Jim Slattery’s new “Hosed” campaign advertisement leads you to think that little Kansans are being urinated on by a giant Wall Street executive. The ad shows a yellowish fluid splashing them from above while the giant executive looks down and smiles. It isn’t until a few seconds later that you see the executive holding a gasoline hose. Slattery created a stir with an earlier campaign advertisement that showed uninsured people wearing half-closed hospital gowns (with the revealing parts digitally blurred). Slattery said the ads are aimed at cutting through the clutter. But his opponent, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., responded: “There’s a difference between edgy and poor taste, and I think these are in poor taste.”
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To those rich execs we are all just a bunch of peons. Or is that pee ons? I think Senator Roberts policies over the years that resulted in the problems of deregulation, an illegal war, support for torture, tax cuts for the wealthy, etc. are in worse taste.
Yeah.
Like I turn to Pat Roberts to dictate “taste.”
Roberts has millions to run pablum. Slattery cuts through the clutter of commercials to make his points.
Eh.
Roberts supported our government illegally spying on Americans. The NSA admits that they listened into thousands of phone calls without a warrant.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/ABC_NSA_agents_admit_spying_on_1009.html
That’s just one of the many ways Roberts pissed on us.
I love it, I think its quite an effective and accurate comparison. And pretty cute. Conservatives have no sense of humor.
Well what do you expect? He’s a Democrat and he’s got all that “move along.org” and George Soros money. Like most Democrats, he has nothing to offer but lies and promises he can’t keep.
that would be move-on.
Its so funny that you complain about lies. Defend, deflect, deny.
No, nasty personal attacks are more appropriate than edgy snark.
What a dumb complaint.
In Senator Roberts’ world, I guess “edgy” is when the Co-Chair of a Republican Presidential campaign refers to the African-American candidate of the Democratic party as “a man of the streets.”
In Repuke world, racism = OK, scatology = bad.
As for Slattery’s ad, haven’t seen it, but it sounds funny as hell. No surprise that ‘ol Pat doesn’t have much of a sense of humor.
Chrisfrommactown,
Came up empty again dude. Who would you be without Rush Limbaught telling you what to say?
What a stretch CF2K. I suppose if McCain mentioned bananas on the same day he was to meet Obama, that would be racist as well.
I would say bad taste. However, in view of what the Repukes are doing – they deserve it.
How can that be in poor taste when Republicans hire hookers to poop on them while they wear baby diapers? Fun n games in the DC.
Just illustrating how the trickle down theory works!
Now if the politician was Roberts holding the hose, he might have a a reason to not like it.
Repubs have defacated on the masses.
The stock indexes are on track for the worst week decline on record!
Slattery’s ad edgy, Roberts ads in poor taste.
BREAKING
NEWS
Bush, citing ‘deeply unsettling period,’ says U.S. is taking ‘aggressive’ action to right economy. Plan is ‘big enough to work.’
Markets respond to Bush’s words by plunging downward.
At least Slattery isnt pimping out wounded vets
Everytime he opens his mouth to try and talk up the markets they spiral down, he should have learned this, if nothing else in his 8 yrs.
Well of course Patty boy would think they’re in poor taste- they’re against him and effective, unlike his ads, which are just a few tired, transparent lies.
I find Roberts involvement in letting airbus win the tanker deal in poor taste
juvenile bathroom humor by someone who is desparate and knows he will lose. Minor footnote in a losing campaign and will be forgotten by the end of the month.
The seachange just may sweep out the republican trash that has contributed to the decline of our nation.
Even in landlocked Ks., when R’s decide they really don’t have a viable pres. candidate and stay home.
Slattery is a kook.
Unfortunately Phantom, both Roberts and Tankerless Todd will get re-elected.
Other predictions:
259 bond will lose.
Peterjohn will win
Gabel will lose
McCain will carry KS – but lose big nationally
Democrats will gain in Congress but not quite filibuster-proof in Senate
The national mood just might save Boyda’s seat – that will be close.
Two thoughts:
“Wall Street is whizzing all right–it’s whizzing on all of us.” –Jim Hightower in “There Ain’t Nothing in the Middle of the Road Except Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos
“Tinkle-down economics” –Archie Bunker
Slattery’s lies are laughable.
Slattery, want to learn about edgy? Come join us on WEblog.
bth
Posted October 10, 2008 at 9:46 am | Permalink
BREAKING
NEWS
Bush, citing ‘deeply unsettling period,’ says U.S. is taking ‘aggressive’ action to right economy. Plan is ‘big enough to work.’
Markets respond to Bush’s words by plunging downward
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George W. Bush reminds me of the boy that cried wolf one too many times and nobody believes him anymore.
Is this what Bush meant by restoring honesty and ingtegrity to the White House?
And, bth and mom, having the President make yet another statement on the economy surely doesn’t sit well with the McCain-Palin campaign’s desires to have the issue of the economy off the front page.
vt – even if it gets off the front page it will be in people’s mailboxes – with their 201k statements. And that will likely hit especially hard among older men.
CF
Obama, himself, when asked if he was “tough enough” to be President, replied, basically, that he was a street kid from “South Side Chicago”—
He CANT have it both ways, CF.
Every mortgage company that trades its shares on Wall Street gave more financial contributions to Democrats than to Republicans.
Wall Street and the mortgage industry are piggy banks for the Democrat Party.
Nearly every mortgage industry CEO who has been in the news, lately, is a DEMOCRAT!
That’s what I’m thinking they get their 401k statements, and if they don’t flat out have heart attacks or suicide themselves, they might not still be able to bring themselves to vote against the R brand, but they very well may cop out by staying home and not voting.
Political_mama
Posted October 10, 2008 at 7:32 am | Permalink
that would be move-on.
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Obviously P-Momma, you have not gone and seen “An American Carol”. Too bad. Thats gooooood movie making. Kelsey Grammar should win an academy award for his portrayal of General George S. Patton. He does a better Patton than George C. Scott.
C2KF said: Chrisfrommactown, Came up empty again dude. Who would you be without Rush Limbaught telling you what to say?
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I would be just fine without Rush, who by the way does not tell me or anybody else for that matter, what to say. You on the other hand would be totally lost and befuddled without your daily talking points from dailykos, D.U., Thomas Friedman, Ellen Goodman and the all the other gas bags who feed the Borg Collective.
Remember: you just can’t fix stupid.
Right, cuz stupid is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome.
And everytime you vote for a republcan and win- we all lose.
I would call his ads “ineffective”.
Couldn’t believe that with Europe, Asia, and most of the world facing a global financial meltdown, and all the financial experts stating that ‘time is of the essence’ on dealing with the frozen credit and lack of confidence and concrete action, Sen. Roberts is actually boasting about trying to block the Economic Rescue effort.
Wake up Slattery, you should be all over him for his lack of leadership and for putting his re-election above country!
You’d only alienate those RW’ers who aren’t going to vote for you anyway but liberals and moderates would appreciate Roberts being taken to task.
Get with the program! (free advice)
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