Do you remember when you were little and boys would come up to you and ask you to smell their new cologne on their finger? And then you smelled it, and it turned out that boy had just stuck his finger in his you know what?
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Well, that prepubescent scenario was clearly the inspiration for Republican congressional candidate Van Tran (pictured left) of California. The candidate, whose name sounds like an '80s rock band, has turned to revolting voters in order to get their support.
That should work.
His campaign decided to mail a picture of opponent Loretta Sanchez (pictured right) to California voters in the form of a perfume-like advertisement. It's similar to those perfume samples that they stick in the middle of Vogue.
However, the scratch-and-sniff feature of this mailing is not something you want to rub on before a last-minute happy hour invitation. It purposefully smells like, you guessed it, feces.
According to Gawker, one victim had this to say:
"It is a horrible odor - like a combination of five or six of the worst possible scents you can imagine.".
The patch containing the funky smell is presented along with the phrase, "It's the stench of Washington."
The ad is intended to reflect Tran's claim that Sanchez is a dirty insider politician.
AP reports that Sanchez's campaign manager, Caroline Hogan, said the mailer is a gimmick in poor taste and that the congresswoman has been campaigning on issues of importance to local families.
Yes, this is disgusting, and, yes, this is the worst campaign idea ever. But the real question is this: Did this guy go to my junior high school?