Do you like Ike?
May 28th, 2007

Hurray for happy, proud elephants and firemen!

Boo for sad, nerdy donkeys with glasses!

Do you like balloons? All good Americans like balloons! So let’s vote for the smiling man with extreme comb-over hairdo!

That’s essentially the message of this 1952 TV advertisement for Dwight Eisenhower:

If you thought American political discourse was on the decline, this video provides some evidence that it’s been bad for a long while. And judging from the color of the faces in this cartoon, another thing that apparently hasn’t changed much is the target racial demographic of the GOP.

By the way, in watching this video, was anyone else reminded of a certain Scandinavian retailer? At least if you’re looking in black and white:

I like Ike I like Ikea (black and white)

No? Anyone? Maybe it’s just me.

Posted in Humor, Politics, audio/video by Adam
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Jody
May 30th, 2007

It seems to me that this ad is foolishly targeting the under 10 year old demographic, who probably did not vote for Ike. However, they might have subconsciously remembered this ad and voted for Bush, who is cartoonish. I was going to say that his ears are pachydermoid, but didn’t want to insult elephants.

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