(V)Lautenberg: "Senator Torricelli's Poster Boy"

10-03-02 | Tall_Texan

[Tall_Texan]

Memo to Doug Forrester:

Time to take the gloves off and the best way to do this is to go on a verbal assault of Frank Lautenberg by calling him the worst thing he can possibly imagine - "Senator Torricelli's Poster Boy"

Imply that Lautenberg is simply a stooge, a "pretty face" to con the voters of New Jersey because Torricelli was too corrupt to get re-elected so now, like an aging model in need of plastic surgery, the Democrats are trying to give the campaign a face-lift and nothing more.

Since the Democrats obviously have no respect for the laws of New Jersey, who's to say which candidate the Democrats will run if "Pretty Boy" Lautenberg doesn't give them the desired poll results by next week? Will they run Bruce Springsteen? Bill Clinton? Elle McPherson? Ask Lautenberg who will be his stand-in when the two are debating.

Make Lautenberg either *defend* Torricelli (by claiming there's no difference between the two) or trash Torricelli and, indirectly, his own party.

Call him out. Make him prove he isn't just a puppet for Torricelli's party bosses. Insist that he's not in the campaign just for this week. Release your medical records, Frank. Release your tax returns, Frank. Tell us which nannies you've hired, Frank, and whether any were in the country illegally. That's what serious candidates do when they run for political office.

"Are you just a Torricelli stand-in?"

Shame him for being a party to the "Torricelli scam". Tell him that a candidate for the U.S. Senate ought to face the voters for an entire campaign, not just the last month.

Then remind the voters that you're the only major party candidate in New Jersey who actually wants the job. That you're the only major party candidate that won his party's nomination in the primaries, not by "sleazy last-minute deals". That you're the only major party candidate that honored the election laws of the State of New Jersey and the only major party candidate that would treat the Constitution like it was the law and not like a rulebook to find ways of circumventing.

The opportunity is there, Doug. Go for the jugular. Knock this senile old carcass on his ass before he even has his campaign started. And go find Ed Rollins.

[Tall_Texan]

I could go on and on. The door is wide open to publicly shame and humiliate Lautenberg and treat him like he is just Torricelli's stand-in. You get the drift.

I'm serious. If I were Forrester, I couldn't wait for the first debate to basicly tear this man to shreds.

[Phyto Chems]

Lautenberg was he not sent packing by the Senate for some ethics problem he had. So he resigned also. If so what was the charge?

[Tall_Texan]

Maybe somebody else can answer that, but the point is that there doesn't need to be anything.

He hates Torricelli so the worst thing you could possibly do to him is make him look like he's Torricelli's puppet. Belittle him at every turn and make him out to be in cahoots with Torricelli to pull a scam on the voters of New Jersey. Hammer it home. Morph the two. Just as we tarred Gore with Clinton in 2000.

[Phyto Chems]

Good point about how they dis-like each other.
Although the other thing is one corupt one for another.

[ambrose]

Lautenberg did not have any known ethics problems. He retired from the senate in 2000. His explanation for retirement was fairly simple and quite believable "I'm getting too old for this sh*t!" (paraphrasing).

[SubMareener]

That is all well and good, but there is nothing to stop the Democrats from Lautenberg, assuming he wins, retire again and the Governor from appointing the Torch to fill out "his" term!

On second thought, it is not even necessary for Lautenberg to get the most votes! The New Jersey Supreme Court could decide that the guy with the second most votes should be elected! After all, Algore got more votes than George W Bush. Payback is only "fair".

[Illbay]

This is inconsequential. There's nothing wrong with Lautenberg beyond the fact that he's a Democrat politician.

The focus shouldn't be on Lautenberg but on the Dems' (and NJSC) flippant disregard for the law.

Otherwise, just defeat Lautenberg because you are better than he is. If the Repub candidate can't do that on the merits, what the h*ll is he running for?

[Illbay]

My recollection is he simply retired. Some people don't WANT to be politicians till they die.

[goldstategop]

I agree. Tear into Frank Lautenberg and remind Democratic primary voters their party leadership basically annulled their choice in their own primary and selected him as part of a sleazy back room deal. Tell New Jersey voters that by agreeing to be The Torch's replacement, Lautenberg demonstrated a lack of ethics and is in the race for only one reason: he's the new candidate the Rats think can retain control of the Senate for them. Its time to send Tommy Daschund and the corrupt Democratic leadership the clear message that undermining the rule of law won't bring them any political benefits. The best way N.J voters can send the message its time for the Democratic Party to clean up its act is to send Doug Forrester to the U.S Senate to end Daschund's reign as the illegitimate Senate Majority Leader. In short, crime should not pay in our country.

[babble-on]

I want to see the polls on this next week. I've got to think even Jersey democrats will be repulsed by these goings-on.

[PGalt]

Agreed, Lautenberg has no mind...agreeing to be the DNC's "b_tch", Forrester should make this into the mockery that it is. When debating Frank-the stand-in, Forrester should drag out a lifesize cardboard cutout of Bill Clinton to be his stand in choice and then walk off the stage. Even losing to this level of corruption has its advantages. A lot of propaganda fed Americans are waking up and seeing the Democratic Crime Syndicate for what it is.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"Lautenberg is simply a "pretty face"

In the party of Donna Shalala and Helen Thomas, you might be right!

[BADROTOFINGER]

Who the hell needs Ed Rollins? You would make a fine campaign advisor...JFK

[Physicist]

"Torricelli Lite"

[Lightnin]

Tex, I fully agree with your bare knuckles approach.

An interesting campaign device that I've been mulling is an ad and billboard with a picture of the Torch juxtaposed next to a picture of the Cadaver.

Under the Torch's picture, simply print the word, "BAIT" The Cadaver's picture would be labelled, "SWITCH." I don't have the talent to put that together, but I'd love to have one of our resident graphic geniuses do it.

Any takers?

[apillar]

The perfect campaign commercial will:

1. Compare Lautenberg to Torricelli.
2. Remind voters that Torricelli's ethics problems made him drop out of the race to be illegally substituted for by Lautenberg.
3. Attack Lautenberg's with a sideways dig about his age.

Commercial starts with a picture that morphs back and forth from a picture of Torricelli into a picture of Lautenberg.

Voiceover:
On September 30 Senator Torricelli, realizing that New Jersey voters had rejected his pattern of unethical behavior, withdrew from the Senate race.

On October 2nd ,in clear violation of New Jersey election law, the New Jersey Democratic party political machine brought Frank Lautenberg out of retirement to replace the ethically challenged Torricelli on the ballot.

On November 5th New Jersey Voter have a chance to say NO to the Toricelli brand of politics, a chance to say NO to Frank Lautenberg's old and tired ideas.

Vote Doug Forester on November 5th.


Well what do you think ?

If I had the money I'd pay to run this commercial myself.

[Howlin]

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[End_Clintonism_Now]

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[smith288]

Hows this?

[Lightnin]

Beautiful, Smitty!

My only suggestion would be to find less flattering pictures of the pair.

There was a b/w picture of Lousenberg on this thread that I particularly liked.