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June 24, 2010 10:12 PM UTC
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Jane Norton is getting what she deserves for being the type of person she is. Karma.
I hope she keeps the ad up for the duration of her campaign. Because if by some unforeseen miracle, she manages to win the primary, this is the kind of ad that sinks a candidate in the general. This is the kind of statement about a person that sends Unaffiliateds running for the nearest Democratic candidate’s camp.
Stand strong, Jane. Don’t back down. Keep that ad up. You’ve got a primary to win, girl!
I’d agree with you that she should just leave it up and reap the blowback she deserves but, it’s too offensive. An ad trying to play on the troops is bad enough and I’d say leave that and suffer the consequences. The screaching planes in the background is just too much and too far. It’s not just bad advertising, it’s offensive to anybody who actually remembers what we went through.
Well said.
The only reason I hope it stays up is precisely because it is so offensive that it leads me to believe that it gives an accurate picture of who Norton really is. Up until now, I was willing to buy that she was a nice lady just playing politics and advocating for policies that I don’t agree with. This ad changes my mind about her and the ethical compass that guides her…or lack thereof.
People that use 9/11 for their own political gain deserve to reap what they sow.
It does reveal her character a bit, something I have been trying to do for a while.
The best thing they could possibly do for themselves right now at the Norton campaign is take that piece of shit down, but they doggedly refuse because JANE NORTON DOSEN’T BACK DOWN ! Way to stand firm on principle Jane. I feel like calling the campaign to let her know how proud I am of her and her ad.
On my dumbass fatigue scale I am going to put her around 7 though, and climbing quickly. Weight that with a 10 for Palin and a 8 for Libertad.
it never would have been created or used. Or, at the very least, it would have been taken down the instant the negative feedback began.
They don’t get it about the ad, and they don’t get it about Colorado and the country.
and as sad as that ad is, I find it funny how they have completely painted themselves in a corner over it.
Coming soon: ” We did not say that we would NEVER take that ad down and reserve the right to update our campaign website from time to time “
Good for Karpuk for calling out this crap! And good for the local vets and elected officials like Joe Rice (who has served multiple tours unlike most of the pubs including Jane). This ad is disgusting. I’d like to think this is a sign of how desperate she is but something tells me she’d do this anyway. Hey Jane, what did you do after 9-11? Hold a fundraiser? I don’t think even Rudy “noun, verb, 9-11” Giuliani would stoop this low. Most Americans realize how offensive this is but apparently not Jane
Norton’s campaign has been a train wreck for the start – but why? I know everyone on the campaign is in it for the paycheck and having no true believers hurts some. But the people she has are supposed to be really good yet they are horrible.
What is going on there? Is it that God is looking out for us Dems?
I’ll give you the Norton campaign is the worst of the lot, but photoshopgage did provide some levity from your side of the aisle.
Because when it comes to top statewide campaign managers, you immediately think Josh Penry, right?
The general attitude in her camp seems to be “who cares, we’re getting paid”. I don’t think they care about winning one way or the other at this point; I think they’ve just found a convenient way to live large off big money D.C. Republicans. When you think about Norton’s lobbying past and the fund raising methods of national Republicans, it all fits.
The race has been over for a while now, but if she was trying to get a couple votes you would think that an ad that reflected a basic understanding of reality would be in order. The confusion of a war on terror with a war on a religion, Islam, is troubling. I heard Jefferson had a copy of the Koran. Good thing old age got him before GI Jane was off to Washington.
They always do their best to lose – Beauprez, Schaffer, etc. Make sure to tell your guy Buck we expect him to self-destruct as soon as the primary is over.
I want Buck to win the Republican nomination, because I think having someone as flaky as Jane Norton almost become a US Senator diminishes what little prestige is left in the position of US Senator. Her campaign is embarrassing to Coloradans.
The danger is Buck may win, but say Bennet squeaks by and wins. He would’ve won knowing what a real fight is against a very qualified, good candidate. Plus maybe without Jane we could elevate the discourse above the purely nonsensical.
A man can dream, can’t he ?
The good news for you guys is if the political headwind is too strong for your candidate you can feel comfortable that the person speaking for you is thoughtful. You might not agree with him, but you will know that he considered your ideas, understood them and rejected them. That’s less distressing than, what? no? she doesn’t get it? etc. etc.
The conservatives got your back on this one.
I don’t anticipate our next US Senator needing to consider any of my ideas – god help that person.
Anyway may the best candidate win.
I want the Senator who is best for our country. With Buck vs Bennet (or Romanoff) I figure we get someone good. But that’s with the giant caveat that Buck won’t toe the “always say no” line of the GOP in Washington.
Won’t he have already won a race against a very qualified, good candidate? Romanoff’s campaign may not be great, but on paper he’s just as tough, if not tougher, than Buck.
Did the Dems make sure that Udall “veteran” who made all the headlines two years ago going after John McCain didnt sign on here??The ad is fine—-a lot of hyperventilating within a very closed space.
Not a single Ken Buck or undecided GOP primary voter is going to be swayed by it.
It almost seems like this ad was sitting in the vault already, waiting for the fall campaign: she was so sure she’d be the nominee.
And now of course, if Buck tries a stunt like this against Bennet in the fall, it’s going to look really, REALLY bad.
So thanks, Jane, for helping elect Michael Bennet!
Not much — it’s a web ad, not a TV ad. And it looks like it cost about $25 to produce.
but the petition could only get 31 vets? Really? That’s just sad.
You’re too busy with your assistantship.
Many people would call you a chickenhawk.
and bang the political drum also serve … isn’t that how Mitt Romney put it?
I never felt he was credible, therefore I never paid attention.
That’s probably a failure of mine, since I ought to pay attention.
of what Mitt Romney says, but thank goodness someone does it. Here’s what he said:
Sounds like what the Beej is doing! He’s a patriot!
…but I’m happy for Mrs Lawyer-Lobbyist to spout this kind of frogwash. It will bite her in the ass if she somehow manages to stumble to victory in the Republican’t primary.