November 20, 2009:
But as a metaphor for the recession, the ad is brilliant.
Watch and you'll see. The quarterback represents free enterprise; the ball represents economic growth; the tall kid in the background represents the American people; and the little girl in the end represents the federal bureaucracy.
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Obama's United Way Ad as Metaphor for the Recession
Below is President Obama's new NFL/United Way ad, set to air during Thanksgiving's (no longer blissfully apolitical) football games. Obnoxious and megalomaniacal? Yes.But as a metaphor for the recession, the ad is brilliant.
Watch and you'll see. The quarterback represents free enterprise; the ball represents economic growth; the tall kid in the background represents the American people; and the little girl in the end represents the federal bureaucracy.
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