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Trailing Dem Candidate Fires Actual Gun at Cap-and-Trade Bill in New TV Ad
- Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:39pm by
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The Corner calls this going “Dale Peterson.” Joe Manchin is the Governor of West Virginia. Right now he’s losing to the Republican in the race for the U.S. Senate.
Gawker analysis:
In the genre of “desperate Democrats using guns and war-talk to show they’re not little sissies,” this one isn’t half bad — even though the imagery gives the impression that, if elected, Joe Manchin will go to Washington and murder everyone with guns. Which is certainly a winning message for 2010! But rather gory, also.
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Comments (163)
Waiting4George
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:17pmCampaign ad I’d like to see:
Hello. I’m a politician and I want you to vote for me.I like the fame, power and access to money making deals that will leave me richer than if I actually worked for a living. Some psychiatrists might call this narcisistic and anti social behavior. I could lie to you, but then you know I’m lying and we are both just pretending to having this 30 second relationship.I want to use you to meet my needs. Once I have your vote you are useless to me. So vote for me..or not. We are working and spending hard to steal elections in any way we can. We have a lot at stake.
Report Post »Stephen Brady
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:16pmWell, it’s just all hunky-dory that the NRA endorses him, and that he’s going to repeal the “bad parts” of Obamacare.
I just have one question: Which part? The darned thing is 2400 pages long.
Repeal that sucker, and allow the people to shop across state lines for their coverage …
Report Post »Fedup
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:15pmMachin needs to lose. The seat needs to go Republican because you cannot believe ONE WORD OUT OF A DEMOCRAT’S MOUTH. If he were to get elected he will go to Washington and do what he wants which is to vote with the other marxist progressive Democrats. The Democrat Congress passed health care and now not a one of them is running on that supposed accomplishment so believe nothing that Manchin says, gun or no gun.
Report Post »uhadenoughyet.com
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:14pmPretty good ad. I am willing to take it on face value and let the informed citizens of WV make their own conclusions. I think it is a juvenile position to assume that Republicans or tea parties have a monopoly on morality. I happen to know many Democrats that think Obama stinks and not because he isn’t progressive enough.
Report Post »As long as we conservatives continue to mock or reject arguments coming from our so called political opponents, the oligarchy wins folks. There are many true blue, constitutional loving democrats in our country and this dude might be one of them. Let’s get out of our black and white thinking and quick to judge mode based on prejudicial misconceptions and seek not D’s and R’s but instead content of character. This guy might be a typical lying freak for all I know, but in the end I agreed with more of his add than less of it. This is what we will need after Nov 2nd, if we are ever to break the backs of the oligarchy, a vision that focuses more on what we the people share in common and less on what we allow the ruling elites on both sides of the aisle to divide us over.
GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 11:49pmGreat Theory, but one small problem, we don’t have another 200 years to give every Govt Hack a tryout. That‘s what we’ve been doing since 1776 and it hasn’t worked out very well now has it. 95% of all laws on the books, both Federal and State are UN CONSTITUTIONAL, written and passed by Members in Good Standing of the Big Government Party, both Democrat and Republican Wings. They ALL must be replaced with new people, and those that try this crap again, must be hung for TREASON.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:12pmThis guy is actually a fairly straight shooter that doesn’t really fit in with the mainstream democrats of today. He‘s taken a lot of conservative positions on issues and he’s wildly popular in his state. It doesn‘t seem to matter though he continues to slip in the polls and looks like he’s going to be another casualty of the anti-establishment movement.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:04pmThanks for the fix. Wow, he sounds like one of us. The problem is that once they are in DC, Pelosi’s lock box locks up their backbones & testes, and they vote her way!
Report Post »WV GREG
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:04pmThis is a lie. WV already has a cap and trade bill, the only one in the country, signed into law by Manchin
Report Post »libertyordeath87
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:03pmThis guy is nothing more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He‘s pulling out all the stops to try and pick up votes from the independents and RINO’s. He’s got his gun, bad mouths cap and trade, talks hate against Obamacare. Every thing the Tea Party is against. But remember he’s a progressive leftie communist that will be voting with Pelosi and Reid around 95% of the time after he is elected. This guy cant be trusted.
Report Post »Mirimichi
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:02pmThe guy is a dem, he is lying to you.
Report Post »1911VALOR
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:01pmDamn phony! He can and will be bought off just like the rest of the Dems. He loves him some Obamacare, just not all of it. I‘d like to someone to ask him if he’s even read the larded up piece of garbage.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:59pmWest Virginia, Where it’s Wild and Wonderful.
A great add, if you listen and don’t think. I agree with Lefties-What parts of Obama Care? The whole things stinks!!
Report Post »chazman
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:55pmThe Democrat Party has been hijacked by Liberal Marxists. That is something I will not forget.
Lock and Load, folks …
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:18pmNo, the Democratic party has not been high-jacked by Marxists – I am so sick of hearing that. It is really simple in my mind – all of us want the same things for this country, we just have different opinions and ideas on how to get there. There is not reason to spreads so much hate and fear!
http://wp.me/pYLB7-cu
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 5:11pmwalkwithme1966,
You are wrong as can be. The Democratic party has been high-jacked by Marxists and its sad that you don’t see it. Unfortunately for you, you will learn this when its too late.
BTW… Telling the truth is NOT spreading fear and lies. The corner on fear and lies have been bought by Obama and his followers (I call them suckers!).
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 11:35pmNot ONLY has the Democrat Wing of the Big Government Party been hijacked by the Communists, the Republican Wing has been hijacked by the Socialists. Wake up folks, there are only two sides to this fight; THE GOVERNMENT and we the People. There are NO good guys in any of it, any more than there were some Good Nazis in the third Reich.
Report Post »roflcopter
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:54pmwow is that a Dem? If he isnt a complete liar (most likely) then sounds like hes got his head out of his butt.. for the most part lol
Report Post »DWinMadison
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:46pmIt doesn’t matter, because a vote for Manchin is a vote ot keep Harry Reid in power and to advance the Obama agenda.
Report Post »American Pride
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:54pmThis guy is smart or listening to smart people. Why is he a Democrat? Where does he stand on other issues? Which part of Obamacare does he want repealed?
Report Post »leftiesaredangerous
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:53pmClever. The only problem was him saying he’d repeal the bad parts of Obama-Care. What part is good?
Report Post »Obi-Wan Kenobi
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:03pmYou cannot pick up a turd by the clean end!
Report Post »ALL of Obamacare needs to be repealed and a common sense approach needs to be considered.
Freelancer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:12pmIt’s old, but I still love the turd comment! If I am not wrong, since the health care bill was presented and passed as a COMPREHENSIVE law, it can’t be repealed piece by piece. It’s all or nothing so I am told.
Report Post »SGT_Calle
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:53pmPro-2nd Amendment, check. Anti-Cap and Trade, check. I don‘t know any of his other beliefs but I’m not willing to slam the guy just because of the letter after his name.
Report Post »jimikimble
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 9:46pmHe’s a slick one. Expanded gambling in the state. Lowered business tax imperceptibly. Meddles around in college football. Definately a member of the good ol’ boy club in WV. He’s all slick politician. Nothing about him that I really trust. No one in their right mind would run in WV supporting cap and trade or limiting gun rights. That’s a no brainer. I’m not sure that Raese is any better however. Really conflicted about my vote on this one.
Report Post »Ellie
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:50pmHAHAHAHA…. Perhaps it would help if he gave up on the Dem party.
Also, if he had targeted the Health Care bill would the bullet have gone all the way through?
I’d love to see the 2600 pages targeted with some “street” weapons like an AK47 or Uzi.
Click on my name for some cool new Anti-progressivism designs
Report Post »WVRob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:48pmAn Ad agency can’t use the word “hicky” in a casting call but a sitting Gov. can play the stereotype game in his ad????
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:47pmNot a bad ad, but the Democrat leaders don’t believe in any thing this ad says.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 8:10pmyes I agree 100 percent, why not vote for the real deal Republican ?
Report Post »Manchin is a crook. And Glen needs to replace those 2 clowns
I think the Diet soda has rotted their brain, blocking their ability to reason,
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/april2005/130405aspartamelink.htm
FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:47pmOK, I copied and pasted the video link into my browser and watched it. The guy actually sounds like a tea partier. The ad would make me take a second look at this guy’s policies if I was in West Va. He doesn’t look like your usual left-wing nut.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:30pmCHAMELEONS……….They do change colors more than once!
Report Post »puck30
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:38pmKirsten Gillibrand sounded like a tea party person, even had the backing of the N.R.A. Then she got to Washington and Chuckie Schumer got a hold of her.
Buyer Beware.
Report Post »DWinMadison
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:43pmSeriously? You are so gullible as to be influecned by a television ad? Really? You do realize that occasionally…not very often of course, but occasionally politicians lie and misprepresent themselves on the “magic box of truth” in your living room in order to get you to vote for them, right? And you do realize that if he really believed all the stuff in this ad that he would be a republican, right?
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 8:18pm@DWinMadison I said I’d take a second look, I didn‘t say I’d vote for the guy. I want to know what people stand for, regardless of their political party. If I thought he was genuine, I might vote for the guy because I liked what the ad said. If I thought the guy was just lying to get elected, I wouldn’t vote for him. Case in point: I knew Obama was lying to get elected and I did not make the mistake of voting for him.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:46pmif theres a D after his name, it dont matter………….your gone
Report Post »flamedone1968
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:55pmAm I the only one that thinks the new democrat emblem looks like a target? The first time I saw it I thought “WOW!” With all the crap they pushed through then to chose what looks like a target….
Report Post »angrymob
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:45pmWe won’t be fooled again!
Report Post »gbandy
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:44pmIt really is funny just how desperate the Progressives get when they are losing.
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:43pmI can’t see the video but it smacks of desperation if it is true.
This is for Walkwithme1966:
Report Post »Obama burns books like the Nazis.
Quazza
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 2:07pmYou leave this on almost every comment you post. Searches on this story only reveal blogs (many of which also link back to this video as their source) that talk about this story. I have not seen an actual news company take up this story. Can you please provide some other sources than a youtube video that have no citation for anything?
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:04pmFox News was the only source to cover the book burning story. It is an accurate account of what happened. They spent out tax dollars buying almost 10,000 copies of the book to burn them in the name of national security AFTER they had already approved the content. Apparently someone decided (probably in the White House) that the content made them look bad to their progressive base and changed their mind. The revised book contains a LOT of blacked out redacted material but there are still a number of copies that escaped the carnage although they are hard to find.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:13pmFREEDOMOFSPEECH – I already saw that video – but the fact is that the DOD bought the entire first printing of the book. Now this is my question for you, if I buy a book, do I not have the right to do with that book whatever I want to? I own thousands of books – bought and paid for – I have the right to burn that property of mine and so does the DOD.
But thanks for leaving me that link – you are a kind soul!
http://wp.me/pYLB7-cu
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:16pm@WALKWITHME So you have no problem with them using our tax dollars to buy and burn books that they ALREADY APPROVED for release?
Report Post »*************************
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:45pm“Obama burns books like the Nazis”
The Department Of Defense buying up a book’s first printing to burn it (if it makes the Obama regime look bad) gives the DOD’s name a hold new meaning!
rail-worker Charlie: “You shifty ******. They said you was hung.”
Report Post »sheriff Bart: “And they was right.”
-Blazing Saddles
ZeitgeistBuster
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:56pmThe book burning incident has only made the book a guaranteed best-seller when it does come out from under the “protective” umbrella of “National Security”.
If I was an author, I would PRAY for the government to BAN/BURN my book! You can’t ask for a better advertizing coup than that.
Report Post »FreedomOfSpeech
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 7:46pm@Quazza You can find it reported on Fox News and the NY Times also did one story on it. The mainstream media is not reporting it at all for the most part.
@walkwithme1966 There is a HUGE difference between YOU burning a book that you own and the GOVERNMENT buying an entire first run after it was printed and burning it. Surely even a HuffPo diehard like yourself can make this distinction? What if it was George Bush who burned the books? Would you feel differently? Do you think the press would be reporting on it? I think so.
Report Post »ILFarmer
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 10:25pmJudge a man by his Character, not by his party affiliations. Know your candidates so you know how they react. Just because the Dems on the Hill have a poor record of listening to the People, doesn’t mean that they are all bad. Same can be said of the Reps.
Just do your homework.
Report Post »DagneyT
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:42pmOnly got a link, no video, guys!
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:48pmClick on “Dale Peterson
Report Post »snowleopard3200
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 1:58pmA democratic who actually believes in the usage of a hunting rifle? God how “American” is this? About time – vote for people based on their character and merits; not on just what they say.
Whatever you do exercise the right to vote – while we still have it.
http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mixed art)
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:02pmThe NRA endorsing him is a plus, but more important is hes pro life.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 3:53pmWhat a douchnoozle…
A Dem is a Dem… W.Va. needs to realize that the dems are the reason they are laughed at by the rest of the country..
Report Post »*************************
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:11pmThis guy is a “confused Democrat” … that is, he is an “old school”-style Democrat (before the “progressives” communists over-ran it), which is more like today’s socialist-lite Republicans.
Yes, he likes his guns and doesn’t want babies murdered inside their mothers. But he also praises Barack Hussein Obama (AKA Barry Obama, AKA Barry Soetoro – Kenyan) for his health care efforts. I think everyone here knows that the ONLY reason for progressive-communist “health care” is as foot in the door for government take-over and financial collapse of Constitutional America. Talk about being the best of the worst …
But don’t take my word for it. Watch him say it for yourself:
Report Post »“National Governors Association Health Care Roundtable Mar 15, 2010″ – CSPAN video
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/ID/220989&start=4192&end=4268
poverty.sucks
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:13pmIf Joe Manchin can perform some Bible-thumping, he just may be on to something.
Report Post »Robert W
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:20pmThats true.
Report Post »JGP
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 4:34pmHe says he’ll work on removing the bad parts of the Obama health care bill…..IT’S ALL BAD!
Report Post »Breaker 19
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 5:41pmI did not get a good feeling about this guy, don’t know why, but I just didn’t.
Report Post »NoName22
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 6:28pmAll of Obamacare is not bad…..
15% tax on use of a tanning bed. That’s great legislation.
The rest is awful.
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 7:54pmToo little, too late. Sorry, all Dems (even patially cool ones) and Incumbents gotta go.
Decent rifle though! You’re on your way, little buddy.
Report Post »Anarcho Capitalist
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 8:43pmthe dem running against neocon otter in idaho is also posing as a good old boy conservative. as if that is what i want. Why are most all politicians so transparent to me but almost no one else.
Report Post »MemphisD
Posted on October 11, 2010 at 11:05pmWTF?! Why is the Dem endorsed by the NRA? I thought we were “conservatives”, not just Republicans?…Apparently I was mistaken. STILL the Republican party doesn‘t understand it’s constituents….3rd PARTY!!!00!!!
Report Post »Have-Gun-Will-Travel
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 3:49pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TC2xTCb_GU
Report Post »Ramcharger
Posted on October 12, 2010 at 6:10pmIf he wanted to be a republican then he should have ran as a republican. If he wins he is still a Democrat working with and voting with Democrats.
Vote for the real McCoy – vote republican
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