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OUCH! I imagine Martha McSally is even grouchier than usual this morning. (Original Post) 11 Bravo Jan 2020 OP
Man that's an absolutely savage ad. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #1
Brutal. happybird Jan 2020 #2
Amazing how one's true Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #3
I know, right? ellie Jan 2020 #4
Lincoln Project is a Republican group, isn't it? sweetloukillbot Jan 2020 #5
Yep. And Rick Wilson is one of the principals, if that tells you anything. nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #6
I'll take the help now, but when we take Congress and the White House I suspect it will dry up nt sweetloukillbot Jan 2020 #8
Probably. They're Never-Trumpers, not Never-Russiapublicans. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2020 #13
Led/founded by George Conway (THAT George) as well. MFGsunny Jan 2020 #10
Truly a stunner! RobertDevereaux Jan 2020 #7
Perhaps if I watched local TV here in AZ I would have seen this awesome Ad.. asiliveandbreathe Jan 2020 #9
My pleasure! 11 Bravo Jan 2020 #36
The voiceover sounded a lot like Mrs. Betty Bowers Generic Other Jan 2020 #11
Nope. She sounds like Desperate Housewives' narrator: CurtEastPoint Jan 2020 #18
She should win an oscar for best snarky voiceover. milestogo Jan 2020 #42
is she up for re-election? bdamomma Jan 2020 #12
Mark Kelly mercuryblues Jan 2020 #14
thanks for telling me that bdamomma Jan 2020 #33
With no Senatorial races in my state, those are exactly the four I've been donating to. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #43
Technically, not re-election, since she was appointed to fill an empty seat Tanuki Jan 2020 #15
Valerie Plame is in New Mexico lunatica Jan 2020 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Chicago1980 Jan 2020 #29
Oh, that's a truly great ad. llmart Jan 2020 #16
Same here............. MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #21
Wow. Brilliant ad. highplainsdem Jan 2020 #17
Never thought I'd see the day when Democrats applaud an ad calling Barry Goldwater a "true hero". BamaRefugee Jan 2020 #19
It isn't democrats, this group is a Republican Group. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #23
Understood. I meant people here on DU applauding the ad. BamaRefugee Jan 2020 #26
What we like is any ad that goes after the orange one. redstatebluegirl Jan 2020 #28
He was a hero twice. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #31
My enemy's enemy is my friend (at least for the short term) groundloop Jan 2020 #34
That was before the Republican party moved so far to the right that they fell off the edge wackadoo wabbit Jan 2020 #38
Corrupt is worse than crazy! Mopar151 Jan 2020 #40
But he WAS honest............. MyOwnPeace Jan 2020 #22
Wow! I posted mine exactly 1 hour after yours on the Nixon resignation. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #32
Arizonans did not take kindly to her wishing their favorite son John McCain would just die Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #24
"You're a liberal hack. I'm not talking to you" DinahMoeHum Jan 2020 #25
Yikes... Chicago1980 Jan 2020 #27
Good ad, but Lonestarblue Jan 2020 #30
I bet I would've got ALERTED if I said half of what that ad put out Submariner Jan 2020 #35
That's gotta hurt! MiniMe Jan 2020 #37
OUCH is right! calimary Jan 2020 #39
That classic RW sneering voice: It must work well for conservatives Hortensis Jan 2020 #41

Buns_of_Fire

(17,181 posts)
13. Probably. They're Never-Trumpers, not Never-Russiapublicans.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jan 2020

But first, we have to put the fire out. Then we can go back to fighting about the color of the drapes.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
9. Perhaps if I watched local TV here in AZ I would have seen this awesome Ad..
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 12:50 PM
Jan 2020

AND, all of it is true...for now..I thank thee for posting...

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)
33. thanks for telling me that
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:58 PM
Jan 2020

Another person I can donate a small donation too.

So far I got Amy McGrath, Sara Gideon, Jamie Harrison, anyway I can help to get these repigs out, Collins, McConnell and Graham.

Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
15. Technically, not re-election, since she was appointed to fill an empty seat
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:00 PM
Jan 2020

and never elected in the first place, but yes, she is up for election. She will face Democrat Mark Kelly, former astronaut and husband of Gabby Gifford. (Valerie Plame is running for the House, not the Senate, and faces a tough Democratic primary).

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
20. Valerie Plame is in New Mexico
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:41 PM
Jan 2020

She’s running for a a seat which is being vacated by our Congressman who is running for the Senate.

Response to bdamomma (Reply #12)

llmart

(15,540 posts)
16. Oh, that's a truly great ad.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:08 PM
Jan 2020

I don't live in Arizona, but I sent money to Mark Kelly. He and his wife are upstanding people.

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)
21. Same here.............
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:41 PM
Jan 2020

That's one seat we've got to have - and a highly qualified person to fill it!!!

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
19. Never thought I'd see the day when Democrats applaud an ad calling Barry Goldwater a "true hero".
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:34 PM
Jan 2020

The world continues to turn upside down.

Maybe I'm just way older than most but I remember Goldwater running for President, the guy was an EXTREME right wing FREAK.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
23. It isn't democrats, this group is a Republican Group.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:49 PM
Jan 2020

It includes Conway, Rick Wilson and Steve Schmidt who ran McCain's campaign. It is wonderful seeing them go after their own.

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
26. Understood. I meant people here on DU applauding the ad.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:57 PM
Jan 2020

If anything , the ad shows who Rick Wilson and other *newfound friends of Democrats* REALLY admire, someone like Barry Goldwater, the guy who wouldn't have minded a little taste of nuclear war if he got elected. And even stated that Generals could go ahead and launch nukes without asking for approval.

Don't even get me started on Civil Rights.

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)
28. What we like is any ad that goes after the orange one.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jan 2020

Lighten up a bit we can love seeing them eat their own can't we?

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
31. He was a hero twice.
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:43 PM
Jan 2020

He led the charge of four Republicans (I don't recall the other three) who met with Nixon and said he should consider resigning.

After his son died from AIDS, he switched his position on LGBTQ rights. (Better late than never.)

We can give him the Barry Bonds asterisk (*) for being trashed by LBJ in '64, thus allowing the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act to be signed. God knows Goldwater wouldn't have signed them. And as bad as Vietnam was--imagine this madman in charge instead of Johnson.

groundloop

(11,519 posts)
34. My enemy's enemy is my friend (at least for the short term)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 03:01 PM
Jan 2020

After tRump vacates our White House we'll be back to (somewhat) normal.

wackadoo wabbit

(1,167 posts)
38. That was before the Republican party moved so far to the right that they fell off the edge
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 06:52 PM
Jan 2020

In today's Republican party, Goldwater would be considered a moderate.

Although I admit that when I first heard that "true hero" line, I shook my head and said, "Wut?"

Chicago1980

(1,968 posts)
27. Yikes...
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jan 2020

The sarcasm and tone of the announcers voice just cuts like a knife.

Reminds me of Betty Bowers.

Lonestarblue

(10,011 posts)
30. Good ad, but
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jan 2020

i wish the ad makers would use voice overs that sound like everyday people instead of actors over projecting.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
41. That classic RW sneering voice: It must work well for conservatives
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 11:20 PM
Jan 2020

because RW ads use it, decade after decade. When you first hear the sneer, don't have to hear a single word more to know it's by conservatives for conservatives, against us or each other.

Not liberals. That nasty, sneering, insinuating "attack ad" voice isn't used on our side to influence us, and you know that's not because our candidates' campaigns are too nice, too principled and classy.

We are, I guess. Just enough to be repelled by that nastiness at least.

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