Undead John Perzel To Lower Taxes

An article in Sunday’s Inquirer detailed the disturbing Flash animation found on the taxpayer-funded state House Republican Caucus website. Oh, did I write “disturbing”? I meant “unintentionally hilarious.”

The animation, which you can view here, plays “Gonna Fly Now” — and I’m sure the state got all the proper licenses for that song, too! — and shows John Perzel jogging down the street. Only it’s not John Perzel, it’s Undead John Perzel, as his eyes are rolled completely up into the back of his head. (I assume The Undertaker taught him how to do it.)

After handing a “no taxes” paper to a cartoon couple, a totally jacked Undead Perzel weighs in. He’s followed by Ed “Fat Cat” Rendell — really, that’s how he’s labeled — who breaks the scale. Now, Hallwatch.org doesn’t include weight — come on, Goppelt! — but … oh, come on! John Perzel’s not in any great shape either. It’s as if Horatio Sanz were making fun of Butterbean for his weight.

Anyway, the two then proceed to fight — Undead Perzel has Arnold Schwarzenegger in his corner, inexplicably, while Rendell has John Kerry — and Undead Perzel wins the fight and rips up Rendell’s “higher taxes” proposal.

There’s no real explanation as to what this cartoon is actually trying to campaign for; Undead Perzel doesn’t face Rendell in any elections. After the Inquirer asked about the material, it was taken off the state GOP website and everyone apologized for wasting our money or something.

Me, I don’t really care. There’s only one thing our goverment does well, and that’s humor. You can’t get this kind of humor from the private sector. Really. Who but the government could come up with Undead John Perzel?

Watch the ad here
A tangled web at State House [Inquirer]