Rudy Goes for the Brain Stem
In yet another edition of “The World is Scary, Vote Republican” we have Giuliani’s most recent ad, part of his push to gain ground in the polls by telling the world how much ass he wants to kick:
This could be the ur-GOP campaign ad. We’re dealing with a “perverted people” and “madmen” — scary, Arab madmen. And because a crisis is just only a moment away, we need a mean sonofabitch to kick some Muslim ass. There’s no argument for why Rudy, who has no real foreign policy or national defense related experience to speak of, is just assumed to be the best candidate for security. The images — the explosions, the “madmen,” the goosestepping terrorists — aren’t designed to evoke a rational or contemplative response. And that’s what Rudy is going for, because if someone thought about Rudy’s dangerously stupid foreign policy vision, they’d realize that it’s, well, dangerous and stupid. And even if there was an argument for why we need Rudy is these scary times, this ad makes it seem like arguing or discussing foreign policy and national security is a waste of time, instead we need Rudy because we can “trust” him. Scary stuff.
