Category: Hathos Alert

Hathos Alert

Ben Smith features the latest in a string of crazy ads out of Alabama:

This spot from Dale Peterson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Agriculture Commissioner, may be the best yet. It's sort of a country Mad Max, and includes the phrase "thugs and criminals," aggressive video editing, allegations of yard-sign theft and campaign finance infractions, a horse, and a gun.

Don't forget Facebook.

Hathos Alert

A group supposedly unconnected to Stephen Baldwin uses biblical martyrdom to help pay off his debts. From the website:

Long ago, when God restored Job he used Token Gifting as the mechanism for his restoration. The scripture says “everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house…each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring” Job 42:10-11 “All Who Know Him” each gave a token gift which resulted in the restoration of Job. This same simple mechanism is the vision behind this movement. As the Body of Christ, we are the greatest force on earth. What if 10% of the 159 million Christians in America gave a Token Gift?

If you can’t spare any silver or gold, they take all major credit cards.  Gabe’s head explodes. Money quote from the FAQ:

Q- Why does Stephen need personal wealth?
A- Stephen’s influence is in Hollywood. Hollywood worships money and without it you are seen as a loser and cannot be an effective influence to this group.

Jesus wept.

Hathos Alert

I confess: I've been watching American Idol again this year. I can't help myself. One of my favorites, for a whole host of reasons, was local Washingtonian and football player, Austin Paul. His audition is here. He may be the vainest douche yet seen in the history of American Idol, and it was with a measure of delight and dismay that I watched the judges refuse to send him to Hollywood. Anyway, this is just an excuse to post this fantastic piece of hathos – his own video of his own unforgettable song, Playin' The Piano Naked.

Seriously, just sit back and enjoy: