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July 28, 2005

Uccchhhh

Oliver Willis, of course. His forte is mixing the juvenile with the cretinous.

This is part of his "Brand Dem" campaign, which I never really understood. What does it mean? Is he trying to make the Democratic "brand" hip, something the kids would wear rather than Tommy Hilfiger?

I don't know. I know it's not funny, that's for sure. And it seems ripe for photoshopping. If you've got alternative slogans, let me know, and I'll see if I can't get someone to take a couple of the best and "brand" it on the donkey through some easy photoshopping.

Thanks to Allah.

Update: Daily Lunch reminds me that there's a Re-Brand Dem site where you can do quickie "photoshops" to your heart's content.

First One Up...


From Scott.

posted by Ace at 01:00 PM
Comments



Um... Ace? You sure you got that link to Allah right? You may want to check it...

Posted by: Andy on July 28, 2005 01:03 PM

We many not have the media but we have the reality with a graphic of a donkey? How's that for backasswards!

Posted by: on July 28, 2005 01:04 PM

I think the link was to ace's other blog

Posted by: on July 28, 2005 01:06 PM

Instead of 'since 1794' put in:

RIP

1794-2004

Posted by: CUS on July 28, 2005 01:10 PM

Note the inconsistent use of quotation marks vis-a-vis the period at the end of each sentence. Too funny.

Posted by: Allah on July 28, 2005 01:14 PM

Loose shit on allah's link. You nailed a true terrorist. Heh.

Posted by: fat kid on July 28, 2005 01:14 PM

We may not "have the power"

But we've got "the pique"

since 1994

Posted by: Jeff B. on July 28, 2005 01:14 PM

ace just stuck an "u" in there where it doesn't belong. Allah's real blog is here.

Posted by: Sean M. on July 28, 2005 01:16 PM

Brand Dem? Shit is MONEY.

Posted by: on July 28, 2005 01:19 PM

sorry, I changed it.

Posted by: ace on July 28, 2005 01:21 PM

Here's mine:

http://i.pbase.com/v3/13/220013/1/46850551.liberalmedianew.jpg

Posted by: Grendel on July 28, 2005 01:25 PM

I suppose now is as good a time as any to repost my original thoughts on Oliver. After all, Ace does it all the time, and besides I can't summarize it any better than this:

Oliver Willis...he defies parody.

You don’t know what a significant statement that is: he DEFIES parody. You cannot fully cover all the angles of his ridiculousness, because he is constantly evolving new ones. Every time we try to peg him with mockery, he boldly breaks free, escapes, and ups the ante.

I’m coming to the conclusion that Willis is no amateur at all. He’s a smooth-operating pro. I mean, think about it: did anyone think the hilarious, rank hackery of O-Dub’s post would be possible, even given what we knew about the preexisting World of Oliver? No, he exceeded expectations again. He refuses to be caged by any normal, bourgeois standards of intellectual honesty or proportionality: every time you think, “well, he can go no further than this; I mean, THIS is where even he has draw the line” he stuns with a new outgrowth of hysterical, unimaginative overreaction. We who hoped to ensnare him within our chains of reasonably defined discourse find ourselves once again hugging the air.

And off in the distance, the asthmatic wheeze of Oliver’s laughter echoes joyously off of the rain-soaked cobblestones in DC's alleyways: he has slipped the surly bonds of rationality once again! And as his legend grows, we - we men of mere mortal clay who must stay behind to tell tales to others - are left to shake our heads in awe and perplexity.

Oliver is not to be mocked. He is to be admired and observed. He is no mere political hack, he is consciously living life as a self-created work of art. A pudgy, viscously-oiled, stubble-fingered, nacho-snarfing work of art, but art nonetheless. He has become a tubby Nietzschean Superman, and he's ahead of us every step of the way.

Posted by: Jeff B. on July 28, 2005 01:27 PM

We hate America

and it shows!

Posted by: GregS on July 28, 2005 01:28 PM

I think you've linked to it before, but the Rebrand Democrat site, from right after the election, is basically the same idea. Looks like it's still getting updated, amazingly enough.

Posted by: Yaron on July 28, 2005 01:29 PM

Now if you adopted it as your mascot, could we call it the "Ass of Spades?"

I'd like to see that photoshopped...

Posted by: Confederate Yankee on July 28, 2005 01:37 PM

Mine are here.

Posted by: Hubris on July 28, 2005 01:38 PM
Posted by: on July 28, 2005 01:42 PM
Posted by: Matt on July 28, 2005 01:42 PM

Rebranding...

Bush = Chimp is now Bush = Spider Monkey

Digital Brownshirts is now Brown Digitalshirts

GOP = Nazis is now Nazis = GOP

Posted by: on July 28, 2005 01:47 PM

my contributions here and here. Both rather old, but still applicable.

Posted by: marc on July 28, 2005 01:53 PM

We May Not Think
"We have the Media"

But We Need
"A Reality Check"

Posted by: Dman on July 28, 2005 01:56 PM

So, they've had "the reality" since 1794?

So, "the reality" used to be that black people were the descendants of Ham and thus cursed to servitude ... or that slavery was really more humane than Northern capitalist "wage-slavery" ... or Jim Crow, or ...

well, you see where I'm going with this.

Or, is it just that they've *existed* since 1794 (golf clap in honor of their longevity, sure, but), but they've had "the reality" since 1960, or 64, or 72, or 76, or whenever they became the Forces of Truth and Light?

Posted by: Knemon on July 28, 2005 01:57 PM

"We may not 'have the media.' But we'll have two Big Macs, three large fries, six-piece McNuggets, apple pie..."

Posted by: Allah on July 28, 2005 01:58 PM

oops, forgot to get a dig in at Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson in that list. Dammit.

Posted by: Knemon on July 28, 2005 01:58 PM

We may not "have the media."

But we definitely have a, *cough*, "thyroid problem."

Posted by: Rocketeer on July 28, 2005 02:03 PM

Is it too much to ask that the periods be placed consistently for cryin' out loud?

Posted by: slickdpdx on July 28, 2005 02:03 PM

The Jews control the media (?) -- so all the Jews in the Dems are secretly Republicans? Roveneocon is evil I tells ya!

Posted by: on July 28, 2005 02:15 PM

Sir,

Is it just me, or does the ass appear to be wearing some type of heels? It just struck me when I saw the image.

Perhaps subliminal cues for the base Democratic constituency?

rcl

Posted by: rcl on July 28, 2005 02:41 PM

"We may not 'have the White House, the Senate, The House of Representatives, or most of the Governorships'...

...But we've got 'the reality'".

Posted by: Jimmie on July 28, 2005 02:52 PM

How about we switch it around...

We may not "have a reality"
But we have "the media"

Taking it up "the ass"...since 1794

Posted by: Todd Schmidt on July 28, 2005 03:10 PM

We may not "have the votes".

But: we've got, "a bunch" of extra "punctuation"; to-- use up.

"since" 1794

Posted by: Paul Zrimsek on July 28, 2005 03:57 PM

He's going after Coulter with this one, and thats whats up with the period thing. I still for some reason, guess because its entertaining, stop by there every now and then, and he and his little minions were railing on something she said. "We have the media" is a quote.

Posted by: bennett on July 28, 2005 04:09 PM

We may not have Jeff Gannon.

But we have David Brock

Posted by: Mark on July 28, 2005 04:36 PM

We may not have the reality.

But we've got "the reality".

Posted by: Ayes of Death David on July 28, 2005 04:56 PM

Todd beat me to it, but the more elegant way would be to just add "reversing the quotes" before "since 1794"

Posted by: Hauke on July 28, 2005 05:35 PM

The reality is we can't win elections even with the media.

Posted by: tony on July 28, 2005 07:37 PM

Yes, it was nice of him to put "the reality" in scare quotes.

We may not "have the media"... Well except ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, NPR, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the LA Times, the Boston Globe... But the Rethuglicans have FOX and talk radio and those blog thingies! Censorship! Rove! Bushitler!

Where was I? Yeah. But we have "The Reality®". (Now available in convenient long-lasting capsules. See your doctor if electoral losses persist. May cause drowsiness, dizzyness, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, hair loss, and permanent brain damage. Do not operate machinery. We mean it.)

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