The presidential candidates have released their political ads with a Christmas theme. The mainstream, liberal media has trouble understanding this whole Christmas hoopla, so SuppressedNews is providing a review of the most notable ads as a means of enlightening the media. Likewise, some candidates are equally clueless about Christmas as they pander to the voting public.
The following is a list of ads in order of effectiveness. We even gave each ad a letter grade for message and effectiveness.
Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee has the most genuine and sincere ad. Predictably, the mainstream media had thrown a fit over his ad, since it is the only one that mentions Jesus. While most Americans understand that the birth of Jesus is the reason we celebrate Christmas, the liberal media believes such a viewpoint is narrow minded and insensitive.
Some analysts in the liberal, mainstream media tried to sell the public on an apparent “cross” in the video ad, even though it is simply a book shelf in the background. This is a prime example of how out-of-touch the media is with religion. Huckabee gets an “A+”.
Ron Paul Ron Paul has a Christmas ad that is warm ad fairly genuine. He does wish everybody a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a prosperous 2008. His family lines the stairs to sing “Deck the Halls” while Ron delivers his message. Paul gets an “A-”.
Rudy Giuliani Rudy Giuliani get the nod for the best use of humor in his Christmas Ad. He does at least mention Christmas, but doesn’t mention Jesus. That is “OK” in this case. Rudy does wish everybody a “Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.” However, he takes time to list his key issues, which takes away from the warmth of the message. The ad gets the job done without the liberal media going nuts over the content. The humor is enough to gain the attention of the casual viewer while showing Rudy as a likable person. Giuliani gets a “B-”.
Barack Obama Barack Obama has created a likable ad (for a Democrat) with his whole family having a role. There is not much substance and zero humor, but this won’t surprise most viewers. One daughter says “Merry Christmas” (though Barack does not) while the other daughter says “Happy Holidays.” This ad won’t do much for his candidacy. Obama gets a “B-”.
John Edwards John Edwards wants you to feel bad this Christmas. He doesn’t wish anybody anything, but rather complains about the homeless. Edwards gets an “F”.
Hillary Clinton Evita has reappeared in the form Hillary Clinton. She appears in her ad to give things to the little people like “Universal Health Care” and “Universal Pre-K.” The latter is a code name for the government requiring your 4 year-old to attend a government school. Hillary never says “Merry Christmas” and does little more than pretend to dole out government largess. A terrible ad. It is exactly the type of pandering that the voters should expect from Hillary. Clinton gets an “F”.
No-Shows Mitt Romney is spending most of his ad time airing negative ads in Iowa. Searching YouTube does not reveal a Mitt Romney Christmas ad. His web site has video, but only the video on the front splash page works correctly. The Christmas message is on the main home page, but the flash videos do not seem to play correctly. Perhaps these videos work only for Microsoft Windows users. Even if his Christmas ad was getting the same amount of air time as other candidates, he would not likely reach evangelical voters who have expressed issues (and rightly so) with his Mormon faith. Romney gets an “F”.
Fred Thompson has plenty of video on his web site (and every video plays correctly). However Fred does not have a Christmas ad on his web site. A search of YouTube also comes up empty. Thompson gets an “F”.
Posted on: December 21, 2007
