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Re: Afternoon video

Quizzical — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:30:35 -0000

Props to the R's for putting together a watchable commercial, but I think the narrative is too complicated to be really effective. I think it will be a lot worse with the Ted Nugent song they'll have to use after the cease and desist letter.

Re: Afternoon video

Ann O'Namus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:44:35 -0000

From the tail end of the Crain's piece:

"Lisa Madigan's name surfaced early in connection with the Senate seat. She's believed to be "Senate Candidate 2" in the federal criminal complaint, which describes Blagojevich telling an aide to float her name to a newspaper columnist as a possible appointee in a ploy to send a message to the Obama administration."

"In a ploy," it says. So how credible does that make any suggestion of a deal being made? Not very.

More troubling, I would say, is the GOP's flagrant disregard for the Constitution, which lays the foundation for copyright law. Did they get permission to use The Who's music? If not, then their ad is criminal.

Re: Afternoon video

PalosParkBob — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:39:49 -0000

Great stuff!

Here's some other "youtube" ideas:

Cindy Lauper's "Girls just want to have fun" with Lisa M speeches and Ms Blago cuts from "Survivor"

Governor Quinn in a speech complaining that the only choices Springfield has are a massive income and service tax increase or throwing veterans and the poor out on the street-all to the background song "One Toke Over the Line".

The Governor promoting his job-killing tax increases to protect corruption and patronage to the song "The Mighty Quinn" by Manfredd Mann.

Hizzoner Da Mare saying that corruption and patronage are "rare" in His Chicago after one of many indictments of his staff to the background of Hank Williams Jrs "A Family Tradition".

Feel free to use this with impunity.

Re: Afternoon video

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:09 -0000

Nice. Effective.

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Morph Munsun — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:20:08 -0000

I am investing in "morph" software. This is just the start of a long string of GOP ads making Dems into Rod. MJM's cochairmanship of Rod's campaign is the biggest political mistake he's ever made. May costLisa the governor's if she's foolish enough to seek it.

Re: Afternoon video

Arthur Andersen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:17:55 -0000

Brown still didn't answer the question. AA swears the guy has more characters than Sasha Baron Cohen.

As far as the ad, seeing RRB morph into MJM creeped me out so bad that I missed the rest of the content.

Re: Afternoon video

Steve Brown — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:33:42 -0000

Circular Firing Squad aka/GOP tried to tie D candidates to Blaggo in '08. Did not work then no reason to expect them to do much better in '10

My comment here is the same I gave AP. You need to check with them on what they reported.

Capt Fax looks like we kept the CFS busy most of the afternoon. Good work.

Please keep sending Lance those remedial reading class sites

Re: Afternoon video

Rubbernecker — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:56:02 -0000

"Seems bizarre to try to tie Lisa Madigan to the Senate appointment scandal."

Even more bizarre is that Chris Kennedy is pictured as well.

Re: Afternoon video

Lance Bass — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:53:35 -0000

Dear ILGOP,

I would like to offer our hit single "If You Want It To Be Good Girl, Get Yourself A Bad Boy" for your next video.

Patti and Rod, Lisa and Mike, any of the Chicago Aldermen - save for my man Tom Tunney...the possibilities are truly endless.

Sincerely,
Lance Bass - BSB

Re: Afternoon video

Reformer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:51:35 -0000

get real: Last summer when the Speaker stood up to Blago, it was the GOP that was in bed with the Governor, voting for his capital plan.

Re: Afternoon video

Big West — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:41:11 -0000

The GOP has some pretty good 'A' material to whack at the Democrats these days. Seems bizarre to try to tie Lisa Madigan to the Senate appointment scandal. The GOP seems to be attempting to force a response hoping to either catch a lie or bait a dialogue. I'm not sure it's worth it. There ought to be some Illinois version of Godwin's Law for people who invoke Mike Madigan to scare people or illustrate evil in government. "Ooga booga Mike Madigan."

Re: Afternoon video

Ha ha — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:38:54 -0000

The next video should have Van Morrison's "Domino" and depict IL Dems falling all over each other.

"whooooaaaa, Domino!"

Re: Afternoon video

leigh — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:37:51 -0000

Excellent ad. Doesn't matter what is "true". Throws all the dem's together in one big basket. This will work.

Re: Afternoon video

Obamarama — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:37:42 -0000

Agree with Princess. Lisa has a long career ahead of her, wherever it may lead, and she's not/clearly was not dumb enough to get entangled in the GRod scandal just to accelerate her ascent by a few years.

Re: Afternoon video

MOON — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:26:46 -0000

RICH

I agree, it is a huge success. You need more of these types of stories. It illustrates who the real Kool Aid drinkers are.

Re: Afternoon video

Jackson Phong — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:25:47 -0000

Party of One - you are right. MJM was complicit in the action, regardless of whether he was "called" or "signed" anything. I mean, its not like someone just happened to mention it in passing that he was co-chair. I mean seriously people. MJM's comment don't even pass the smell test.

Re: Afternoon video

Princess — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:24:35 -0000

Maybe I'm living in a simple world , but personally I think that if Rod had offered Lisa Madigan the Senate seat it would have not endeared Papa Madigan, but instead made him furious.

Think about it, if Lisa Madigan wants to run for something she will and may likely be very successful in the run, but she certainly does not/did not have to depend on any Blagjevich appointment to get it done.

Re: Afternoon video

Rich Miller — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:18:39 -0000

Considering how this video has set off such a catfight in comments, I declare it a huge success.

Re: Afternoon video

underdog — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:18:06 -0000

Imagine if George Ryan's wife had a reality show and his trial was the middle of campaign season...Democrats should start getting prepared fair or not.

Re: Afternoon video

Rich Miller — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:17:24 -0000

=== Just because you buy the bogus spin doesnâ€™t mean it is the truth!===

He didn't buy the spin, he made the spin. lol

Calm down, dude.

Re: Afternoon video

Anon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:16:04 -0000

Steve Brown, i guess the AP story says nothing happened because you told the AP nothing happened. Just because you buy the bogus spin doesn't mean it is the truth!

Re: Afternoon video

L.S. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:15:25 -0000

What a crock. Where is the morph into his ol' buddy Tom Cross? You remember Tom Cross, the guy who was working overtime to give Blago $30 billion in capital contracts to sell off even after everyone knew he was under investigation?

Say what you want about Madigan's symbolic gesture of party unity in 2006. Cross and his crew were hanging tight with Rod while Madigan was battling him at every turn. Skip Saviano gave Friends of RRB money for crissake!

Re: Afternoon video

Lance Bass — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:14:20 -0000

I can't believe Madigan's spokesman is commenting under his own name. Shows that they are scared enough to really jump in and try to set the record straight.

I think I can speak with authority that nothing about the Democrats' record on this issue is straight.

Lance Bass - BSB

Re: Afternoon video

ned isikoff — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:12:04 -0000

If Madigan (or Madigan's) didn't do anything wrong, then answering questions shouldn't be that big of a deal, am I wrong in saying that?

Fighting with Blago is not a valid excuse, answer the questions, Mr. Speaker (or Steve Brown).

Re: Afternoon video

Princess — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:06:58 -0000

Pfft. Not amused, but at least you picked rather nice photos of the Dems. Usually see the stern face and 'evil' Madigan eye, nice to see a shot with a bit of twinkle and a smile.

Can't imagine why IL GOP think this will really work and make the masses race towards the Republicans, but hey, catchy music.

As angry as I am today with my governor and the speaker, it sure is not enough to make me vote republican. I'm with obamarama with, tell me why I'd want to vote for 'you', instead of cheap tricks. Try telling me why 'I' would be better off with IL GOP in office.