BurntOrangeReport.com Releases First Mayoral Ad- "Laughter"
Welcomes Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn (D, R, I, NP) to Austin Mayor's Race
Inspired by Tony Schwartz's political ad entitled "Laughter", produced in 1968 in reaction to Richard Nixon's selection of Spiro Agnew for Vice President, Burnt Orange Report has released an updated version of the classic ad, the first of the 2009 municipal elections, as the political website welcomes candidate Carole Strayhorn to the Austin Mayor's race.
The original 1968 ad made fun of Agnew, but suggested that the election would be no laughing matter. Tony Schwartz, the creator, was best known for his work on the "Daisy Girl" commercial for Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
"I feel our updated ad best reflects the feeling of the Austin electorate to today's announcement by Carole Strayhorn that she's bringing the 1970's back to City Hall," Karl-Thomas Musselman, Publisher of the Burnt Orange Report said. "The firsthand experience she brings the dias having presided over the VHS vs. Betamax debate during her first stint as Mayor of Austin could prove to be useful knowledge as the city faces a 21st century transition in its tech based economy."
Burnt Orange Report has purchased contextual search advertising on the Internet for the Austin area to coincide with today's announcement. The political website hopes to reach out to older voters who may be confused by Stayhorn's campaign and seek confirmation that this is indeed still the year 2009.
Burnt Orange Report is not aligned with any candidate or campaign in the Austin Mayor's race at the time of this release. A high-quality version of Burnt Orange Report's ad is available for download here.
