So by now, you must have heard about the anti-Tom Knox 527 that’s most likely gonna turn Knoxie into a pedophile Ronald McDonald who rips off the illiterate and insane by the time this whole kooky election is over. The ads, which proclaim Tom Knox a “FAKE” but aren’t even together enough to point to his gross redhead dye-job, are on TV right now, but for some reason, not on YouTube et. al as best we can surmise, and boy, the talking points sure do sound familiar. (Whoops! I swear to God, I was just standing under this tree — you know, the one I was born in/fell out of just yesterday — and I totally got hit by a falling Bob Brady hack! FUCK! That hurt!) Anyway, besides arguing that like Michael Nutter, Tom Knox is in fact a 527 against himself (try this ad on for size if you need convincing), City Council at-large candidate Caryn Hunt (pictured) today also steps into the faux-27 game with this bit of what have you:
Caryn Hunt: “You Heard Me: ZERO Millions Of Dollars” [mp3]
As a radio ad, it’s clever, sure. But we have to wonder: Even when done as a comedic device, that snivelling 527 voice, that horrid high school debate-team tone — you know the one, “Joey Sweeney SAYS he doesn’t know how to drive. But we happen to know that Sweeney KNOWS WHAT A CAR IS!” — still can do a hell of a lot of damage. Why? Because people are stupid. So is Hunt’s gambit a little too smart for the room? For an answer, tell you what: If your phone number starts with a 267 or a 215, the answer is probably yes.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 30th, 2007 at 12:39 pm.