Posted on 09/30/2014 7:41:47 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Republican Rob Astorino is going nuclear in his effort to oust heavily favored Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the race for governor.
Astorino claims in a provocative new TV spot—his own take on the infamous “daisy girl” attack ad that helped Lyndon Johnson trounce Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election—that Cuomo could wind up in prison because of a federal criminal probe targeting a “cloud of corruption” hovering over the governor’s office.
The original 60-second “daisy” ad, which ran at the height of the Cold War amid rabid fear of Soviet-US nuclear combat, featured a little girl in a meadow picking the petals off daisies as a somber voice counts down for a missile launch. […]
Astorino—who is trailing by 25 to 30 points in various polls—pays homage to its 50th anniversary, replicating the ad to a T in a 30-second spot titled “Jail.” …
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LBJ sure had some nerve invoking God here.
I’d be very surprised if this works, since most voters know politicians are corrupt to begin with. It might play well in some states, but not NY, IL, MA, etc. where crooked politicians are a way of life.
This is total crap!! Using an investigation in an attempt to derail a political opponent. Thank God the rest of the GOP isn’t doing this because, we all know, the democrats would never ever use the power of a prosecution in an attempt to criminalize their opposition. /s
Yes, Lyndon Johnson was such a lover... /s
Probably one of the most vile uncouth disgusting men to serve as President.
We take stock of the men who served as Democrat presidents over the last 60 years. Johnson, Carter, Clinton, Obama...
The term “primordial muck” comes to mind.
Where was the ad’s creator with this splendid ad...when Obie was up for re election??
RINOs don’t go nuclear against their Democrat allies, only against their Conservative enemies.
There is that,,small problem.
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