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    Unfair but Funny

    Posted by Shannon Love on October 21st, 2004 (All posts by )

    Here is an over-the-top anti-Kerry ad by The Club for Growth.

    I can’t help but think that political ads would benefit enormously by using more humor even it coarsens the debate. I am not even sure humor does coarsens the debate. Humor often conveys the truth better than dry facts.

     

    This entry was posted on Thursday, October 21st, 2004 at 12:39 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

    One Response to “Unfair but Funny”

    1. Dave Schuler Says:
      October 21st, 2004 at 7:24 pm

      I am not even sure humor does coarsens the debate.

      There’s a saying that you can’t alienate an already-hostile population. On a coarseness scale from William F. Buckley to Bobcat Goldthwaite this campaign is already tipping the Bobcat Goldthwaite end of the scale.

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