They’re coming to eat your children!!! 5

Bush just debuted a new swing-state campaign ad called "Wolves."  You can watch it on his website. It shows a pack of wolves prowling through a dark forest, makes the usual bogus claims about Kerry cutting intelligence budgets (and fails to note that Bush's hand-picked new CIA head Porter Goss actually did propose huge cuts), and concludes that "weakness attracts those who are waiting to do America harm."  In other words:  A vote for Kerry is a vote for terrorists eating you.

The ironies are rich.  This comes from an administration that has pushed to downlist wolves from the endangered species list. If they see wolves as the terrorists of the wild, I guess it's no surprise. But I wonder where they found the wolves for the ad ... perhaps outsourced to Canadian wolves?  And were any harmed in the making of the ad? Where's Defenders of Wildlife when you need 'em?

UPDATE: Check out this hilarious follow-up from Wolf Packs for Truth.

UPDATE: Gary Wockner of the Colorado Wolf Working Group is not amused by this ad. At all. He says so here.

David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.

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  1. Geoff Johnson Posted 5:25 am
    22 Oct 2004

    Terror/Environment AdvisoryThreat level: Code Greenwash

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  2. Tom Turner Posted 6:49 am
    22 Oct 2004

    Wolves adSeems to me this indicates that the incumbent's last hope is to scare the hell out of people. Nothing positive, just all fear, all day long. Will it work? We'll see. Lord help us if it does.

    Tom Turner

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    Lisa Hymas Posted 5:00 am
    23 Oct 2004

    The wolves talk backWolfPacksForTruth.org

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  4. chipman2269 Posted 7:05 am
    23 Oct 2004

    They're coming to eat your childrenI haven't seen the commercial yet (probably the only one that hasn't aired in Ohio yet) but it is just more of the same from a candidate who knows he is in serious trouble. I agree with Tom Turner - if the president is re-elected the country and the environment are sure to suffer even more than we have in the past 4 years!

    chipman2269 Avon Lake Ohio

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  5. Woodswoman Posted 11:44 pm
    25 Oct 2004

    They're Coming to eat your ChildrenWhat's the deal with the bad rap wolves have?  Typical Bush administration.  Seriously, wolves are amazing animals.  Their role as top predators is crucial, and they should not be compared to terrorists.

    Sarah Galbraith

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