Corzine Web Ad Transforms Frustrated LaHood At House Hearing Into Upbeat Praise Of Corzine

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Let this be an object lesson in how campaigns ads are crafted, and how images are shaped.

The campaign of Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) has put up this new Web ad, using prior video of Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood in a heated exchange with Rep. Scott Scott Garrett (R-NJ), discussing the cooperation between the federal government and the state government in New Jersey:

It’s all about the music. In the original video, a very frustrated LaHood is lecturing a right-wing Congressman on the benefits that the stimulus bill has brought to New Jersey. However, the upbeat, catchy music of a campaign ad makes it seem like the rousing speeches you hear at campaign rallies. The only thing missing is a crowd to cheer and applaud.

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