Did anyone see Jim Webb's anti-war ad?? WOW!

[Leopolds Ghost]

I thought it was a World Can't Wait ad or a UFPJ ad til Jim Webb appeared.

I swear to god it's the first explicitly anti-war ad or news piece I've seen in the broadcast media in four years!

Images of violence in Iraq intercut with static and Bush repeating lines over and over: "Stay the course / Stay the course..."

Cut to Jim Webb saying: "America needs a new course. We need to end the war in Iraq and stabilize the Middle East..."

[Taoschick]

1. I wonder

How well that will play in Virginia? I can see that being very successful in some parts of the country but the South is a hard sell when it comes to stuff like that.

[femrap]

2. Read the polls....over 60% are pissed about

this damn war. And that includes the South. This war costs $2 BILLION a week. Think of what we could with that $...we could buy ourselves out of slavery from CHINA.

[Taoschick]

5. Polls?

In case you haven't noticed, the polls haven't exactly been accurate in the last few years.

We depend FAR too much on shitty polling data.

[Subdivisions]

7. I have a feeling that the "polls" have painted a more rosey

picture than the actual reality. I wouldn't be surprised if, now that N Korea is nuclear, that the Republican Party is smashed into non-existance if not by the election in November then within the next two years. As in...

No more GOP.

[femrap]

10. Then go out and talk to some people.....

start a conversation while standing in check-out lane of your local grocery. Americans are pissed. They know they're getting screwed. And it may just get them to the 'polls' this year...and yes, I know all about Diebold...they're HQed here.

[Greeby]

3. Webb has a debate with Senator Macacawitz on CSPAN1 tonight

9pm EDT

[marylanddem]

4. Macacawitz? I am laughing out loud - thanks!

[Duppers]

12. C-Span says the debate is at 8pm ET

>>
Monday, Oct. 9
LIVE Virginia Senate Debate -
Sen. George Allen (R) &
James Webb (D)
On C-SPAN at 8pm ET
>>


Thanks for the reminder

[Leopolds Ghost]

6. Anyone else see the ad? I hope they didn't run it just once. n/t

[Ashy Larry]

8. Watch it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YVDOO61f7Q

One of the best I've seen in a while.

Can't wait for the debate tomorrow (it will be on CSPAN at 8PM). I wonder if Allen will be asked about this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061008/ap_on_el_se/allen_in_business

[Coexist]

11. great commercial - thanks for the link

I hope Webb brings that up, but at the tail end of the laundry list of scandals - as in

"... racial slurs and now this OTHER financial deal where you failed to disclose stock options - are you sure that subconsciously even YOU think you don't belong in the Senate. You are certainly doing everything you can to make yourself apprear unfit to serve there."

[Jeanette in FL]

13. Just watched it

That is excellent. Thanks for posting link and welcome to DU.

[Oilwellian]

9. I saw it in Roanoke

I think Webb has a great shot at winning. I love this new ad and look forward to seeing how he does this last month of the campaign.

[Leopolds Ghost]

14. Saw it again! "The people responsible for creating this disaster..."

"Are not the ones who will get us out of Iraq."

On the nightly news and again on Jay Leno.