UPDATE: Cain talks about the ad, and the reaction to Mark Block's smoking.
It begins at 8:00 minutes on the video clip.
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Herman Cain has released a rather strange ad.
Cain's Chief of Staff, Wisconsin's Mark Block, gives a pep talk to supporters and encourages others to jump on the bandwagon.
The text is pretty run-of-the-mill stuff.
The tight close-up of Mark Block's face throughout the ad is a little weird.
What's really weird is the shot of Block toward the end of the ad. He's smoking. Staring into the camera lens, he takes a drag and exhales. 
Then, at the very end, we see a shot of a smiling Herman Cain. 
Very odd.
Here's the video:
Transcript
MARK BLOCK: Mark Block here. Since January, I've had the privilege of being the Chief of Staff to Herman Cain and the Chief Operating Officer of the Friends of Herman Cain.
Tomorrow is one day closer to the White House. I really believe that Herman Cain will put 'united' back in the United States of America. And if I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be here.
We've run a campaign like nobody's ever seen. But then, America's never seen a candidate like Herman Cain.
We need you to get involved, because together we can do this. We can take this country back.
[Block smokes]
[Music, Krista Branch singing: "I Am America."]
[Cain smiles]
Why is Block smoking?
Is Cain the smokers' candidate?
Is Cain being inclusive? Smokers are welcome in Cain's campaign.
Is it supposed to be a sign of honesty, a breath of fresh air, as opposed to Obama's hidden habit?
Is it a subtle, albeit weird, way of saying that Cain is for personal freedom and not a Leftist nanny, like Michelle "let's move" Obama, impinging on the individual?
I doubt it. That's overthinking it.
If Block is supposed to be Everyman, I don't know why he's smoking. Only about 20 percent of adults in the U.S. smoke.
Sometimes, things just get weird. This ad is weird.
A good campaign ad will get people talking, but it shouldn't leave people wondering what its message is.
It's not good that Block and his butt are drawing attention away from Cain.
4 comments:
Remember when Block was fined $15G and banned from WI politics for 3 years? Guess that's not grounds for disqualification in Cain's mind. Heck, it's probably a requirement.
I'm not defending Mark Block. I think the ad was very, very odd.
Remember when Bill Clinton was fined $90,000 for lying under oath and obstructing justice? Remember when Clinton lost his Arkansas law license and was banned from practicing before the Supreme Court?
Bill hasn't been abandoned by the Left. Guess that wasn't grounds for disqualification in the Dems' minds. Heck, it's probably a requirement.
I DO recall the first Clinton Clinton transgression to which you allude, but not the second. I'll take your word for it.
Wouldn't this be a wonderful opportunity to agree on something for once? Slimy pols need not apply? Fits with my ongoing quest for a independent "party" that sits on top of the other two, the sole purpose of which is to drive a clean, honest PROCESSS, devoid of big money and outside influence. Of course, that would hit your side harder than mine, the same that voter id repercussions hit mine more than yours.
Yes. We agree about the slime. The outside influence and big money is depressing.
I don't think an independent party is the answer.
I think a truly informed public that demands accountability from its representatives and leaders and refuses to excuse corruption is the answer. And also respect for the process.
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