{"id":866,"date":"2007-11-15T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2007-11-15T10:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/some-political-ads-i-like-and.html"},"modified":"2007-11-15T10:23:33","modified_gmt":"2007-11-15T10:23:33","slug":"some-political-ads-i-like-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/some-political-ads-i-like-and.html","title":{"rendered":"Some political ads I like&#8230; and why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four political ads I like just for what they are (in no particular order):<object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Xm6zze1pWyM&#038;rel=1\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Xm6zze1pWyM&#038;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object>I like it not because I support Edwards&#8217; health care plan but because I like the threat. I love the idea that the cozy, comfy leaders of Washington would have something at stake in the health care fight. I love the idea that they would be facing the same kind of challenges scores of millions of Americans face. And I actually think Edwards would follow through on the threat&#8230; and that the American people would respect him for it. <object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/flash\/showplayer.swf?backcolor=0x06254c&#038;file=http%3A%2F%2Frudygiuliani%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%3Fsort%3Ddate%26nsfw%3Ddc%26topic%5Fname%3Drudyhome&#038;frontcolor=0xffffff&#038;lightcolor=0x666666&#038;showfsbutton=true&#038;user=rudygiuliani&#038;brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Frudygiuliani%2Eblip%2Etv%2F&#038;brandname=Rudy%20Giuliani%20on%20blip%2Etv&#038;showsharebutton=true&#038;showguidebutton=false&#038;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf\" width=\"580\" height=\"317\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" id=\"showplayer\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/scripts\/flash\/showplayer.swf?backcolor=0x06254c&#038;file=http%3A%2F%2Frudygiuliani%2Eblip%2Etv%2Frss%2Fflash%3Fsort%3Ddate%26nsfw%3Ddc%26topic%5Fname%3Drudyhome&#038;frontcolor=0xffffff&#038;lightcolor=0x666666&#038;showfsbutton=true&#038;user=rudygiuliani&#038;brandlink=http%3A%2F%2Frudygiuliani%2Eblip%2Etv%2F&#038;brandname=Rudy%20Giuliani%20on%20blip%2Etv&#038;showsharebutton=true&#038;showguidebutton=false&#038;showplayerpath=http%3A%2F%2Fblip%2Etv%2Fscripts%2Fflash%2Fshowplayer%2Eswf\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"best\" \/><\/object>It is the soft Rudy &#8211; the Rudy America fell in love with after 9\/11. What he did in turning around New York was remarkable. Great synopsis of that.<embed src=\"http:\/\/mitt-tv.mittromney.com\/ptvweb_loader.swf?home_page=embedBlog&#038;showid=450503&#038;appprefix=http:\/\/mitt-tv.mittromney.com\/\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" quality=\"high\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"380\"><\/embed>Simple point &#8211; the chief executive of the US actually needs to focus on very boring things like managing bureaucrats and the government and budgets. It helps to have done that before. <object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BFp5MRwxsck\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BFp5MRwxsck\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object>Humanizes her. Brilliantly plays up empathy and compassion. Great ad. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four political ads I like just for what they are (in no particular order):I like it not because I support Edwards&#8217; health care plan but because I like the threat. I love the idea that the cozy, comfy leaders of Washington would have something at stake in the health care fight. 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