# Most bizarre ad? No. Most AWESOME **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 26, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856 "2011-10-26T14:57:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/1 "2011-10-26T14:57:44Z")
OK, this is by way of offering a response to the inherent weirdness of Herman Cain’s ad. [Ed Lee’s Re-election ad](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/afternoon-fix-romney-attacked-over-ohio-silence/2011/10/25/gIQAk38fGM_blog.html) or at least one put together to support him. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see it. Lee is the interim Mayor in San Francisco. And it appears he has some serious backing. And a unique sensibility. Hell, I want to move to SF and vote for the guy now. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/2 "2011-10-26T17:39:53Z")
Definitely an unusual ad but pretty awesome at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/3 "2011-10-26T19:13:37Z")
I like the ad and am giggling over the shiny black garbage bag trousers. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/4 "2011-10-26T19:16:01Z")
That totally fuckin’ rocks! ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/5 "2011-10-26T20:01:20Z")
I can’t watch the ad right now, but no matter how cool it makes Ed Lee seem, I will not be voting for him. After the then Mayor was elected Lieutenant Governor, there was an acrimonious battle to replace him. The Board of Supervisors finally selected Ed Lee, _based on his promise not to run for a full term_. Now that his interim term is ending, he has decided to break his promise. He got the job based on the idea that he was just an adminstrator, not a politician. Now he has demonstrated that he is as much of a liar and a promise-breaker as any other politician. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/6 "2011-10-26T21:04:26Z")
He’s not the worst SF politician, but sometimes that’s not saying much. He’s running against a bunch of idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/7 "2011-10-26T21:30:57Z")
Well, he definitely wins the award for the most creative ad. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/8 "2011-10-26T23:13:54Z")
I know nothing about Ed Lee. But I know an awesome political ad when I see one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/9 "2011-10-27T04:11:35Z")
It would have been a lot funnier if they’d shown the candidate himself dancing in garbage-bag pants. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/10 "2011-10-27T11:39:21Z")
With a little more digging it’s clear this isn’t associated with his campaign at all. He just has some (very) well-heeled supporters who put it together. So it’s no surprise if it doesn’t feature Lee in an active role. That WOULD be funnier, though. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/11 "2011-10-27T13:59:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It would have been a lot funnier if they’d shown the candidate himself dancing in garbage-bag pants. Yes it would. In fact, as someone who never so much as set foot in San Francisco, I demand that Ed Lee make such a video if he wants my non-existent vote. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-bizarre-ad-no-most-awesome/600856/12 "2011-10-28T13:13:11Z")
Just for full disclosure I paused it at the disclaimer: > [@](#): > > Paid for by San Franciscans for Jobs and Good Government, supporting Ed Lee for Mayor 2011. With major funding provided by Ron Conway and Sean Parker. Not authorized by a candidate or committee controlled by a candidate.