Disillusioned Obama Supporter In Romney Ad Is Actually GOP Staffer

[ProSense]

Disillusioned Obama Supporter In Romney Ad Is Actually GOP Staffer

Pema Levy-

Republicans debuted a new ad Thursday in which a frustrated former Obama supporter expresses her disappointment with the president. The only problem: The woman in the video is actually an RNC staffer.

The new ad features Republican National Committee Director of Hispanic Outreach Bettina Inclan, who in the ad purports to be an average woman voter who supported Obama in 2008. She describes her disillusionment with the president in the ad as a romantic relationship gone awry.

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The RNC says its ad, which first appeared on television Thursday is not dishonest.

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Inclan began her current RNC post in January 2012, and has worked in Republican politics since well before Obama’s 2008 election. She did Hispanic outreach for Rick Scott’s 2010 Florida gubernatorial race worked on Capitol Hill for Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and as national executive director of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.

http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/09/rnc-staffer-plays-obama-supporter-in-gop-ad.php

In addition to this EPIC FAIL, she's talking to a chair!

[nanabugg]

1. I love how we brought out the actual people in those ads last night. Epci Win!!! nt

[NYC_SKP]

2. Well, she's sure not an actress. That performance sucked.

The Obama poster she was talking to delivered a more convincing performance.

[speedoo]

18. What did you expect from their Director of Hispanic Outreach?

She is obviously an epic fail at that so they figured give her a shot at lying in an ad.

[TeamPooka]

64. Actually I would expect their Director of Hispanic Outreach to be a very good actor....

they would need to be wouldn't they?

[progressivebydesign]

49. probably where they got the talking chair idea. n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

55. You're right. It wasn't very convincing.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Posted it here earlier as well - different OP title (obviously...)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125187985

[JaneyVee]

4. The Romney campaign can't find anyone to say something nice about Romney, so they

have to "hire" someone to talk bad about Obama.

[cthulu2016]

5. Beautiful. Somebody track her down and ask whether she voted for Obama.

[SoapBox]

6. and there will be lemmings out there that believe the ad and

won't know about her.

There simply is no low that is too low for the Thug, Bully and Bagger Party.

Pathetic.

[flamingdem]

7. LAME nt

[Zoeisright]

8. Well, of course repukes claim that lying is not dishonest.

After all, if they didn't lie, they wouldn't have anything to say.

[Berlum]

9. "You Republicans damn well better stop lying to us Americans." - Decent Americans

[Progressive dog]

10. If this is the best they can do, they might as well concede now. nt

[CakeGrrl]

11. Shocking!

[Blue Idaho]

12. Lying Liars and the Lies they Tell.

Typical RomneyRyan hogwash.

[LeftinOH]

13. I figured they were either paid actors who signed a non-disclosure waiver,

or (more likely), rank-and-file GOP staffers who are doing what they do best: Lying.

[LovingA2andMI]

14. She's the WORST Actress I'm ever seen...

Plus, she talking to a empty chair with a cardboard cutout of the President. Who thought that THIS was a good idea should be taken to the North Pole and made to stand outside for 15 minutes with no coat, shoes or gloves. Seriously? This is just that awful....

[SunSeeker]

15. OMG that's lame. All that money and they do this with it?

If anything, it shows the GOP only knows how to piss away money.

[RedStateLiberal]

16. Another pretend Obama they're running against.

This stupid ad just furthers the theme that they are running against a make-believe Obama. A president they've made up based on biased opinions and zero facts.

They pretend he means the opposite of what he says.

They pretend he stands for the opposite of what he's done.

They pretend he is responsible for problems he did not cause.

Hell, many pretend he has a different religion and isn't even an American.

GOP is the Got Only Pretend party.

[Sophiegirl]

23. Well, Obama is...

...a figment of their fabrication.

[RedStateLiberal]

25. Good one! (nt)

[Sophiegirl]

29. Thx.

I'll be here all week!

[Kurovski]

67. welcome to DU, Sophiegirl.

Very nice turn of phrase.

[Aerows]

17. Why don't they just take all the SuperPAC money

all of the campaign contributions and flush them down the toilet? Elmer Fudd could run a better campaign as local officer of wildlife and fisheries.

[Sophiegirl]

24. We awr

Hunting wabbits.

[Scuba]

19. And too cheap to hire a union actress.

[Bucky]

20. God, it's like we're running against a brainwashed cult

At least they're not strapping on explosive vests (yet).

[AnotherMother4Peace]

61. Seriously, we are very concerned about a RW family member who is exhibiting all the signs of

belonging to a cult - isolation, will not read or watch anything except Fox, Beck, etc. - It's like he's frightened to. Irrational fears - blind devotion, even to proven evil (always excused/forgiven) - spouting talking points all the time.

This family member is a very bright individual, but it seems he's been brainwashed. Very scary.

[librechik]

21. ...do they ever NOT lie?

I guess it wasn't that easy getting people on camera to trash President Obama. What a surprise!

[paparush]

22. They have NOTHING!

NOTHING!!

No candidates.
No platform.
No mandate.
No vision.
Certainly no morals, scruples, or common sense.

[Sophiegirl]

26. You forgot integrity and compassion. n/t

[Greg K]

72. They do have lots and lots of money. nt

[ewagner]

27. In the words of Gomer Pyle....

"Soooprise, Sooprise, Sooooprise!"

Republicans lie only when their lips move....

[Harry_Scrote]

28. Surprise, surprise.

I WISH I could say I am surprised by this. It's just so... expected.

[tomm2thumbs]

30. it's actually getting a little bit pitiful at this point, hate to say it

I kinda feel sorry for these schmucks when they step into their own doo doo and then wipe it all over the carpet in an attempt to get it off their feet. Guess they aren't really smart enough to market a bad product like Romney, or even a very-bad product like their candidate's VP nod.

Maybe they should stick to wiping the sweat off their brows -- at least that is something they can get used to in the next couple months. This is going to be a bad few weeks for the GOP brigade, and they couldn't deserve it more.

[SansACause]

31. You mean they are LYING???

When did they start lying? I didn't see this coming.

[madashelltoo]

32. I don't care who she is.

This talking to inanimate objects needs to stop. I'm sure there are some mental health people with deep frowns of concern on their faces right now. This is a DUMB commercial. DUMB! DUMB! DUMB!!!!!

[Sophiegirl]

34. Usually...

..this requires medication, but the stigma of taking anti-lying drugs is too much to overcome. Especially amongst your lying peers.

Their so judgemental!

[ProSense]

35. .

"This talking to inanimate objects needs to stop. "

[ehrnst]

33. I guess it's possible that there's a Brown Female that is disillusioned Obama supporter

but ti would be tough to find one that is also hot enough for the GOP base to continue listening to for more than 10 seconds after they realize the broad is talking about politics.

[meow2u3]

36. Busted in another lie!

This so-called "disillusioned Obama voter" never was one.

Either our guys are expert lie spotters or Rmoney/rAyn/KKKarl Rove are screwing up royally--or both! Either way, we're onto them.

[drm604]

37. You can go to the website mentioned at the end and leave them a message.

http://breakupwithobama.com

[progressivebydesign]

52. geez. even the website name pisses me off. part of that "we need a grownup mentality. n/t

[drm604]

38. I guess they couldn't find even one real minority voter who's a disillusioned Obama supporter.

[maryellen99]

39. I'm absolutely stunned

That the repukes didn't use a white woman in this.

[riverbendviewgal]

40. They are desparate

and all they can do is continue to lie. Only the stupid will be believe them...alas there are plenty of stupid peeps.

[Cha]

41. Of course, it is.

Assholes can't do one honest thing.

[hootinholler]

42. Yet another bold faced lie. #TakesBrass n/t

[Doctor_J]

43. Those pesky fact checkers are ruining RMoney's campaign

[LynneSin]

44. What is the GOP's obsession with chairs

What a bunch of idiots

[Hubert Flottz]

45. Chairs can't talk back...

It's the only way a GOPer can win his or her argument.

[Did I Just Type This]

46. WOW

Is the GOP too lazy to actually find one woman of the democratic party in the entire nation that no longer supports Obama? Or is it that there isn't a single woman democrat in the entire nation that doesn't support Obama? Dishonesty (lies) comes so easy to the GOP, I doubt they ever bothered looking.

[ailsagirl]

47. Serious desperation evident!!!

[Blue Owl]

48. Why she's just a humble turd miner, isn't she...

n/t

[cynatnite]

50. That was an awful ad, anyway. n/t

[heaven05]

51. robme

otherwise known as mitt-twit, cannot win on his governorship record, it sucked, on his business record, it is and was immoral and wholly deceptive to the workers and families he affected with he and his partner's greed, so he stoops to this. More lies. How can the american people even contemplate voting for this piece of rotten work. I just can't see it.

[progressivebydesign]

53. Hope she doesn't give up her GOP day job... looks like a high school production.

a bad one.

And yet another lie. I used to direct tv commercials, and often we had to use the business owners or their relatives, and the result was the same. BAD acting and her grammar sucks, too.

So the GOP couldn't find an hispanic female actress willing to go on camera (even acting) like the likes Romney????

Are they stupid?

[freshwest]

54. Koch brothers' $400M buys a lot of those voices, have been hearing and will be hearing a lot more.

[woodsprite]

56. I think this may be their "I'm not a Witch" moment! n/t

[BlackM]

57. Bettina G. Inclán Congressional pay record from 2003-2012

I reposted this topic on another forum, and wanted to elaborate on Bettina Inclan's position with the Republican party:

Bettina G. Inclán, Congressional Staffer - Salary Data
http://www.legistorm.com/person/Bettina_G_Incl_n/12231.html

Her Congressional Staffer pay record shows she has been a Republican paid staffer dating back to 2003.

It would be absurd to think she would have ever voted for a Democrat in 2008, given her record and position within the Republican party.

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Cheers, DU (ps: this is my first post here)

[Warren DeMontague]

59. Welcome to DU!

Thanks!!!

[ProSense]

60. PS:

"Cheers, DU (ps: this is my first post here)"

Great info. Thanks and welcome!

[Oldtimeralso]

63. Thank You for your info...

AND A BIG WELCOME TO DU!

[malaise]

58. ReTHUGs lie

and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and lie and keep on lying.

[intheflow]

62. I went to the "Break Up With Obama" website hoping to be able to read some of the "reasons"

people were breaking up with him. Apparently "leave us a comment" = "let us phish for your email."

Worst of all, now I feel slimy.

[Historic NY]

65. She's kinda young to be Eastwooding.

[Kurovski]

66. The "Chairtalkers"

It's an important movement in the pubbie party

Lying is a way of life, it's an easier job to list the truths they tell.

[Mopar151]

68. It's the new "Talk to the Hand"

"Tell it to the Chair" 'cuz you'll never get through to them.....

[Kurovski]

69. "tell it to the chair"

I think you're on to something.

A way to address a deluded pubbie's ramblings. Tweet-worthy. Could catch on.

[FailureToCommunicate]

74. Or maybe "Chair-whisperers"?

[Kurovski]

75. LOL

Sounds as nuts as it looked!

[King_Klonopin]

70. I'm sick of the "empty chair" metaphor.

It is intended to be completely demeaning and insulting.
They wish to minimize him into nothingness. As if his very
existence didn't count for squat.

Die, die, die of festering boils every one of you smug assholes.

[Blue State Bandit]

71. Here's the staffer.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101755370

[ehrnst]

73. Too cheap to hire a union actress. Some job creators... (nt)