GOP Decries Ghoulish Ads in House Race

[seemslikeadream]

Republicans Decry Ghoulish Attack Ads That Depict Congresswoman Robbing Corpse, Soldier

The Associated Press



DENVER Sept. 28, 2004 — Republicans are criticizing TV ads that show a look-alike of a Colorado congresswoman fleecing a corpse and an American soldier during battle.
In one of the ads, a pink-clad actress with a purse climbs over rubble to rob a U.S. soldier.

"Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave claims nobody supports our troops more than she does, but she voted to slash veterans' benefits by $14 billion," the narrator says. The new ad also says Musgrave voted against a $1,500 bonus for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In another ad, the woman in pink creeps up to a corpse and takes off his watch. A voiceover says that while she served as a state senator, Musgrave opposed a bill that would have prevented nursing homes from billing patients after they are dead.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20040928_1157.html

[Langis]

1. What ever it takes to

Get that %#@$# out of office. I hate her so much, I'm glad Matsunaka isn't pulling any punches.

[shawn703]

2. What's the problem?

Repugs can pull this kind of stunt, but if Democrats do it they cry foul? I say it's about time we start slinging the mud right back at them.

[tom_paine]

14. The usual Double-Standard of a Totalitarian Nation

It is OK for THE PARTY to do and say ANYTHING, no matter how shameless, lying, or grotesque, without fear of criticism.

However, if the Immoral Subhumans Who Oppose Der Fuhrer DARE to fire back, then it is a TRAVESTY!

My God, I remember when America was free. But THAT country is GONE into the dustbin of history.

Only Imperial Amerika remains, and it has more in common with the Soviet Union, media-wise, than it does the Old American Republic in it's 1945-1980s heyday.

[Just Me]

24. I guess they're crappin' their britches 'cause we're fighting back,...

,...for that freedom they choked via their dialogue of hate, pursuit of power and canter towards control

Just think,..."they" will be blasted in history with infamy.

[russian33]

3. but comparing Cleland/Daschle to Osama bin Laden is Ok?

Get over it, cry babies!

[Kierkegaard]

10. The only difference is that we find ways to fight back, or we

suck it up. They cry and whine and call their attorneys every time they don't get their way. They're like a bunch of f##king grade school children.

I hope this year's ass whooping sets them back a couple centuries.

[meow2u3]

4. If the GOP wants to play sleazeball politics, two can play that game

Those GOP cowards go running and crying to Daddy when the Dems hit the bullies back. They can dish it out, but can't take it.

May this serve as a lesson to the Rethugs that if they think they can play dirty, but we can't--they should think again!

And screw any of these idealists who think we have to take the high road! Now is not the time. Just look at my sig line--Marquis of Queensbury rules don't apply when the other side is playing by the rules of the Marquis de Sade!!

[Divernan]

5. Hey, if it walks like a ghoul & talks like a ghoul . . . .

NT

[mac56]

6. "We liked it better when you didn't fight back."

nm

[ChrisK]

7. It could have been worse..

She could have been trying to have sex with one of the corpses, unless she was in California..the party's over in that "state" :evilgrin:

It's a very disturbing image but thats what it takes to get a message across to some Americans out there now...if it doesn't shock them enough they tend to look the other way, just ask the President and Vice-President, that have been playing the "fear" card for months and it seems to help in some off-the-wall way.

[gumby]

8. It's gar-aun-teed,

The repukes will play the victim every time.

Poor widdle repukes. awwwww.

[Child_Of_Isis]

9. Ha ha!

Sleaze begets sleaze, sleaze bags! Cry baby freaks. I hope the dems get so nasty that they even scare me. :-)

[seemslikeadream]

11. HELP US!

[fob]

12. That's how you get a repukes attention! Punch em in the gut and as

they buckle over, knee em in the face. They wanted to go the "tell lies about their opponent" route, so I'm glad to see at least one repuke get the truth thrown their way.

[w4rma]

13. Good ad. (nt)

[Gman]

15. But the GOP had no problem with OBL morphing into Max Cleland

Gee how they squeal when they're stuck.

[David__77]

16. Wonderful!

Here's a picture from the ad:

I think it's great!!!

[BlueCollar]

17. Open message to Colorado Republicans...

F**K YOU ALL...

any questions?

[janx]

18. This is hilarious! Who produced it? I live in Colorado and have

not seen it yet!

[CityDem]

19. Questions

How is the dem candidate polling in this election? Does he have a chance or is this a desperation move?

[RobertDevereaux]

20. Musgrave must go!

And the ads are accurate!

[drumwolf]

21. Wow!

Great to see that we're finally growing some balls and swinging back! I say, good on Matsunaka and his campaign for running these commercials (well, as long as they don't backfire on him).

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

22. That's great!!! Musgrave is a scourge on all of us hear in CO

I would love to see this ad...MKJ

:bounce:

[gratuitous]

23. And listen to the piggies squeal!

What, you grave robbers don't like being called grave robbers? There's a real simple solution, you know:

QUIT ROBBING GRAVES!

[RobertDevereaux]

25. Kick!

[Forkboy]

26. Pretty tacky ad

but the republicans are the last people who can bitch about it.Their ads are beyond tacky.

Still,kind of sad that this is what it's come to.