Someone asks Mike Gravel the question America is asking: What’s up with the rock?

Gravel says they’re not ads. It’s art. “It’s a metaphor.” He liked the ripple thing. Mike Gravel, ordinary citizen, makes ripples and moves on. They were made by art teachers named Gus and Matt. Spent a day doing it. The teachers brought their own rocks. “This is beautiful. This is very artistic… And if some talking heads don’t have enough artistry in their hearts to understand what these kids are doing, that’s their problem.” The interviewer compares the video to the end of the Sopranos. Gravel thinks Tony should have been wacked. Won’t people be confused and wonder what this is about? “What is life all about? Life is a mystery to us all.”

Here’s the official campaign statement on the art.

Here, again, is the rock video: