Even though Australia is nearing the end of a very close-fought election campaign and even though I’ve followed it closely, I’ve resisted posting anything directly related to the campaign here.
But I have succomed to temptation … in a Wryday sort of way.
On the ABC’s Gruen Nation recently the topic was the art of making a good candidate ad for an election and this gem was the earliest example they could find:
As amusing as this is — don’t you just love his son? — Mr Sampson has an excuse. He was an innovator in a new form of political advertising. But what of ‘Bay-zeel’ (Basil) Marceaux, running for Governor of Tennessee?
Basil may have been nervous or he may even have had a little ‘dutch courage’ to get him through but, bad as this is, it’s not a one-off. What are you thinking Baz?!
Thanks for the laugh, mate. The day before 2010′s biggest joke, it’s hard to raise a smile!
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