National Republican Congressional Committee Mocks Rachel Maddow In Ad (VIDEO)

The National Republican Congressional Committee used its latest ad against President Obama to mock Rachel Maddow.

The ad challenges President Obama to move ahead with the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline project. It mocks Maddow's actual "Lean Forward" ad for MSNBC, where she stands in front of the Hoover Dam talking about the demand for infrastructure jobs. The NRCC's version is titled "Lean Backwards."

The ad features a Maddow lookalike in glasses, a gray hoodie and a brunette wig in front of the same backdrop. Ironically, it uses Maddow's argument for government-backed infrastructure projects to push for the pipeline. "We’ve got a project like this waiting for the President’s go ahead –- supported by Republicans and Democrats, labor unions. It’d provide energy security and up to 130,000 jobs," the lookalike says.

NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay explained the decision to reference the MSNBC host in a statement on Tuesday. "Even Rachel Maddow should be able to understand the benefits of a project like Keystone XL, which not only can help with our country’s energy needs but also has the potential to bring tens of thousands of jobs to a struggling American economy,” he wrote.

Maddow has proved an irresistible target for Republicans in the past. Senators Marco Rubio and Scott Brown have both gone after her in fundraising campaigns.

Watch the parody ad above, and the original ad below.

Here are some celebrities who have asked President Obama to stop the Keystone XL:

Comments

[D-V-H]

09:37 PM on 01/21/2012

Except in America, it's only about 6,000 jobs for 2 years. Then most of the jobs will be in Canada.

[libwithaclue]

02:57 PM on 01/20/2012

All we want is the actresses name. Does anyone know? Blacklisting is a terrible thing, but someone's got to do it.....................

[maximus5757]

07:22 PM on 01/19/2012

Wow! That is funnier than Maddow herself! The democrats have done nothing to create jobs because it is better to have people unemployed dependent on a check than to be free and gainfully employed. When you are waiting on Government check every month, you are more likely to vote for the party that is more likely to keep people down and dependent on Government assistance.

[sobaytransplant]

08:01 PM on 01/19/2012

Wow, were you BORN that h8ful and badly misinformed or did you have to work at it? There are actually more people living in states that traditionally vote REPUBLICAN receiving government checks than anywhere else. But why don't you explain to us how this pipeline would have reduced people's dependence upon government assistance, anyway? I mean, considering the fact it has been the ONLY thing the GOP has put forward that they are calling a "jobs bill," (Which it ISN'T, by the way.) Before you ask for links, I already gave them to you lower in this thread and you can go read them all there. It's all the info showing WHY this doesn't really provide very many jobs... 3 different sources posted there. YEAH... as if I believe you'll actually READ them.

[Loaks]

09:16 AM on 01/20/2012

Same old tired stereotypical talking points.

[sobaytransplant]

07:00 PM on 01/19/2012

With all the money the Republicans have, they couldn't hire a GOOD actress to play Rachel? This girl appears to be someone's daughter who just wanted to be in the show, Ricky. LAAAAAAAMMMMMMEEEEE!

[Cammi Vaughan]

06:37 PM on 01/19/2012

They always lie about how many jobs it would create. Here they say 130,000 jobs, whereas in fact 6500 temporary jobs has been estimated. And they never mentioned the disasters that could result. The type of tar sands oil to be piped is more acidic, so more chance of spills and more toxic spills than we are accostomed to. Maybe this is where they get the extra 124,000 jobs - cleanup!

[maximus5757]

07:15 PM on 01/19/2012

Total BS! support your rants with facts and links!

[sobaytransplant]

07:46 PM on 01/19/2012

Actually, how about THIS one. (If you don't like it, there are plenty more that say basically the same thing.) From the Washington Post:

"During the debate over the Keystone project, the oil industry rolled out a series of studies claiming that pipeline construction would create 20,000 temporary jobs in the United States and that lower oil prices (they didn’t say exactly how much lower) resulting from the new crude supplies would create as many as 250,000 more jobs across the country over the long term. These numbers were cited repeatedly by politicians who supported the pipeline.

However, the first number refers to “person-years” of employment — a single job that lasts two years is counted twice; and in any case, it pales compared with the overall U.S. employment challenge."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/2011/12/19/gIQApUAX8P_story.html

[Cammi Vaughan]

07:49 PM on 01/19/2012

Anthony Swift at the National Resources Defense Council writes about the marketing of the Keystone XL pipeline extension, and why it's not such a good deal for Americans. I don't have the url but I'm sure you can find it.

There are facts I got from Bill Meadows, President of the Wilderness Society who wrote article called: Here are just a few problems with the Keystone XL. - sorry don't have url but it is findable. I never BS - always research. But it's good to check.

[sanfran126]

05:49 PM on 01/19/2012

nailed it.

[david kenner]

02:38 PM on 01/19/2012

I was really needed a laugh but never even got a smirk. it was just plain bad, flabby, ama-torturing, reek of desperation and .....we you saw the video.

i'm really starting to believe that conservatives are completely divorced from humor, let alone satire.

[rctiger2004]

01:40 PM on 01/19/2012

Now, that's funny...lol

[lisaman]

11:50 AM on 01/19/2012

If you can't beat 'em, mock 'em.

[Barbara DeZan]

12:28 PM on 01/19/2012

As expected, Rachel go a huge kick out of this ad.

Did you see her show last night?

Perfect.

[lisaman]

02:23 PM on 01/19/2012

No, I didn't.

[RogerRantjet]

11:44 AM on 01/19/2012

Must have been scripted by Miller since it's so amazingly humorless.

[typeterson]

11:29 AM on 01/19/2012

low budget. not funny. not accurate.

most in congress who support keystone have big oil money coming their way.

the question is on most issues politicians face these days is, 'is there enough money for me to support this?'

[Jack Knowlton]

10:47 AM on 01/19/2012

Maybe I missed something, but was this supposed to be funny?

[sobaytransplant]

07:02 PM on 01/19/2012

Well, I believe it WAS supposed to be funny/ironic... but Republican humor is generally so sophomoric that it's hard to tell unless you are in the 4th grade or have an IQ lower than your shoe size.

[chatafergie]

10:17 AM on 01/19/2012

The Irony is that Hoover Dam was built by the Democrats in office. It helped create jobs lost because of Hoovers (Rep.) failed policies!!

[Davwbaird]

11:22 AM on 01/19/2012

Lean Forward is getting the message out there. All the idiots are on the wrong side of history as they mock so shall they be mocked by their very selves.

[losingitbigtime]

09:36 AM on 01/19/2012

Notice that whenever the right attempts satire, they fall flat? Besides, in this straight male's opinion Rachel is much more adorable and cute. If you put a different wig on this person, she would look more like Sarah Palin.

[PerfectTommy]

07:18 PM on 01/19/2012

I agree, Rachel is a doll, and intelligence is sexy. Maybe some of the Republicans are afraid she'll spot them at some kind of LGBT event.

[rdrover]

09:32 AM on 01/19/2012

Nice try but a GOPher miming Maddow is like watching someone trying to grasp quicksilver! the notion is sillier than the product!