Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Is that supposed to be a blogger? (You know, pajamas and all)

The ObamaCare marketing campaign has fully embraced the Weird with its latest ad, featuring a geeky-looking fellow wearing a “onesie”, sipping hot chocolate.



The response in the dextrosphere has been…well, not exactly subdued.

P.S. This guy is being referred to all over the place as a "hipster". When did hipsters start looking like bookish Pee Wee Hermans? I remember when hipsters looked like this...



and like this...



and, especially, like this...



So, in the current cultural/aesthetic environment, is this now supposed to be a "babe"?



Update: For those who don't know, the woman in the picture is Rosie O'Donnell: former talk show host, terrible actress, and noted 9/11 truther.

10 comments:

Steve Burri said...

Lots of hilarity from that one!

Steve at the Pub said...

Robert Mitchum as a hipster?

Weeeell I never, times have changed.

That thing in that bambicare ad, I'd describe it as a "cissy".

Paco said...

Mitchum was the first (movie) hipster.

rinardman said...

Well, that last one does start with a "b".

Steve Skubinna said...

I don't recognize that last one "Rachel Maddow's dad, maybe?) but I'm sure David Sirota could take him out with one air punch.

BAM!

Col. Milquetoast said...

Isn't it weird that after all the years of campaigning on health care they wait until now, when they find it politically useful, before they start telling people they should go get insurance.

Anonymous said...

Poor Pajama Boy. Little did he realize when he took the job that it would kill his social life. Would you go out on a date with Pajama Boy?

bruce said...

Yeah, Milquetoast, I dub this 'Hollywood healthcare' - merely for the election cycle they throw up a facade, a 'set' with no evidence of long-term planning. Political advantage is primary.

Robert of Ottawa said...

Definitely not part of the American Icon Series, but certainly part of the Left Icon Series.

Obama not going well? PJMAN to the rescue!

Col. Milquetoast said...

Imagine the televised debates had gone differently

moderator : Senator Obama, what is your plan for the uninsured?
Barack Obama : I'm going to produce an ad campaign to tell people to tell other people to get insurance. It'll be an extensive campaign : we'll post it on twitter and then my supporters will probably retweet it.
moderator : So, you think that will work?
Barack Obama : Well, the entire argument will be made in 20 words or less.
moderator : Are you starting this advertising campaign now?
Barack Obama : Whoa! Absolutely not! That's just crazy talk. We want those people to stay uninsured until we make a website where people can shop for insurance. We'll only encourage them to get insurance once we can claim an expensive government program caused it and we can take credit for it.
moderator : Aren't there other websites where people can shop for insurance?
Barack Obama : We should be able to do a lot of cool stuff with millions and millions of dollars of government money. I've posted things on twitter and it turns out doing a website is easy.