“The Times-Picayune missed the mark on its description,” said Perry campaign manager Alex Morgan. “Obviously you can’t run ads with the word f-u-c-k in them,” he added, spelling out the word so as not to offend. “It’s an ad that expresses people’s frustrations as to the choices they have as mayor, and they [the T-P] have taken a little bit of a leap to fill in the blank. It’s a computer graphic image; it’s bleeped out and the mouths are pixelated, so they could be saying anything.
“They could be saying ‘Jeff!’,” Morgan added helpfully.
Uh-huh. And Sean Payton could be saying “cheese and crackers got all muddy!” when the ESPN sideline camera catches him every time Drew Brees gets sacked. So, Alex Morgan: the T-P got it all wrong?
“Oh, no!” Morgan said. “I’m fine with the article. But it’s a different ad than the article portrays.”
Update: Other people are complaining about the (implied) cursing in the ad. I actually like that part. Anyone who reads this blog knows I'm no language ninny. And, frankly, if New Orleans politics doesn't justify multiple uses of the F-word, I don't know what would. But the purpose of using such strong language is to communicate that you, um, feel strongly about something. If you aren't going to own up to and stand by your cursing, then people have a right to question your sincerity.
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