Presidential Stocking Stuffers--Roland Martin, CNN CommentatorWhat in the world is going on with these Christmas ads from the candidates?
First, Mike Huckabee garners a ton of attention for his over-the-top, cross-lovin' Christmas ad.
Now lo and behold, Obama, Clinton, Edwards and Giuliani are trotting out their Christmas ads.
I'm not impressed. Ron Paul is sitting on $16 million in Internet donations. When is he going to release
his Christmas commercial?
Here's my suggestion--Paul should hook up with Dennis Kucinich, and they should put under their tree Christmas gifts for each of their opponents, with Mike Gravel playing Santa:
For Clinton, a cup of spiked eggnog and a helping of holiday warmth;
For Obama, a name change so we don't have to hear even more "Osama" flubs;
For Chris Dodd, a one-way ticket back to the senate;
For Joe Biden, one of those back to the future cars, so he can run all over again in 1988;
For Bill Richardson, a Careerbuilder.com account, cuz he'll need one a month from now;
For Edwards, a lifetime membership to Supercuts;
On the GOP side, for Mitt Romney, more hairspray;
For Rudy Giuliani, more hair;
For John McCain, how about a teddy bear, because he's coming off kind of abrasive;
For Fred Thompson, a case of the energy and caffeine drink Red Bull;
For Mike Huckabee, the George W. Bush foreign policy primer from his 2000 campaign;
For Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter, an all-expense-paid trip to Cancun, for two.
And for Paul and Kucinich themselves, a free, round-trip ticket on UFO Airlines;
The
last thing we need are Christmas ads that are really just regular, boring political ads.
Have fun! Be irreverent! Do something different! But for goodness sake, stop being traditional!
Editor's note: See Raw Politics on tonight's 360: What's behind the candidates' holiday spirit. Coming right up at 10PM ET.
