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"The Simpsons" Take on Trump And Clinton In New Political Ad Spoof

"The Simpsons" Take on Trump And Clinton In New Political Ad Spoof | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

A new clip from the executive producers of The Simpsons finds Homer and Marge contemplating their votes.


WHY WE CARE: The Simpsons does not shy away from making political statements. The show has been openly critical of its Fox network overlords at News Corp for decades, roasted every sitting president since 1989, and outsourced a couch gag to Banksy that criticized the makers of Simpsons merchandise. Now the producers behind the show are weighing in on the impending November election.


Contrary to The Simpsons' long-ago prophecy that Donald Trump would be president someday, it seems like an orange White House is something our beloved yellow friends do not want—or at least Marge doesn't. The fact that the political ad in this short clip that sways her is "paid for by Americans who really are starting to miss Obama" further clarifies just where the show's creators are coming from.


Watch another short Simpsons video, "Trumptastic...

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Too funny!

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Donald Trump’s dark speech to the Republican National Convention, annotated

Donald Trump’s dark speech to the Republican National Convention, annotated | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Below are Donald Trump's remarks accepting the Republican nomination as delivered. Where text is in bolded, it denotes a place where Trump's comment deviated from the original draft that leaked to the press.


Friends, delegates and fellow Americans: I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

The Washington Post shares The Donald's full speech text. He alludes to Hillary's campaign theme as: "I'm with her." In my opinion, his campaign theme should be: "I'm with myself." Ah politics...

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Half a world from home, reporters try to make sense of Trump

Half a world from home, reporters try to make sense of Trump | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

If their labor was similar to that of many other reporters in town covering the convention, their nationality wasn't. Reporter Jiwon Park and cameraman Bohyun Bang are with Arirang TV based in Seoul, South Korea.


Why were they here?


"It's the president of the United States," Park explained. "We have a lot of interest in the United States. It is the number-one country in the world."


As NBC's Chuck Todd was hustling to a nearby outdoors studio not too far away and eliciting a news celebrity's typical response from passersby ("hey, that's the guy from CBS!" a Mississippi delegate said to his companion), the two journalists from Arirang were virtually unnoticed and blended into the bustle of conventioneers, media and massive security.


The duo has been in the country for 10 days, starting in Washington, D.C. and finishing up in Cleveland.I asked if they had come to any clear understanding of Trump's appeal. They said a little bit but not completely. Perhaps join the crowd, I said....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Explaining Donald Trump? What's a poor foreign reporter to do?

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Chicken Hawk Trump Mocks Captain Khan’s Mother

Chicken Hawk Trump Mocks Captain Khan’s Mother | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
I didn’t think it was possible for Donald Trump to say anything more despicable than he has already served up in this campaign. But this weekend the GOP presidential nominee did just that twice.


First, he went after Ghazala Khan, the mother of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan who had received a Purple Heart for bravery after being killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. And then stunningly Trump equated his work as a businessman as being a “sacrifice” akin to the sacrifice made by the brave women and men who have served in our nation’s armed forces. 


With respect to Mrs. Khan, Trump was asked by Maureen Dowd on Saturday what was his reaction to ”the poignant appearance of Muslim lawyer Khizr Khan and his wife” at the DNC. Did Trump respond by acknowledging Captain Khan’s sacrifice or offer words of support for these Gold Star parents? Nope, instead he answered with one sentence: “I’d like to hear his wife say something.”  (How would his wife saying anything change in any way Capt. Khan’s sacrifice or his parents’ loss?!)

Jeff Domansky's insight:

The one thing about egomaniacs in social media is that your true colors can't be hidden. So it goes with Trumpet. His apologists must be getting exhausted trying to come up with new excuses for his behavior.

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Donald Trump convention speech is 8% policy, 92% fluff - without bullshit

Donald Trump convention speech is 8% policy, 92% fluff - without bullshit | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention was only 8% specific policy promises. On the other hand, by my word-for-word calculation, 20% of it was criticism of Trump’s opponents, 21% was fearmongering, and the rest was mostly vague generalities and cheerleading.


Based on this speech, you really can’t identify what you’ll be getting if this guy gets elected — but you certainly know what to be afraid of it he doesn’t.


Let me break it down for you.


I used the Washington Post’s version of the planned text of the speech.  Then I marked it up in different colors to represent different elements: vague promises, passive promises that something will magically happen, overarching proclamations, criticism of opponents and elites — and the few actual promises.


You can see my analysis in the color-coded graphic at the end of this post, and you can see the color-coded text in my Google Document of the speech....

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My assessment? More hot air, less filling!

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