# Bob Kerrey ad - by Steve Martin **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853 "2012-10-05T22:13:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/1 "2012-10-05T22:13:51Z")
Cute ad. A little slow paced, but I like the idea of the hand held paper signs. We had a thread last month with a funny endorsement, but I can’t recall who it was for. It’s been awhile since I saw Steve Martin. Still has that dry sense of humor. How to make a wad of paper. Priceless. 😃 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p34r8gsQjJs/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Martin, Home Crafts Expert, Endorses Bob Kerrey") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p34r8gsQjJs) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/2 "2012-10-05T22:22:34Z")
**I remember!** The West Wing cast made a PSA / political ad last month. I wish all the ads were this clever. Steve Martin’s is really funny too. > **[West Wing Ad: Best PSA I have ever seen!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=666105)** > > And I have never seen West Wing, plus I really hate political ads. But this is great!! ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/3 "2012-10-06T05:40:36Z")
I just saw it and thought it was great, typical Steve Martin (didn’t hurt that it was for a Republican). But the whole ‘how to make a wad of paper’ thing, was that a parody of his opponents ad? Did they try to explain something simple with a long-winded description? Anyone got a link to it if this is the case? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/4 "2012-10-06T07:03:07Z")
Well, I have to say this one didn’t work for me. I thought Martin was funny but I didn’t feel they made a connection to Kerrey’s campaign. The West Wing ad for Bridget McCormack, Chuck Norris’ [ad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDUQW8LUMs8) for Mike Huckabee, and even Paris Hilton’s [ads](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khE6v1mL0q4) about John McCain were better in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/5 "2012-10-06T15:19:55Z")
I’m with **Little Nemo**. If there was some correlation, maybe. If one of the captions had been about how Kerrey doesn’t overly complicate simple things it would have tied in better. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/6 "2012-10-06T20:28:29Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > I just saw it and thought it was great, typical Steve Martin (didn’t hurt that it was for a Republican). Maybe I am misunderstanding your post, but Bob Kerrey is a Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/7 "2012-10-07T04:00:00Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > Maybe I am misunderstanding your post, but Bob Kerrey is a Democrat. Huh!? Don’t know how I screwed that up! Oh well, I still respect Martin’s endorsement simply because he’s not usually partisan (and because I’m not from Nebraska and don’t have to care too much!)… ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-kerrey-ad-by-steve-martin/636853/8 "2012-10-08T14:13:56Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Huh!? Don’t know how I screwed that up! Oh well, I still respect Martin’s endorsement simply because he’s not usually partisan (and because I’m not from Nebraska and don’t have to care too much!)… Do you work for Fox News?