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Clint Eastwood says his recent Super Bowl commercial wasn’t about politics. Chrysler Group LLC aired a two-minute television commercial called “It’s Halftime in America” during Super Bowl XLVI that featured the veteran actor and director. Some pundits have argued that the tone seemed to favor the re-election of President Obama.

Former Vice President Al Gore didn't invent the Internet, but apparently President Barack Obama wants voters to believe he created trash collectors and bus drivers. His first campaign ad of 2012 uses claims made in a debunked study that counted such jobs to boost its “green energy” job count above 2 million. The 30-second TV ad has been aired in six “battleground” states, including Michigan. Among other specious claims in the ad is one giving President Obama credit for 2.7 million “green energy” jobs nationally. The source of this claim was a Brookings Institute study that made the rounds of...

This ad is great. Check it out: http://www.newt.org/news/newt-2012-releases-new-ad-what-kind-man

(CNN) - Mitt Romney's campaign released a blistering new Florida television ad against Newt Gingrich on Monday, eight days before the Sunshine State's presidential primary. "If Newt wins, this guy would be very happy," the ad's narrator says, as a photo of a smiling President Barack Obama appears on screen. The 30-second commercial, "Florida Families," is set to air statewide in Florida. In a part of the country that saw large amounts of home foreclosures, the ad particularly strikes Gingrich over his time as a consultant at mortgage giant Freddie Mac. "While Florida families lost everything in the housing crisis,...

Ron Paul's campaign is out with this new ad in South Carolina, which hits Rick Santorum on his "record of betrayal." "One serial hypocrite exposed," the ad says, showing clips of Newt Gingrich. "Now another has emerged: Rick Santorum, a corporate lobbyist and Washington politician. A record of betrayal."

Just saw this very interesting full-page ad that Newt 2012 is putting in the New Hampshire newspapers....please click on the link to see it for yourself.... Dont' think Romney's going to win New Hampshire....

Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) – Newt Gingrich will hit GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney as a "timid Massachusetts moderate" in a New Hampshire newspaper ad on Wednesday. The full-page ad, set to run in the influential Union Leader, comes less than one week before the state's first-in-the-nation primary on Jan. 10. The Gingrich campaign intends to release television ads in the same vein this week. On Tuesday, Gingrich also said he will run ads in the early primary voting states of South Carolina and Florida, which hold their contests later this month. Calling himself a "bold Ronald Reagan conservative," Gingrich...

Considering its finances, the Newt Gingrich campaign would normally like free press and an endorsement. However, this is one billboard the Former Speaker of the House probably doesn’t want his face on: an advertisement promoting infidelity. Route 1 in Pennsylvania showcases a billboard with Gingrich’s face and the words “Faithful Republican, Unfaithful Husband.” The ad is in reference to Ashleymadison.com, an online cheat dating site for married people. Their motto, featured on their website, is “Life is short. Have an affair.” Why would a hook up website want to feature a GOP candidate? “Now that Newt is the leading contender...

Strange Verizon Ad

Now this is a great ad from American Crossroads! Let’s hope we see a 30-second or 1-minute version of this playing in 2012 during the General Election Campaign. It uses Obama’s own words against him, where he recently decreed himself to be essentially the fourth best President in the history of the United States in terms of his accomplishments! There’s nothing like the ego of “The One.”

Earlier, I wrote about Rick Perry’s late push in Iowa, and how the momentum from a couple of very good debates could convince some conservative caucus-goers to return to his banner. That could also be said about Rick Santorum, whose performance in the last two debates this week looked more polished and presidential. His campaign has worked on a shoestring and relied more heavily on an incredible number of personal appearances in all 99 counties in the state. Santorum hits the airwaves today in Iowa with his first ad, an introductory spot that uses supporting words from some heavy conservative...

The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign announced today the release of its latest ad, 'Selling Access', another two-minute web video aimed at former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, calling him out as a corrupt Washington insider who got rich through influence-peddling. The video, which the campaign plans to promote prominently on conservative web sites, includes a clip of Gingrich calling himself an 'insider' and another in which the former Speaker brags about getting paid $60,000-a-speech. The video comes after the viral success of Paul's earlier web ad, 'Serial Hypocrisy', which criticizes Gingrich for many of the same issues.

Listen to this advertisement and you’ll reasonably assume that what’s for sale is something forlorn, lonely, cute and cuddly … a stray puppy, perhaps. “They’ve been mistreated and misunderstood for generations,” the ad begins. “Abusive owners have done severe damage and given these beautiful creatures a bad reputation.” That’s how it’s supposed to sound. The owner of PRK Arms in Fresno, Calif., brainstormed this brilliant way to sell guns — and, so far, it’s worked. According to a news report from Fresno’s CBS 47 news, the gun shop has seen more business this holiday season than ever before. Among the...

New Ron Paul Ad ("Big Dog")

No text. This is a video campaign ad from Ron Paul.

On Black Friday, several stores of outdoor sports outfitter Cabela's gave away guns. And have you heard the one about the gun club offering photos with Santa and ammo? Guns, always popular in the US, have become even more so in a slumping, anxious economy. No wonder, as a new report exposes, a New York City-based capital management form has been buying up as many gun brands as it can get its hands on. The gun-loving conglomerate, Freedom Group, now sells more than 1.2 million guns a year, notching $40 billion in yearly revenue. (That's more than Coca-Cola, by the...

Texas Governor and GOP presidential contender Rick Perry is trying to turn his poor performances in recent debates into an asset with a new campaign ad in Iowa. The money line: "If you're looking for a slick politician or a guy with great teleprompter skills, we already have that and he's destroying our economy. I'm a doer not a talker." With that blistering yet incredibly accurate depiction of President Barack Obama, Mr. Perry may have found the perfect way to redeem himself with the party's first voters.

The Blaze has covered several instances of anti-Semitism emanating from the Occupy Wall St. movement (despite the organizers’ attempts to trivialize it). And now, the group over at Whyoccupy.com has posted a powerful new web ad from the Emergency Committee for Israel, wondering why, despite the anti-Semitism, so many liberal politicians have come out in support of the movement. “Why are our leaders turning a blind eye to anti-Semitic, anti-Israel attacks?” it asks:

In the spot, titled “Agree,” Santorum highlights all of the areas where he and his fellow GOP candidates don’t arrive at a consensus. He notes his disagreement with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on “government run Romneycare.” He calls Texas Governor Rick Perry “dead wrong” for supporting in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. Santorum also vehemently opposes the Wall Street bailouts, which former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain supported. However, the take away message of the ad is that Santorum and his fellow GOP contenders do agree on perhaps the most important issue: defeating Barack Obama in 2012. “Barack Obama...

The Vatican has accused the BBC of an ‘act of enormous foolishness’ for dumping the terms BC and AD in case they cause offence to non-Christians. The Roman Catholic Church also severely criticised the ‘senseless hypocrisy’ of Britain’s public service broadcaster for using a false respect for other religions to purge Christianity from Western culture. ‘It is by now very clear that respect for other religions is only an excuse, because those who wish to erase every trace of Christianity from Western culture are only a few secular westerners,’ said a front page editorial in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s official...

Remember that clever little Ford ad that showed an actual buyer being led into a surprise news conference and answering impromptu questions? You know, the one where the buyer says, “I wasn’t going to buy another car that was bailed out by the government. I was going to buy from a manufacturer that’s standing on their own: win, lose, or draw. That’s what America is about is taking the chance to succeed and understanding when you fail that you gotta’ pick yourself up and go back to work.”

The BBC has been accused of bowing to political correctness after it emerged that it was discouraging the use of the terms BC and AD for fear of offending non-Christians. The Corporation's religion website states that it opts for the "religiously neutral" Common Era and Before Common Era, rather than Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) and Before Christ. It goes on: "As the BBC is committed to impartiality it is appropriate that we use terms that do not offend or alienate non-Christians." But critics said the changes were meaningless because, just like AD and BC, the alternative terms...

[snip] The ad scares me. It's actually the “2012” trailer, but without the waves and wolves because Perry does not believe in man-made global warming. This would make a great summer blockbuster. I can see sequel potential, and there’s even Shia LaBoeuf-level acting. But the message is startling. Is Perry's main selling point really, “It's the Apocalypse, and I am the Only Hope For America?” Because, frankly, this is not what I was hoping for from my presidential candidates. “Also, here is some footage of horses!” Zero Change and Zero Jobs. Thank heavens REAL GOLD-FONT ALL-CAPS AMERICAN Rick Perry is...

Texas Gov. and GOP presidential contender Rick Perry released a new campaign video Wednesday, blasting President Obama for a lack of leadership in creating jobs and pointing to Perry as the leader who could turn the economy around.

Darn funny ad. Well worth a minute of everyone's time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6etfJgZQ7A&feature=player_embedded

Rick Perry's campaign just responded to the attack ad that a pro-Michele Bachmann super PAC unveiled last night, which it is airing in South Carolina, and which hits him on his spending record as Texas governor: “Gov. Perry is a proven fiscal conservative, having cut taxes, signed six balanced budgets, and led Texas to become America’s top job-creating state,” said Ray Sullivan, RickPerry.org’s communications director. “Congresswoman Bachmann’s front-group ad is patently and provably false. Unlike Washington, the Texas budget is balanced, does not run deficits and limits spending, even as Texas added jobs and population in big numbers.”

And I think I have a way to attract the youth vote. It could be an ad like this. Air it on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, etc.: I don't get why the youth would vote Democrat considering the direction of the country under Democrats. I have an idea. Ads like these should be on Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network. Kids love junk food, so we can remind them that Nanny-State Democrats want to take it away[we could also do an ad against liberal lawyers suing McDonalds]. We could also do a great ad directed at children for the national debt. I think this is...

BRADENTON - The self-employed operator of a home day care center in Sarasota is accused of placing a Craigslist ad in which she claimed to be her husband's ex-wife soliciting sex with strangers. The falsified ad led the victim to receive numerous phone calls, text messages and home visits from male strangers, frightening her and making her concerned about her children's safety, according to a police report.

I share my colleague Kevin Glass' disgust at this political web "ad," which he correctly describes as profoundly unfunny. It's overtly racist, sexist, and generally despicable (content warning): Here's a bit of background information on the CA-36 special election, which was triggered by Rep. Jane Harman's (D-Calif.) recent retirement, via the liberal blog TPM: The election pits Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn (D) against businessman Craig Huey, a tea party Republican who's second place finish in one of California's first jungle primaries came as a surprise to most. The race to the July 12 runoff has fallen to the national...

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This is real. Democrats are pulling out all the stops to smear Republicans. They've rolled out a new ad in which an elderly man tries to find ways to supplement his income because of the so-called lapses in Paul Ryan's new budget. First the video shows some numbers: Then: Then an elderly man says to a group of screaming women, "Did someone call the fire department, because it's about to get hot in here!" Then:

A prophetic insight. Video at link...

New Ad for De-Funding Planned Parenthood Features Abby Johnson Washington, DC -- Today, the Susan B. Anthony List, a prominent pro-life organization, announced the launch of a $100,000 radio ad campaign in Washington, D.C. in its latest effort to secure passage of a measure to revoke Planned Parenthood's taxpayer funding. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/03/28/new-ad-for-de-funding-planned-parenthood-features-abby-johnson

All across the country, state budgets are dripping in red ink from years of public sector union extortion. And in many states, bold conservative lawmakers are breaking this stranglehold by pushing legislation to curb collective bargaining powers for public employees. The Big Labor backlash has been swift and severe. But FreedomWorks, with your help, is rolling out a massive program -- including hard-hitting TV ads -- to fight back!

If I write a date as 44 BC or 476 AD, you immediately know to what years I am referring. I would guess that just about anyone junior high age or older in the U.S., Canada, or anywhere in Europe would also immediately recognize that one of those dates is 2055 years ago, and the other is 1535 years ago. (Okay, some of you had to pull out a calculator first.) You all know that BC means “Before Christ,” and many of you may even remember that AD is an abbreviation for the Latin Anno Domini: in the year...

House Actress Lisa Edelstein Does Pro-Abortion MoveOn Ad Washington, DC -- Lisa Edelstein, who currently stars as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the television drama House, has recorded a new television ad for the George Soros-funded MoveOn.org, a liberal pro-abortion activist group, targeting pro-life legislation. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/02/16/house-actress-lisa-edelstein-does-pro-abortion-moveon-ad/

Well, well. I was scouring the Internet and came across something worthy of mention – none other than a Craigslist posting from Mr. Creeper himself, Julian Assange. Wikileaks dude! Seems like the type of chick he’s looking for is a woman who’s not afraid to get night-sticked on the street of Athens and who’s an avowed vegan. Now who would’ve guessed that, eh? Snort. See below! H/T goes to Brett Winterble of Covert Radio.

Pop quiz time: can you name the day that Julius Caesar was assassinated? If you said March 15th, 44 BC, you’re…. an ignorant zealot! The correct date, as being taught in many History books, is March 15th, 44 BCE. If this surprises you, don’t worry, your kids will be taught the difference soon enough in school. You see, there’s a problem with old dates: those letters at the end contain a little abbreviated baby Jesus. “BC” being “Before Christ” and ”AD” being “Anno Domini“, Latin for “Year of Our Lord”. And for the anti-Christian Jihadis in Academia, any reference to...

Christine O'Donnell tweeted about Delaware Channel 28 forgetting two times to air her 24 minute mega ad. She claimed she was told the station "forgot." Channel 28 executive producer Tim Qualls claims they didn't receive the tape in time to air the ad. Tim Qualls also said he was a Republican who planned to vote for O'Donnell until the ad controversy. He said he is a Republican and had planned to vote for O'Donnell, but the tape situation changed his mind. "She's lost my vote," Qualls said. Qualls does his own show on Channel 28 called 'The Tim Qualls Show.'...

Did you see the new FNC commericial where in the dialoge, the voice says " We don't..*lean"...we *move*..forward!"... What a hoot! >BOD

Marco Rubio, Florida's Republican candidate for the US Senate, has just released a new campaign ad that's not only a pitch for votes, it's a great summary of what these mid-term elections are really about. The son of Cuban exiles, Mr. Rubio offers his own insight on America's past and current challenges and warns, "If we stay on this road Washington has us on right now, we will risk the essence of what makes us exceptional."

Best political ad yet!

Saw this video on Cavuto today. It's very powerful.

LAS VEGAS – A Republican campaign urging Latinos not to vote was yanked from the airwaves Tuesday amid an outcry from Democrats that it was a dirty trick against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his hotly contested race against Republican Sharron Angle. Reid sought to link the ad to Angle as the ad drew a harsh rebuke from President Barack Obama, Hispanic leaders and candidates from both parties in Nevada. Angle's opponents also pounced on the tea party favorite for her comments to Hispanic high school students that "some of you look a little more Asian to me."

Republican John Dennis of San Francisco--the businessman running against Nancy Pelosi--is out with a new advertisement. It's a little less wacky than the infamous "Wizard of Oz" ad, but it retains the humorous tone as Dennis looks around San Fran for the speaker:You may have noticed THE WEEKLY STANDARD's very own Pelosi stress doll making a cameo appearance. You can buy one or collect all three (Pelosi, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden) at THE WEEKLY STANDARD store. 

To cleanse the palate, not one, not two, but three tasty campaign ads via Jim Geraghty, the Family Research Council, and Ben Smith, respectively. If you read this post a few days ago, you already know the full background on the Blumenthal spot; the only thing I’d change here is maybe tacking this immortal clip from one of my all-time favorite movies onto the end. As for the second ad, there’s not much to say except that it’s exactly, but exactly, the sort of thing I had in mind the other day when I said that O’Donnell should try humor...

Thought it a great ad.

Here is a new hard hitting video from the Republican Governors Association. This is a very powerful and hard-hitting ad that needs to go viral. Wow! Just Wow!

With voters in a sour mood about politics, candidates across the country are trying to figure out how to convince their constituents that they aren't like most politicians. Ron Johnson, a Republican running for Senate in Wisconsin, seems to have cracked the code with an interesting and authentic ad that stands out from the cookie-cutter campaign ads flooding the television airwaves these days.

Have Democrats no shame? Republican Dan Webster is running for Congress in Florida. He seems like your average guy, unless you are running a sleazy campaign against him. In that case, he is "Taliban Dan," as a new ad states, and he is "wants to make divorce illegal" and hopes women get raped and beaten. You've got to see this to believe it.