A political ad that Mark Foley would love With the odds of a political shift in the U.S. increasing, it’s important that we take a glance down the rabbit hole at international politics— specifically, at this ad from Albert Rivera’s campaign for president of Spain’s Catalonia region. For some reason, Rivera decided he should appear nude on campaign posters and fliers. The 26-year-old attorney admits that it’s “‘pure marketing’ designed to challenge conventions, earn free media coverage worldwide, and attract the support of young voters.” This would never run in the U.S., mostly because young naked men tend to attract elected politicians more than voters. But it should comfort people disturbed by the state of politics in the U.S., as Europe is clearly a bit of a cloudkookooland too. Still, let’s hope no American candidates get any ideas, if only because we can do without any puns on House majority leader John Boehner’s name. —Posted by David Kiefaber

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"Well I've never been to Spain
But I kind of like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it"

you youngins--who sang that?

finally the answer to getting the woman's vote??????????

Posted by: nancy | Oct 11, 2006 11:43:52 AM

He's a fluffer for liberty.

Posted by: tom lout | Oct 11, 2006 12:35:28 PM

I'm a youngin and I know that that was Three Dog Night.

What a weird ad. Might have worked a little better if the copy related to the naked man at all.

Posted by: Lynn | Oct 11, 2006 11:07:29 PM

Note to U.S. political marketers: use more naked men in ads. anything to spice it up. even dennis hastert in a speedo might be interesting. disgusting too. but also interesting.

Posted by: monica | Oct 12, 2006 10:58:08 AM

This is very soft for Europeans.
Check these Belgium ads made for the elections last weekend:
http://blogger.xs4all.nl/marcg/archive/2006/10/08/129343.aspx

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