Broken Toys Random Comments About Games and Tractors

1. 

   funtax
   April 2nd, 2008 - 19:04

   GRAVEL/PAUL ‘08

   Catch the FEVER!!!

   Oddly, this reminds me more than anything of the William Burroughs/R.E.M. track from the old “Songs in the Key of X” album from the mid-90s.
2. 

   John Moore
   April 2nd, 2008 - 19:19

   Wow. I’m not sure if he’s brillant. Or insane. Just , wow.
3. 

   CmdrSlack
   April 2nd, 2008 - 20:08

   I was thinking he’d do a great job in a duet with Shatner, but the Burroughs/REM stuff (or any of the Burroughs music stuff) would also be for the win.
4. 

   daslog
   April 2nd, 2008 - 20:19

   that was awsome. If I was more emo, I’d vote for him.
5. 

   Aufero
   April 2nd, 2008 - 20:34

   The advantage Libertarians have over candidates of other political persuasions is that they’re more amusing when they go insane.
6. 

   james_joyce
   April 2nd, 2008 - 21:26

   Mike Gravel is not a libertarian, at all. He’s a Democrat.

   It makes me feel better, in a way, that candidates of other political parties can be publicly insane as well.

   Now if only the Libertarians could get some more publicly SANE candidates.
7. 

   Naum
   April 2nd, 2008 - 23:52

   I think he should do “My Pet Goat” for his next video…
8. 

   Bonedead
   April 3rd, 2008 - 04:36

   It’s like he has some art college students in control of his shit. The rock in the river dealy, all the fag0rs being like: “I don’t understand this, hurrrr”. Meh.

   Funny video. Helter skelter, *more seriously* helter skelter, woo!
9. 

   Kayn
   April 3rd, 2008 - 05:51

   Joyce: Libertarianism is just a set of ideologies united by expressing personal freedoms and rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to bear arms, freedom of and from religion, freedom of press, freedom of ownership, if Wikipedia is to be believed). And Gavel ranks closer to the libertarian end of the scale of political views, as monitored by the Political Compass: http://www.politicalcompass.org/usprimaries2008
10. 

    Pentagony
    April 3rd, 2008 - 06:05

    I don’t know which is worse, 1) this video or 2) the fact that it’s getting a load of positive reviews on youtube.
11. 

    Amp
    April 3rd, 2008 - 06:43

    You voted in one drunk court jester twice….what’s so bad about this guy.

    He COULDN’T possibly do any worse.
12. 

    dartwick
    April 3rd, 2008 - 07:04

    John Moore Says:
    April 2, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Wow. I’m not sure if he’s brillant. Or insane. Just , wow.”

    That wasnt brilliant.
13. 

    =j
    April 3rd, 2008 - 11:05

    That political compass thing is more than a little disconcerting. I thought national politics was about moving to the CENTER.
14. 

    Richard
    April 3rd, 2008 - 16:57

    Mother of God.
15. 

    Merkwurdigliebe
    April 3rd, 2008 - 16:58

    That video was insane. Being anti-war isn’t insane; just unrealistic because war is inevitable, human nature, and necessary to continue our decadent way of life.
16. 

    John Moore
    April 4th, 2008 - 01:06

    “That wasn’t brillant.”

    I don’t see such a clear line. It’s definately not for the main stream. And, well, it doesn’t really want to make me vote for him.

    But, I found it …compelling.

    Other than Hillaries overexposed 3 am ad, I don’t think I could tell anything about any other candidates ad. This one I will remember. In the dog and pony show, this is a platypus.
17. 

    moo
    April 4th, 2008 - 11:53

    > In the dog and pony show, this is a platypus.

    BEST QUOTE EVAR!
18. 

    dartwick
    April 4th, 2008 - 13:10

    You might agree with his politics and the ad is unique for a political ad. But thats all you can say for it.

    -Its not original
    -It niether presents nor explains any actual points
    -it looks cheap and the guy “singing” looks crazy because hes so bad at it.

    Saying its good because its better than Hilleries 3am ad is meaningless. She made an ad that everyone should roll their eyes at for content and was not engaging at a viseral level.
    This add only succeeds beyond Hilleries in that it is goofy.
19. 

    Triforcer
    April 4th, 2008 - 21:37

    To quote Jon Stewart-

    Every time I watch one of this guy’s videos, I think I’m going to die in exactly seven days.
20. 

    Merkwurdigliebe
    April 5th, 2008 - 06:13

    http://www.gravel2008.us/issues

    “His issues page provides plenty of reasons [he's a libertarian], but surely the most compelling reason to reject Mike Gravel as a “libertarian” candidate is because he favors universal government pre-school and the even more ominous-sounding “parent education,” whatever that may entail.

    Gravel is great on foreign policy, but a war on American parents and children is at least as bad as a war on Iraqis. “
21. 

    GenVec
    April 5th, 2008 - 15:19

    A great ad, both politically and artistically.

    Politically, because we’re actually debating its merits on this thread. I doubt it will make anyone vote for him, but you probably weren’t going to vote for Gravel anyway, and it’s at least earning him exposure.

    Artistically, because the montage is and good and the cover is… actually sort of catchy.
22. 

    jid
    April 6th, 2008 - 08:23

    hmm… it appears i’ve been misinformed.

    I was told this was the place to find mobs of tribals skewering kangaroos…

    or something.
23. 

    Cunbelin
    April 6th, 2008 - 14:09

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC0sR5_NTFo

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