2nd Best Campaign Mailer of the Year: Where’s My Dog?
Friday, November 3rd, 2006
It is the easiest (and most overused) “attack ad” joke there is: “My opponent hates puppies.” In one Pennsylvania race, yet another satirical trope has been bested by reality. Say hello to Larry Glick, Democratic candidate for the State House:
As the Philly Inquirer reported today, this mailer was sent out to voters across Bucks County by the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee. And we cannot for the life of us decide if we like it better than the sex offender one. The details of the ruthless dog murder are on the back.
There is no possible additional joke to be made. RIP Wrango the Dog. MORE »
It is the easiest (and most overused) “attack ad” joke there is: “My opponent hates puppies.” In one Pennsylvania race, yet another satirical trope has been bested by reality. Say hello to Larry Glick, Democratic candidate for the State House:
As the Philly Inquirer reported today, this mailer was sent out to voters across Bucks County by the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee. And we cannot for the life of us decide if we like it better than the sex offender one. The details of the ruthless dog murder are on the back.
There is no possible additional joke to be made. RIP Wrango the Dog. MORE »
Jesus, the AP has come a long way, for good or ill …. About seven years ago, your current guest editor was trying to buy an Associated Press feed for a news site and was told to go fuck himself with an AP stylebook & libel guide. 
North Carolina’s 13th congressional district is shaping up to be a race to watch. Because of challenger Vernon Robinson’s ad featuring this line: “If Miller had his way, America would be nothing but one big fiesta for illegal aliens and homosexuals.”