Author: Meghan Baker

It was bound the happen sooner or later. The inevitable parody video has been cut: Big horse (named Franklin), big gun and big accent included.

The spoof website Funny or Die has produced a fake campaign ad after Dale Peterson’s Internet sensation.

In his bid to head up Alabama’s Agriculture Commission, Peterson’s take no prisoners-style (complete with a big horse and big gun) has made him a cyberspace star. That ad has been viewed 800,000 times since Sunday.

Now Funny or Die has spoofed his ad, making fun of Peterson’s walk, talk and gun as well.

Click here to see Funny or Die’s spoof ad.

Here’s an idea.

Original ad: “I’ve been a farmer, a businessman, a cop, a marine during Vietnam, so listen up.”

Spoof ad: “I’ve been a farmer, a cop, a volunteer, I sat people in a movie theater one summer…so listen up.”

Click here to see Dale Peterson’s original ad.

Dale Peterson has got a big horse, a big gun and a big accent to prove he’s ready to win.

Peterson is running in the Republican primary for Alabama Agriculture Commission and he means business.

Check it out:
Click here to see Peterson political ad campaign.

His hard hitting ad is quite literally an overnight Internet sensation, with more than 100,000 hits and climbing, since he posted it last night.

According to Peterson, Alabama is losing over 1,000 farms a year. He claims that this can be prevented by using the commission’s billions of dollars.

“Bet you didn’t know that.” He claims that residents are unaware of this money because the current politicians  –the “thugs and criminals” are “keeping citizens in the dark,” in order to “do whatever they want” with that money.

The campaign add first introduces us to Peterson with a shot of his dog tags and Marines badge resting on top of the Constitution.

“They don’t give a rip about Alabama,” Peterson dramatically says of the incumbents.

But he does. His drill sergeant tone and shotgun in-hand reaffirm his quest to save Alabama and maybe even our country. He vows to “name names and take no prisoners.”