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Frazier Announces for Congress; Some People Even Care

by: Colorado Pols

Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 11:34:42 AM MDT

Apparently Ryan Frazier's announcement yesterday that he will run for Congress in CD-7 instead of U.S. Senate didn't go all that well. We've heard estimates of only about 30 people, half of whom were staff or volunteers.

But don't take our word for it. Here's a video of Frazier's announcement speech yesterday, and you can judge for yourself based on the crowd reaction (or embarrassing lack thereof) to Frazier's uncanny vocal impression of Barack Obama.

We've said before that Frazier is not prepared for a big race like Senate or Congress, and our analysis holds. Weak turnout yesterday, combined with some genius's idea to hold the kickoff in front of a loud and busy road, doesn't exactly inspire confidence if you're a Republican (cue sound of three people clapping).

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Are they 30 feet from the road?

Watching a bunch of dump trucks go by is a little distracting.

But Ryan's emulation of Obama is pretty...hilarious.

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche

by: twas brillig @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 17:39:15 PM UTC

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I'm thinking Arby's...

I knew a stripper named Skyler once. --TaxCheatGeithner

by: Skyler @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:29:07 PM UTC

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Ooooh, yum.

Arby's Roast Beef. Hot damn.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:35:43 PM UTC

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This is a staff fuck up

If I would blame Frazier for anything it would be his not making sure they know what the hell they are doing. He made the best of it though considering the circumstances, which is why I would be inclined to give him a break.

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:09:38 PM UTC

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Staff fuck up or green screen magic?

No one would seriously make an announcement for the cameras with dump trucks and semis roaring right behind his family, would he? This has got to be a parody of a congressional announcement. Well done, green screeners. Well done.

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by: RedGreen @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:13:52 PM UTC

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Hey at least it went better than this guys presser:

There are disasters and then there are DISASTERS

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:19:21 PM UTC

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I couldn't stop laughing

I don't know who the candidate is or what he is running for, but I conjure an image of the guy booing looking like Will Farrell's small roll in wedding crashers.

by: Danny the Red (hair) @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:49:29 PM UTC

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That's a classic

but the candidate didn't decide in advance to have a heckler -- Frazier had to be blind not to realize he'd look like the featured speaker at a monster truck rally.

A leader on the battlefield can be a leader in Congress. -- redstateblues

by: RedGreen @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:54:04 PM UTC

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so true RG

RYAN FRAZIER AND THE MOST EXPLOSIVE MONSTER TRUCK/POLITICAL ACTION YOU'VE EVER SEEN !!!!!

TICKETS AT ALL RNC PRECINCT POSTS - DON'T MISS IT !

SUNDAY
sunday
sunday

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 21:48:11 PM UTC

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Here's a novel thought--

LEAVE THE AREA and hold the conference a 100 yards away, dude. Poor guy. Nobody deserves that.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:56:38 PM UTC

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And how sad that the press had to suggest it.

Shows how rattled the poor guy probably was.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:57:56 PM UTC

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That's so funny.

Holy cow.

"Boo Ben Konop liar booo!"

It reminded me of this:

by: Laughing Boy @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 21:31:29 PM UTC

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In defense of the heckler

They did hold the presser right in front of his house against his wishes and trampled his garden.

by: Leonard Smalls @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 02:33:43 AM UTC

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Does he have staff?

And I'm not being snarky here.

Does he or is it volunteers (which would be my guess and if it is the case, I probably should cut him some slack here.)

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:14:37 PM UTC

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Oh my Lord.

I can't hear half of what he's saying without straining because of the fucking traffic. Who's bright idea was it to hold his announcement there?

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:03:22 PM UTC

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I stopped halfway through

I kept feeling this sensation that some vehicle was about to plow through the cameraman.

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by: twas brillig @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:13:30 PM UTC

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Frazier's scheduler should be fired.

Why was the announcement set for the same day as little Falcon Heene took his balloon ride? It was just poor planning.

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by: RedGreen @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:15:16 PM UTC

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It was probably all part of Mr. Heene's brilliant plan. nt

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by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:36:38 PM UTC

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The balloon was supposed to fly through the background

but they miscalculated. It would have been AWESOME.

I demand that all students get As, that all our oil comes from American soil, that waste and fraud be eliminated forever, and that potato chips stop making me fat!

by: sxp151 @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:39:26 PM UTC

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With the kid dangling from a cord,

so that Ryan Frazier could have heroically rescued him, thus increasing the slim odds that anyone in Colorado would pay attention to his announcement.

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:42:35 PM UTC

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Great Location

A locally owned Colorado small business??

Perfect setting! - this is more about street-cred than production design, and the speech showed that Ryan is cultivating relationships that go way beyond 527 postcards - well done for his team

Secondly, Ryan's announcement is getting a ton of coverage and lots of attention in Wash DC

Yeah.... jokes are always fun, but underestimate this campaign to Perlmutter's peril...

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:30:19 PM UTC

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"Street cred"

doesn't mean giving major speeches on sidewalks.

"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche

by: twas brillig @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:32:11 PM UTC

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"Street cred"

means picking the worst background in the history of a campaign announcement so it appears you're actually in the middle of a busy street!

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by: RedGreen @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:00:25 PM UTC

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Faint praise, MAH

You would applaud a candidate holding a kickoff event inside a slaughterhouse if it was a Republican.

Maybe Frazier will prove to be a strong opponent for Perlmutter. But his kickoff was crap.

BTW, weren't you also saying "don't underestimate Ryan Frazier" when he was running for Senate? Since he's no longer a candidate for Senate, we "estimated" him just fine.

by: Colorado Pols @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:37:38 PM UTC

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A slaughterhouse?

Pun intended with that one? Maybe if Frazier had gone for this seat originally he would have been able to raise more money but at this point maybe raising his name i.d. and profile across CD7 will give him more than being a nothing in the senate race.

I think it's time the other 60% stand up and start wielding their power within both parties. I'm convinced we have more in common and more common sense than the 20% of the loons on the left and whackos on the right who run the show now.

by: RockyMtnModerate @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 18:46:06 PM UTC

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Ali, serious here for a second.

Did you listen to the video? I can barely hear Frazier speaking. I'm utterly distracted by the traffic and the sound is deafening. This is not a perfect setting by anyone's stretch of the imagination and while I appreciate you trying to put a positive spin on this, this was just plain awful. Bad location, bad turnout and uninspiring announcement.

This is one bet I will make you and win--Perlmutter wins re-election easily next year. You game? And this one's for steaks. :)

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 19:39:39 PM UTC

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hey Middle

maybe you and Ali could join me, LB and SSG Dan at Bastiens ! Now that would be a damn good time.

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:03:53 PM UTC

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Oh, I would love that. Thank you!

I'm dying to meet LB. He's one of my favorites here. Do you have a date in mind?

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:12:28 PM UTC

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its going to be around the end of the year

depending on what passes or dosen't pass by the end of the year with the healthcare reform bill(s).

we should definitely do it. LB is a total shitbag, but at least he'll paying for my steak. (Hi LB !).

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:23:18 PM UTC

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Oh, will he now? :)

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by: Middle of the Road @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 20:52:27 PM UTC

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Moi?

Total shitbag?

You just upgraded my drink order that will be going on your tab. I'm thinking Louis XIII now.

by: Laughing Boy @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 21:22:25 PM UTC

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This is going to be expensive...

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 21:29:36 PM UTC

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Hey Middle!

I hope you go. What a nice time that would be.

Here is the right-wing equivalent of you. Both great writers, intelligent, wonderful.

I hope you like her even if you hate her, know what I mean?

http://www.villainouscompany.c...

by: Laughing Boy @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 00:39:06 AM UTC

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I'm in

Fidel and LB - I wanna join

Middle - I'm game!

Steak bet on Ryan and Ed!

TABOR4LIFE

by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:00:29 AM UTC

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You can make that bet.

I'll stick with the public option. I like winning.

BTW, why didn't Andrew primary DeGette? He would have kicked her ass. Then he could run for Senate against Norton in 2016.

Please, Dems. Lose DeGette.

by: Laughing Boy @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:05:30 AM UTC

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Go Diana

I think she is safe, even from Andrew...

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'

by: ClubTwitty @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:19:54 AM UTC

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She is terrible.

What has she done for Colorado? I would love to have someone more interested in legislating than in hitting D.C. cocktail parties. I know it's perennially going to be a Dem, but you guys could do so much better...

by: Laughing Boy @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:31:42 AM UTC

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We think the same about little Dougy

RE: DeGette, I think the FRAC Act is a great step. I am glad that Colorado has a wilderness champion. I haven't agreed with all her positions, but I like a lot of what she has done and tried to do. Lamborn on the other hand is a disgrace. What has Little Dougy done for Colorado? And isn't there another GOP congressman in Colorado? Wouldn't know it from reading about anything he has done...

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'

by: ClubTwitty @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:37:56 AM UTC

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DeGette

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...

DeGette received national attention in 2005, when the House of Representatives passed her legislation to lift President George W. Bush's limits on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.

I support that, and I think it's good for both Colorado and the nation.

In 2007, DeGette served as the House Democrats' designated whip on the bill reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (HR 3162). Although President Bush announced his opposition to the legislation, the House passed the bill on August 1, 2007 by a vote of 225 to 204. The Senate adopted a different version of the legislation the next day.

I support that, and I think it's good for both Colorado and the nation.

DeGette was also instrumental in the passage of the Udall Amendment to the House Energy Bill, which the House approved by a vote of 220 to 190 on August 4, 2007. The Amendment creates a national Renewable Energy Standard that requires electric suppliers to produce 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources, 4 percent of which can come from efficiency, by the year 2020. DeGette was a leading cosponsor of, and lead whip for, the Amendment.

Ditto

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'

by: ClubTwitty @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:50:54 AM UTC

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Her district loves her

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

If you can think of anything more important to a Congressperson, let me know.

See "Schroeder, Pat."

This is serious, you commie dolt --davebarnes, 2012.

by: Ralphie @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:39:05 AM UTC

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Oh, I don't know.

Veterans affairs?

by: Laughing Boy @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:40:40 AM UTC

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Double or nothing on that chicken bucket I owe?

Ryan v Ed?

"There are a lot of reasons not to elect me." Mitt Romney in a moment of clarity

"I'm Mitt Romney and yes, Wolf, that's also my first name," Willard Mitt Romney demonstrating 'policy flexibility.'

by: ClubTwitty @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 01:19:02 AM UTC

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Nice MAH

I would really like that if we can work this out.

" I will always put Colorado families before the Washington special interests"

Cory Gardner (R-O&G)

by: Fidel's dirt nap @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 02:15:28 AM UTC

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You're on.

And I eat filet mignon, medium rare, just so you can prepare yourself when you pickup the tab. :)

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 02:28:22 AM UTC

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Awesome! That would be so great if you came.

I'm bookmarking this to read your link tomorrow. I want to check this chick out. :)

"I wouldn't characterize caloric intake as "professional development." c rork

by: Middle of the Road @ Sat Oct 17, 2009 at 02:27:36 AM UTC

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Lol

Whateva, Middle! Rib eye, well done.... With lots of horseradish!

Fidel - my email is hasan2008@mac.com - Middle and I are planning on hanging soon

regarding Diana Degette - the Congresswoman always votes against spying, in favor of civil liberties - I love that

TABOR4LIFE

by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Sun Oct 18, 2009 at 06:32:35 AM UTC

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Sorry, but . . .

"Ryan's announcement is getting a ton of coverage and lots of attention in Wash DC."

Two secretaries and an intern making jokes about the launch in the break room of the National Republican Congressional Committee does not constitute ""a ton of coverage and lots of attention."

;)

Discipline without purpose is tyranny.

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getting a ton of coverage and lots of attention in Wash DC.

Snark aside, MAH is simply wrong about this. Frazier's stepping down from one campaign to another more his size is hardly getting any notice, and the notice it's getting is tepid.

Politico devotes all of four paragraphs to it concluding:

A military veteran, Frazier lobbied for a right-to-work referendum that appeared on the ballot in Colorado last year. He's a social moderate and favored a 2006 referendum that would have granted domestic partnership rights to same-sex couples.
Frazier, whose Senate campaign never took off, ranks as a recruiting success for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which didn't have any serious candidates running against the second-term Democrat.

http://www.politico.com/news/s...

CQ devotes a bit more space to the announcement, though the reporter doesn't exactly grasp how little of Aurora falls in the 7th CD.

Frazier has a much better chance of securing the Republican nomination in the 7th District, though he would face a sturdy opponent in Perlmutter, who won a second term in 2008 with 63 percent of the vote in a district that voted more strongly for Barack Obama (59 percent) than did the state at large (54 percent).

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmsp...

The Washington Independent notes Frazier's gambit in two paragraphs.

http://washingtonindependent.c...

There's also a routine AP story and a BizJournals piece that covers the bases, but that's basically it.

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by: RedGreen @ Fri Oct 16, 2009 at 21:49:00 PM UTC

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Ford dealership was an inspired choice -- if it was inside!

I think the background of a Ford dealership, which did not take the bailout, was an inspired choice for Frazier's message. But the noise, and even the visual distraction of the traffic reflections overshadowing the candidate, robbed his message -- even if TV was just doing a voiceover. They should have moved it inside, the showroom or the service area -- I think some hard working Americans overhauling my F-250 would have been a great backdrop. Good idea, poor execution. But give Frazier credit -- at least he's one Republican who doesn't force me to apologize to my gay friends for being in the GOP.

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Dan Haley parrots Wadhams talking points on Frazier

on Colorado Inside Out, airing now on KBDI. Paraphrasing: Why's this switch a good fit for Frazier? Because Aurora is a huge part of the 7th District and many residents there have voted for Frazier twice already.

Wrong on both counts:

http://www.coloradopols.com/sh...

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