I just took a look at Larry "Vote for Dukakis and This Scary Black Man Will Rape Your Children" McCarthy's
ad explaining how finance sector bail-outs and health care reform will enslave Americans to the heathen Chinee.
Opening line:
Why do great nations fail? The Ancient Greeks, the Roman Empire, the British Empire...
/me holds breath
... and the United States of America.
Ah well. Self-knowledge is always a hard ask.