Posted on 10/07/2002 4:32:14 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Fellow Freeper, hchutch, has been trying for weeks to get me to set the wheels in motion for Douglas Forrester to call in to the Howard Stern show. And for weeks, I've been putting him off with the explanation that since Forrester was so far ahead in the polls against that crook, Torricelli, that this would be unnecessary. Then hchutch contacted me again last week when it appeared that Frank Lautenberg would be replacing the Crooked Torch on the ballot. Again I put him off with the explanation that if SCOTUS overturned the NJ Supreme Court that this would also be unneccessary.
Okay, folks, NOW it is NECCESSARY!!! Douglas Forrester MUST call in to Howard Stern on his radio show. If he does so it means a MINUMUM of an extra 100,000 votes (probabably a lot more) for him in November. This would give Forrester the election.
I sure hope Forrester's advisors don't make the same mistake as the folks advising Bret Shundler when he ran for NJ governor. A friend of mine had close ties with Shundler's advisors and passed along the suggestion that Shundler call in to Howard's show. When I got the word back that the timid Shundler advisors nixed that idea, I got so upset that I almost pulled an Elvis on my computer monitor.
So, PLEASE, Doug Forrester. DON'T make the same mistake as Bret Shundler. Just call in to the Howard Stern show. It doesn't mean you have to paint some chick's nekkid breasts or hang out with Howard at Scores or pledge obedience to Satan. Just call in to Howard and have some fun for a few minutes. Maybe you could even promise Howard that if elected Senator, you would try to have a NJ toxic waste dump named after him.
For a time investment of less than 10 minutes you will guarantee yourself victory in November. Since you are pro-choice and since Howard STRONGLY supports Bush's effort against Iraq (Howard flamed the Hollywood liberals today on his show who opposed action against Iraq) then I think you and Howard would hit it off.
Please, Mr. Forrester. I don't want to see Tom Dasshole as MAJORITY LEADER next term. Plus I would love to see that stupid smirk knocked off Jim Jefford's face.
p.s. If you doubt Howard's effectiveness as a vote-getter, then check with NY Governor Pataki who went from 20 points behind Mario Cuomo a week before the 1994 election to winning the election by 6 points---Thanx to Howard's support. This was why Howard was the GUEST OF HONOR at Pataki's inauguration.
I'm starting to agree -- and it's a good thing.
Probably a lot more. I was being conservative in my estimate.
I think you have a good idea here, and if he could go on there and laugh at himself it would go a long way.
Nope. And my friend who had a connection with the Shundler campaign has NO connection with the Forrester campaign. I am just hoping that maybe one of Forrester's campaign people see this post. This is a NO-BRAINER!!!
Good point! Forrester needs to go on Howard's show to demonstrate his "human" side. Plus he would get Howard's endorsement. Don't ANY NJ Freepers out there know of someone working in the Forrester campaign? If not, perhaps you should PERSONALLY relay this message to Forrester when you see him campaigning around the state. If I lived in NJ I would definitely check his campaign schedule and then make the suggestion while shaking his hand. You might even want to print out this thread and hand it to Forrester. It would be the MOST IMPORTANT suggestion of his campaign.
p.s. I think Howard already dislikes Lautenberg. I think when Lautenberg was running in '92, Howard was grumbling about him and suggested that his opponent call in to the show. The opponent never did call in and you know the rest of the story.
An endorsement from Dracula Gottfried might bring in even more votes.
This will be the MOST IMPORTANT thing Forrester can do to win in November. I will be making more posts on this thread in the near future as to the incredible effect that Howard has had in past elections. However, in the meantime PLEASE relay the message to Forrester. I don't know about you but I really need to smack that smug smirk off of Jumpin' Jim Jefford's face.
My husband is almost totally unaware politically and even he told me that Howard put Whitman over the top.
Go for it! Can't beat it for name recognition and showing the world that he has a sense of humor (if he can be good natured about it).
I thought you were being summoned too! LOL But I thought it was Howie Carr you were supposed to call.
More details later after I get some supper in my gut.
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