Do negative political attack ads stress you out? Not me. They make me smile. And in 48 seconds, they can do the same for you.
During this scene from the show “Leverage” (S3E16), the young hacker Hardison creates a political ad to help overthrow the government of San Lorenzo: “I did an image and language scan of every successful U.S. political ad, and I just combined the top techniques.”
President Edwin Ribera, against fire safety, for guns.
Against education, for child labor…
Whenever I see an attack ad, I immediately see the kid at the end of this scene. Then I smile.
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