It’s been a while since we’ve done a ripoff-themed post since our spies’ cries of unoriginality can sometimes be a stretch when we compare and contrast (not to mention the people who will then complain that the ripped off ad we’re discussing is a cliche itself, was done better 10 years before, blah, blah).

But what the hell, let’s roll the dice and take a gander at the similarities between this ad for Mike Cox, who’s running for governor of Michigan, and a 2009 Ford F-150 ad brought to us by Team Detroit. Why didn’t Cox just get it over with and hire Denis Leary to handle woiceover while he was at it?

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