(Talk about bad timing. On the day that I was planning on recovering now I need to go find a black hat and trench coat so I can dress up like Jack Abramoff to ask Bob Schaffer a question on camera - promoted by johne)
SquareStaters,
Mark wants know what's on your mind and answer your questions about the issues at stake in the race for Senate! That's why he is participating in an engaging question-and-answer forum on YouTube, to give you, your fellow activists, and the general public the chance to have a direct, two-way conversation with the candidates for Colorado's open Senate seat.
My friends, Tech President reminds us that it was two years ago today was Dick Wadhams' then cadidate George Allen uttered his now famous and well distributed message of well, macaca.
Is Wadhams going to have Schaffer run the same, "campaign on positive, constructive ideas"?
Last fall when the Republicans held a contest like this, they offered prizes to the top five, and they got a total of five entries... and one of those was this one:
You know the ad I'm talking about. The one with all the happy children thanking Bob for supporting charter schools. The one with the subliminal cross in a brick wall one child is looking through. The ad that looks, acts, and smells like an ad for Bob Schaffer for Senate video. Of course, technically, it isn't because it was paid for by a 527 from Virginia called US Term Limits and has a disclaimer saying so at the end of the ad.
However, look was the title of the video is on youtube: Bob Schaffer for Senate video
Here's a screen capture of that page:
(click for a larger image)
Zappatero had the following comment in his similar post so we agreed to combine them:
Silly me thought there were other violations of campaign law. But, there's still plenty of time for Bob, and his pit boss Dick Wadhams, to screw something else up in his campaign.
And so CREW has filed an FEC complaint. (click through for CREW statements.)
Update The youtube video, youtube account have been deleted, and all references to Bob Schaffer have been removed from http://termlimits.org. However, in the comments I've posted screen captures from google's cache. Silly Wabbit, covering up is for the guilty.
Here in happy fun videoland I've been working with Jay Hazen on recording his question for the Republican YouTube Debates. I'd love it if you have a chance to watch and rate!
In February 2006, a council of prominent Evangelical Christians signed a mission statement dedicated to the preservation of the only earth God gave us. Among the signatories were the Rev. Rick Warren (author of The Purpose-Driven Life and pastor of the country's largest church), David Neff (editor of Christianity Today), W. Todd Bassett (national commander of the Salvation Army), and the Rev. Berten A. Waggoner of Sugar Land, Texas.
That's right, folks, That Alaska Senator Dude (as he's known on Coloradopols), has released another new video on Youtube.
You'll probably remember Senator Gravel's previous video, titled "Rock." Coloradans Taking Action recently had a rip-off of it, just hunt around a little. Well now Sen. Gravel has followed up his prior 'campaign ads' with a take-off on 'Rocky.'
Take a look!
Here's 'Rock'
Here's 'Rocky'
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J. Skyler S. McKinley
Colorado State Director
Youtube Coordinator
Mike Gravel for President 2008
smckinley@gravel2008.us
Spread this far and wide. Tell a friend. Tell two. Call a radio show and ask:
It's looking like there might not be a GOP CNN/Youtube debate. Rudy appears to be opting out and Mitt Romney doesn't seem far behind. And GOP party functionary Hugh Hewitt is already laying down a line of covering fire for the retreat, arguing that CNN and Youtube are biased against Republicans.
"Liberal Bias", whatever else it once was, now appears to be the new Republican code word for any venue or events not controlled by Republican commisars like Hugh Hewitt along the lines of President Bush's notorious Social Security townhalls in which only certified flunkies who swore to a Bush loyalty oath were let into the room.
As I said here on the night of the debate, the CNN/Youtube debate wasn't perfect. And there were for my tastes a bit too many questions based on a rather cliched sort of viral video silliness. All told though I found it surprisingly successful in getting fresh questions into the mix and edging at least somewhat more candor out of the candidates than the usual fare.
I'm not sure whether the resistance is rooted is the profound feebleness of the current GOP field or the fact that the current Bush Republican party is so beholden to a worldview based on denial and suppression of evidence that exposure to unpredictable questions presents too great a danger. But if they can't face Youtube how can they defeat the terrorists?
As Atrios ponders, will the very serious people of Washington ponder this question the way they fell over each other to label Democrats as "weak" because they didn't want to go on Fox Noise?
John Edwards has put out a video on YouTube today, I'm guessing this was on purpose unlike the little flub the NYT reported about his website:
Edwards' campaign got a little ahead of itself Wednesday and
announced his intentions online a day early. His Web site briefly
featured the logo ''John Edwards '08'' and its slogan, ''Tomorrow
begins today'' -- literally, in this case -- before aides quickly
removed them.
Video after the jump and remember, you are the people of the year ;-)
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