There’s a reason that this is an astute bit of wisdom:
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Men do not gather grapes from thornbushes, nor figs from thistles. And if we are to judge them by their first fruit, “White Dudes for Harris” can’t produce a political advertisement that is anything but giggle-inducing.
Proud to unveil the very first ad from #WhiteDudesForHarris! 🎉 We’re coming together to support @KamalaHarris, focusing directly on talking to white dudes about our role in this election. This is just the beginning—we’re showing up, speaking out, and standing for what matters. pic.twitter.com/WAGMb8fbLD
— White Dudes for Harris (@dudes4harris) September 19, 2024
Consider a few of the statements in that oddly-accented narration. “It’s not about picking teams. It’s about who’s got a plan for making things better.”
Oh yeah? What plan would that be? The plan Kamala Harris keeps changing every few hours? The plan her campaign copied and pasted from the old Biden campaign site, or the plan that copies so many Trump proposals (e.g. “no tax on tips”) that Donald Trump joked about sending her a MAGA hat? That plan?
Also: “I’ve been doing my own research.” To Democrat operatives – like this narrator obviously is – that means, “I’ve been listening to Harris/Walz campaign ads.” And: “They’re actually talking to guys like us.” Which guys would that be? The guys in those carefully stage-managed, scripted “interactions?”
This ad is a joke, it is (as the kids say these days) “cringe,” and it’s giggle-inducing. But the bright spot is in the replies to their X post – oh, the replies!
Is the target audience for this ad gay guys in NYC, because otherwise I’m not sure if the ad makers have ever met white guys before?
— Wade Miller (@WadeMiller_USMC) September 19, 2024
This is why young men are leaving the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/2z4MY5DcbR
— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) September 19, 2024
You got me! 😂 At first I thought it was real. So funny!
— 🫃🏼💉🇺🇦🥥Hollaria Briden, Esq. (@HollyBriden) September 19, 2024
This ad looks and sounds like it’s selling cheap pizza, which must be a delicacy for the “hey, white dude” it’s addressing. Pathetic, racist, and insulting. With extra cheese.
— Arctic Ninja (@arcticninjapaul) September 19, 2024
It’s too much. I can’t tell what’s parody and what’s reality anymore.
— Stormweather (@markstormweathr) September 19, 2024
But this has to be the real burner:
#WhiteDudesForHarris pic.twitter.com/BoVRBA6mKw
— Kent Moore (@kentrmoore) September 19, 2024
One has to wonder, as one of the respondents says, if this is serious or a parody account. Because it’s kind of hard to tell.
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There is the running joke about how “…the left can’t meme,” and apparently they can’t produce campaign ads, either. This is one of the lamest, dumbest, most tone-deaf ads I’ve seen since Harry Sisson’s last X post. It’s getting dissected in replies; people are enjoying it, too. And that’s telling. When a Trump ad appears, the left goes into paroxysms of hatred; their replies positively seethe (see the aforementioned Harry Sisson). But the right? We have too much fun poking holes in the left’s arguments and poking fun at their clueless attempts at advertising.
That’s the Harris/Walz campaign’s supporters: Producing some of the best unintentional comedy you’re liable to find these days.
“White Dudes for Harris,” indeed. Give me a break.
