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New GOP branding effort sets new bar for Irony.
by Doubter
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"Change you Deserve" is the new slogan of the GOP.

The Congressional GOP working with several major public relations firms, has developed a new message for the 08' campaign season.

Through our "Change You Deserve" message and through our "American Families Agenda," House Republicans will continue our efforts to speak directly to an American public looking for leaders who will offer real solutions for the challenges they confront every day," said a memo prepared for GOP lawmakers.

What no one in the GOP seemed to notice..."the change you deserve" is a registered advertising slogan for the anti-depressant Effexor XR.

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Effexor, also known as Venlafaxine, is approved for the treatment "of depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults." Its common side effects are very much in keeping with the world the House Republicans have striven to build: nausea, apathy, constipation, fatigue, vertigo, sexual dysfunction, sweating, memory loss, and - and I swear I am not making this up - "electric shock-like sensations also called 'brain zaps.'"

What's funnier? When the Food And Drug Administration reviewed the ad copy that included the tagline, "The change you deserve," it took issue with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, which manufactures Effexor, saying that the company made "unsubstantiated superiority claims." Sounds like the GOP have picked an ironically accurate tagline for their efforts!

"Unsubstantiated superiority claims"?

Sounds like they have picked the perfect slogan! ROFLMAO!

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