So About the Obama First Time Ad

I stand by my original opinion that the original video (The one Obama made) was cute and funny. I do not vote, and have no political party. I dislike both Obama and Romney, and can not decide which is the lesser of the 2 evils. Yet, I still liked the ad... Not because Obama made it... Just because I liked the ad.

I think if Romney made a rebuttal commercial containing what you had described, I would feel like he was pouting like a toddler and should use his brains to come up with his own idea. Not because is was a Romney ad... But because that is essentially what he would be doing.

You are so right. I feel it is wildly ironic that from a party that tries to so hard convince everyone that women aren't sex objects:

1. Obama's women staffers are paid 11% less than the men

2. That they think they can win votes with free birth control, all the while using Obamacare to highjack healthcare in general, which WILL effect the quality of care women receive

3. They are using an ad that capitalizes on sex and thoroughly demeans not only women, but the office of the president of the United States.

4. PP supporters dressed as vaginas in order to....uh, I don't know exactly.

5. They manufacture a phony "war on women" while Romney closes the gap with women voters - why? Because we know it's BS! Sandra Fluke's last speaking engagement drew TEN people. We're over it. We're much smarter than they are giving us credit for.

If a Republican president was responsible for HALF of the insanity OB's is (taxpayer investment in several bankrupt companies, Fast & Furious, Benghazi, etc), they could demand his head on a pike. With this president, we're lucky if anyone ever even hears about it. You'd better believe that if Romney came out with something like this, he would be torn completely apart for his poor taste. Coming from this president, "he's just so cool".

The double standards on behalf of the left just never fail to astound me.

ETA: It also amuses me that while everyone presses Romney for specifics (which he gave) that the oh-so-vague "hope and change" mantra was enough for the blind Obama supporters. Strangely enough, they're always accusing Romney of lying, yet cannot seem to cite any of these supposed fallicies he's out there spewing. Nice try, but a productive discussion requires such details, not blanket, unsupported statements.

(sorry for the rant)

***Added. After some thought.....even though I have been following politics for my entire adult life and am informed about both candidates, and have made my choice in accordance with the issues that are important to me.....this advertisement you all are pointing out is SO COMPLETELY HEINOUS, I am changing my vote.

NOT!!!!
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I hate all political ads. That's why I love having no TV or satellite and only watching movies/shows commercial-free on Netflix.

How do I feel watching Romney ads full of lies (on the FB feeds of conservative friends who don't read any real news) and hidden videos insulting half the country? Like he's a detached snob.

To all the people SUPER OUTRAGED by this ad (which I haven't seen) but NOT super outraged by the insane voter suppression used by the GOP for this election: I love President Obama I Love President Obama I love President Obama. Cut and paste all you want.

Y'all seem to have gotten real nervous since Colin Powell's endorsement too.

****The Colin Powell endorsement is a big deal because it knocks all the "crazy" off the table, as in those saying "the president is bereft of military knowledge and a socialist communist muslim terrorist-aligned kook" I think we can all agree Colin Powell would not endorse "that guy".

***** And now liberals aren't funny? Dang, you really hate the other half in EVERY way huh? Bill Maher, Steven Corbert, John Stewart, they are SOOOO much more boring than the hilarious Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter....

I don't know. I voted for Obama, and I was laid off, yeah. But I was laid off under Bush, too, so I can't rightly say I was worse off under Obama. I found a job much more quickly under Obama, but I'm not sure that whether or not I get laid off/find a job quickly had anything to do with the president. (Except the job I had under Bush and got laid off from dealt with the housing crisis, so maybe I could blame that on political policies.)

I think the ad is great.

You want documentation of some of Mitt's lies? Here it is:
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/10/19/14561528-chr...

I thought the add was cute, and was a play on the rights attack on womans sexuality. I think the add you talk about as a rebuttal would sound whiney but thats just me.

Well, I guess crying about that would be better than crying about being forced to carry a rapists baby.....you know, like Paul Ryan would rather have us do. Oh, and making IVF's illegal. But hey, if those women forced to carry their rapist baby just give those unwanted children to the women who want IVF, well problem solved! (Please note the sarcasm)

I think both sides are ridiculous if you want the honest truth. But I also won't ignore the fact that unemployment IS dropping, the stock market HAS recovered, and the recession is over. Did he over spend? Yeah. But, at least he invested that money in our own country instead of overspending destroying someone elses country.

Just my opinion.

None of this passes my 100 year rule (or my 10 year rule for that matter). This ad won't mean a thing by next month even.

Who cares about a single ad from either side? It really says nothing about the future of our country, it's a tongue in cheek ad aimed at KIDS. Why do we even care? I couldn't care less about a Romney rebuttal either. They are advertisements, it's marketing people.

I do not relate to conservatism as it stands in America today. They do not have my best interests in mind, they do not believe in equal rights for all citizens, they do not support my right to control my body. I don't agree with their flimsy recycled trickle down "plan" to improve the economy, I do not think we should hand more power to individual states which will only serve to further divide us, I disagree with increasing the military budget in order to perpetuate more war, I believe in a strong separation between church and state. I believe the extremely wealthy should pay more taxes, at least at the rate I pay and I believe education is the path to a stronger more self-sufficient America.

The candidate that more closely matches my values is the one I'm voting for and I have not seen and ad from either side that would make me change my mind. Arguing about this a week before the election seems trivial.

I think your idea is right on point. Unfortunately, it would be a "downer" and that doesn't do much to garner votes. Nobody wants to be reminded of their previous mistakes... and often that includes Admitting that that previous time WAS a mistake.

I think that's a great idea - good marketing! However, I have worked as a media and political adviser in federal politics, and I personally abhor negative politicking of attacking the opponent, not talking your own policies and solutions. Your ad would rub me the wrong way because of that.

My best friend voted for the very first time at the age of 45, and yes it was for Obama. She has been a life long Democrat and in her words "has made a big mistake".

This is my friends email that she gave me permission to post (she is not a mamapedia member but knows all about it). This is how she explains her *first* time voting:

"I was so excited to finally do the deed. Being in that voting booth alone for the first time to vote for a handsome man with a smooth voice. I can hear the chants of 'Hope', 'Change', and I did it, I really did it. I had an Obamagasm in that booth, and it was wonderful. But now it's been almost 4 years and I feel like he told me what I wanted to hear to get what he wanted. His voice now irritates me, his chants are like nails on a chalk board. Instead of being honeymooners, I feel like I am taking it up the @$$ with no lubrication."

I hope that Mittens doesn't stoop to the level of Obummers campaign.

ETA - Yeah, J., I know what your real point is. I'm just having fun with ya! I don't want to answer your question with seriousness - I'd rather crack jokes this time. (I'm SO not interested in doing any executive searches about "binders" for my fun - who does that kind of search for a joke? Well, whoever wants to, have at it! It could change your life! Snort!)

And I can't wait until the election is over so that there will be no more political commercials! Yea!!!!

Oh, and thanks for the flower!!

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The first thing I thought is that she is talking about her sugar daddy. And that is a hoot, twenty seconds of innuendo making our president out to be a sugar daddy who can get every single woman a job!

The rebuttal to THAT commercial would most likely be about Romney's binders of women - hysterical!

Beats Willy Horton ads, I have to say!

Smiles!
Dawn

Sounds like political ad gold to me! Touche!
A.