If you haven’t met Californian Senate candidate Carly Fiorina’s “demon sheep” attack (the hilarity can be followed on Twitter @demonsheep) on rival Tom Campbell, take a few minutes to view the film and then take this simple quiz.
The key message to this ad is:
1. Don’t use PCP and make political ads.
2. Gee I didn’t see a message.
3. The Fiorina campaign is run by a bunch of tools.
4. Tom Campbell is more likely to spend your money than Fiorina.
My personal seletion was 1. but the correct answer is 3. If you have a doubt please savor the email Leon Wolf shared with the rest of us Subject: Thanks, Tom!
From: Liz Mair
Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:23:44 -0500
To: Liz Mair
Subject: Thanks, Tom!All–
As demon sheep-mania continues, this is just a quick note to let you all know how grateful we are to Tom Campbell for highlighting our ad, and thereby his own record of backing big spending, big government and big tax hikes, without even a nominal attempt to claim we’re fibbing.
Thanks, Tom!
Happy Friday in advance,
Liz (on behalf of Team Carly)
Let’s be serious. The demon sheep ad is undoubtedly the most bizarre ad to come down the pike that didn’t involve someone’s genitalia and butterscotch pudding. The idea that anyone is going to watch this ad and take away from it a real aversion to Tom Campbells fiscal record (or at least enough to make Fiornia’s rather exotic positions seem more appealing) is nonsense. This is on par with Bob Schrum calling the Swiftboat guys and thanking them for pointing out that John Kerry served in Vietnam.
I’ve had my differences with Liz but I’ve always regarded her as both a smart and serious person. So here’s my assessment and advice. The video was an own goal of the first magnitude. You’ve had your butt handed to you and now you’re compounding the error by drawing additional attention to the ad and insulting our intelligence by telling us it was successful.
Stop.
Please.
My sides ache and I can barely breathe.
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I think you need a No. 5...
MacAoidh (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 8:40PM EST (link)…namely:
5. An excellent argument for California Republicans to nominate Chuck DeVore.
The Demon Sheep ad is one thing: creepy. It’s reminiscent of the wacko chick you got wasted and went through with the one-night-stand with, even though you knew she was nuts, and now she keeps showing up in all the most inconvenient places.
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And a No. 6:
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 8:55PM EST (link)6. Don’t let a political ad (or any ad, for that matter) drag on for three-and-a-half minutes. Especially when your ad agency is run by people who munch down three sheets of acid each morning before leaving for work, and the primary “enormous thing” your candidate accomplished in life was wrecking Hewlett-Packard so thoroughly it makes any claim of “fiscal conservatism” on her part laughable.
Chuck DeVore for Senate.
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Sheeshhhh...
Ned Reck (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 5:42PM EST (link)Creepy’s right… the ad is even more reminiscent of the wacko chick that got me wasted; took me to a demolition derby; and went through with the nine-night-stand-binge with, even though I knew she was nuts, and now (years later) she followed me into the Walmart bathroom after recognizing me while she was buying oil in the automotive department.
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OK, I Get The Pigs - But What's With THE SHEEP?!?!!
IJB Thursday, February 4th at 8:53PM EST (link)In all seriousness, and FTR, this is the first time I’ve seen this ad and, as a vehicle for trashing Tom Campbell, I think it’s pretty effective (though overlong, and badly produced, yeah).
However, where I really think it’s EPIC FAIL is not so much on the “demon sheep” (DEMON SHEEP ARE COOL! STOP PERSECUTING THE DEMON SHEEP!!!!), but that it pretty much fails to sell Fiorina – it demolishes Campbell, but promoting Carly almost seems like an afterthought.
Hopefully, what this signals is that this is the beginning of M.A.D. between Fiorina and Campbell, leaving DeVore to rise above the fray.
But, FWIW, I think the “demon sheep” are kinda cute…
Well if you where big on Twitter you know
Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:07PM EST (link)that this whole thing is a laugh a minute. The #demonsheep is the new #pinkelephant of our time. I’m wondering if will appeal to the stoners in CA(no offense to the casual ones).
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Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
Carly doesn't have much to "sell"
Erick Brockway (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:10PM EST (link)When you look at her record, she gets defensive and accusatory.
Kind of like a Democrat.
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SoFiMil (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:21PM EST (link)No. Hold on.
Gibbs tried to break his boss’ record but comes up short.
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How does implying that fiscons are sheep help Fiorina?
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:23PM EST (link)That’s what really boggles the mind.
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I thought the ad was pretty cool
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:19PM EST (link)And that it fully accomplishes its obvious goal of destroying Campbell. Or at least I hope so if he did sign off on the CA budgets.
There are 3 problems I see with it, though:
First, as others have noted, it’s Long. Where did it air? On TV? Might as well make a full 30 minute show. Turn it into a TV series…
Second, also as others have noted, it doesn’t promote Fiorina. You don’t make attack ads yourself. You farm them out to support organizations and keep your own name off the bloody things.
And thirdly, and likely the most damaging: Who are the sheep? CA voters? Not smart, Carly. REALLY not smart.
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Luke 22:36
DeVore was on it ASAP.
joayn (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:51AM EST (link)http://hillbuzz.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/screen-shot-2010-02-04-at-1-24-56-am.png
Heh.
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Are CA political ads being done by Swedish art-house filmmakers?
tankertodd (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:05PM EST (link)With apologies to Swedish art-house filmmakers.
Man that was BIZARRE. And CREEPY. Oh man, who was listening to the message on account of trying to figure out what the sheep have to do with this and OH MY GOD THAT SHEEP HAS RED EYES. Now I have nightmares, THANK YOU CARLY you BALD MORON.
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I'm wondering what there using in her Chemotherapy now
Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:12PM EST (link)I’m sure it doing much good but it’s good on getting rid of the cancer.
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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.
Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
What's her excuse for approving this ad?
Beaglescout (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:15PM EST (link)And if it is an example of her decision making ability I’m pretty sure it is not a plus.
“A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.”
Classy.
joebgardener Thursday, February 4th at 10:06PM EST (link)What’s next? “Retard” jokes??
I’m a retread who keeps coming back after getting banned for trolling.
Dee-dee-dee!
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:21PM EST (link)“They say it’s one out of three. And if you can’t tell who it is, then You’re the Dee-dee-dee!”
–Yeah. I went there.
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Uhmmmm.....What??
joebgardener Friday, February 5th at 10:06AM EST (link)Could you translate that to English please??
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Look up one Carlos Mencia
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:33PM EST (link)Might even have the dee-dee-dee song on youtube.
Yep. Here it is…
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Luke 22:36
I'm not sure what your point....and I honestly don't care.
joebgardener Saturday, February 6th at 6:53AM EST (link)Anyone who wants to ping on someone’s appearance as a result of chemotherapy is a cad….and should be called on it every single time.
If you don’t understand that than perhaps you just weren’t raised properly. That’s not my problem.
There are a million legitimate reasons to detest Fiorina….her appearance is NOT one of them.
I’m a retread who keeps coming back after getting banned for trolling.
If it wasn't your problem
Raven (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 11:47AM EST (link)Then why write a post Making it your problem?
With public persons ANYTHING is fair game. That has been thr rule aas long as there has been a right to free speech.
If you don’t like it, there really isn’t anything you can do about it.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Just because it is "fair game" doesn't make it right.
joebgardener Saturday, February 6th at 3:30PM EST (link)It’s a matter of common decency.
As I said before….if you don’t understand that than perhaps you weren’t raised properly.
It’s not my problem. It is your problem.
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"Common Decency" is how you lose
Raven (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 4:43PM EST (link)It’s not common, and, in fact, doesn’t exist in war or politics.
If you haven’t figured that out by now, well, then I guess that explains why you’re so offended by the “r” word.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
I would suggest that "common decency" is how you win.
joebgardener Saturday, February 6th at 7:06PM EST (link)Conservative principles are based in common decency. If issues like defending the sanctity of life, and the denial of soft bigotry as perpetrated by the Dems are not based in “common decency” than nothing is.
Name calling and perjoratives are liberal methods of response. They are the furthest thing from Conservatism. You’re support of the mocking of candidate, a GOP candidate at that, due to her appearance is a typical liberal method of attack.
You are absolutely wrong on this. Your unwillingness to admit you’re wrong only reinforces my belief that I’m wasting my time trying to explain it to you. Accordingly, I’m done with this back and forth.
The last word is yours. If you can honestly defend your support of attacking a GOP candidate because of their appearance caused by chemotherapy then by all means grab your shovel and keep digging.
I certainly won’t stop you.
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I'm trying to figure out how to pronounce FCINO...
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:16PM EST (link)“Fuh-SY-no”? “Eff-KY-no”? There are several more possibilities but they sound profane.
Maybe they did give a pronounciation and I just didn’t hear it, due to every capillary in my brain having exploded once the sheep with glowing-red Terminator eyes and dress shoes started crawling around on its hands and knees.
You can’t get buzz on an acronym if no one can say it aloud, Team Carly. Lousy, lousy, lousy.
Oh well, at least Liz Mair’s a babe.
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You know she used to post here (nt)
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Where's her "Banned on Redstste" post? nt
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:22PM EST (link)“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
She was never banned to my knowledge
Neil Stevens (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:50AM EST (link)She started her own site. RedState is Conservative and Republican, and I think hers was Moderate and Republican.
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Holy mackerel Neil! If I'd seen this
mbecker908 (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 7:26PM EST (link)I wouldn’t have been so hard on her.
I Dunno - That Pic Makes Her Look Like a Sexy Villainess on "Human Target" (nt)
IJB Thursday, February 4th at 9:26PM EST (link)No way? That's really a woman? (nt)
ReaganLives Thursday, February 4th at 11:41PM EST (link)How can a president not be an actor?
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Neil Stevens (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:51AM EST (link)Make your choice.
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Ok.....
ReaganLives Friday, February 5th at 1:33PM EST (link)I get how it works now.
I notice you didn’t scold the guy who posted the picture, so, I can assume you think calling a woman “a babe” is respectful, right? Here’s the yardstick I use; if I’d say it to a judge, it’s respectful.
If a woman has a masculine jaw and somebody notices she looks masculine…. it’s a wisecrack. Perhaps…it’s a wisecrack meant to put the “she’s a babe” guy in his place for objectifying a serious woman.
But point taken — you’re very sensitive about such wisecracks. I’ll be more restrained in the future posts, I promise.
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Neil Stevens (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 1:50PM EST (link)Complimenting a woman (and RS diaries alum) on her appearance is a much more pleasant thing to do than insulting her.
Thank you.
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Of course...
Neil Stevens (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 1:51PM EST (link)Long time readers will get a big kick out of the fact that I’m now threatening a ban in defense of Liz Mair.
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Of course, complimenting a woman is
ReaganLives Friday, February 5th at 2:13PM EST (link)much more pleasant than insulting her. But keep in mind….most women don’t think being called “a babe” is a compliment.
At all!
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It's all in the tone with stuff like that (nt)
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I've never met a woman who was happy to be a woman
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:37PM EST (link)That Didn’t like being called a “babe.”
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Wow, Raven,
ReaganLives Friday, February 5th at 10:27PM EST (link)what an incredibly chauvinistic remark. Is it possible you’ve had an entire lifetime surrounded by women who don’t want to be taken seriously? Women who spend a lifetime aspiring to the lofty title of “a babe?”
Do you really believe that women who don’t want to be objectified by men aren’t “happy to be women?” Wow.
Just, wow.
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I have had the great fortune
Raven (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 12:50AM EST (link)To be surrounded by women who like receiving honest compliments. I find it sad that you do not know any.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Any person too full of their own importance,
Raven (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 12:54AM EST (link)Too impressed with how seriously they should be taken, can not be taken seriously or trusted in any way with any thing. Male or female.
This is the ultimate lesson the feminists have given us.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
The ONLY women who would think babe is an insult.....
JadedByPolitics (Diary) Saturday, February 6th at 7:07AM EST (link)would be women who have NO CONFIDENCE in their ability to move beyond the physical and show their intelligence. The beauty of Conservative babes is WE ARE BOTH…heh!
shoot I miss being called a babe as often as when I was in my twenties but when I get it I LOVE IT!
BTW stop playing PC crap with what N.O.W. women would want to happen against what a REAL red-blooded American Conservative woman would want they are diametrically opposing wants.
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Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:26PM EST (link)I don’t know what the pronunciation of it is but I’m leaning to eff-KY-no. That all I can figure out. I’ve wondering if the eyes on the #demonsheep are a weapon. The whole thing is good for a rib sticking laughfest on twitter but not much else.
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Screw it. "'Eck-if-I-no"
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:23PM EST (link)Works for me.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Well as the C represents the word Conservative,
Brian_Roastbeef (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 12:41AM EST (link)I’d assume that its pronounced as a hard C in the acronym as well. My problem with that aspect of it is that pronouncing a hard C after the F for “Fiscal” is entirely too close to dropping the F-bomb…
I suppose the ad is talked about, so at that level its a success, but everybody thinks its nothing but weird. Compare to this week’s ad from Illinois showing Giannoulias and his mob connection, or Scott Brown and his now-famous truck – those are far better. Those show you can think outside the box and get an effective and memorable ad without getting weird.
To me it seems more like Carly is scared by the poll numbers showing Campbell ahead… Still, there’s quite a bit of time left…maybe DeVore can rise above and gain some ground on the two of them.
Not impressed. Looks like a stock corporate clip art photo
tankertodd (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:33PM EST (link)She’s got all the flavor of a unsweetened chocolate pop tart.
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I know times are tough but how much did
throwback59 Thursday, February 4th at 9:25PM EST (link)they have to pay the actor to don the demon sheep costume and get on all fours?
What?!
blutarsky Thursday, February 4th at 9:37PM EST (link)They would have paid me??!
In certain neighborhoods of L.A. and S.F.
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:09PM EST (link)they could have found plenty of people willing to do it for free.
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I think it involved
konstantine Thursday, February 4th at 11:37PM EST (link)butterscotch pudding.
that's the funniest part - demon sheep was pre-made "just in case"
tankertodd (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 4:22PM EST (link)I read that the company who made the ad already had that footage in the can from years ago! I guess one day they said, let’s go film a guy in sheep’s clothing with some freaky red eyes. Can you imagine that dialogue when Carly found out she was in such luck?
Carly: “What we need now is a sheep that is actually a demon or some sort. Preferably a Dell user. Really weird stuff please.”
Video Guys: “You know, I think we got some of that lying around here…”
Carly: “No s&^%!”
Video Guys: “Oh yeah, we got all of that up in here, yo.”
Carly: “Great, looks great. Now I can lose the election with grace. I mean it’s pretty hard to be any less respected in America as a big corporation executive, but joining Congress would definitely be a step down.”
Video Guys: “What’s with the hair anyway?”
Carly: “Shaddup or Neil will ban you.”
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Apparently Hitler got wind of it...
MacAoidh (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:36PM EST (link)Check out MacAoidh’s commentary on Louisiana and national politics at TheHayride.com
Poor Hitler.
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:23PM EST (link)The guy just can’t seem to catch a break lately…
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The "scary baritone voice"
aesthete (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:37PM EST (link)following the female voice and its dialogue is at least as bizarre as the demon sheep, IMO.
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Give it an Oscar *and* a Razzie
SoFiMil (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:38PM EST (link)My take yesterday was that it was one of the worst campaign ads ever. After seeing it a few times today, it’s growing on me. I’m definitely no FCIoriNO fan, but I’m beginning to like the ad itself.
The best campaign ads for 2010 definitely go to Scott Brown’s team.
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Fiorina is still a PLINO
SoFiMil (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 9:50PM EST (link)whose mantra is like so many liberals: “I’m personally pro-life, but think I should mind my own business if someone else wants to kill an unborn baby.”
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How to improve the ad
vamoose Thursday, February 4th at 10:14PM EST (link)Put the demonsheep in a M1 Abrams tank.
5!
SoFiMil (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:00PM EST (link)Just make sure they’re wearing a helmet.
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There used to be a picture
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:28PM EST (link)of a sheep wearing rocket launchers.
Give it red eyes…
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Luke 22:36
Larry Kudlow of CNBC apparently didn't get message
The_Rebel (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:10PM EST (link)He was praising the ad and Fiorina tonight on his show.
So now we have proof chemotheraphy causes brain damage
dio55 Thursday, February 4th at 10:27PM EST (link)How is anyone supposed to take Miss Fiorina seriously now , i’m not jewish but OY
I understand that you meant this to 'make fun' of Carly, but
sharonmcp (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:57PM EST (link)as someone with a family member currently undergoing chemotherapy, forgive me if I don’t find your comment amusing.
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You should try to relax a tad
Raven (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:31PM EST (link)I’ve been there with family, too. As have many others on here. If you take it so seriously, it will kill you, too.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Same here
Third Street (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 5:55AM EST (link)And that’s one thing that chemotherapy and the Carly Fiorina campaign have in common: at some point, you just have to laugh.
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I'm not a member of the PC Police Force
sharonmcp (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:13AM EST (link)This is the first time I’ve responded to a comment that some might consider to be not “politically correct”.
As someone who has lost 5 family members to cancer in the past 4 years, having a sister who is currently undergoing chemo, and finding out just 2 hours before dio55 made their comment that my daughter-in-law was diagnosed with cancer yesterday, I guess I was a little overly sensitive to the comment.
I know dio55 was just going with the flow of the comments and I apologize for putting a damper on that flow.
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Hey, you're going through a tough time
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:42PM EST (link)We understand that. We’re not trying to attack you for what you said. We’re just reminding you that if you are going to keep fighting for your loved ones, you have to keep your sense of humour. It’s not an easy thing to do, I know, but it’s not something you can afford to lose.
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
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If you recognize that it makes fun of Carly ...
get2djnow (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 4:41AM EST (link)then let it go. There’s lots of reasons to get upset, this isn’t one of them.
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“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.” (Genesis 17:7)
“Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward, for all the land which you see I will give to you and to your descendants forever.” (Genesis 13:14)
“For those who are with us here today before Hashem our God and (also) those who are not here with us today.” (Deuteronomy 29:14)
Fiorina is loathsome...but should we really be slamming her with cancer cracks?
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 10:15AM EST (link)Bad for,….very bad form
This ad is a TRIUMPH!!!
Section9 Thursday, February 4th at 10:32PM EST (link)God you people don’t get it.
It’s so bad, it’s good. The sheep. The guy in the sheep suit. The hambone bad pictures of Tom Campbell. The scumbag voiceover by the used car salesman.
People will listen to this ad again and again.
The next thing Fiorina will do is take a Downfall parody video and have Hitler endorse her.
“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it”-Winston Churchill
It'd be a great parody of an ad...but if it's meant to be taken seriously...it has clearly failed nt
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 10:18AM EST (link)To throw some gas on the fire here, but still just for info.
gekster (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 10:51PM EST (link)I got this from more than one source, but chose the conservative one over the other ones.
Carly Fiorina’s Iran Printer Sales
from: Hogue News:
http://hoguenews.com/?p=4188
an excerpt::
“The question is not whether HP sold printers to Iran through regional distributors, it seems to be whether the HP CEO had the knowledge that it was taking place. Which leads those critical of Carly Firoina to ask, “How can the CEO not know if her company is violating a US Trade Embargo?”.
more than one site had this.
first time I’ve seen Hogue News, but first glance it seems conservative.
You find many things when you do a search
I hope this ain’t a threadjack.
They say Republicans are for the rich, Democrats are for the poor.
If they need more voters,
then they have to make more of who they are for.
We are there in the various Tea Party groups, leaderless, but not rudderless.
We steer always toward the Constitutional principles this nation was founded upon.
Erick Brockway
Ok folks, 2012 is here. Get involved
What I got from "demon sheep". Is she calling all citizens in Cal. sheep? Mindless, easily led sheep?
archer52 Thursday, February 4th at 11:03PM EST (link)I’m with the author on this one. Never do PCP and commercials. I kept thinking is she referring to the people as sheep? Why? It certainly isn’t a nice thought. Then there’s Tom somebody and a man crawling around in a sheep suit?
Lastly, they never showed Carly at all. Why? Isn’t the point to highlight her and all we get is a side glimpse, which might translate into she’s hard to pin down on issues?
Darned silly and three minutes I don’t get back.
The time you lose if terrible, but the never end #demonsheep
Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:06PM EST (link)tweets make up for in a way. It really bad and sort of funny at the same time. It’s funnier than it is scary.
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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.
Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
Plus, it's worth it just to have context for the Hitler video.
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:19PM EST (link)I’m always up for a good Hitler video.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
Oh yeah, Hitler video's are really funny. -nt-
Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:33PM EST (link)Richard Phillip Mullins BlogThe Squash Satire SiteNews on Happy Jet Airlines
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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.
Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
Its brilliant ad
proudgop (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:22PM EST (link)Its catchy and you remember it
( not sure on content but it stays with you)
the guys voice in ad sounds so familiar anyone know who that is?
Yes, brilliant for Chuck Devore to use against her
Richard Mullins (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:32PM EST (link)because it so funny. How do you pronounce FCINO anyway? It’s fail from the start.
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Joe Biden is like a Decrepit Park owner with a Meth lab that happens to not only be a dealer but a user.
Let’s Bankrupt the Democratic paty. Make spend all the money to defend thier candidates.
Oh, people are going to remember it all right...
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:39PM EST (link)…but not for the right reasons. After this gets old and the laughter dies down, the reinforced impression of the Fiorina campaign as a haphazard mess will remain.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
Sounds kind of like Robert Davi
aesthete (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 12:09AM EST (link)from Goonies and Die Hard.
The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice – G.K. Chesterton
Bingo! That's who it is. nt
joayn (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:47AM EST (link)America is an idea; a noble idea that essentially boils down to the shocking belief that the masses are in fact not asses. John Nolte
I think the idea stems from the wold in sheeps clothing from the Bible
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 10:21AM EST (link)that’s in the add…but they took to long to get there and there is so much other silly crap in the ad the “Wolf in sheep’s clothing” line get’s lost.
I was a Campbell supporter before this
calibertarian Thursday, February 4th at 11:25PM EST (link)But now I don’t know if I can vote for someone with demon eyes….
“If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism.”
- Ronald Reagan
Don't worry too much about it...
Third Street (Diary) Thursday, February 4th at 11:44PM EST (link)…according to this ad, California voters are all just a bunch of sheep anyway. Or maybe just the fiscal conservatives. Heck, I don’t know.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
OK...what am I missing here...Why is Fiorina going after campbell...isn't Devore her main competition? nt
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 1:13AM EST (link)Campbell is leading the primary
aesthete (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 1:21AM EST (link)Fiorina is in second place, and DeVore is in third.
The act of defending any of the cardinal virtues has today all the exhilaration of a vice – G.K. Chesterton
Thanx...nt
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 10:24AM EST (link)Yes, Right *Now*, Based Purely on Name ID (nt)
IJB Friday, February 5th at 12:56PM EST (link)Can someone please bring me up to date on Campbell
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 5:48PM EST (link)I thought Devore was the top guy on the Republican side…what can we expect from Campbell
Apparently
Third Street (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 5:53PM EST (link)we can expect him to be a sheep. A sheep with evil, glowing red eyes… A sort of… DEMONsheep.
“Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.” –Wilkins Micawber, “David Copperfield”
LOL...OK...he's a Demon Sheep...I got that...
AceInTX (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 6:34PM EST (link)what ELSE can you tell me?
I guess none of us know anything else nt
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:44PM EST (link)“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Just WOW, Liz said that?
phxg (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 1:21AM EST (link)I was never a big fan since she struck me as someone who just parroted the current line from whom ever was signing the checks.
But praising that #demonsheep bad Acid trip is just mind boggling.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. –Aristotle
The scariest part for me was at 2:36 in
hickorystick (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 2:51AM EST (link)When that Tom Campbell Pig, no I guess they changed the metaphor to sheep, oh wait, no, Wolf in Sheep’s clothing, well Wolf in Sheep’s fleece with a blue T-Shirt and black collar peered with those red eyes at the other sheep, the one with the orange tag in it’s ear. Gave me chills.
California-
momo Friday, February 5th at 12:05PM EST (link)Where the men are men and the sheep live in fear!!! Don’t demonize our sheep Carly!!!
Men in CA are Men?
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:45PM EST (link)When did that happen?
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Raven, we have some great members of RedState....
penguin2 (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 8:51PM EST (link)who are Men and live in California.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills
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Exceptions to the rule nt
Raven (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 9:24PM EST (link)“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
Times being what they are
qixlqatl (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 11:02PM EST (link)the demonsheep is a God-send, because it has provided me with much mirth and entertainment.
And politics being what they are, it might actually work out to CF’s benefit… in some strange, other-worldly place populated be demonsheep. Hey it’s California, ya never know XD
“Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying,
Streams like the thunderstorm against the wind.”
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No - This Won't Help Fiorina. But It Will Hurt Campbell. (nt)
IJB Friday, February 5th at 11:07PM EST (link)Which means it helps DeVore...good times. ;) nt
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Friday, February 5th at 11:12PM EST (link)conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
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