Campaign AdWatch: 2013, A Spaced Odyssey

John McCain's new ad takes a bold look into the future of America, where stentorian voice-over narrators grimly announce the major accomplishments of the McCain administration over a trippy PowerPoint presentation.

"THE YEAR: 2013. The Middle East: STABILIZED. Nuclear terror threat: REDUCED. Border security: STRENGTHENED. Energy independence: ADVANCED. Wasteful spending: REFORMED." And blah, blah, blah.

McCain obviously wants to suggest that his presidency will yield an abundance of good. But where's the vision? This is the year 2013 we're talking about! Why not: "Rebellion of the Mole People: QUELLED. Cylon army: DEFEATED. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: ENCASED IN POLAR ICE. Dharma Initiative: UNDERSTOOD. Delicious new recipe for tiramisu: SERVED." If you are going to make a bold set of promises about the future, you might as well go crazy. It's not as if anyone believes you!

Comments

[CJGibson]

Why not: "Rebellion of the Mole People: QUELLED. Cylon army: DEFEATED. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: ENCASED IN POLAR ICE. Dharma Initiative: UNDERSTOOD. Delicious new recipe for tiramisu: SERVED."

I was hoping the video would be *this* ad. That'd be worth seeing.

[Shelly1970]

uhm, ya sure.

[BlackbirdHighway]

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows! Vote neocon party, 2008!

[fedupcitizen]

I do not see any black people in the future of John McCain!

[EuroRant1]

That's funny ... loved it ... no ... really, who put this together?
That has to be one of the best humourist skits I've seen a while. I almost thought it was real.

I was laughing till the coffee came out of my nose ... haven't had a laugh like this one in years.
Too funny ... keep 'em coming guys.

[TNT2008]

2013 McCain: Still Dreaming

[protagonia]

One year after the Mayan Calendar is one year too late.

No thanks, John McCain.

[GerryS]

That was scary, is it halloween?

[mc52]

If only McCain would provide a realistic path to get to his fantasy land, it might be worth something. As it is, this ad is useless. Perhaps we are supposed to just "follow the yellow brick road".

[TGCNY]

Maybe Liebermann wasnt there to tell him what year we were in it still 08

[lynnn]

So in other words he promising us all ponies!

[TheWordman]

Oh, I want a pony too! Mr. McCain, may I have a pony TOO?

[JackND]

Oh John...wha­t's all this then?

[Koshsama]

I watched and waited for the punchline. It was a joke, right? Right? Oh, it is -- the very worst kind of joke.

[jah2008]

LOL. At first, I thought this was a parody. That's hilarious that McCain actually approved that message. LOL.

[IslandGyal]

ROTFLMBAO

[comeonnow]

Nothing like an exploding nuke in a campaign ad. Yeeee-haw.­..Yeeeeeee­ee-haw.