New RNC ad lays on the snark: “Reforma”
posted at 1:21 pm on July 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
A brand new drug from the makers of Stimulex. It hasn’t been tested, no one knows who the designers are, and not even the CEO is sure what’s in it. But there’s no going off it once you start. What could go wrong?
It’s not often I get to say this about a GOP ad, but I like this one.
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BRILLIANT!
tree hugging sister on July 22, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Awesome. This will replace my current prescription of Tryphorgettin.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 22, 2009 at 1:24 PM
/golf clap…
Thats a wicked googly!
Romeo13 on July 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM
dumb. can’t we have a legitimate debate about the issues? /sarc
gatorboy on July 22, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Is this a web ad or tv? If TV, that is awesome!
XWing5 on July 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Sweet.
greggriffith on July 22, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Hopefully it’s a TV ad and will air tonight after the presser.
Hunt035 on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Nice. Reminds me of all the drug adds:
Side effects are worse than the original problem.
Thunderstorm129 on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
me likey :-)
cmsinaz on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Allah, I think you meant “CBO”…
Ragspierre on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
nice broadside….laughter will destroy him he already had “gravitas” issues….
sven10077 on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Drat. I have to wait until I get home to see this.
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
Could the GOP actually be…learning?
If so, that might be enough of a miracle for HA’s resident atheist.
DRPrice on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
CEO as in Commander in chief, Obama or Chief Exec. Off.
Thunderstorm129 on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
The only thing that was missing was the warning of an erection lasting more than four hours……….
Seven Percent Solution on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Hunt035 on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
I’ll be shocked if the networks approved that ad buy, myself.
cs89 on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
They need to put this on the air NOW!
thebadoutlaw on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Great fun. Usually these commercials are stupid and reaction is “dud”, but this one is creative and funny.
Jaibones on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
“Not recommended if you actually need medical care”
Oh f**king yes!
+1 mllion-kajillion
bluelightbrigade on July 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM
OHHHHHhhhh… I get it NOWWWW.
Duh me.
Ragspierre on July 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM
Something along these lines I hadn’t heard before, in our local fishwrap this morning:
tree hugging sister on July 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM
If it does, just go to HuffPo…that’ll bring it down to flacid again.
bluelightbrigade on July 22, 2009 at 1:29 PM
+1
Hunt035 on July 22, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Drat. I have to wait until I get home to see this.
ladyingray on July 22, 2009 at 1:27 PM
ditto, i’m on my computer at work, and the fun police filter out a lot.
SHARPTOOTH on July 22, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Prescription for Obama.
Shut up and take the pill.
That is an ad that should be shown 24/7. Would love to see it before and after the presser tonight.
fourdeucer on July 22, 2009 at 1:31 PM
Allowing generic equivalents on the market before the patent expires raises drug prices and slows development of new ones.
lorien1973 on July 22, 2009 at 1:31 PM
There really IS hope!
Christian Conservative on July 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM
wait a second…the GOP produced this? I feel a vague tingling in my uh, proud of my party center.
joeindc44 on July 22, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Awesome awesomeness. I predict a swift thin-skinned reaction from the White House!
Ridicule is ESSENTIAL to the defeat of this monstrosity.
rockmom on July 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Need a new drug since the Hopium is wearing off.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Wonder why You Tube comments are disabled?
Jaibones on July 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM
“Not recommended for people who may need actual medical care”
That’s pretty clever.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 1:33 PM
I feel better already…
right2bright on July 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM
and the leg tingling…
Romeo13 on July 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Shock: facebook poll of “Are you in favor of a Government Run Healthcare System”
77% no
19% yes
3% maybe
121,874 total votes
Hunt035 on July 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM
The only thing that was missing was the warning of an erection lasting more than four hours……….
Seven Percent Solution on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
We’re screwed for life if Obamacare passes.
txag92 on July 22, 2009 at 1:35 PM
I think the key to stopping his agenda is to turn him into a punchline. Strip away the personal appeal and he’s done.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Poison Pill
faraway on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM
Wow, they finally made a good ad, who woulda thunk it?
I really hope they buy some media time for this one (particularly this evening), instead of just having it up on the internet for the true believers to watch.
Nice work!!!
califcon on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM
It was better than Cats, I want to see it again and again.
WashJeff on July 22, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Remember — lefties hate patents since they are property with those nasty property rights.
But I know what you mean about drug prices. UGH!
IlikedAUH2O on July 22, 2009 at 1:40 PM
I think the key to stopping his agenda is to turn him into a punchline. Strip away the personal appeal and he’s done.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 1:36 PM
I agree.
txag92 on July 22, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Methinks AP meant Obama is the ‘CEO’ of the federal government.
LibertarianRepublican on July 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM
califcon on July 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM Seven Percent Solution on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Fools!!! Everyone knows that only Mrs. Savior can give anyone a four hour erection.
IlikedAUH2O on July 22, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Seek immediate medical help if, after watching this ad, you have an erection lasting more than 4 hours.
TXUS on July 22, 2009 at 1:43 PM
See your Congressional bureaucrat if side efects persist including: poverty, totalitarian subjection, loss of freedom, choice, decision-making capacity and property rights.
Obamacare…It’s like having your prostate removed with a dandelion digger.
whitetop on July 22, 2009 at 1:44 PM
HAH!! I love it!
tx2654 on July 22, 2009 at 1:45 PM
See your doctor if you get a tingling sensation
faraway on July 22, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball…
tarheelcon on July 22, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Oh, yeah.
This is why I continue to read AllahP.
Stephen M on July 22, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Great Ad!
jencab on July 22, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Still lame… and will convince NOBODY.
Cutesy is for the choir.
mankai on July 22, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Snark is best served subtle.
the_nile on July 22, 2009 at 1:50 PM
MORE PLEASE? Everyone is right; ridicule the heck outta dem dems!! They can dish it but them buffoons absolutely CANNOT take it.
woot!!
Ris4victory on July 22, 2009 at 1:50 PM
great ad. NOW RUN THE DAMN THING ON EVERY MOTHER F-CKING CHANNEL THAT IS AVAILABLE. HELL, RUN IN FRONT OF THE LAZY POPCORN EATING SLOBS WHO ARE WATCHING HARRY POTTER RIDE A F-CKING BROOMSTICK FOR THE 1,000 TIME!!!!
Ghoul aid on July 22, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Here’s a statistic shown on Fox, president’s approval rating six months into the first term …….
Carter: 67%
Obama: 55%
Worse than Carter (before he loses on health care).
HAHAHA.
fogw on July 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bluelightbrigade on July 22, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Hey Allahpundit:
Gateway Pundit found another good GOP production.
BadgerHawk on July 22, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Don’t know what “fishwrap” you read, but when somebody writes about a $2 pill, that’s the cost of MANUFACTURING the pill, which is a tiny fraction of the cost of developing a new medicine, testing it on animals, on people, and checking for side effects, not to mention all the molecules that pharmaceuticals test which have no beneficial effects (the equivalent of dry holes in the oil industry). The $50 price for a $2 pill is to recover those huge R&D costs during the patent period. If we repeal patent laws on pharmaceuticals, there would never be a new drug in America, because no one could afford to develop one.
Steve Z on July 22, 2009 at 1:54 PM
I’m tellin’ ya… this stiff works on the choir… but appears a bit too partisan and silly to the unconvinced. Better to go with hard-hitting and scary ads than with silly ones (and the narrator stinks too). After all, this is a SERIOUS threat to the Constitution and to the future of the US. People need to get that.
mankai on July 22, 2009 at 1:55 PM
It starts slow. I understand setting the mood, but the first bit sounds like an ad FOR the bill, which if you stop watching is the only message you are left with. But that is minor.
AnotherOpinion on July 22, 2009 at 1:56 PM
A metaphor for Obama getting blocked on health care, Gates getting arrested by a Cambridge cop, or both?
This is hilarious.
The accused speeder’s voice reminds me of a very pissed off version of this guy.
Mr. Joe on July 22, 2009 at 1:56 PM
They should have added that Ted Kennedy is “SHOVEL READY”.
Jayrae on July 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM
This would only be a problem for Olby and Chriss (a new thrill up his leg).
michaelo on July 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM
“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
-Mark Twain
Vic on July 22, 2009 at 2:07 PM
The Pensacola News Journal and my point in posting was not so much the $2 pill, but the pharmaceutical aspect he raises is one I hadn’t heard before and the tenor of the op-ed is virulently anti-Obama. So? Well. The author is an Air America sponsor/show host and a uber liberal Fox News contributor (most often on Cavuto).
Between this and Susan Estrich’s masterful Obama shellacking the other day…it would seem they’re gonna need a bigger bus.
tree hugging sister on July 22, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Not a pill; a size 11 suppository.
michaelo on July 22, 2009 at 2:07 PM
No anal leakage? BigPharma rulz. How soon do I get my 2 mandatory *wink, wink* Swine Flu shots followed by the Science Czar telling me what they really were?
FeFe on July 22, 2009 at 2:10 PM
I like that one…
Here’s another cool one
Morticians for National Healthcare
deedtrader on July 22, 2009 at 2:10 PM
If you have to wait more than four months to see your doctor, stop taking Reforma.
Kafir on July 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM
Great ad – where was this RNC last fall?
Bet the networks refuse to air it.
lonestar1 on July 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM
The RNC made this?
If they came up to the plate like this more often I’d be more willing to send them a donation. As it stands now, all their letters get tossed.
Finally start getting the message across RNC and you might make a donor out of me yet.
Niere on July 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Just say no to the coming Barakcracy
Geochelone on July 22, 2009 at 2:21 PM
I don’t know . . . I wonder if people are somewhat immune to the ads with the somber, fearful tone.
This ad lets the frightening information speak for itself.
jazz_piano on July 22, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Not as good as Iowahawk but we’re getting somewhere.
Chaz706 on July 22, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Isn’t “dry mouth” always a side effect?
FreakyBoy on July 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Obama heal thyself.
J.J. Sefton on July 22, 2009 at 2:35 PM
It just seems like from the Reforma ad… if we get Obamacare, it’ll be nutty, but survivable… as opposed to the notion that this will be the beginning of the end of the America we know. Now, we can’t use that line because it seems alarmist… but we can expose some of the stuff that’s listed at the link above… most people will make the connections needed.
The NCGOP took this route in 98 against John Edwards… and we know how that turned out… Senator Edwards… in a state that went heavily for Bob Dole (Bob Dole!) in 96.
mankai on July 22, 2009 at 2:36 PM
That’s way too smart-ass and tongue-in-cheek for something that’s as serious as nationalizing health care. If the GOP runs that, people won’t take it seriously. Doom & Gloom is definitely the way to go.
Outlander on July 22, 2009 at 2:37 PM
The only thing that was missing was the warning of an erection lasting more than four hours……….
Seven Percent Solution on July 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM
If I have an erection lasting more than four hours I’m not calling my doctor. I’m calling every woman I ever dated. That’ll show her.
SKYFOX on July 22, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Okay, put me down for more gloom and doom.
jazz_piano on July 22, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Awesome.
CP on July 22, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Although I appreciate the 77% figure, I have to say that we have a 23% group of people who need to be marched to a gulag for some civics training. That or they have to renounce their citizenship.
BuckeyeSam on July 22, 2009 at 2:52 PM
That was pretty good.
Terrye on July 22, 2009 at 2:53 PM
GREAT concept. Poor execution. They need to do a better job technically with these ads… quicker pace, better graphics, better voiceover. The concept IS funny! If they’d just make more of an effort to get it just right, it could go viral. As it is? Blah. Just looks/sounds like a student project. I know there are some media folks in here who know what I’m talking about….
nosliwelyk on July 22, 2009 at 2:54 PM
Even if, God forbid, they get some kind of Marxist “health care” into law, the RNC needs to keep playing this until the 2012 Elections. I’m mailing my RNC check today!
redwhiteblue on July 22, 2009 at 2:56 PM
Great, roll it!
but, 219 billion deficit?? Isn’t the deficit already at nearly 2 trillion??
james23 on July 22, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Amazing! Smart even. These guys may be getting a clue.
Two More Hurdles:
1. We’ll see if they make the Buy.
2. How long before some high profile GOP “moderate” stabs the Party in the back for more TV face time.
rcl on July 22, 2009 at 3:00 PM
I give it a 3.5 / 5.
Could have been a 4.5 if they’d done something more clever with the on-screen text besides just have it act as subtitles to the narration. As it was, it felt like one of those Powerpoint presentations where the speaker just reads the slides.
Alex_SF on July 22, 2009 at 3:09 PM
This one was good for geezers, like me. But your idea of a hip, faster paced one would be good also.
“Viral” is a good thing, right? Sorry, but I grew up with rotary dial telephones that were connected to the kitchen wall. But, I’m trying – and I would love nothing more than for Republicans, Conservatism, and Capitalism to go viral!
redwhiteblue on July 22, 2009 at 3:13 PM
This is good “healthcare”.
LoL.
annoyinglittletwerp on July 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Actually-I rarely drink-but it’s still funny.
annoyinglittletwerp on July 22, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Reminds me of one of my favourite pharmaceutical ads, which side effects included “oily discharge”.
rogersnowden on July 22, 2009 at 3:27 PM
If you should have an erection lasting more than four hours, please consult your physician, unless you’re a member of the MSM, in which case you’ve already had an erection that’s lasted two years, and doesn’t appear in danger of ever going away.
smellthecoffee on July 22, 2009 at 3:43 PM
Ewww.
Good video, though.
Snowed In on July 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Bravo, Bravo! Encore!
Ridicule is a most effective means of deligitmizing! Dem’s have employed this tatic quite effectively, this is fire wih fire.
Whoever made this, sign ‘em to 4yr contract ASAP!
Archimedes on July 22, 2009 at 3:59 PM
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