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OMG! A New Attack Ad?!?

A lil' fun from the boys that brought you Young Dick Cheney: Great American.
November 11, 2008  |  
 
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Tuesday's election brought down the final curtain not only on a grueling, two-year presidential campaign, but also on a noisy season of political advertising -- one that included radio and television spots, internet banners, robocalls, a half-hour primetime infomercial, and an endless torrent of attack ads.

Think we're done with all that for a few years? Not by a long shot. After all, negative advertising is a hard habit to break, especially for our friends in the GOP.

Click the PLAY button below to witness the first shot of the 2012 campaign:

Bruce Kluger and David Slavin write satire for National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," The Los Angeles Times, and AlterNet.They are co-authors of the new satirical memoir, Young Dick Cheney: Great American.

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