The Best Team $2.5M Can Buy
Well, Christine is still holed up in her bunker. Her team of geniuses decided to make themselves a story by throwing Rachel Maddow’s producers out of their campaign headquarters. They not only threw them out but insulted them and made a scene outside of their headquarters.
The O’Donnell braintrust then defended their new ad:
Christine O’Donnell’s startling new ad, which clarified that she’s “not a witch” and is instead, well, “you,” has been widely greeted today with puzzlement by the political classes. Now the O’Donnell campaign has put out a statement explaining the spot’s intent:
“I’M YOU.”
Christine O’Donnell, Republican candidate running for U.S. Senate in Delaware, is an average American that will go to Washington knowing what issues average Delawareans want addressed. She conveys her commitment to representing those views in a new ad that is being aired in the Philadelphia, PA and Salisbury, MD markets as well as on cable networks in all three counties in DE: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex.
This a substantial statewide buy that will run.
I’m no advertising expert, but if you need to put out a subsequent statement explaining your ad’s message, it seems safe to assume that it’s not a success. Yet the O’Donnell camp appears to be putting “substantial” resources behind it.
Yes, the braintrust is going to spend a lot of money on a commercial that everyone thinks is stupid. Well, people are talking about it so perhaps they think all publicity is good publicity. There is at least one thing the braintrust is doing right – keeping her away from microphones, cameras and voters.
Coons had a really good response to Christine O’Donnell’s ad:
My Tea Party opponent’s first television advertisement since the primary election hits the airwaves today and in it, twice she tells viewers: “I’m you.”
She’s me?
To be Christine O’Donnell, you’d have to think homosexuality was an “identity disorder.” You’d have to be anti-choice, anti-stem cells, but pro-outsourcing of American jobs. You’d have to want Creationism taught in public schools, but not sexual education. You’d have to want to expand offshore drilling but further de-regulate Wall Street.
Is that you? It certainly isn’t me.
That’s why this morning we launched a website, ChristineIsNotMe.com, to give folks the opportunity to tell Christine O’Donnell that she was not them.
You can also buy a Christine O’Donnell action figure:
Get ’em while they’re hot!
Tags: Christine O'Donnell, DE-Sen
What a train wreck the O’Donnell campaign is. I can’t wait for the public finger pointing and blame laying as the brain trust scrambles to cover their asses.
I’m wondering if this high-priced Virginia media firm is just looking at the bucks it’s going to rake in and somehow convinced O’Whack-a-Mole that this commercial was the best way to go.
If COD was me, she’d hae a job, pay her taxes, and wouldn’t have lied about her college degree.
Christine won’t blame anyone now. But she will complain after the election if the foolishness mounts to such a level that she can’t secure full-time employment with Fox.
Yeah. and oh and by the way…hey Republicans, this is the political party you created.
mediawatch, That’s right. After the election they will be searching for 500 miles in all directions to find buses to throw each other under.
The only possible conclusion is that the plan is NOT to win.
Obviously.
Imagine Senator Christine showing up at her first Senate committee meeting and finding out that it’s not about the sound bites anymore.
Well — I can’t easily imagine it. Scarier than a Hitchcock flick.
If spends a ton of her $2.5M on that ad, this election is lock for Coons.
Christine: “I’m not an extremist.”
Madge; “You’re soaking in it.”
I’m wondering if this high-priced Virginia media firm is just looking at the bucks it’s going to rake in and somehow convinced O’Whack-a-Mole that this commercial was the best way to go.
Scamming the scammer – perfect! There is no honor among thieves.
This time around, if she doesn’t pay her campaign debts, they will be coming after her with real lawyers for that giant pile of cash she is raising.
Her first couple million of speaker fees and wingnut welfare may already be spent.
How about a COD Is Not Me avatar…anybody listening?
How about all our avatars are COD?
I’m almost starting think she doesn’t want to win. Think about it. If she loses she’s almost guaranteed a talking head post over at Fox (maybe not a hosting gig, but at least a commentator). It’s not even a Sarah Palin situation where she has no practice at it. Christine’s been a talking head for years and has a pundit resume. She gets to the big time in the industry of her choice, she gets more money, more attention, and less work. And we get rid of her. Everybody wins.
and that’s even before we talk about the 2 million….
how mad would you be if you contributed to COD, based on how passionate and visible she was all during the primary campaign, just to see her go to her spider-hole as soon as her campaign cashed your check?
When will the tea-baggers rise up against COD? She is WAY worse than Congressional incumbents!
It looks like nothing more then Maddow being thrown off of private property.
She should have called ahead and set up an interview, if the O’Donnell campaing didn’t want to do one with her they should have honored that wish.
How would this have played out if Beck did the same thing.
Total non story.
Judy, so your theory is that Maddow didn’t TRY to set up a meeting, and when she showed up to do her “gotcha journalism” didn’t bring a camera because… it was in the wash?
O’Donnell does understand that the pleasures of “executive privilege” cannot be enjoyed BEFORE winning a general election of some sort, doesn’t she?
Because elections have to be evaluated by “Close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades’ standards. Being the nominee isn’t usually the goal.
Judy,Judy,Judy. Distinguish.
“It looks like nothing more then Maddow being thrown off of private property.”
We use THEN to indicate time, past,present or future. Example:
“If you vote democrat THEN America becomes a socialist/marxist/fascist/communist/gay nation.”
We use THAN as a comparison.Example:
“Masturbation is worse THAN getting a sexually transmitted disease.”
I only want to help.
“Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades”- AND nuclear weapons, heragain.
That phrase is SO dated.
She has no plans on spending her pile of money. And she has already won. Her goals have been met.
She has enough money to live on, and will have a nice career being a commentator until her next run for the senate.
Why is Maddow even doing this? Coons is up by a huge margin, did she barge into Bill Lee’s headquarters and try and get a “gotcha moment”?
There are plenty of important races to cover, this makes her look like a bafoon.
I’m trying to picture Cronkite doing this and it isn’t working.
“Why is Maddow even doing this? Coons is up by a huge margin, did she barge into Bill Lee’s headquarters and try and get a “gotcha moment”?”
She didn’t exactly barge in. Her show called and emailed COD’s people several times explaining that they were coming to Delaware. I think she did this to show people how COD is avoiding talking about the issues and her personal misstatements/lies.
“I’m trying to picture Cronkite doing this and it isn’t working.”
Did you just compare Maddow with Cronkite?
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Drop, and give me 50.
Will Bunch of ‘Attytood’ has a great take on this here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/ODonnell_Not_a_witch_but_leading_the_cult_of_anti-elitism.html
The elites vs. Everyone Else is a powerful message. You don’t think that I resent that the Ed Freels and Vince Meconis of the world tap some on the shoulder, but not others? That’s small potatoes compared to the (sometimes reasonable, sometimes not) resentments of many who are struggling now.
It’s easy to tear apart the spot, but neither she nor the person who crafted this (Bunch posits that it’s Fred Davis, who also crafted the ‘demon sheep’ ad) are trying to reach us.
In many ways, our ridicule actually feeds the fire that she/they hope is being stoked. Aside from O’Donnell, these people are not idiots. And armed with Koch money in obscene quantities, don’t be shocked if Ms. ‘Not A Witch’ gathers some late traction.