It'll Rot Your Brain: Campaign Ads Thread

[tpfkaw]

Speaking of Grayson, not sure if this has been posted yet but: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvB-mHXcWzg&feature=player_embedded

Dear lord.

Alan Grayson is running for talk show host.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Grayson is filthy rich, he could buy a radio station to become a talk show host if he wanted to.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

These ads from Grayson are like something a Republican would put out.

That would be the idea.

[Lunar]

http://www.loretta.org/videos

[Meeker]

http://www.loretta.org/videos

GREEDY

[Marokai Backbeat]

Ken Buck has a new ad: https://secure.piryx.com/donate/LEDTpkHr/Buck-for-Colorado/goodmanad

It's very positive and very well done. If Buck can shake off the ads trying to define him as another Sharron Angle (which he is not) he will win. Otherwise, he's got charisma, intelligence, conservative on fiscal issues, not a fundie, perfect for the state.

Hopefully the vets won't mind when Buck proposes privatizing their hospitals.

There's nothing particularly radical about that, particularly with the record veteran hospitals have...

Yep! Looks horrible to me!

In any case, Buck never said he'd privatize Veteran's hospitals:

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Yup, radical Tea Party stuff there.

Privatizing VA hospitals is exactly what that says. Does he say the government should pay for the care? Yes. But you are not stupid enough to overlook the fact that there can be privatized hospitals with socialized funding mechanisms. If that wasn't the case, his statement would basically make no sense whatsoever.

Basically, what he's advocating there is more of a corporatist solution to a problem that doesn't exist. (A problem you tried to ramble about, and then sidestepped entirely when you realized there wasn't one.) There's no sense in mucking with something that works well, and what he shows here is basically just a complete lack of understanding on how well VA care is and favoring ideological solutions over empirically effective solutions.

[bgwah]

I think Alan Grayson might be my favorite Congressman now.

[Meeker]

Scott McAdams on the air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdqxMOiwzs&feature=player_embedded

[Torie]

Scott McAdams on the air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdqxMOiwzs&feature=player_embedded

He seems like a pretty good guy to go out for a beer with, after he loses the election. That is the "message" I got from the ad.

[Lunar]

DGA's new ad in Connecticut: http://www.TomFoleysSecrets.com

[Lunar]

Malloy's new ad in CT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW5kUXmlGyY&feature=player_embedded

I sense similar themes

[Lunar]

second DGA-backed ad targets baker: http://www.Goodbyejobs.org

[Lunar]

Chuck's out with 3 new ones

http://capitaltonight.com/2010/09/schumer-ad-blitz/#more-17331

[cinyc]

Gillibrand has an ad, which is running on TV in NYC and presumably in the rest of the state.  She hasn't been in Washington very long, she claims:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUbojJD4x8

[Lief 🗽]

Gillibrand has an ad, which is running on TV in NYC and presumably in the rest of the state.  She hasn't been in Washington very long, she claims:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUbojJD4x8

Wow, Harry Reid is right about something.

[Eraserhead]

Gillibrand has an ad, which is running on TV in NYC and presumably in the rest of the state.  She hasn't been in Washington very long, she claims:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUbojJD4x8

Wow, Harry Reid is right about something.

Yeah he is. Clearly she hit the treadmill. Babygirl is looking good.

[Vepres]

Ken Buck has a new ad: https://secure.piryx.com/donate/LEDTpkHr/Buck-for-Colorado/goodmanad

It's very positive and very well done. If Buck can shake off the ads trying to define him as another Sharron Angle (which he is not) he will win. Otherwise, he's got charisma, intelligence, conservative on fiscal issues, not a fundie, perfect for the state.

Hopefully the vets won't mind when Buck proposes privatizing their hospitals.

There's nothing particularly radical about that, particularly with the record veteran hospitals have...

Yep! Looks horrible to me!

In any case, Buck never said he'd privatize Veteran's hospitals:

You must be logged in to read this quote.

link

Yup, radical Tea Party stuff there.

Privatizing VA hospitals is exactly what that says. Does he say the government should pay for the care? Yes. But you are not stupid enough to overlook the fact that there can be privatized hospitals with socialized funding mechanisms. If that wasn't the case, his statement would basically make no sense whatsoever.

Basically, what he's advocating there is more of a corporatist solution to a problem that doesn't exist. (A problem you tried to ramble about, and then sidestepped entirely when you realized there wasn't one.) There's no sense in mucking with something that works well, and what he shows here is basically just a complete lack of understanding on how well VA care is and favoring ideological solutions over empirically effective solutions.

He didn't say they were bad, he said privately run hospitals would be better, not privately owned. You are reading what you want to read, not what is actually there (and making a mountain out of a anthill I might add).

Besides, you freak out about this, since when did candidate (particularly first-time statewide candidates) not makes gaffes? I suspect that he (like most people) doesn't care about the DVA that much.

And, yeah, I wouldn't call one sentence "rambling".

[Vepres]

And from the CBO in your link, Marokai: "...Such research is complicated by the fact that most users of VHA’s services receive at least part of their care from outside providers."

And quality is pointless if you have to sacrifice other things.

So, yeah...

[tmthforu94]

Scott McAdams on the air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdqxMOiwzs&feature=player_embedded

He seems like a pretty good guy to go out for a beer with, after he loses the election. That is the "message" I got from the ad.

I'm just about ready to support this guy over Murkowski and Miller. I'm not a fan of Miller simply due to the Palin connection, and I think Murkowski is somewhat being an attention-whore. McAdams seems somewhat genuine at least, and isn't in this for personal gain.

[Meeker]

2-minute documentary style ad by Melancon on Vitter's prostitution scandal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiodYD1His4&feature=player_embedded

[tpfkaw]

Scott McAdams on the air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrdqxMOiwzs&feature=player_embedded

He seems like a pretty good guy to go out for a beer with, after he loses the election. That is the "message" I got from the ad.

I'm just about ready to support this guy over Murkowski and Miller. I'm not a fan of Miller simply due to the Palin connection, and I think Murkowski is somewhat being an attention-whore. McAdams seems somewhat genuine at least, and isn't in this for personal gain.

He's so genuine in his non-personal-gainy campaigny that he has no platform.

[Lief 🗽]

Meek goes "in for the kill" to steal Politico's assessment of the ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7ZQDqzaOg

Should ensure that Meek gets 2nd place, though I doubt it gets him to first.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Meek goes "in for the kill" to steal Politico's assessment of the ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7ZQDqzaOg

Should ensure that Meek gets 2nd place, though I doubt it gets him to first.

It looks like I'm switching my support from Crist to Meek because Meek now has the best shot of winning against Rubio.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Meek goes "in for the kill" to steal Politico's assessment of the ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7ZQDqzaOg

Should ensure that Meek gets 2nd place, though I doubt it gets him to first.

Does he even have money to air it?

[Lief 🗽]

Meek goes "in for the kill" to steal Politico's assessment of the ad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN7ZQDqzaOg

Should ensure that Meek gets 2nd place, though I doubt it gets him to first.

Does he even have money to air it?

I'm sure the FL democratic party has plenty of old retired Jew money to give Meek.