President Barack Obama officially announced his campaign for re-election.
"Today, we are filing papers to launch our 2012 campaign."
Just kidding. That was not the ad put out by the Obama campaign, but rather it was an ad created by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. (Obama did officially announce his run for president in 2012 - check out his website).
If you were just listening to the ad, you would assume that you were listening to an ad by the Obama campaign. However, if you watch it you will see just how clever the NRSC's ad is.
The ad starts with saying that Obama has brought Americans together, while video of tea party rallies play in the background.
It continues with saying that Obama is going to end our dependence on American energy - by pledging billions on Brazilian oil - showing Obama meeting with current Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, holding up a soccer shirt signed by the Brazilian soccer team with former President Lula, and kicking around a soccer ball.
While discussing the "great challenges of our generation," pictures and videos of Obama golfing, hanging out with Paul McCartney and the Jonas Brothers, signing a bracket for the 2011 NCAA Tournament are shown.
In case you didn't catch that this was a spoof, the ad ends with Obama riding a flying unicorn leaving behind a rainbow trail.
I guess it's campaign season.
I guess it's campaign season.
