Yes, they will. And I'm ready to say, "I thought and prayed many times but it never made any difference." That's the least snarky I could be. "I'm sure you could say the same," I might add.
Nothing will persuade the gun humpers. The point is motivate those who support serious, effective gun control laws to vote for Democrats who will get that done.
Let's see which media outlets decline to air this because it is "divisive". As if dividing truth from falsity, workable solutions from emollient bullshit, were not essential in our national conversation.
Obviously, the child had been perfected, and Jesus called her home. That would be the LDS argument, anyway, for why the kid had to die. And really, if you take the Christian perspective in general, aren’t we helping our children, our friends, our neighbors, ourselves, get closer to God that much more quickly by celebrating murder — sorry, gun — culture?
I always figure the response to the nice Church ladies who talk about "thoughts and prayers" is James 2.26: "Faith without works is dead". Of course, so are the kids.
Not doctrine, but I sat through a lot of sacrament meetings with my wife before she finally decided that maybe the sense of community wasn’t enough to overcome the lack of belief, and being called home because they’d been perfected was a frequent refrain when someone was giving an interminably long fast and testimony about a young (or old, really) friend or relative who’d died unexpectedly. Of course, you usually had the same core group of people who gave the majority of those, and they only had so many stories, so I probably heard the same story repeatedly.
My favorite part of the ad is how the expression on Mom's face starts to change, subtly; as more and more people toss out their "thoughts prayers" while her daughter continues to lie at the bottom of the pool, it seems like she might be starting to question her programming. The gaslighting is dimming, and the ad brilliantly doesn't let us know if she turns it off in time.
That is a phenomenal ad. What a superb way of pointing out the hypocrisy of T&P "when you can act"!! I hope that punch lands square on the face of people (Politicians-R) who consistently ignore their constituents who WANT gun control.
Oh, let's not go all Doug Piranha here. "He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire." Next thing you know, we'll be nailing Greg Abbott's head to a coffee table.
I don't even know how I ended up on Wonkette (The Bulwark probably cross-linked me), but I am HERE for this headline.
This is how I talk. This how I want to read!
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Cat photos. Do not forget the cat photos.
i nearly drowned at that age- while i appreciate the ad i'm gonna go cuddle with my dog now
Wish I could respond with the "care" emoji.
Awesome......
A perfect portrayal of the "thoughts & prayers" crowd
Simple and powerful ad. Watch the gun humpers howl in rage.
There's nothing in it they can protest though, except its effectiveness. There's no ridicule of gun humpers, they just crystallized this!
They’ll cry and whine that it’s mocking Christians.
While it’s inferior to feeding them to lions, sometimes we have to settle for mocking conservative Christians
Yes, they will. And I'm ready to say, "I thought and prayed many times but it never made any difference." That's the least snarky I could be. "I'm sure you could say the same," I might add.
I dunno. I think this is the kind of message that makes the already converted nod and say, Right on. But what in it persuades the unconverted?
Nothing will persuade the gun humpers. The point is motivate those who support serious, effective gun control laws to vote for Democrats who will get that done.
Now that's how it's done.
Genius.
Let's see which media outlets decline to air this because it is "divisive". As if dividing truth from falsity, workable solutions from emollient bullshit, were not essential in our national conversation.
Fucking brilliant
Hey Ghouliani! Thoughts and Prayers, dude. Thoughts and Prayers. (they just aren't the ones you're hoping for.)
Anything to release my state from the evil that is Abbott and his cronies.
I love the Ted "thoughts and prayers" Cruz beard on the first guy.
Obviously, the child had been perfected, and Jesus called her home. That would be the LDS argument, anyway, for why the kid had to die. And really, if you take the Christian perspective in general, aren’t we helping our children, our friends, our neighbors, ourselves, get closer to God that much more quickly by celebrating murder — sorry, gun — culture?
I always figure the response to the nice Church ladies who talk about "thoughts and prayers" is James 2.26: "Faith without works is dead". Of course, so are the kids.
Not doctrine, but I sat through a lot of sacrament meetings with my wife before she finally decided that maybe the sense of community wasn’t enough to overcome the lack of belief, and being called home because they’d been perfected was a frequent refrain when someone was giving an interminably long fast and testimony about a young (or old, really) friend or relative who’d died unexpectedly. Of course, you usually had the same core group of people who gave the majority of those, and they only had so many stories, so I probably heard the same story repeatedly.
As am I.
My favorite part of the ad is how the expression on Mom's face starts to change, subtly; as more and more people toss out their "thoughts prayers" while her daughter continues to lie at the bottom of the pool, it seems like she might be starting to question her programming. The gaslighting is dimming, and the ad brilliantly doesn't let us know if she turns it off in time.
THe moment when you hear that repulsive SLURP! from the soda -
That is a phenomenal ad. What a superb way of pointing out the hypocrisy of T&P "when you can act"!! I hope that punch lands square on the face of people (Politicians-R) who consistently ignore their constituents who WANT gun control.
Great ad, but who decided to use a mannequin? They could have sold the adrenochrome to pay for the campaign. /s
It’s too soon to talk about metaphors about gun violence
I think they skipped metaphors and went straight to sarcasm and ruthless snark. Good.
What about similes? Or a very subtle joke?
Oh, let's not go all Doug Piranha here. "He knew all the tricks, dramatic irony, metaphor, bathos, puns, parody, litotes and satire." Next thing you know, we'll be nailing Greg Abbott's head to a coffee table.