2016 Postmortem
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(5,007 posts)seeing the girls made it more emotional for me. I now how it was as a teen girl. I was always so concerned about my weight and how I looked. I hope this one has a big ad buy.....I think it will touch a lot of people...
DLevine
(1,788 posts)He really is a misogynistic pig.
factfinder_77
(841 posts)According to Hillary Clinton's team, the intention of the ad is to show the effect "Trump's hateful rhetoric towards women is having on our daughters."
The ad cuts between images of young girls starring into the mirror overlapped with video of Trump's comments about women.
"I'd look at her right in that fat ugly face of hers - she's a slob - she ate like a pig," said Trump during what appears to be an interview.
That comment is followed by the Republican nominee, at a different time, saying "a person who is flat chested is very hard to be a 10."
When the ad wraps, text appears on the screen reading "is this the kind of president we want for our daughters?"
The video begins with an image of Hillary Clinton hugging a young girl she met in Keota, Iowa during the primary who told Clinton she was bullied because she has asthma.
Hillary For America says this ad shows how Trump stands in contrast to Clinton's career "fighting for and uplifting women and girls," something they say she'll continue to do if elected president.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,001 posts)"starring into the mirror"? Don't they teach proofreading in journalism school?
MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)Why does trump voters not see this?
DLevine
(1,788 posts)scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)the target is undecided women, and women thinking of voting third party.
the target is suburban white moms.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Its a very powerful ad but Trump is an easy target.
rurallib
(62,412 posts)all part of Trump not being "PC" and telling it like it is. Using words that others won't.
Frankly it has amazed me that neither Trump, his spoxers nor most of his followers haven't gone on racist rants all over the place using the most common and most vile of racial slurs.
I really wonder if they can keep it contained for the next 5 weeks as things grow heated.
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)If this pulls off 5% of his women voters, he's sunk.
Fabulous, simple ad. No way to spin or misconstrue it.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)They are motivated by vengence against the status quo, the goverment, political correctness, uppity people of color and women, the rich and beautiful people, for their unhappy and miserable lives. They want to tear down, hurt, threaten, bully, and hit everything they perceive as better, richer, luckier, smarter, etc. Very ugly minds. Deplorables. They are the breeding ground for Fascism.
DCBob
(24,689 posts)Expect more like this.
Vinca
(50,269 posts)sarae
(3,284 posts)Using his words against him is so powerful.
OldRedneck
(1,397 posts). . . to several local Tea Party assholes who have been giving me hell about voting for Hillary. Not that it will make any difference to them.
jaxind
(1,074 posts)Please let us know how your tea party friends responded to this ad...would love to know! I am sure you're right though...that it won't phase them a bit!
Johnny2X2X
(19,062 posts)It's hard enough to grow up in this country without a misogynistic pig polluting the airwaves with filth like that.
Trump doesn't have a shred of decency in his body.
This is the most powerful ad yet.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)reservation about voting for a scumbucket like Trump. It says how hypocritical they are.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Jesus taught us to feed the poor, heal the sick, practice peace and tolerance, and to love thy neighbor. Do they take the parable of the Good Samaritan deeply to heart? If not, are they truly Christians? I think you know the answer to that.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)for more.
Johnny2X2X
(19,062 posts)Not surprising at all considering the way the Christian Right sees women as property having less rights.
I don't think people appreciate how close the Christian Right is to the Taliban. If not for our country being a Liberal Democracy there is zero doubt they would be cutting off the hands of shop lifters, stoning women who commit adultery, and beheading women in the town square who showed independent thought.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Forget who coined that quote but it pretty much describes them!
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Kind of Trump to supply all the ammunition against him.
BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,369 posts)Gothmog
(145,184 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)oasis
(49,382 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)Makes the point beautifully.
Farmgirl1961
(1,493 posts)This morning. She and her commentators did a great job covering this. I advise you go over and watch it.
I also suggest that if any buddy knows of Trump supporters, you send them this ad and remind them that he is talking about their daughters their sisters their wives there and their mothers.
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)But all drumph voters should.
We are all voting Democrat as usual anyway.
He is a real ahole.
Horrible human being.
Disgusting liar.
Karma where are you?
Midnight Writer
(21,753 posts)3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)It is a wise strategy.
STFU, Andrea.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)LeftRant
(524 posts)CrispyQ
(36,462 posts)And he thought it was funny.