Attack Ads, Circa 1800

Have this year's negative political ads really "taken dirty to a whole new level, as CNN's Anderson Cooper frets? Is a "return to civility...a relic of a bygone era," as President Barack Obama laments?

Er, not exactly.

If anonymous political speech, the other widely decried villain of this political season, helped found the United States, attack ads are as American as apple pie. If you fancy yourself a patriot or a history buff, you will most certainly approve this message, which is taken from statements made by, for, and against the nation's founders.

Approximately 1.45 minutes. Written and produced by Meredith Bragg. Voiced by Caleb Brown, Michael C. Moynihan, and Austin Bragg.

Check out "The Positives of Negative Campaigning," why "Attack Ads Are Good For You." and Reason's 2006 list of the "Top 10 Dirtiest Political Campaigns" in U.S. history.

For links to those stories and historical sources of the statements made in the video go to
http://reason.tv/video/show/the-negat...

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[joeyshabadu187]

PREFIDENT JEFFERFON 

[ironmonkeyheller]

Actually a hoe cake is what yo mama eats.

Oh snap.

[thetechguychannel]

Nice reply. Simple, solid, and to the point. But your opponent is right. Of course, he fights your belittling actions with more belittlement, but I'm here to tell you that it's better to respect the ignorance of others, for we too are ignorant of so many other things that they perhaps can beat across our heads.

[MMister87]

Yep.

[thopkins22]

Are you really such a prick filled with such self importance that you felt it was important to belittle them like that?

[larodem]

I´d rather be dead than vote for a President raisd on Hole Cakes!

[MMister87]

People, are you really that stupid and uneducated that you've never seen any old text with a long S? What about the Jägermeister logo?

[BloodskullMannoroth .]

It's a long S, not an F.

[alexsboxer345]

In the early 1800's and earlier, they used an F in place of an S in their writing. If you look at the constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they're in there too.

[balance41305]

I can't breathe xDDD

[joeyshabadu187]

DID I FAY IT WAF A TYPO DUMBAFF??? FALLY FELLF FEAFHELLF BY THE FEAFHORE

[Marc Hartkamp]

that's an old s...