But the Spitzer campaign ads are still awesome to watch
Just a feeling of profound sadness as I watched Eliot Spitzer turn in his resignation this morning.
How many larger than life and mythic figures have we put our faith and trust in, only to end up in heartbreak and disappointment? Joel Giambra was going to regionalize and streamline county government and bring us prosperity, only to spend spend spend into oblivion and leave us broke. John Rigas was going to build us the Adelphia tower, bring thousands of jobs to WNY, and turn Buffalo into a corporate headquarters bellwether. Today he sits in jail.
Eliot Spitzer was going to end the “three men in a room” form of governance and finally bring an end to the dysfunction in Albany.
Now he has disgraced himself, his family, all of us who believed in him, and the goal of at last bringing responsible government to Albany is in tatters.
But being a political PR guy I give props to the 2006 Spitzer ads, which resonated so deeply in me when they aired and sent such a strong message. They were so well done and the messages they offered are still relevant, even in 2008.
This one was my favorite… and the quick New York Knicks cameo gives me chills.
Buffalopundit Says:March 12th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Absolutely fucking crushing.
Basketball » But the Spitzer campaign ads are still awesome to watch Says:March 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
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Ryan Says:March 14th, 2008 at 2:31 am
The message really was great. It’s a shame those ads will be so tainted now, the concept and delivery was excellent. (However, why the Horseshoe Falls?)