From The Atlantic online yesterday:
But every once in a while, amid the lies and the drama, you come across a political ad that is transcendent; not because it makes some great point, or savages an opponent, or evokes an angry response from the viewer. Sometimes, you see an ad that simply, and eloquently, captures one of the ways that elected officials do help their constituents, directly, on both a human and an official level, in a manner that neither the constituent nor the official are ever likely to forget.
I’m not here to endorse Ed Perlmutter in Colorado’s 7th District. I’m here simply to praise his ad as welcome relief from the rest. It’s a timely reminder that politics isn’t all about the filibuster, or the angry speech on Capitol Hill, or fundraising dinners, or the slick appearance on the cable show. I don’t know if the folks in this ad are going to vote for Perlmutter or not, but that’s almost besides the point. These Republicans came to their Democratic representative seeking help and they got it. On a day when we celebrate the 216th anniversary of George Washington’s Farewell Address, in which he decried partisan political bickering, it’s truly a comforting story.
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the ad that has garnered such praise.
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It really is Ed, in every sense of the word.
Ed?
This is Ed in all of his Ed-ness.
will be voting for Ed. It’s even more impressive that they weren’t scripted to say something like… that’s why Ed has our vote. I hadn’t even noticed that until reading the Atlantic piece.
Yep. It sure is and I’m sure it was for Ed.
How about worst? Those snappy Joe Coors ads are far informative and unbiased.