Though what really gets me is the visual diss of "Firefly". _Now they have gone too far._
Okay, so political ads that make fun of the other side, dredge up dubious assertions, and pretend to be from non-partisan or even beneficent organizations ("But they Environmental Policy Alliance as trees in its logo! It must be a bunch of nice people who love the environment!") are nothing new. But, c'mon — there are enough people in the state of Colorado who have grave doubts or opposition to fracking that simply identifying them all as buffoons seems more likely to stir up further opposition. An ad like this is clearly aimed at encouraging the base who already support the sentiment ("Hey, Larry, did you see that commercial about those stupid anti-frackers? Hi-larious!"), but by being too irritating they run the risk of engendering the other side to more vigorous action.
Indeed, the only thing I find more irritating than this ad is the +The Denver Post's new new "You've exceeded your free article views this month" message, which is why I'm not posting through a share of the DP's article.
Did you see the way that "tech professional" man-handled that tablet?
Yes. Wibbly-wobbly. Kind of surprised he could actually do anything accurately on it. Cough.
It's like they made an accurate film about the opponents of fracking!