Posted on 05/18/2006 5:04:38 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
If every dog has his day, consider the busy role-playing for the canine in Ned Lamont's campaign ad.
Lamont is challenging three-term Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman for the party nomination, criticizing the 2000 vice presidential nominee for backing President Bush on the Iraq war and voting for Republican-backed legislation.
In a 30-second ad, a dog barks at a Lieberman lawn sign, then an announcer intones, "He's been called President George W. Bush's lapdog. Out-of-step with the people of Connecticut. And a tool of the Bush-Cheney administration. Seems like everybody is mad at Joe Lieberman these days."
The dog quiets down as the Lieberman sign suddenly transforms into one for Lamont. "But never fear, good people of Connecticut, the underdog is here," the announcer concludes.
Another commercial shows Lamont sitting on a couch delivering his campaign pitch, ostensibly for a TV commercial. He is soon swarmed by enthusiastic supporters, including Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, whose DailyKos.com political blog is popular among liberal Democrats.
"This is important," Zuniga says. "Look, everybody is here, ready to go. So hurry it up."
The Lamont campaign is airing three ads over three weeks and purchased more than $270,000 of ad time.
In April, Lieberman launched his first television ads in a decade with spots that addressed the war debate head on, telling viewers that while they may disagree on Iraq, "I hope we can still have a dialogue and find common ground on all the issues where we do agree."
Asked about Lamont's ads, Lieberman campaign manager Sean Smith said, "They're cute little spots. But cute never saved a job or stood up to the big oil companies."
Connecticut Democrats hold their nominating convention on Friday. Lieberman is expected to have enough delegate support to win the nomination, but Lamont's backers say he can capture at least 15 percent of the vote to force a primary on Aug. 8.
So What Connecticut is no different than the rest of the country,like the Bruce Willis movie Sixth Sense where during the entire movie the Character is dead but doesnt know it ,like the country we are all dead we just dont know it yet!
The Anti-American wing of the RAT party
"I just saw the ad on a local station. What a joke. How can a Demo senator with a 90% liberal rating be a lap dog or tool of the Bush-Cheney administration?! It just goes to show what looney lefties the anti war Lamont/Weicker types are. They scare me. Apparently they think America should just roll over and surrender."
If I was the Republican candidate I would run commecials now of the RAT candidate as a Cat, hiding everytime he heard a noise.
I would then finish the ad with, "Come November, would you rather have dog food or cat food?"
Vote Republican.
You see the news that Lamont is worth $90 million to $300 million?! It's good to know the party of the average person runs such humble, working class candidates.
To run commercials, a candidate needs campaign funds. Hopeuflly, former state Representative Alan Schlesinger will be able to raise some, especially if Lieberman actually loses the primary.
Friggin' Dem/MSM hypocrites.
That's a great ad. But I doubt the RNC will use it.
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