Election08's video: Don t Think Of A Black Man

Geraldine Ferraro—until recently a class act—made some statements that seem to establish a pattern: the Clinton campaign using surrogates to invoke and inject race in this campaign. The Ferraro event...the leaks to Drudge...BET founder Robert L. Johnson...Bill's South Carolina non-sequitur: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqd2dfjl2pw But for a classic moment of a Clinton rep (in this case Mark Penn) quietly inserting loaded language, check this out (about 3:50 in): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQxyaweiYQ They play dirty. While groups such as factcheck.org have made compelling arguments against the likelihood the Clinton camp intentionally altered Obama's image...it's an odd argument that assumes anything in campaign commercials happens by accident. Check out the debate, judge for yourself. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/3/4/21311/85811/447/468408 http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/did_clinton_darken_obamas_skin.html Election08 is presented by THE PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, comics and actors on politics. Featuring veterans of MTV, ABC, NBC, The Daily Show, Second City Chicago, Reno 911, Current TV, and Showbiz Show With David Spade. Andy Cobb Josh Funk Nyima Funk Marc Evan Jackson Mark Kienlen David Pompeii Marc Warzecha The title of the video refers to George Lakoff's "Don't Think Of An Elephant," a remarkable book that describes how linguistic trickery works in politics. Check it out if you like things that are good. Otherwise, pass.