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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 06:44 PM Apr 2013

classic campaign openings - remember: "I'm not a witch"

Its not a good sign when you begin your campaign with this:


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or this:





Oh, Mark Sanford

Posted by Chris Cillizza on April 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm

Fix rule of politics: It’s never a good thing for your campaign when you take out a full-page ad in a local paper explaining why you trespassed on your ex-wife’s property. Like, ever.

But, that’s exactly what former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford did over the weekend in the Charleston Post and Courier. (Thanks to NBC’s Ali Weinberg for first surfacing the ad.)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/04/22/mark-sanford-tries-to-explain/
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classic campaign openings - remember: "I'm not a witch" (Original Post) ashling Apr 2013 OP
I kinda liked James Bond Stockdale's opener, "Who am I? Why am I here?" Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #1
He starts off mercuryblues Apr 2013 #2

mercuryblues

(14,491 posts)
2. He starts off
Mon Apr 22, 2013, 07:38 PM
Apr 2013

about HIS rough week. SMH. It is all about Markie. No mention of Boston nor the explosion in Texas, where people lost their lives. But Mark had a rough week, because he was exposed for violating a court order.

As usual mark never fails to get facts wrong. I mean verifiable historical facts.

I will leave you with one last thought. In March of 1863, there was similarly little time. A South Carolinian by the name of William Travis drew a line in the sand with his sword and simply asked those who would stay and fight, to cross it. His efforts, and that of those who died with him there at the Alamo, ultimately inspired Texans to come to the aid of their brethren and defeat Santa Anna’s army though they were outnumbered at the onset by six to one.

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