Welcome to the dark side, friends, where truth and illusion blend seamlessly in a battle for a power so vast that it seems you can get away with saying (or better yet, implying) anything. And though dirty tricks are certainly nothing new in politics, they seem to have hit their stride since the 1980s and just gathered steam into the new millennium. Anyway, without further ado, hail to the chief 10 most notorious presidential campaign commercials ever.
Hillary Answers the Phone
In the hard-fought battle for the 2008 Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton was faced with having to win the Ohio and Texas primaries, and the former First Lady pulled out this 'scare 'em where they sleep' commercial. The point was to imply that Barack Obama was inexperienced, though it seems rather odd to set the ad in some random sleeping family's house, and to then cut it to look like a horror movie. It was labeled by some as racist, misleading, stolen and even part of an offensive Clinton trend. Either way, Hill won Ohio, came close in Texas, and continued to fight another day. Did it turn the tide? We shall see.
Electoral College Says: The music from 'Patton' is a bit much, isn't it?
In the hard-fought battle for the 2008 Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton was faced with having to win the Ohio and Texas primaries, and the former First Lady pulled out this 'scare 'em where they sleep' commercial. The point was to imply that Barack Obama was inexperienced, though it seems rather odd to set the ad in some random sleeping family's house, and to then cut it to look like a horror movie. It was labeled by some as racist, misleading, stolen and even part of an offensive Clinton trend. Either way, Hill won Ohio, came close in Texas, and continued to fight another day. Did it turn the tide? We shall see.
Electoral College Says: The music from 'Patton' is a bit much, isn't it?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1. WOW...I BET 90% OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME HERE WONT CLICK PAST THE 1ST PAGE
LEARN TO CONSOLIDATE...
Posted at 10:27AM on Mar 25th 2008 by NotAnOob
2. At least it's not as bad as McCain's POW stories.
Posted at 5:30AM on Mar 27th 2008 by Nicholai Madias