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Nov

6

Adwatch: Liberal Lois Revisited

PWD's Adwatch

Last week, Adwatch looked at the Republican ad that focused on Lois Murphy’s breasts. That ad delighted in calling her “Liberal Lois” and announcing that she is going to “raise your taxes,” as all good liberals do.

After the jump, a look at a different “Liberal Lois” ad that continues to emphasize the taxes and the liberalism, but isn’t as concerned about her breasts.

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dmac | 2:46 PM | 3 Comments
2006 Congressional Elections, Adwatch, Liberalism, Lois Murphy, Old Royalty
 

Oct

25

Adwatch: Lois Murphy’s Breasts Will Raise Taxes

PWD's Adwatch

Welcome to Philadelphia Will Do’s Adwatch, yet another hastily thrown together feature that features the best and worst (but mostly the worst) of political advertising. No fact-checking here, unless it’s particularly funny. No, Adwatch dissects the ads to find out just what makes them so unintentionally hilarious. (Or, in rare cases, effective.)

Today’s ad is an attack ad from the Republican National Congressional Committee, which you may remember from the famous 2004 ads where they essentially accused Democrats of being slaves to Osama Bin Laden. (Or something.) The ads were so over the top that Republican House candidate Mike Fitzpatrick actually asked them to stop running the ads. After the jump, the ad and some commentary.

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dmac | 12:47 PM | 2 Comments
2006 Congressional Elections, Adwatch, Breasts, Lois Murphy