Mitch McConnell's New Ad Features Duke Basketball Instead Of Kentucky, Mockery Ensues

[KamaAina]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/mitch-mcconnell-basketball-_n_5027530.html

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) presumably meant to feature a clip of the University of Kentucky's basketball team in a new campaign spot released Tuesday, but the ad's release was instead ridiculed on Twitter for a brief shot of the Duke Blue Devils celebrating their 2010 NCAA Championship victory.

The ad, titled "Rebuild," comes as McConnell faces a primary challenge from tea party-backed businessman Matt Bevin.

"If I'm given the opportunity to lead the U.S. Senate next year, I won't let you down," McConnell says, as the ad pans across the senator giving speeches and talking with supporters.

The shot of Duke players Jon Scheyer and Lance Thomas jumping in celebration comes at 1:09 of the video.

edit: Of course it's an easy mistake to make; remember, Coach K is an (R).

[Blue Owl]

1. The Duke of Dumbfuckery

n/t

[MBS]

2. first laugh I've had all day

Alison Grimes should be able to make good use of this

[BeyondGeography]

3. The problem is all white guys look alike

[zappaman]

4. Well played!

[KamaAina]

5. Especially when they're trying to jump

[Cha]

6. Yeah.. not really mitch's fault.. lol

[Initech]

7. Well Mitch just kissed his chances of reelection goodbye!

Every UK fan I know despises Duke... epic FAIL!!!

[KamaAina]

8. Just about every college hoops fan I know despises them

except for WilmywoodNCParalegal, who went there. And she hasn't been around for quite a while.

[Initech]

9. They're the Yankees of college basketball.

Won the most titles, hated by all except their close and very vocal fans.

[KamaAina]

10. More like the Cowpies.

P.S. UCLA has won by far the most titles.

[Initech]

11. Really? I didn't know that.

[KamaAina]

12. Most of them were back in the John Wooden era

in the '60s and '70s.

[TheKentuckian]

13. UCLA has eleven but Wooden won 10 in a stretch, then Kentucky currently sits at eight.

Epic unforced error for McTurtle, pretty unforgivable for a fella that is far from beloved even in TeaPubliKlan circles.