New ad: Dems hit Palin, Crist for … not serving out their full terms
posted at 4:30 pm on July 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
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I don’t know where to begin. For starters, the ad’s called “Quitters” — but Crist hasn’t quit. His term runs out in 2011, around the time he’ll be sworn in as senator if he wins the Florida election. But never mind that. The Democrats running this spot less than a year after The One was elected is kind of like Republicans running an ad claiming that being governor of California isn’t relevant presidential experience circa 1981. Not only did Obama quit his Senate seat mid-term to assume the presidency, he was famously absent for scores of floor votes during the few years he did serve because he was too busy chasing his own ambition. And all that after declaring in 2004, shortly before he was sworn in as a senator, that the only way he could run for president in 2008 is if he started campaigning immediately — which he essentially proceeded to do. (See the second clip below for a refresher.) Which state’s voters got the bigger shaft — Alaska’s, via a governor who stepped aside so that someone could take over the position full time, or Illinois’s, via a guy who couldn’t be bothered to show up to work for weeks at a time?
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Who cares what the treasonous dems think?
progressoverpeace on July 17, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Lol. I got so used to ripping on the GOPs weak ass ads that I forgot the dems could produce stuff even more pathetic and hypocritical.
BadgerHawk on July 17, 2009 at 4:32 PM
Those who live in glass houses………..
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Hey, Crist. How’s that stimulus working for you now? Aren’t Obama and his friends peachy?
BuckeyeSam on July 17, 2009 at 4:33 PM
How many governors did Obama tap to be in his cabinet?
Resign to join White House = good
Resign = bad
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on July 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM
So Palin’s resignation was not her political death?
milemarker2020 on July 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM
This is the most worthless ad ever. It is so bad it is almost laughable.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Pathetic and desperate.
the_nile on July 17, 2009 at 4:35 PM
And Obama served, what, about 2 hours in the Senate before NOT resigning to run for President for 2 years on our dime, being paid for a job he wasn’t doing?
wildcat84 on July 17, 2009 at 4:36 PM
How about Robert KKK Byrd & Teddy Kennedy? Their health keeps them from showing up to vote. Resign already!
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 4:36 PM
In addition to Obama, I wonder what the Secretary of State has to say about this?
malclave on July 17, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Obama=President of the quitters
thebrokenrattle on July 17, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Barack Obama. Quitter.
Hillary Clinton. Quitter.
Joe Biden. Quitter.
Sebilius. Quitter.
Blah. Blah. Blah.
Ronnie on July 17, 2009 at 4:37 PM
We run an ad showing how our government is going bankrupt…they run an ad because someone they hate quit being a governor.
A real disconnect.
This will pander to their base…but the independents will laugh at them.
right2bright on July 17, 2009 at 4:37 PM
….but not on smoking, hehe
thebrokenrattle on July 17, 2009 at 4:37 PM
This ad is so ridiculous it deserves to be highlighted by any honest broadcaster. Of course this translates just to Fox News.
Speedwagon82 on July 17, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Sure glad that Blago and Spitzer served their terms. Oh, wait, they have not yet been sentenced!
clorensen on July 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Well, at least he Democrats AREN’T hypocrites….
/sarc
Delaware Vol on July 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Obviously not. They wouldn’t put so much effort and energy into attacking her if they weren’t scared sh-tless about the threat she poses to them in general and the Obama Regime in particular.
They doth protest too much.
What I want to happen is that our side quit letting the left wing state controlled media tell us who our candidates should and should not be. None of this “advice” is coming from people who’s goal is to elect MORE Republicans, after all…
wildcat84 on July 17, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Pathetic ad.
jencab on July 17, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Obama says he is a believer in knowing what he is doing! Wonder when that will start. Oh, wait he does know what he is doing.
fourdeucer on July 17, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Comments over there at the video source are being moderated (yeah, you can do that, but for some reason, I’ve seen mostly Democrats moderate comments, while Republicans seem to leave commenting open). I know my comment will never show up, just like on HuffPo.
Snowed In on July 17, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Can’t view the vid right now, but this sounds really dumb. Guess they don’t really expect to get much impact, just trying to reinforce the “quitter” meme to try to take some of the sting out of the Cuda attacks.
And why are they attacking one of the few GOP govs who went along on the stimulus ride and recently defended it? Again, dumb.
cs89 on July 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Didn’t Obama and Hillary (and McCain for that matter) all take a solemn oath to serve their constituents (Illinois, New York, Arizona) when they were sworn in as Senators? How do you square that oath with spending all of your time in Iowa, New Hampshire, etc for personal ambition?
chromium on July 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Yes. The ones who most need to resign wont. What will Dems say if Hillary resigns as Sec. of State so she can run against an unpopular Obummer in 2012?
NebCon on July 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM
more hypocrisy from the deplorable sewer rats
rjoco1 on July 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Coming from the party that would lie to God’s face to get a better table in Purgatory.
spmat on July 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Forgot to add: go to the site anyway, y’all, and rate this thing 1 star. And while you’re at it, vote all the comments (since they’ll all be in favor, I’m guessing) thumbs down.
Snowed In on July 17, 2009 at 4:42 PM
It just shows how scared the libs are of Palin. In 10 days she goes on the offense.
farright on July 17, 2009 at 4:42 PM
Stupid. Palin impersonation, stupider. The fingers crossed behind their backs, stupidest.
sammypants on July 17, 2009 at 4:43 PM
If the DEMS truly think she’s dumb, then why do they care?
Thou doth protest too much.
Oink on July 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Palin and Crist are sooo dishonorable and stooopid because, see, if’n you already have a cushy gobernment job you are not supposed to give it up to run for another that way if’n you loose you git to keep your first one, you see now!
Only thing is a Governor actually has work to do unlike a Scumbag Senator like MCCain or Obama. A Governor has to govern and a Scumbag Senator just has to vote Present or Not at all!
AllAH please post an Audio of the Pinnochio Presidente speaking before the NAACP. You’ve got to hear the Halfrican revert to his best black voice so as to impress upon the NAACP Dembat slaves his street creds or something. It is hillarious, disengenuous and any black man in his right mind should be highly offended at the naked pandering and condescension, but alas I guess as always the 95% Dem voting block Love it!
dhunter on July 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Alright … I’m confused.
Palin is, in their own words stupid, politically dead and *shudder* … divisive.
Crist is a RINO and friendly to the dems big government communist plans.
Why are they spending time and money on them again?
darwin on July 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM
I guess to a Dem anyone that is willing to sacrifice a cozy political job and a feeding place at the public trough to become a street fighter must cause great wonder.
rplat on July 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM
Jackie Mason put it better than I ever could.
alliebobbitt on July 17, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Hypocrisy requires a coherent system of moral/ethical behavior.
spmat on July 17, 2009 at 4:47 PM
The appropriate response ad would be called “Clingers”
Showing Murtha,Dodd,Conyers,Byrd,Kennedy,Obama,- The people who SHOULD step down but keep clinging on to the power.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 4:48 PM
My God i have never a group of people so scared of a women in all my life.Gov Palin what ever you have that,s doing this to them don,t stop.
thmcbb on July 17, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Because it’s our money, therefore fantasy cash.
alliebobbitt on July 17, 2009 at 4:48 PM
Of all the people about whom the Dems could make an attack ad, Sarah Palin should not occupy the top of the list if she was a washed up quitter.
Yet she continues to be the focus of their anger, their attacks, and their hit pieces on a weekly basis.
How can they explain this with any intellectual honesty?
VibrioCocci on July 17, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Chutzpah
SouthernGent on July 17, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Democrats aren’t interested in logic. Their only motivation is hatred.
JohnJ on July 17, 2009 at 4:50 PM
This is hilarious! Sarah Palin hasn’t said that she’s running for anything in 2012, and Crist is essentially doing what every other politician does – spending at least half of his time campaigning for one job while doing a half-a$$ed job at the one he already has. How is that any different from what Obama did again?
They really want to go after Palin; the others are just cover.
ProfessorMiao on July 17, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Typical lefty dems, what a bunch of hypocrites! Lets see, so it’s ok that Obambi became a Senator not with the intention of actually carrying out his senatorial duties but instead to do nothing but vote “present” and all of his time campaigning to become president!
This only proves the illogical thinking in a lefty liberals mind, it’s BAD and you’re a quitter if you leave a position to take another position where your skills and experience will do the most good but it’s GOOD and ok to take a position as a Senator in order to use the office to get elected president with absolutely NO intention of doing a damn thing but campaign and vote present while in the position people voted you into in order to do THE PEOPLE’S WORK!
Absurdity thy name is liberal dem!
Liberty or Death on July 17, 2009 at 4:51 PM
The important thing is to “Get it out there”.
Laura in Maryland on July 17, 2009 at 4:51 PM
Surprise, you can’t leave a negative comment on the youtube page.
ctmom on July 17, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Blagojevich….McGreevey…..Spitzer…
Quitters (and possibly felons, too.)
wildweasel on July 17, 2009 at 4:52 PM
Thanks, I keep forgetting that. Politicians keep telling me that it’s their money.
darwin on July 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM
done
kerncon on July 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Wow, Crist and Palin being attacked in the same ad.
haha.
JetBoy on July 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Oooh — I can’t wait for a non-PC response to this on the Quitter Twitter!
benny shakar on July 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Certainly not me. I just hope that all of the Dems continue to flap their gums so that they will continue to hurt their chances of relection in 2010.
Shock the Monkey on July 17, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Pathetic. Democrats like Obama and Hillary did THE EXACT SAME THING! Both quit their jobs to go on to different things. The Democrats hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Guardian on July 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM
They should be.
bluelightbrigade on July 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM
This is just so stupid.
Obama, Clinton, Sibelius,… umm…
stenwin77 on July 17, 2009 at 4:57 PM
OT but here, enjoy!
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-ad-compares-obama-administration-to.html
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM
They REALLY REALLY hate this woman (Sarah, not Charlie) who is a big nothing.
stenwin77 on July 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM
I talked to a few libs..I’m not braggin’ I’m complaining.
Anyway, they are really worried about the way this is working out. All the programs, all the debt and those pesky people who insist on keeping their own property — these are real worries. ONE OF THEM ACTUALLY SAID THAT Governor Palin could become the apex for some radical right backlash that will be worse if a major program fails or if the US goes bankrupt. They are beginning see some slight chance of that. But it is affectionate, like your son buying you a Ferrari on his part time job.
And the rest you can guess…They are hoping the public knows (believes) that The One was our only way out and even if we go bankrupt it is the fault of (drumroll)….now where is the guy here who says Booooooossshhhhh?
IlikedAUH2O on July 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM
Didn’t Howie Dean quit as Vermont Governor too? They rewarded him with the party chairmanship.
Del Dolemonte on July 17, 2009 at 4:59 PM
poow wittwe wibwal.
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Looking at it another way, I wonder if Palin will send them a thank-you note for keeping her in the news in a week when she’s largely been out of sight.
BuckeyeSam on July 17, 2009 at 5:00 PM
ahhh benny. I can’t wait to see you in public. I am sure that day is coming soon.
upinak on July 17, 2009 at 5:01 PM
The President has his own Twitter page?
BadgerHawk on July 17, 2009 at 5:02 PM
All I wrote was LLLLLLLAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEE and it was blocked.
Tazz 55 on July 17, 2009 at 5:03 PM
You be a democrat. You can be intellectually honest. But you can’t be both.
chemman on July 17, 2009 at 5:03 PM
And then there is Blago and Spitzer. At least Crist and Palin have not been indicted for anything.
Terrye on July 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
benny:
You are a such a baby.
Terrye on July 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Too bad Bill gates QUIT that IBM gig, otherwise he could have made an awesome mid-level IBM manager, instead of being the second richest person on the planet…too bad he is such a QUITTER
runner on July 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
You’re slippin’ Libs. We’re coming for you with guns a blazin in 2010. It’s gonna suck to be you.
marklmail on July 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
While Howard Dean is a douchebag (and I’ve met the man before so I can confirm this), he actually did not quit as governor of Vermont. He won the 2000 election and did not seek re-election in 2002.
Shock the Monkey on July 17, 2009 at 5:04 PM
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 4:58 PM
That was the best ad yet.
fourdeucer on July 17, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Ooompa,Ooompa,Ooompadee dooh….Crist has a present just for you.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Second video of Obambi proves the point I made in my previous comment…liberals/dems are poster children for the words hypocrisy, arrogance, and ignorance!
Liberty or Death on July 17, 2009 at 5:07 PM
Actually, I can’t remember hardly ANY days since the election that she hasn’t been in the news. And 95% of the time it is not her own doing, but the Statist Leftist State Run Media doing it. The fear she is putting into them is incredible. She hasn’t even hinted at what she is going to do in 2012. These people are nuts!!
davek70 on July 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Never has a “quitter” scared so many so much. It’s like they don’t believe it.
the_nile on July 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM
You’ll smell her before you see her Upi.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 5:08 PM
It’s not even necessary. Obama’s already made her response for her, as did Hillary and Joe.
Esthier on July 17, 2009 at 5:09 PM
fourdeucer on July 17, 2009 at 5:06 PM
Thank you, I thought so too!!
I was beginning to think no one would look at it!
: )
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Let’s go to the scoreboard and see how the political ads stack up for today.
Ok fans. first we have the Republican ad that shows Obama, in his own words, lying through his teeth. Next we have the Democrat ad that says “neener-neener-neener ……. you all are big fat quitters”.
Score, Republicans: 100, Democraps: Zippadee-do-dah.
fogw on July 17, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Hey, didn’t Hillary resign?
Terrye on July 17, 2009 at 5:11 PM
I don’t think they really care about Crist. They just don’t want it to appear that they’re obsessing over Palin. Which they are. LOL
ddrintn on July 17, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Yep, in the immortal words of Inigo Montoya…”there will be blood tonight!”
And hopefully in 2012 we’ll be tea-bagging the lefty dems back to their slime covered holes from whence they came!
Liberty or Death on July 17, 2009 at 5:13 PM
portlandon:
Crist is better than any Democrat who would run against him. I would rather have a Republican who votes the way I want him to 80% of the time than another Democrat who never votes the way I want him to.
Terrye on July 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM
getalife.
Del Dolemonte on July 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM
lame
RalphyBoy on July 17, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Name Sarah Palin
Location Alaska
Web http://www.gov.st...
Bio Creating New Energy for Alaskans as governor of the 49th state!
40 Following 100,092 Followers
davek70 on July 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM
Since when has truth been an obstacle for the Dems?
Princeps on July 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM
For all Tea Partiers, Patriots, right wing extremists, ect…here is a link for you
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM
I hope they spend a lot of money on this — it makes no sense and opens up every major Democrat to charges of hypocrisy!
littleguy on July 17, 2009 at 5:19 PM
oooops…
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/mccaskills-office-locks-doors-pulls.html
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM
I hope you washed your hands afterwards.
Del Dolemonte on July 17, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Bring it on beattttches! In a few days, the “Cuda will be unleashed, and will start kickin some liberal arce
ReaganConservative3 on July 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM
HA HA HOW FUNNY.
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DEMOCRATS, THEY ARE THE IDIOTS THAT KEEP GIVING
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GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE THIS AD TO EXPOSE ANOTHER LIE OF OBAMA.
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SEE HIS LAST LINE IN HIS SENATOR SPEECH
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RUNNING FOR POTUS? I WOULD NOT DO THAT, IT WOULD TAKE ALL MY TIME AND THEN I CANNOT DO MY SENATOR JOB
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mooseburger on July 17, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Glad to know my BS detector calibration is still within tolerance. I saw the headline and immediately went in the same direction via Allah’s Obama angle. Besides quitting the Illinois senate, did he ever advance any legislation of his own? I know he headed a committee that endorsed infanticide but did he put his name on it?
DanMan on July 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM
You mean you follow Palin on Twitter? Whatever for? LOL Pathetic.
ddrintn on July 17, 2009 at 5:22 PM
But, NO the Dems and cronies are NOT afraid of us at all/sarcoff
stacy on July 17, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Bunny only pops in on palin threads. You know he’s obsessed with her.
lorien1973 on July 17, 2009 at 5:32 PM
Okay. I was just saying he was orange like an Oompa Loompa. If he votes 80% conservative he can paint himself green an hop around like a frog for all I care.
portlandon on July 17, 2009 at 5:33 PM
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