The Revealed "NIG", and Other Wondrous Subliminal Messages from Hillary.
There seems to be a bit of a kerfuffle a-brewing over Hillary Clinton’s latest campaign ad. I happen to think it’s very well-made and quite effective. I don’t understand how anyone can objectively compare it to the infamous “Daisy” ad of the 1960s. Subjectively, Obama supporters have to hate the ad because there’s no answer to the question it asks that’s good for him. But it’s a fair ad and it’s hardly controversial.
Which is why I’m surprised that Ann Althouse is trying to gin up more controversy over it. She threw in her lot with the Obamessiah not long ago and it looks like she may have drunken deeply from the Fount of What the Hell?
I can’t think of anything else that would explain this bit of complete nuttery:
…[T]he pajamas in question are on display during seconds 11 and 12. On pausing, staring, and thinking, I believe these are pajamas that say “good night” all over them, but the letters “NIG” are set apart by a fold in the fabric.
Is the campaign responsible for sending out a subliminal message to stimulate racist thoughts in the unsuspecting viewer? It is either deliberate or terribly incompetent. There is no other writing on screen until the very end of the commercial, and if letters appear in anyplace in a commercial, they should be carefully selected letters. Certainly, each image is artfully composed and shot and intended to deliver an emotional impact. Could this be a mere lapse?
Oh give me a stinking break. I’ve linked the commercial below the fold so you can see for yourself what a silly thing she’s saying. And she appears to be serious. So, assuming she’s not just completely in the tank for Obama, I’ll take her seriously for a few minutes – long enough to analyze more of the video.
My first observation is that Hillary Clinton isn’t just racist, she’s predjudiced against Neanderthals, too. In the same frames where the alleged “NIG” appears, you can clearly see the word “OG” upsidedown above it. It’s reinforced by another “O” before the upsidedown “G”. What does that tell you?
Well, obviously Hillary Clinton thinks Barak Obama is a primitive cavedweller, too. How else could you possibly construe the careful placement of those three letters? Sure, they could have dressed the kid in Captain Caveman pajamas, but that wouldn’t have been subtle enough.
Ah, but there’s more! At the 20-second mark, the lines that converge on the sleeping child’s head clearly form the letter “V”. And on the blanket you can plainly count four dark stripes. Hmmm….V four…AHA! “V for….Vendetta!” Is Hillary Clinton saying that the black man would bring us to the brink of a police state with his black and primitive ways? And that he would focus his cruelty on the heads of our children? Well, of course she is. What other explanation could there be. After all, “each image is artfully composed and shot and intended to deliver an emotional impact”. Well, there’s your impact right there. A vote for Obama is a vote for tyranny focused on the heads of your children.
Let us analyze further.
What’s with the young kid in the sharply-pressed shirt coming into the room at the 24-second mark? The parents are already tucked into bed. So are all the kids. Everyone’s tucked warmly into bed in their most comfy sleepwear. Everyone except for this well-dressed youth stalking around the house in the dark and peeking into a bedroom. It looks very out of place to me. Hey, wait. You know who else is young and dresses very sharply? Barack Obama.
My goodness, Barak Obama’s going to steal into my house and look at my kids instead of picking up the Worldwide Trouble Phone? And he’s primitive? And black? And ready to usher in George Orwell’s worst nightmare? What sort of hideous monster is this man who calls himself Barack Obama?
Ann Althouse, you are a certified genius. Thank you for your keen insight. Without your unquestionably objective analysis of this scurrilous attack on your preferred candidate we would never have seen the truth of Hillary Clinton’s attempted brainwashing. We all owe you a debt of gratitude.
Or at least a hearty belly laugh at the giant load of codswallop you’re foisting on us.
Do you think I’m exaggerating her case? Here she is, in the comment section of the same post:
But consider that a politician is seeking the greatest power in the word and is doing it in this ad by manipulating deep emotions in millions of people. If we aren’t to look closely at that with a critical eye, we don’t deserve democracy.
The word here is “critical”, not “paranoid”.
By the by, the Presidency is far from “the greatest power in the world”. Perhaps remembering that will bring her back from whatever fevered realm she inhabited today. I hope she comes back soon. She’s a much better blogger and an vastly sharper intellect than this post demonstrates.
(via memeorandum)
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This post is hilarious. But, given the Clintons' race-baiting this electoral cycle, this post isn't as ridiculous as it could be.
Well, the 60's did their job… how ignorant can our country be? They're friggin' goodnight pajamas (I guess Goodnight Moon had a racial message as well). Too bad they can't look into his record with the same zeal. That's some kind of denial they have going on.
“Those who listened unwarily to that voice could seldom report the words that they heard; and if they did, they wondered, for little power remained in them.
“Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. When others spoke they seemed harsh and uncouth by contrast; and if they gainsaid the voice, anger was kindled in the hearts of those under the spell.
“For some the spell lasted only while the voice spoke to them, and when it spake to another they smiled, as men do who see through a juggler’s trick while others gape at it. For many the sound of the voice alone was enough to hold them enthralled; but for those whom it conquered the spell endured when they were far away, and ever they heard that soft voice whispering and urging them.
“But none were unmoved; none rejected its pleas and its commands without an effort of mind and will, so long as its master had control of it.”
"The Voice of Saruman"
Yea, you'd think she'd stop the bleeding and delete the post, or make up something like blogging under the influence (BUI?). There's probably no undoing it though. That's pretty bonkers.
Kevin Drum had it best: "Bad day to stop sniffing glue." By the way, check out what I believe to be the weirdest campaign video ever (although some of Nixon's deserve mention). It's not sanctioned by the Obama campaign, of course. But it's worth a watch. Here it is: Obama meets Bollywood!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-451XMsuY
And no, you aren't tripping. It really is that weird. And if you are tripping, that video will probably send you to the hospital.
Good Lord, Tom, that is amazing.
And I don't mean that in a good way. I mean that in the way I'd describe a collision involving a tanker full of Nitrous Oxide, a fireworks truck, and the 1964 Dallas Cowboys.
I've looked at it some more and came to the conclusion that it's made by an American. It would have been more impressive if it was a genuine Indian production. But as a spoof, it's great. But believe me, the real Indian productions are no less weird.
I've seen some Indian music videos. I think they give early MTV video work a run for their money.
…By the by, the Presidency is far from “the greatest power in the world”.
Not if you measure it in megatons under command!
"I’ve seen some Indian music videos. I think they give early MTV video work a run for their money."
I'm not sure how recently you've seen them, but they've improved a lot in the past two years. MTV has entered the market, so there are now three music channels in most viewing areas. Competition seems to have improved the product. Bollywood movies have also improved dramatically. Aside from being mostly in Hindi and having Indian actors, they actually seem quite American. Of course, they still break out into song and dance at unpredictable moments. But it wouldn't be Bollywood if that didn't happen.
Sadly, aside from entertainment, cell phone service and call centers, the rest of India remains extremely dysfunctional. About a third of India lives a life not much better than their ancestors 500 years ago. They can't read, they have no electricity, telephones or running water, and they can't afford a motorcycle. Their only contact with modern technology is the flatbed truck that takes them to and from their work. While the improvements to the higher ends of society are admirable, they really need to improve their education system. Fifty percent illiteracy is not sustainable in the modern world. To their credit, the education budget went up 20% this year, but 200% is closer to what's needed.