New MoveOn ad: Allison Anders' "The Waitress and the Lawyer"

[Jim Sagle]

This RRRRRAWWWWWWWKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.moveonpac.org/10weeks/?id=3700-1244752-lPnvwiOJXcXFo2GLdIYYqQ#

[agates]

1. Wow

Great ad. That should make a few people squirm (unless they totally subscribe to the "I got mine, fuck you" wing of the republican party).

[Narraback]

2. Yes...

nt

[seabeyond]

3. i liked.........that was excellent

wow cool. thanks for sharing

[cheshire]

4. If only these folks had a heart to get to.

[tedoll78]

5. Wow.

I think that might be the best one I've seen from MoveOn thus far. Very concise, and it pounds the message home in ways that everyone can relate to.

[ItsMyParty]

6. could you summarize--it takes forever for me to download these

things. Thanks.

[noahmijo]

7. I haven't seen it yet I'm going to but

Didn't Franken write a play at least in his latest book "Lies" he has what seems like will be this little play that supposedly was acted out by Drew Barrymore, Helen Hunt, and I think Brian Dennehy (sp)

Alright I'm checkin it out now THANKS!

[noahmijo]

9. Ohhh this is even better!!!!

Dude this video is now mine to save thank you!

[Jim Sagle]

14. At the link, it's explained that the ad is indeed an adaptation from Al's

book.

[gcomeau]

8. What would have been even better.

The waitress used to have a high paying IT type job, lost it, and with the "strong and getting stronger economy" managed to get employed again! So she should be EXTRA grateful to Bush!

-Grant

[Doctor_J]

10. illeana douglas...

:evilgrin:

[cindyw]

11. Alison Anders teaches a course in the film program I attended.

Never had her as a professor, but would have been neat.

[tinrobot]

15. She's great

Really good director.

In the spot, wasn't that Ione Skye (sp??) as the waitress and Illeana Douglas as the woman?

[SangamonTaylor]

12. straight out of franken's book

I really enjoyed the "waitress and the lawyer" chapter of Lies &the LLWTT.

[neonplaque]

13. This ad is so good on so many levels...

The waitress cutting and serving the pro-Bush lawyer lady "a slice of the pie" while explaining how her own little $300 tax cut was eaten up by incrases from other Bush cuts (childcare, transportation, healthcare, etc).

Awesome.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

16. Great ad -

Love Jimmy the Cab Driver, on the same web site, too. Moveon.org is releasing a new commercial and a new "Jimmy" spot every week from now until the election. He is so funny and to the point while the various "fares" are sitting in the back seat of the taxi with this look of "what the hell?" - priceless.

Guys like Jimmy and women like Allison are the ones who will win the election for Kerry. They are all of us in some small way - rich or poor - BoyGeorge's policies are killing Americans literally and economically.

[Julien Sorel]

17. They cut it off too soon.

They should have showed the part where the attorney lady complains to the waitress' boss, who fires her. The attorney lady would then find out what company the truck driver works for, and complain.

[Czolgosz]

18. beautiful

[Catshrink]

19. Where are the Jimmy the Cab Driver ads airing?

These are great!