Political Campaigning (Tuesday, March 28, 4th period)

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"Today we're going to watch some political ads," Josh said, walking over to the television. "This has nothing to do with the notes I was writing on the board rearranging themselves to tell me that I was an expletive-deleted tax-and-spend liberal." He glared at the board behind him. "This school is weird."

He popped in a tape. "Pay particular attention to the Daisy ad, the Willie Horton ad, and the ad about the bear in the woods."

He sat down at his desk. "Then, discuss. Why do you think these work? What are they trying to tell the voters about the candidate? Their opponent? How to they make you feel?"

He waved his hands. "That kind of thing. Go. Talk."

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Discuss the ads

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Or snark about them, pass notes, whatever...

Re: Discuss the ads

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"Okay, that one with the little girl and the flower and the bomb? Creepy," Rory said with a shudder.

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"I remember when that came out," Angel said. "Mind you, I had other things to worry about at the time."

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"Oh, really?" Rory asked, interested. "See, I wouldn't think they'd even be allowed to run that."

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"A lotta things made it to TV back then that wouldn't today," Angel said. "Even with shows. I guess people were still feeling out the medium. Kinda like with movies."

Re: Discuss the ads

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Alanna blinked, repeatedly. "Um, bear? And um, cloud? And um, um?"

After class

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OOC

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Re: OOC

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Work just got weird. May be AFK for an hour or so.

Re: OOC

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I remember watching the Daisy ad in one of my college classes.

Re: OOC

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It's pretty disturbing.

Re: OOC

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

It really is. I remember feeling incredibly unsettled for a couple days after that.

Re: OOC

[threeweapons.livejournal.com]

My compie is not showing videos right now, quick synaps?

Re: OOC

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

The Daisy ad is a little girl in a field counting off flower petals. It ends in a countdown for a nuclear explosion and a mushroom cloud. Not for the faint of heart.

Willy Horton is a scare ad about convicted criminals being let out onto the streets, and the bear in the woods was a convoluted and metaphorical ad about Russia starring an actual bear in the woods.

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