"Why, what big teeth you have, Mr. President!"
Any comments on the ridiculous anti-Kerry, terrorists-as-wolves, Bush-approved ad?
I, for one, am a bit miffed. Not only does the Bush camp rehash the stupid idea that Kerry would never dream of inconveniencing the terrorists, but it also rehashes the generations-old myth that wolves are bad, bad, bad. Was Bush playing to the fears of 7-year-olds, thus trying to get out the vote of the traditionally lackluster Elementary School Kid voting block? Or, or...I can't even comprehend the stupidity of what he was trying to do.
Oh--you haven't seen it? Fade in: Shots of a shadowy wolf on the prowl in a forest. Audio: A scary-voiced announcer says scary things over scary music about how Kerry invited the terrorists to an elitist country club golf outing, or something like that. More shots of forest/wolves. Climactic Moment: A pack of wolves, some sitting, look straight at the camera--at YOU. Scary-voiced announcer says that Kerry won't protect us from those who want to harm us. Wolves attack us while we sit, helplessly, in mauve recliners. Return to "CSI: Miami."
This ad was very enlightening to me and cut a sharp line between those of us who are voting for Kerry and those of us who are voting for a return to The Past That Never Existed. It effectively illustrates the hostility to nature that Bush and his ilk possess. To me, the scenes of the wolves and of the scary (?) green forest were very pretty. To someone like Bush, they represent darkness and evil--he's linking them to the freakin' terrorists! And it shows in his policies towards them.
The first white people that settled this continent were afraid of "wilderness"--it was a dark, scary place full of vicious animals, trees (real progress-killers, those trees), witches, pagans, evil. The Bible shaped the philosophy that nature is ours to do with as we please--that God created the world for us to trash, if we want to. People like Bush carry on this backward-ass tradition with great flourish, and this ad reminded me of that primitive mindset--and that primitive mindset is what really kills.
I, for one, am a bit miffed. Not only does the Bush camp rehash the stupid idea that Kerry would never dream of inconveniencing the terrorists, but it also rehashes the generations-old myth that wolves are bad, bad, bad. Was Bush playing to the fears of 7-year-olds, thus trying to get out the vote of the traditionally lackluster Elementary School Kid voting block? Or, or...I can't even comprehend the stupidity of what he was trying to do.
Oh--you haven't seen it? Fade in: Shots of a shadowy wolf on the prowl in a forest. Audio: A scary-voiced announcer says scary things over scary music about how Kerry invited the terrorists to an elitist country club golf outing, or something like that. More shots of forest/wolves. Climactic Moment: A pack of wolves, some sitting, look straight at the camera--at YOU. Scary-voiced announcer says that Kerry won't protect us from those who want to harm us. Wolves attack us while we sit, helplessly, in mauve recliners. Return to "CSI: Miami."
This ad was very enlightening to me and cut a sharp line between those of us who are voting for Kerry and those of us who are voting for a return to The Past That Never Existed. It effectively illustrates the hostility to nature that Bush and his ilk possess. To me, the scenes of the wolves and of the scary (?) green forest were very pretty. To someone like Bush, they represent darkness and evil--he's linking them to the freakin' terrorists! And it shows in his policies towards them.
The first white people that settled this continent were afraid of "wilderness"--it was a dark, scary place full of vicious animals, trees (real progress-killers, those trees), witches, pagans, evil. The Bible shaped the philosophy that nature is ours to do with as we please--that God created the world for us to trash, if we want to. People like Bush carry on this backward-ass tradition with great flourish, and this ad reminded me of that primitive mindset--and that primitive mindset is what really kills.
posted by lulu | 6:47 AM
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