Is it just me or did all involved overplay the halloween theme this year in political/policy circles? Every year there’s at least one or two press hits at Halloween about what’s “really scary.” But this week I felt like it was a constant barrage of increasingly desperate and hateful emails from campaigns or organizations all with almost identical language:
This year for Halloween, dress up as someone really scary, “a right winger,” “a Republican,” “a prison guard,” or “a supporter of compromise health care plans.”
Strangely, I expected to see the corollary on the right–about how scary liberals are. Maybe it’s because I’m not on any of their listserves, but I couldn’t find it. I thought if People for the American Way is helping me dress up as the terrifying specter of Ann Coulter, surely someone has put together an Al Frankenstein costume?
Okay, I was able to find the Minnesota College Republicans Youtube posting on Al Frankenstein, but is that all?
Frankly, the whole theme needs to be put back in its grave for a couple of more years. These tired undead advertisements are mostly very boring and predictable.
Exception (and yes, I’m an Edwards supporter). I did find this alternate reality front page from the Edwards campaign both truly scary and funny. So if you’re going to do it, be really really clever.
