Shameless Fearmongering By Move On & Olivia Wilde

Good news conservatives! The invasion of Norway is back on schedule! All we need to do is win the election this Tues day then we can start laying the foundation for the Palin Presidency and the corporate takeover of every aspect of our lives that we’ve been trying to achieve for generations!

At least that’s what MoveOn.org wants apathetic liberals to believe.

It what may be it’s most laughable and grossly exaggerated effort since the infamous “General Betrayus” ad, MoveOn.org has put together a video ad aimed at awaking young voters from their apathetic slumber and out to the polls to support Democrats next week.

The video stars the fetching Olivia Wilde as some kind of rebel leader who contacts us from the future in order to warn us all that American society will crumble unless liberals keep their hold on power in 2010.

It’s kind of like The Terminator, only instead of Arnold Schwarzenegger warning us about shape shifting robots, “13” from House is warning us of Speaker John Boehner and an America where every aspect of our lives is controlled by evil corporations.

This video struck me as a particularly cynical for a couple of obvious reasons.

But most striking was the fact that in order to lead young voters to the video, MoveOn posted links that featured the headline “Pamela Anderson and The Situation to Wed.” This is apparently the kind of thing that MoveOn believes that young people are following online instead of paying attention to politics. Maybe they’re right. But, you know what? If you’re spending your time surfing the web for information about the stars of Jersey Shore and needed Olivia Wilde to remind you that there is an enormous election coming up next Tuesday, you should do America a favor and just stay home.

Seriously. If your diet of news and information consists of this tripe and you don’t have the slightest idea of what the issues are and what’s at stake in this mid-term, Don’t Vote! These people should not be encouraged. MoveOn just wants warm bodies to fill up the voting booths, because they know that uninformed warm bodies, especially young ones, are likely to vote for Democrats.

But this is a perfect illustration of how the Left views members of Generation Y. They see us as mindless pawns who will believe anything. They think that we can be tricked into voting for Democrats by baiting us with misleading links that lead to apocalyptic warnings of wars and a desolate American landscape where corporations own everyone and everything.

And why shouldn’t they? In 2008 they managed to convince 66% of generation Y to vote for their guy based on clever celebrity ads focusing on undefined promises of “hope.” The only thing that’s changed is that “hope” has been replaced with “fear.” But, they still think you’re a total sucker.

- Dan Joseph

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