Courage to Stand

Governor Tim Pawlenty's book Courage to Stand was published on January 1, 2011. The premiere of this video was in New Hampshire.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's new "Courage to Stand" ad, posted below, which is nominally a pitch for his book but is basically a trailer for his presidential ambitions, is chock full of action-movie cliches. Short Form Blog says it "looks like a Michael Bay trailer," though that's a little extreme—there aren't nearly enough explosions or Victoria's Secret models to justify that comparison. But it is odd to see a non-satirical super-patriotic wannabe movie trailer—not Sarah Palin comic book odd, but strange nonetheless. For Pawlenty's next ad, perhaps he can fend off a pack of rampaging demon sheep.