WTF? Here’s the oddest campaign commercial so far this year. We think it’s in English, but for some strange reason, we only understood about 10% of the words.
WTF? Here’s the oddest campaign commercial so far this year. We think it’s in English, but for some strange reason, we only understood about 10% of the words.
H/T: IOwnTheWorld.com
The following line that reveals just how out of touch with reality Jerry Brown really is. “Of course,” Brown says, “I’m not going to sign any bills until we get the budget solved and that may take me a couple of months.”
Every other blog that’s run this video clip has focused on the first part, where former and future California Governor Moonbeam pledges to sign a bill entitling every illegal alien in the tarnished Golden State to attend college.
Far as we’re concerned, though, it’s the following line that reveals just how out of touch with reality Brown really is.
“Of course,” Brown says, “I’m not going to sign any bills until we get the budget solved and that may take me a couple of months.”
Governor Moonbeam, indeed. It’s taken the state decades to get $30 billion in debt. It’s reduced two consecutive governors to blithering idiots. The state is controlled by the public employee unions to whom Brown is beholden. The legislature is controlled by lunatic leftists who refuse to cut a penny in spending. And this lying sack of excrement says it may take “a couple of months” to solve the problem. Note that it may take him a couple of months. Why this guy’s such an economic wizard that he may just get the whole thing wrapped up in a couple weeks. With a little luck, maybe just a day or two.
California is about to get what it deserves. Unfortunately, the state’s few remaining conservatives will be taken down along with the liberals who not only caused the problem, but continue to exacerbate it by electing leftist wackos like Brown.
H/T: Breitbart.tv
This commercial for Ken Buck, Colorado Republican Senate candidate, will give you chills. Call Bekins. We’re moving to Colorado just so we can vote for this guy ten or twelve times.
Call Bekins. We’re moving to Colorado just so we can vote for Ken Buck ten or twelve times.
H/T: Ace of Spades
If you love a candidate with a sense of humor, you gotta love this new Joe Miller for Senate commercial from Alaska. It’s proof that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a great commercial.
If you love a candidate with a sense of humor, you gotta love this new Joe Miller for Senate commercial from Alaska. It’s proof that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a great commercial.
And as an added bonus, we think it’s kind of funny that a guy with a beard would do a parody of the Old Spice commercials.
H/T: RealClearPolitics.com
Democrats and the lapdog liberal media have spent many months attempting to paint Republicans and conservatives as extremists. Uh-oh. A new poll shows that the ploy has failed.
Democrats and the lapdog liberal media have spent many months attempting to paint Republicans and conservatives as extremists.
Uh-oh. A new poll shows that the ploy has failed and that likely voters in key battleground congressional districts think extremists hold more sway over Democrats than Republicans.
TheHill.com has the disturbing Democrat details:
This result comes from The Hill 2010 Midterm Election Poll, which found that 44 percent of likely voters say the Democratic Party is more dominated by its extreme elements; whereas 37 percent say it’s the Republican Party that is more dominated by extremists.
The revelations in a survey of 10 toss-up congressional districts across the country point to problems for Democrats, who are trying to motivate a disillusioned base and appeal to independents moving to the GOP ahead of the Nov. 2 election.
More than one in every five Democrats (22 percent) in The Hill’s survey said their party was more dominated than the GOP by extreme views. The equivalent figure among Republicans is 11 percent.
In the words of Nelson from the Simpsons, “Ha ha.” Oh, wait, we’re supposed to be serious journalists, not juvenile dickheads.
We apologize.
Source: TheHill.com
Woe are they. The oracles at the Huffington Post have peered into their crystal balls and seen the future. And they don’t like what they’re seeing.
Woe are they. The oracles at the Huffington Post have peered into their crystal balls and seen the future. And they don’t like what they’re seeing.
During the last 14 days the White House and President Obama have gone on the attack, and their strategy is pretty simple: “Let’s acknowledge the voter anger and make sure it gets funneled toward something else.” Thus we have seen political attacks on just about everyone–and everything–out there. The problem, though, is that voters aren’t angry with Karl Rove, John Boehner, the Chamber of Commerce or even the “undisclosed financing” of elections. Voters are angry about the economy and they have two devastating perceptions of this administration: voters think it is incompetent and that it has overreached over the past two years.
An even bigger problem for the White House is that voters may have already tuned the President out; virtually every possible metric used to evaluate the outcome of the midterm elections suggest a massive GOP victory. So let’s just come out and say it: there is no reason to think that Republicans will do any worse than 1994 (when they picked up 54 seats) and there is plenty of data to suggest that it will, in fact, be a better year for the GOP. Our projection–based on all current available data–is that the GOP will gain between 60 and 70 House seats in November.
Sixty to seventy? We’d say the Huffington Post is starting to sound conservative.
Source: Huffington Post
Consider this the ultimate expression of trouble in Democratville. One Democrat is now bragging about how much he votes with the Republicans.
Consider this the ultimate expression of trouble in Democratville. One Democrat is now bragging about how much he votes with the Republicans.
Politico has the story and we have the commercial:
One Democrat running for re-election for a conservative seat is bragging about his loyalty — to John Boehner.
“Bill Owens didn’t vote with Nancy Pelosi 93% of the time,” the narrator says, responding to an attack ad from his Republican rival in a conservative Upstate New York district. “He voted with the Republican leader 63% of the time.”
Obama? Never heard of him. Pelosi? That name sounds vaguely familiar. Reid? Reid who?
Source: Politico.com
Jim Carville sent out a fundraising e-mail for Missouri Senate candidate Robin Carnahan (D), in which he offered reasons for why Roy Blunt is the wrong choice as the next Missouri senator.
Democrats see the Missouri senate race slipping away, so they brought in James Carville to rescue their candidate. That may have been a mistake.
The Hill reports Carville’s contribution:
Democratic strategist James Carville said he would rather have a rat for a senator than Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).
Carville sent out a fundraising e-mail for Missouri Senate candidate Robin Carnahan (D), in which he offered reasons for why Blunt is the wrong choice as the next Missouri senator.
“In my years working in politics, I’ve seen things that really made me angry, but the level of misdirection and the outright lies perpetrated by Congressman Blunt’s campaign and his fat cat buddies are enough to make me start spluttering,” said Carville.
He wrote: “If I had to pick either the rat or Congressman Blunt to represent me in the US Senate, I’d take the rat seven days a week and twice on Sunday.”
And since he’s a Democrat, he’d also have the rat vote several times on Tuesday.
Source: The Hill
Krystal is a Democrat running for Congress in Virginia’s overwhelmingly Republican first district. So odds are she didn’t have much of a shot at winning even before these photos leaked. Now she probably has zero chance.
Someone with this candidate’s name should have been able to look into the future and say, “I see problems if I allow these photos to be taken.”
But, no, one might say that Krystal Ball’s crystal ball was broken.
Krystal is a Democrat running for Congress in Virginia’s overwhelmingly Republican first district. So odds are she didn’t have much of a shot at winning even before these photos leaked. Now she probably has zero chance.
Krystal’s problem? The leaked photos show her dressed as a sexy Santa performing fellatio on a dildo-nosed reindeer. Her defense is basically, “Hey, c’mon, those photos were taken right after I got out of college and that’s my husband wearing the dildo and leash.”
Unfortunately, Krystal, this is 2010 and the photos are what you call political career killers everywhere but San Francisco and Barney Frank’s district, where they’re called resume enhancements.
Too bad. Krystal’s almost cute enough to be a conservative.
Source: Black Velvet Bruce Li
Linda McMahon, who’s created thousands of jobs, looked Dick Blumenthal straight in the eye and asked a simple question: “How do you create a job?”
The scene: The Connecticut debate between successful businesswoman Linda McMahon and lifelong bureaucrat hack Dick Blumenthal.
McMahon, who’s created thousands of jobs, looked Blumenthal straight in the eye and asked a simple question: “How do you create a job?”
Blumenthal stuttered and stammered and babbled and attempted to talk until people forgot what the question was and, in the end, made himself look like an idiot.
Well, slap us naked (and make sure Christine O’Donnell is in the room when you do it). We don’t want to get carried away or overconfident or even crazy here, but we’re one of those three and we just don’t know which one.
Well, slap us naked (and make sure Christine O’Donnell is in the room when you do it). We don’t want to get carried away or overconfident or even crazy here, but we’re one of those three and we just don’t know which one.
The Washington Examiner has the Michael Barone’s analysis:
Late yesterday, Gallup came out with new numbers on the generic ballot question—which party’s candidates would you vote for in the election for House of Representatives? Among registered voters Gallup shows Republicans ahead by 46%-42%, about as good a score as Republicans have ever had (and about as bad a score as Democrats have ever had) since Gallup started asking the question in 1942.
However, Gallup also shows the results for two different turnout models. Under its “high turnout model” Republicans lead 53%-40%. Under its “low turnout model” Republicans lead 56%-38%.
These two numbers, if translated into popular votes in the 435 congressional districts, suggest huge gains for Republicans and a Republican House majority the likes of which we have not seen since the election cycles of 1946 or even 1928. For months, people have been asking me if this year looks like ’94. My response is that the poll numbers suggest it looks like 1994, when Republicans gained 52 seats in a House of 435 seats. Or perhaps somewhat better for Republicans and worse for Democrats. The Gallup high turnout and low turnout numbers suggest it looks like 1894, when Republicans gained more than 100 seats in a House of approximately 350 seats.
You know, of course, what manly men we are here at IHateTheMedia.com, but we’re about to start squealing like little girls with puppies.
Source: Washington Examiner
No. Seriously. That’s his name. First name Young. Last name Boozer. His parents were cruel, unthinking people.
No. Seriously. That’s his name. First name Young. Last name Boozer. His parents were cruel, unthinking people.
The officlal video description says, “Young Boozer is a conservative Republican running for Alabama State Treasurer. Young Boozer has an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business. Young Boozer has 34 years of private sector experience managing billions of dollars in investments. Most recently served as Deputy State Finance Director for Governor Bob Riley. Young Boozer. Funny name, serious leadership.”
(We’d also vote for the hot blonde at the :17 mark of the clip. Especially if her real name was Hot Blonde.)
H/T: Andrew Bolt
Christine O’Donnell is fighting back with a very nice commercial that attempts to retake the high ground.
One of the oldest rules in politics says, “Never allow yourself to be defined by your opponent.”
Unfortunately, Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell forgot that rule and allowed her opponent to spread the message that “She’s crazy. She’s a witch. She’s unstable.”
So now O’Donnell is fighting back with a very nice commercial that attempts to retake the high ground.
HotAir.com says, “…the goal is to humanize her as quickly and powerfully as possible. Not a syllable is breathed here about policy, party affiliation, or conservatism; it’s a straightforward “everyman versus the establishment” appeal which, thanks to O’Donnell’s poise and the direct, soft-spoken conversational appeal to the camera, ends up being quite arresting.
Nice delivery, too. Especially the last line.
We would like Christine O’Donnell to be our Senator. The Editor adds that he would also like to have her rub Crisco all over his body. The Administrator notes that he wants nothing to do with either the Crisco nor another restraining order on the Editor.
H/T: HotAir.com
Louis Pate is a conservative running for the North Carolina State Senate. We’re not sure if his commercial is just cute as hell or a brilliant parody of typical political commercials. Or maybe both.
Louis Pate is a conservative running for the North Carolina State Senate. We’re not sure if his commercial is just cute as hell or a brilliant parody of typical political commercials. Or maybe both.
Watch it all the way through just for the last line.
H/T: Bluegrass Pundit
Here’s all the proof you need: Incumbent North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy is not only distancing himself from President Obama, he’s touting his support for “George Bush’s prescription drug plan.”
Is “bloodbath” one word or two? Bloggers and newscasters better find out, because they’re going to be using the word a lot in the next five weeks.
Here’s all the proof you need: Incumbent North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy is not only distancing himself from President Obama, he’s touting his support for “George Bush’s prescription drug plan.”
Let us repeat that just in case you’ve find it hard to comprehend:
Incumbent North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy is touting his support for “George Bush’s prescription drug plan” and saying that his Republican opponent would vote to overturn it.
We just checked. “Bloodbath” is one word.
H/T: Gateway Pundit
Dale Peterson wants you to help him kick liberal ass on November 2. And nobody says no to Dale.
Dale Peterson, whose kickass TV commercials made him a bit of an international celebrity during his run for Alabama Agricultural Commissioner, is back.
He wants you to help him kick liberal ass on November 2. And nobody says no to Dale.
Tough to argue with Republican leader John Boehner. As he said to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, “Chris, they have time to bring a comedian to Washington, DC, but they don’t have time to eliminate the uncertainty by extending all of the current tax rates. I think that’s irresponsible.”
Tough to argue with Republican leader John Boehner. As he said to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday, “Chris, they have time to bring a comedian to Washington, DC, but they don’t have time to eliminate the uncertainty by extending all of the current tax rates. I think that’s irresponsible.”
They can’t manage their time. They can’t manage our money. And we hope they can’t manage to get reelected.
Doing her very best Vince Lombardi impression, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insists that the polls are wrong, the American people aren’t pissed off, and that bullshit smells like roses.
Doing her very best Vince Lombardi impression, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insists that the polls are wrong, the American people aren’t pissed off, and that bullshit smells like roses.
Here’s a quick excerpt from her interview with NPR’s Robert Siegel:
Siegel: If your party does lose the House would you step aside as leader?
Pelosi: First of all, I don’t accept that premise in any way shape or form. The momentum is with us. We are out there to dispel many of the misrepresentations that have been going out there for nearly two years by the Republicans and the special interests, the oil industry, the health insurance industry, the banks and their allies.
We’re out there. Our members are great articulate spokespersons for their point of view into their districts. And district by district we feel very confident about the election.
And we believe that six weeks from today, six weeks from Wednesday of this week we will have no regrets but instead we will have a great Democratic victory.
At what point do interviewers begin saying, “Oh, come on, Nancy, get serious.”
Source: NPR.org
How bad is it going to be for Democrats in November? So bad that Harry Mitchell, an incumbent Democrat Congressman from Arizona, is running intentionally deceptive TV commercials that might just lead viewers to believe he’s a Republican.
How bad is it going to be for Democrats in November? So bad that Harry Mitchell, an incumbent Democrat Congressman from Arizona, is running intentionally deceptive TV commercials that might just lead viewers to believe he’s a Republican.
The phrase “I’m a Republican” is repeated five times in the commercial, but it never quite gets around to actually explaining that Harry’s a Democrat.
For Harry’s sake, we hope this commercial fools more people than his comb-over does.
H/T: Weasel Zippers
“Mourning In American” is the Republican Party’s brilliant twist on Ronald Reagan’s famous “Morning In America” campaign commercial.
“Mourning In American” is the Republican Party’s brilliant twist on Ronald Reagan’s famous “Morning In America” campaign commercial.
While “Morning In America” summed up Reagan’s optimism and confidence, the new “Mourning in America” sums up the fears and lack of confidence that now infect the country.
Can’t wait until the morning of November 2.
Here’s the new “Mourning In America” from the Republican Party.
Here’s Ronald Reagan’s original “It’s Morning in America.”
Republican Ron Johnson is kicking incumbent Democrat Senator Russ Feingold’s ass in Minnesota’s Senate race (he’s up by 7 points in the latest Rasmussen poll). This commercial demonstrates why.
Republican Ron Johnson is kicking incumbent Democrat Senator Russ Feingold’s ass in Wisconsin’s Senate race (he’s up by 7 points in the latest Rasmussen poll). This commercial demonstrates why.
Unlike some recent campaign commercials, it has no hilarious dialogue, no special effects, no lumberjacks, no buckets of water being thrown on witches.
But we love the way it preempts the attack you know is coming from the Democrat.
H/T: Ace of Spades
And now let’s join the Democrats as they bid a fond farewell to majorities in the House and maybe the Senate.
And now let’s join the Democrats as they bid a fond farewell to majorities in the House and maybe the Senate.
Public Policy Polling has the news of the Democrats dwindling hopes in November:
In Florida Obama’s approval is 39% with 55% of voters disapproving of him. 88% of Republicans disapprove while just 73% of Democrats approve and independents go against him by a 52/36 margin. Only 78% of people who voted for him in 2008 like the job he’s doing while 93% who voted against him disapprove.
In Pennsylvania Obama’s approval is 40% with 55% of voters disapproving of him. 85% of Republicans disapprove while just 68% of Democrats approve and independents go against him by a 63/32 margin. Only 78% of people who voted for him in 2008 like the job he’s doing while 93% who voted against him disapprove, identical numbers to Florida on that count.
In Ohio Obama’s approval is 42% with 54% of voters disapproving of him. 94% of Republicans disapprove while only 79% of Democrats approve and independents go against him by a 58/33 margin. Only 76% of people who voted for him in 2008 approve while 91% who voted against him disapprove.
Obviously it’s a long way from 2012 but these swing state numbers for Obama are pretty brutal and underscore why Democrats could lose a whole lot of House seats this year in those states.
In the words of Ella Fitzgerald, “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.”
Source: Public Policy Polling
When the Democrats lose by historic margins in November, do you think we’ll be bombarded by broadcasts and articles saying, “Democrats must move to the right to survive” like we were told “Republicans must move to the left to survive” after the last election?
We don’t mean to get ahead of ourselves here, but we’re willing to run the risk.
When the Democrats lose by historic margins in November, do you think we’ll be bombarded by broadcasts and articles saying, “Democrats must move to the right to survive” like we were told “Republicans must move to the left to survive” after the last election?
If not, what do you think the media’s message will be?
The Democrats seem to be getting beyond the denial stage. NBC’s über liberal Chuck Todd looked into the future on Tuesday’s Today show and actually said the words, “Democrats are in deep, deep trouble.”
The Democrats seem to be getting beyond the denial stage. NBC’s über liberal Chuck Todd looked into the future on Tuesday’s Today show and actually said the words, “Democrats are in deep, deep trouble.”
Todd said, “The Tea Party has provided an enthusiasm boost to the Republican Party.” Then he proved just how shaken he was by his own prediction by saying that Democrats still had “six weeks to turn this around” but also said that “if they don’t, they are headed for an historical defeat in November.”
You just need to relax and take a deep breath, Chuck. Your boys still have ten weeks to turn this electoral Armageddon around, not six. That should be plenty of time.
H/T: NewsBusters.org
Every time a president gets down in the polls during his first term, some pundit predicts that he won’t run for a second term. You may remember that Rush Limbaugh made the same prediction about Bill Clinton and it seemed just as reasonable then as it seems now.
Every time a president gets down in the polls during his first term, some pundit predicts that he won’t run for a second term. You may remember that Rush Limbaugh made the same prediction about Bill Clinton and it seemed just as reasonable then as it seems now.
Nevertheless, Fox News’ Neil Cavuto makes an interesting argument.
