject for a
modern version of such an ad.
The ad would begin with a clip of Obama in the second debate saying
""And if we have Osama bin Laden in our sights and the Pakistani
government is unable or unwilling to take them out, then I think that
we have to act and we will take them out."
Next would be a news anchor, or possibly two reporters. The anchor or
1st reporter would say: "President Barack Obama today told Pakistan to
turn over Osama bin Laden or the United States would take care of him."
Then the anchor or 2nd reporter would say: "The government of Pakistan
has responded to President Obama's ultimatum by stating that it does
not take orders from the United States and any attack on Pakistani
civilians would have grave consequences."
Next would be a video clip of a little girl with a daisy followed by a video of a mushroom cloud.
I have an 8 year old computer and dialup, so I'm not in a position to
make such an ad. I believe such an ad could harm Obama the way the
original ad harmed Goldwater.