"A thoughtful bi-racial boy with prominent ears contemplates the situation and wonders why there is so much animosity and anger"

"They chant, 'Red Rover, Red Rover, let Barack come over.' A thoughtful bi-racial boy with prominent ears contemplates the situation and wonders why there is so much animosity and anger," goes the caption of Diane Paragas's "Playground Politics," a contender in MoveOn's "Obama in 30 Seconds" competition. "The red team leader's face softens as he takes Barack's hand. Inspired by the audacity bravery of the two boys, the red and the blue teams form a circle and begin a new kind of game." Kumbaya, anyone?

"All week, we've heard that it's downright addictive to watch and rate these Obama ads made by MoveOn members around the nation," emails a breathless Adam Green. Herr Hitler's film propagandist Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" flashed before us as we contemplated the sheer robotic mindlessness and horror of Green's unquestioning acceptance of the flickering screen images of wishful thinking as the equivalent of political debate. Forget about what Obama might really be up to. Instead, go for projections of your own fantasies onto the blank screen that called us a racist back in December of 2006.

Oh, and if anything disagreeable shows up on the screen, just switch channels.

Comments

[goomp]

I am afraid that the so-called greatest generation raised too many who became the mindless generation. With nothing to guide one but feeling good about oneself, regardless of one's lack of accomplishments, disaster lies ahead.

[golfmann]

It's all kind of surreal....