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PubliCola Contest!

News   August 19, 2009 at 11:49 am Josh Feit

Earlier this week, we announced that we’re having a contest: Make a 30 second campaign ad (for or against the candidate of your choice) and send it to me josh@publicola.net. Our panel of experts, including some hot shot campaign consultant types we know, will take a look at the ads and choose the best ones. We’re still working out the prizes. Stay tuned.

In the mean time, tune into this. Someone named Charlie sent me this last night (at 3:16am):

Since Publicola is soliciting reader videos about their favorite or least favorite candidates, I thought you *might* like this short cartoon. It’s a 30 second ‘recap’ of the mayoral primary race up until this point.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGc6Q1wt4n0[/youtube]


  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJGHzjXfss charlie

    Posted on Publicola. I have arrived my darlings.

    Or maybe this just represents my last stop on the way to crazytown. Still, you gotta admit, that bunny Mallahan is pretty adorable. He’s got such a sweet managerial temperament. And he’s nibbling on money to keep himself strong.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QJGHzjXfss charlie

    Posted on Publicola. I have arrived my darlings.

    Or maybe this just represents my last stop on the way to crazytown. Still, you gotta admit, that bunny Mallahan is pretty adorable. He’s got such a sweet managerial temperament. And he’s nibbling on money to keep himself strong.

  • http://unclevinny.wordpress.com/ Uncle Vinny

    Oh, I missed that Mallahan is nibbling on money. Very nice, one thumb up!

  • http://unclevinny.wordpress.com/ Uncle Vinny

    Oh, I missed that Mallahan is nibbling on money. Very nice, one thumb up!

  • pl

    Hahahaha, I love it! Mallahan really does look like a rabbit!!!! Is McGinn eating dope?

  • pl

    Hahahaha, I love it! Mallahan really does look like a rabbit!!!! Is McGinn eating dope?

  • pl

    And his ears are cell towers!!!!!! So excellent.

  • pl

    And his ears are cell towers!!!!!! So excellent.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIVnft19v5w charlie

    Thanks for the praise Vinny and pl.

    @3 Mcginn is actually eating grassroots, which seems favorable at first, but it’s unclear whether his plot can actually sustain him or whether it’s just a yard wide and a mile deep. Mallahan’s silos on the other hand are still pretty plump.

    And Jan Drago would be leeching off Nickels if it was worth the animating effort.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIVnft19v5w charlie

    Thanks for the praise Vinny and pl.

    @3 Mcginn is actually eating grassroots, which seems favorable at first, but it’s unclear whether his plot can actually sustain him or whether it’s just a yard wide and a mile deep. Mallahan’s silos on the other hand are still pretty plump.

    And Jan Drago would be leeching off Nickels if it was worth the animating effort.

  • Jeff

    Is Jan Drago not wearing any pants????

  • Jeff

    Is Jan Drago not wearing any pants????

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIVnft19v5w charlie

    @6 No I suppose she’s not. Of course, that’s not exactly unprecedented. Nickels is the only one who is donning pants. I suppose McGinn and Mallahan are more animal-like, but Drago is supposed to be a mink (her hair has always looked water repellant to me). Still I can see now why her lack of pants, somewhat normal fleshtone and position on Nickels’s shoulders warrants a few question marks.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIVnft19v5w charlie

    @6 No I suppose she’s not. Of course, that’s not exactly unprecedented. Nickels is the only one who is donning pants. I suppose McGinn and Mallahan are more animal-like, but Drago is supposed to be a mink (her hair has always looked water repellant to me). Still I can see now why her lack of pants, somewhat normal fleshtone and position on Nickels’s shoulders warrants a few question marks.