The West Wing Does A Get Out The Vote Ad
Fans of The West Wing will appreciate this:
The piece is an ad (well, not really an ad since it’s 4 minutes long) for Bridget Mary McCormack, a Michigan law professor running on a non-partisan ballot for the Michigan Supreme Court, who just happens to be the sister of Mary McCormack, who played Kate Harper, an NSA aide during the final three seasons.
The guy who plays Josh has put on weight.
@Vast Variety:
Yeah I’ve noticed that. He was in Cabin in the Woods and was lighter…looked like he hadn’t aged a day. He puts on weight and he looks 10 years older.
On a related note, Joshua Malina leaked photos of this campaign commercial, but didn’t identify why. Cue West Wing Movie rumors….
@Neil Hudelson:
Heh. Yes, I remember the Twitter excitement over that. This explains it.
Hey got off his back. Sometimes people put on a few pounds when they get older. Shut up.
@Vast Variety: Hey, at least he made it this time around (see The West Wing ‘Walk & Talk’.
How does this qualify as a “get out the vote” ad? It’s clearly advocating for a specific candidate.
@michael reynolds: +1
@michael reynolds: Sorry, man. I meant to press “Like”, but fat-fingered my iPad and registered some Dislike.
So the solution is not to be a party hack, make conscious choices in all the races and you won’t miss the good stuff in the non-partisan part of the ballot.
But isn’t asking people to not be automatons who see voting as a chore undermining all the work of the organizations like ACORN and such?
@michael reynolds:
Unless the person is a woman, then she’s fair game. Worst of all, she’ll probably continue to see that “Marilyn Monroe was not a size 12” headline years after the article was written listed in the “recent activity” sidebar. Which is really my main question: Why on earth does that article keep appearing on my “recent activity” list?
(I really don’t mean to turn this into a gender issue thread, I’m just hoping that Marilyn will stop being a “recent” thread for me soon).