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How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm…

… after they’ve seen … college?

Margaret Soltan, October 25, 2012 3:36PM
Posted in: kind of a little weird

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11 Responses to “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm…”

  1. Alan Allport Says:

    They were reaching a bit with the beer and corn-dog stuff, weren’t they? I mean, if they had footage of Varilek eating bruschetta washed down by a nice Sauvignon Blanc – now that would be damning. But corn-dogs? That’s Freedom Food.

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Alan: I have to say I also thought the corn-dog/beer motif damaged the integrity of the piece.

  3. Shane Street Says:

    I thought ironic language was all the rage now. Maybe it’s different when South Dakotans do it. Or Republicans.

  4. Margaret Soltan Says:

    Shane: Was the ad ironic?

  5. Alan Allport Says:

    Was the ad ironic?

    It seems to verge on parody, but apparently the South Dakota GOP insists that it’s meant to be taken seriously. The ad’s problem isn’t irony; it’s incoherence. They’re trying to imply that Varilek is both a rootless cosmpolitan contaminated with dirty foreign ideas anda boorish yahoo. It doesn’t work. The one just muddies the message of the other.

  6. Shane Street Says:

    I insist it is possible to be both contaminated with dirty foreign ideas and a boorish yahoo. Not that I have anyone particularly in mind.

  7. Alan Allport Says:

    Shane – dude. Take a chill pill.

  8. wayward Says:

    Varilek is turning that goofy ad into a “Donate for Corn Dogs” fundraiser:
    https://www.mattforsd.com/donate-for-corn-dogs/

    Noem has at least figured out how to text on a cellphone — there’s some footage of her getting reprimanded by a fellow Republican for doing it during a meeting:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfI7cBxLs-I

  9. Shane Street Says:

    Alan, brother, you have an unfortunate autocratic reflex to tell others what to do and not do.

  10. Margaret Soltan Says:

    wayward: Yes – I see that Varilek has put the Noem ad on his website. The ad has motivated at least one person – me – to give Varilek’s campaign $50.

  11. wayward Says:

    Yeah, I gave him $10.

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