Hillary’s Sopranos Ad

You've all seen it by now (but, if not, look below). Apparently, I'm not the only one who finds it creepy. Margaret Carlson explains at length why she thinks it was a bad idea, concluding:

The biggest problem with playing the Sopranos is that no matter how much viewers found Tony a sympathetic character or felt sorry for Carmela for being married to a murdering sociopath, they don't want either in the White House. The person who had the bright idea to make the ad should get a promotion, but the person who approved it should be fired, unless it's the candidate herself.

And, of course, parody invites parody:

Posted on Tuesday, June 26 2007 | Permalink

You’ve missed the real travesty: the winning capmaign song.  Any candidate whose campaign song is by Celine Dion must be disqualified by default.

Posted by  on  06/26  at  02:23 PM

I thought it was funny, perhaps some folks need to lighten up.

About Celine Deon, I associate her with the Titanic! May be a bad choice.

(When did we start requirin campaign rock-and-roll songs?)

Posted by  on  06/27  at  07:54 AM

And Bainbridge’s transformation to the dark side is now complete.  I mean, approvingly quoting Margaret Carlson?  Yikes.  What’s next, Professor, saying you’re a big Paul Krugman fan?

Posted by  on  06/27  at  09:27 AM

I agree that picking the Celine Dion song is a travesty.  How about my song, Hillbillary Country!
It’s Woody Guthrie type populist anthem.

Posted by Spike  on  07/04  at  01:06 PM
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