Video: Freedom’s Watch goes after Udall
posted at 12:30 pm on August 8, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Earlier this week, the NRSC launched what may be one of the most effective political video ads this cycle against Mark Udall, currently a Congressman and running for the Senate in Colorado. At over two minutes long, though, it has no chance of hitting television screens. Freedom’s Watch has an almost equally effective ad against the Democrat, castigating him for breaking his promise and allowing Nancy Pelosi to adjourn the House without a vote on drilling:
“Apollo crew sleeps in! Misses landing!” Unfortunately, what Congress is doing is even worse. The Apollo crew would have missed their chance at history, but Congress short-sold our future to avoid a vote on a policy most Americans support.
Udall makes a good poster boy for this Congressional fiasco. He made the mistake of promising to stop a House adjournment, then failed to show in the event. Instead, he went on vacation while his constituents wonder when America can finally tap its own resources to solve the supply crisis. His would-be partner in the Senate, Ken Salazar, has already gone on record saying that $10 per gallon gasoline wouldn’t budge him on drilling in the OCS or for shale in his own state — where hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs could be created.
All in all, an effective ad — and one that Republicans in every state should use as a template.
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Not a bad ad, for once from the Republicans.
Snake307 on August 8, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Isnt Udall’s dad McCains first political patron?
Squid Shark on August 8, 2008 at 12:35 PM
I’m John McCain and I have instructed Lindsay GrAmnesty to immediately go to Washington and cut a deal with Senate Democrats which will cut the balls off the Republicans in the House of Representatives…thank you!
sabbott on August 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM
HORRIBLE ad…
WHY DID THEY NOT MENTION the ONE VOTE MARGIN… that the bill failed by ONE VOTE??????? Otherwise, Joe Q thinks “oh well, so he missed a day, it’ not like it’s the moon landing”
Can ANY republican marketing team remember the most BASIC details??
Seriously, there’s a reason we are doomed in november…………
battleoflepanto1571 on August 8, 2008 at 12:41 PM
The “headline” clearly states that his was the deciding vote.
RushBaby on August 8, 2008 at 12:48 PM
yes, but why not say it… how hard is it to add the word “deciding” to the word vote in a :60 spot…
it’s just crazy how “almost right, but still screw-ups” the GOP can be…
battleoflepanto1571 on August 8, 2008 at 12:54 PM
So what? The Packers beating the Broncos would have been a BAD thing?
Man, first I was spurned by the Republicans for being a conservative, and now they’re spurning Packer fans.
THE PARTY IS DEAD.
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 1:37 PM
I want to see an ad exploding the 10+ year until we get oil fallacy the Dems keep throwing out. Use WWII and the moon landing as comparative efforts, e.g. “We recovered from a devastating sneak attack to win WWII in less than 5 years. We put a man on the moon in another 5 years. America can do whatever it sets its mind to. Do you really think it would take 10 years to get oil out of the ground?”
DerKrieger on August 8, 2008 at 1:46 PM
Good one. Hold that sorry SOB’s feet to the fire.
Dark-Star on August 8, 2008 at 1:54 PM
This is an ad about a Colorado race, to run in Colorado.
Denver is in Colorado. You know who lives in Denver?
Bronco fans.
It’s not always about you.
Rhinoboy on August 8, 2008 at 1:55 PM
I thought the clip was okay. I looked at some of the other clips and found one that was frigg’n awesome. It’s the one where Schaffer blindsides Udall in a debate over the Iraq War. I won’t go into it, cause the ending of the clip is pure gold. It would have solidified my vote right then and there.
Torch on August 8, 2008 at 1:56 PM
It is weaklings like Udall that are a disgrace to their constituents. When corrupt bozos keep getting elected to stab their voters in the back, it will eventually destroy our nation. Has the dumbing of America reached this point so soon?
volsense on August 8, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Go Broncos!
But seriously, this is an ad for the Colorado voters. Given the cultural cache of the Broncos, I think its an excellent “what if” in the ad.
The 213-212 vote margin is a missed opportunity, though, I definitely agree.
Check out much more on the Colorado Senate race between Bob Schaffer and Boulder Liberal Mark Udall from Colorado bloggers on the ground at Schaffer v Udall.
elpresidente on August 8, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I liked the clip from other ad which had Rep. Udall on television making his promise just two days earlier. It should be included in the next ad.
When a politician makes such a timely gaffe in such a public forum, on such a kitchen table issue, you have to hit him hard and repeatedly with ad buys.
Give the vote count on adjourning, tell the folks that their Rep. Udall didn’t even bother to vote, that he was attending his own fund raiser, that he said he was going to vote two days earlier. Ask them if this is the kind of person they want representing Colorado?
This seat can be won.
Angry Dumbo on August 8, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Like the majority of Americans, I’m in favor of drilling on the OCS and in ANWR, now. And I’m in favor of aggressively developing alternative sources of energy, now. But as a Coloradoan, I am familiar with attempts to develop oil shale in the West. Fact: The technology does not exist yet to get oil out of shale without using more energy than you get, not to mention the adverse effects on the environment and the use of mass amounts of water — a precious commodity in the arid West.
Despite most major oil companies having tried to develop oil shale over the years, not one drop of commercial oil from shale has ever been produced.
glockman on August 8, 2008 at 2:44 PM
It was a joke. Lighten up.
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 2:49 PM
If it was a joke, nobody got it. You should really try to avoid humor in the future.
Rhinoboy on August 8, 2008 at 3:17 PM
No, you didn’t get it. Get over yourself.
MadisonConservative on August 8, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Haha!
Now I get it.
You’re hilarious!
Rhinoboy on August 8, 2008 at 4:17 PM
When corrupt bozos keep getting elected [BY THEIR VOTERS] to stab their voters in the back . . .
Then their voters deserve to get stabbed in the back . . .
Think of it as “natural selection” - eventually (hopefully) the corrupt bozos will have been re-elected enough times by their moronic constituents, that the corrupt bozos will have stabbed all of the remaining moronic constituents, and then they’ll be gone . . . and then only the non-morons will . . . be . . . left . . .
Oh, never mind…..
just getting desperate…..
seanrobins on August 8, 2008 at 10:30 PM
I got it, RINOboy. Have a beer and lighten up.
Jaibones on August 9, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Sorry Jail-bone, I didn’t know you were so involved in this. Maybe you shouldn’t drink and comment.
Rhinoboy on August 9, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Defeat your nature and try to be something other than a douchebag.
MadisonConservative on August 10, 2008 at 3:18 AM
That is truly rich coming from you. Please continue to beclown yourself. Consider it on now.
Rhinoboy on August 10, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Making up words now, are we?
If all you can go by is urban dictionary tripe, who’s really “beclowning” themselves?
MadisonConservative on August 10, 2008 at 12:55 PM
What a lovely little girl you are. Nice 3AM post on a Saturday night, then commenting on a vaulted thread.
Maybe miserable turd is in the urban dictionary. Look it up, it should have your picture to go with it.
Rhinoboy on August 10, 2008 at 1:11 PM
So what’s your excuse, you cretin?
MadisonConservative on August 10, 2008 at 3:09 PM
Oh, the mouth on you. The boys just must love you.
I’m tired of your patent idiocy. Feel free to get the last comment in. You know you can’t help yourself, you petulant little child.
Then call your mom down to your basement, as you both will be the only ones reading it.
Rhinoboy on August 10, 2008 at 8:13 PM