If I Pretend I Don't Remember, It Will Go Away

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by: Colorado Pols

The conservative blog RedState, which is backing Republican Ken Buck for Senate, takes a look at the same “I’ve never been a lobbyist” claims from Jane Norton that have long since been debunked:

Recently Jane Norton gave an interview to the Colorado Statesman. There is this curious exchange in it:

CS: Did you used to work for AARP?

JN: I did, I did.

CS: What did you do for them?

JN: I was – gosh, what was my title? Oh, that was so long ago. I’m sorry, can I get back with you on that? I can’t even remember what it was.

CS: I don’t think it’s on your bio. Is there any reason for that?

JN: No, no.

Curious, ain’t it. She doesn’t remember and it is not in her bio.

Well, how about we go through the wayback time machine and see what we can uncover.

Redstate goes on to cite numerous past news articles, which we’ve also noted before, that show Norton was indeed a lobbyist for AARP. This ol’ horse has been out of the barn for so long that you couldn’t even find it to put it back; Norton would be better off just telling people that she worked for AARP and use it to get support from senior citizen voters rather than comically pretending that she can’t remember.

10 thoughts on “If I Pretend I Don’t Remember, It Will Go Away”

20th Maine says:

July 6, 2010 at 9:58 pm

Was it her first job out of college? Assistant to the assistants’s assistant type of position? Or…. not?

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1. Colorado Pols says:
  
  July 6, 2010 at 10:13 pm
  
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2. Middle of the Road says:
  
  July 6, 2010 at 10:17 pm
  
  And I’m pretty sure she wasn’t.
  
  According to the Denver Post on December 19, 1998, Jane Norton “Served as executive director, Office of Strategic Relationships, and director, office of state government relations. AARP/Vote legislative representative, 1993-94.”
  
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Half Glass Full says:

July 6, 2010 at 9:59 pm

Jane you’re playin a game you never can win girl

You’re stayin away just so I’ll ask you where you’ve been baby

Like a cat and a mouse (cat and a mouse)

From door to door and house to house

Don’t you pretend you don’t know what I’m talkin about

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allyncooper says:

July 6, 2010 at 10:40 pm

It’s been well established most Republican candidates suffer from “selective amnesia”, Like McInnis on abortion.

Obviously she’ll have to check with Cinnamon to refresh her memory.

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1. Voyageur says:
  
  July 7, 2010 at 12:08 am
  
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Go Raiders* says:

July 6, 2010 at 11:06 pm

another “Unity” diary telling Ken Buck to bow out now, because Jane has this one in the bag….

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1. RedGreen says:
  
  July 6, 2010 at 11:25 pm
  
  there’s a draft of one sitting on someone’s computer …
  
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marilou says:

July 7, 2010 at 1:41 am

What does Cinamon say? Does Josh have anything to add?

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1. Go Raiders* says:
  
  July 7, 2010 at 3:29 am
  
  what Cinnabun has to say?
  
  She has got to be one of the most unpleasant people to deal with…. and not all that easy on the eyes to boot.
  
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