| This is weird. Just weird. But...well, not that weird, considering the odd domestic situation rumored to be the case for Norm Coleman and his wife.
Others are wondering whether Laurie Coleman was greenscreened into this ad, which is right in line with Mark Kennedy's 2006 "a little too close" ad, designed to show off a human side of the candidate with a little humor. But look at this angle:
Lighting and reflections are one issue, but they were issues when we landed on the moon too. However, check out the angle in that shot -- it looks like Mrs. Coleman is either embedded into the counter, or wasn't actually in this shot, especially when you consider that the height difference between the two isn't that big:
Contrary to what certain Republican mouthpieces would tell you, this isn't an attack on his family, especially with an ad -- quite the contrary, this is the Coleman campaign using Coleman's family to appeal to family-values voters across Minnesota. Given the persistent rumors about Sen. Coleman's domestic situation, however, I think it's reasonable to ask if the campaign is giving Minnesotans a false impression of Coleman's private life for the sake of electoral gain.
Do you think that's possible?
On a substantive note -- yes, Coleman campaign, keep saying things like "he's in the pocket of big oil." I'm sure that won't backfire on you, despite the context. |
