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Agorism
12-12-2011, 09:39 PM
New French Speaking Mitt Romney Ad Launches in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BXzQjC6nws&feature=youtu.be


A Super PAC aligned with Democrats just released an advertisement featuring Mitt Romney speaking French.

The person behind the ad tells iWatch News it's "payback for 2004 attacks on former Democratic presidential nominee, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's fluency in that language."

Here's the ad:

Produced by AmericanLP
Ad Concept: Louis Ferro
New French Speaking Mitt Romney Ad Launches in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina
December 12, 2011

NEW YORK -- AmericanLP, a new Democratic Super PAC, announced today that it is launching a new advertising campaign designed to mock Mitt Romney and the current state of the Republican Party. AmericanLP has produced a new ad entitled "French Mitt Romney."

The ad consists entirely of footage of Mitt Romney speaking French with text transcripts scrolling below of actual quotes from Romney endorsing liberal positions on abortion rights, gay rights, global warming, gun control and state-run mandated healthcare. Citations and a full transcript can be found at http://americanlp.org/2011/12/08/mitt-romney-french-campaign-video/

AmericanLP founder TJ Walker explained the ad:

"The quotes running in the ad appear to be actual transcripts of Romney speaking in a current political TV ad, but they are actually out-of-context quotes from Romney collected over the years. But if it's one thing we know about Mitt Romney, he whole-heartedly approves of using out of context quotes in political advertising. In fact, belief in out-of-context advertising appears to be the only political principle Romney has NOT flip flopped on, so we're sure he will love this ad."

Walker continued, "This ad is payback for Republicans mocking John Kerry for his French-speaking abilities in ads like this one in 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDq8bEjhs7Q. Let's face it, since 2000, the Republican Party has become the "Stupid Party" and nothing says 'hoity-toity elitist intellectual' like the ability to speak French."

"So our goal here is to remind GOP primary and caucus voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina that Mitt Romney is a left wing radical who has, in all likelihood, hung out with socialistic, atheistic cheese-eaters like Jean Paul Sartre."

AmericanLP is making an initial ad purchase on national cable news and on political news blogs in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The ad will begin appearing on December 12, 2011.

Ad concept by Louis Ferro

AmericanLP founder -- TJ Walker is a longtime Democratic and corporate media trainer and consultant. He is the author of 5 books, including the USA Today #1 Bestseller "Secret to Foolproof Presentations" and in 2009 set the Guinness World Record for most talk radio appearances ever in a 24 hour period. Walker is also the publisher of The Daily National www.dailynational.com and is a regular contributor to Forbes and the Reuters Insider Network.

AmericanLP was established Dec 1, 2011 as a Democratic Super PAC with the goal of promoting Democratic candidates and positions in U.S. Federal Elections. More at www.AmericanLP.org

Live Press conference Friday, December 12, 2011 at 11:00 AM Eastern at AmericanLP headquarters 34, west 38th St, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018. There will be a live broadcast of the press conference at www.americanlp.org/pressroom. Reporters nationwide unable to attend in person can ask questions live by calling 646-535-6893 or by writing in questions in the online chat box.

Availability: TJ Walker is available in person in New York City and to TV stations nationwide via the AmericanLP Skype TV studio (no charge to stations) 646-535-6893 or 917-204-9490

69360
12-12-2011, 09:41 PM
Wow. That's better than the couch.

Romney and Gingrich are in all sorts of trouble.

pauliticalfan
12-12-2011, 09:42 PM
LMAO!

specsaregood
12-12-2011, 10:02 PM
nice

Agorism
12-12-2011, 11:36 PM
bump

Aratus
12-14-2011, 06:59 AM
good ole N.H is ethnically 1/4 French Canadian,
i just heard this on THE EARLY SHOW on CBS...

Ricky201
12-14-2011, 07:04 AM
EDIT: Nevermind I'm tired.

Aratus
12-14-2011, 07:14 AM
the rather pathetic absurd freedom fry verses french fry divide well long after JFK's college french said to be spoken with a cuban accent
may hand gentleman mitt more of a foothold up in new hampshire as it tries to hand iowa and florida to someone like newt G or either rick.
the ad was very clever. mitt romney is helped by it in his presumed stronghold, and maybe jon huntsman if he has an empathy with the N.H
landscape and diverse ethnic peoples of the same. (hint, there are french canadians who are a voting bloc) i love freedom but the "W" is not
God. he had his politics. mitt may look like an idiot in the ad but it cuts two ways. i am saying this to our new england people. lets be very wise.

Bern
12-14-2011, 07:30 AM
Hilarious.

Tinnuhana
12-14-2011, 07:32 AM
Nashua was 45% French Canadian; not sure about now. Of course, all he talked about was the Salt Lake City Olympics.

Aratus
12-14-2011, 07:37 AM
Jon Huntsman could pick them up all in a heartbeat if he says how very wrong
the petty anti-French slam is on preppy Mitt Romney the senator's son. We all
will be on message about freedom, but it might be a clever line to quip if the "W"
was renaming french fires then Lafayette fries makes way more historic sense!!!

All Ways
12-14-2011, 09:22 AM
I don't get it? the subtitles are completly inacurate. I speak french and this is basically what is said in short.

he's president of organizing the games. Hes thanks the volunteers for their participation and blows sunshine up their ass by stating they are the best team of volunteers the games have ever known. he goes on and thanks them again for participation in this one in a lifetime experience. ends with french being one of the officials languages of the games.

His vowels are relatively correct, but he really does sound like fingernails to a chalkboard.

Krugerrand
12-14-2011, 09:37 AM
I don't get it? the subtitles are completly inacurate. I speak french and this is basically what is said in short.

he's president of organizing the games. Hes thanks the volunteers for their participation and blows sunshine up their ass by stating they are the best team of volunteers the games have ever known. he goes on and thanks them again for participation in this one in a lifetime experience. ends with french being one of the officials languages of the games.

His vowels are relatively correct, but he really does sound like fingernails to a chalkboard.

The subtitles read like fingernails to a chalkboard, so it isn't too far off.

the explanation sort of addresses it:

AmericanLP founder TJ Walker explained the ad:

"The quotes running in the ad appear to be actual transcripts of Romney speaking in a current political TV ad, but they are actually out-of-context quotes from Romney collected over the years. But if it's one thing we know about Mitt Romney, he whole-heartedly approves of using out of context quotes in political advertising. In fact, belief in out-of-context advertising appears to be the only political principle Romney has NOT flip flopped on, so we're sure he will love this ad."

Walker continued, "This ad is payback for Republicans mocking John Kerry for his French-speaking abilities in ads like this one in 2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDq8bEjhs7Q. Let's face it, since 2000, the Republican Party has become the "Stupid Party" and nothing says 'hoity-toity elitist intellectual' like the ability to speak French."

"So our goal here is to remind GOP primary and caucus voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina that Mitt Romney is a left wing radical who has, in all likelihood, hung out with socialistic, atheistic cheese-eaters like Jean Paul Sartre."

All Ways
12-14-2011, 10:39 AM
Thanks.

rambone
01-07-2012, 05:10 PM
Thought this was funny.