October 22, 2004
THERE'S A WOLF IN THE WOODS:
Bush Ad Uses Wolf Image to Attack Kerry (LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press)
Reminiscent of Ronald Reagan's Soviet "Bear" ad that was credited with helping frame the 1984 race, the commercial shows a dense forest from above. Scurrying is heard as the camera plunges deeper into the woods and pans sunlight-speckled trees. Shadows move through the brush before animals are seen amid the forest.Then, the ad reveals the type of animal: A pack of wolves rest on a hill. As the commercial closes, the predators stir, moving toward the camera.
"In an increasingly dangerous world, even after the first terrorist attack on America, John Kerry and the liberals in Congress voted to slash America's intelligence budget by $6 billion," an ominous voice says in the ad. "Cuts so deep they would have weakened America's defenses. And weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm."
He really is Reagan's Son. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 22, 2004 12:53 PM
I like it, it has that Lord of the Rings feel to it.
Posted by: pchuck at October 22, 2004 1:09 PMThere goes the PETA vote.
Posted by: Fred Jacobsen (San Fran) at October 22, 2004 1:40 PMWould have been more appropriate to use hyenas. But a good idea nonetheless.
Posted by: ratbert at October 22, 2004 2:49 PMAmericans relate to the wolf metaphor much better. Besides, it wouldn't be the right allusion: if I recall what Marlin Perkins said, hyenas are found on open plains. Not much sneaking around on the veldt.
Posted by: Roy Jacobsen at October 22, 2004 3:25 PMI think the concept was better than the execution.
Posted by: brian at October 22, 2004 4:14 PMaaaaaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Posted by: G. Eugene at October 22, 2004 6:37 PMThose are just imported Canadian wolves on their way to being "reintroduced" to Yellowstone.