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Herb Rubenstein’s video is also on Web site youtube.com.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=piHDLNzccSU&search=rubenstein
The video of Both Ways Bob’s draft info is also on the youtube.com Web site. Interesting details are brought out in the video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ep33wuntKo&search=both%20ways%20bob
That’s a pretty pathetic ad. It doesn’t even show his face. That could be an ad for any candidate, anywhere in the country. Is Herb running for Congress out of CD7, or is he running against the war? If I were average voter Joe and I saw this ad, I’d wonder what in the hell Herb was running for and why, besides his anti-war status, I should vote for him.
Other than the War In Iraq????
Is there like any more important issue than the War In Iraq? Both Perlmutter and Lamm send out mail ignoring the War. They have no real position other than they are against the War. Rubenstein has the guts to say exactly what he will do to end the War as a Member of Congress.
Single issue voting is for Republicans.
This guy Rubenstein was the first to send direct mail and the first to go on TV. This guy is a serious candidate.
As for single issues / Iraq is truly important. But on health care Ed and Peggy have no position just cliches. Herb has a real plan. On oil prices Ed and Peggy offer cliches Herb has a real plan.
Whatever the issue you care about Herb is the real deal. Ed and Peggy think that they can duck the most important issues.
…who supports taking money out of public schools and giving it as vouchers so rich families can get more money to send their kids to private schools?
…who is in bed with big oil?
…who has a proven record of voting against gay rights?
Vote Perlmutter. For Truth.
Sigh… There should be a law about using the the photos of dead US Army members in TV Ads… Shame on you Herb.
Are you sure that this Ad is on TV?
It is a video ad, yes, but has he bought any televison time?
I would hope that people don’t just think because the pictures move it is a TV ad.
For the Rube Herbenstein schill who can’t seem to understand what the Murtha Plan is, click HERE
According to ColoradoLib, it’s on YouTube. Doesn’t mention this being run on TV at all.
I think Herb is a good candidate because he gets to the bottom of the issues, while the other 2 candidates are afraid to even mention the War on Iraq. People need to see what he showed on his Ad because the general public is not aware of the heart of the issue, and Herb Rubenstein is not afraid to show people what is truly going on.
Poor kids in under performing schools would benefit from vouchers. At risk kids bounced out of public school would benefit from vouchers. Kids who have special interests, who don’t fit in to the public school mold, or whose needs are not being met in public schools would also benefit. Rich kids don’t need vouchers.
The ad will begin running on TV Friday. Sorry but the claim that this is just for the Internet is just plain wrong. It is powerful visual imagery that wins votes and this ad is powerful. Sorry even though it is missing a shot of a woman going up and down an escalator it is still a great ad. The Rubenstein campaign has purchased enough air time and you can rest assured that this ad will be seen by every voter in CD7 this weekend.
“I think Herb is a good candidate because he gets to the bottom of the issues, while the other 2 candidates are afraid to even mention the War on Iraq.”
I’ve seen and heard both Peggy and Ed speak out about Iraq. They’re both clearly against the war. The concept that nobody speaks against the war except for Herb is ridiculous and wholly fabricated. Go to an event, debate, a campaign office, anyplace to find the candidates, and speak to them about it and learn for yourselves if you are buying into this incredible line of spin. I’m really tired of seeing this campaign angling from Herb’s people.
Herb claims to stand for integrity and ethics – well suggesting that the other candidates don’t speak about the war is a blatant lie used to attract attention. Not exactly ethical now is it?
It is great to say you are against the war.
But.
What are they prepared to do to end the War in Iraq?
That is the question and only Herb Rubenstein is clearly and unequivocally for the withdrawal of US troops by July 1, 2007.
Peggy Lamm’s position is simply shameful. Read her Web Page
Ruby Blue and tell me what the hell does her position stated in about four sentences mean? Ed Perlmutter has a better position than he started out with but only because his pollster told him it was OK to be against the war.
I don’t know what all this talk about Ed “polling about the war” refers to, I wasn’t aware he made his decision based on a poll.
I agree that Peggy’s position on the website is wish-washy, but I have heard her say that she was against the decision to go to war and supports ending our involvement. I think it’s afe to say she won’t be voting with the GOP regarding our policies in Iraq.
Ed’s position is full support of the Murtha Plan. I personally agree with this, as I believe that there could be serious losses of human life if we entirely pulled out of the country. An Iragi life is worth the same as an American life in my mind, and if we simply desert the region there is a strong possiblity of violent civil war and chaos. Colin Powell said “You break it, you buy it” when referring to out invasion of Iraq. Whether or not you agree with the government’s decision to do so, we now have an obligation in that country. Redeployment within the region is what I feel is the most responsible option.
My issue with Herb is that he’s selling a dream that is very far removed from political realities. A candidate could attract Democratic voters by trumpeting his pledge to create universal healthcare by 2008, but most astute observers know that a freshman Congressman could never hope to actually deliver this promise. Herb’s pledges and fiery rhetoric ring false to me, because I believe that he has no capability to deliver. Ed at least has the guts to propose support of a viable option. He could just as easily promise everbody that he’ll stonewall for immediate troop withdrawl, but he’s not the type of person to raise false hopes for electoral purposes.
Lauren, you are right about vouchers. Rich kids send their kids to private schools while the poor no choice. How come Democrats are anti-choice? If Perlmutter supports vouchers, he’s an improvement over the rest.
Hey, if vouchers are restricted to poor families, no problem. I don’t believe I’ve ever heard voucher supporters say they wanted to restrict it to the poor or lower middle class, though. That’s my main opposition to them because I don’t trust that those who can afford private schools wouldn’t sign up for them, just like those mythical “welfare queens” of the 80s. Heh, “anti-choice” indeed.
The irony is rich.
We send our kids to school in an effort to give them a competitive edge in life, yet we don’t demand competition of the institutions we send them to.
When this campaign began Lamm and Perlmutter ignored the war. Herb Rubenstein alone made the war an issue and forced the others to come out against the War in Iraq. At the beginning Perlmutter and Lamm simply toed the Bush administration line. Today Lamm’s position is still shameful. Read her own words at PeggyLammforCongress.com and it is pure and utter gibberish. Perlmutter started out ducking the war and also toeing the Bush line. But after his pollster said it was OK now Perlmutter at least is sort of against the War. If it were Lamm vs. Perlmutter neither would have said one word about Iraq. Thank goodness Herb Rubenstein forced Democrats to actually talk about issues.
If we all just concede that Herb is the man of the hour with his stance on the war in Iraq, is there any possibility that sometime before the primary you might actually talk about some of Herb’s other great ideas–you know, breathalyzers in every vehicle, mandatory monitoring of children in public schools via cameras, a consumption tax on all Americans?
Could we? Could we just hear you ring in about any or all of those three issues and why you feel Herb is still the best candidate based on those ideas he has talked about and written about at length?
Starting to wonder if Herb stands for anything other than being against something.
Trust me…if your hope is to further his campaign with your nonstop rhetoric regarding the war, your method of convincing voters is not working.
I’m serious. I’d like a fleshed out reply to each of those three issues.
Thanks, the war matters or Iraq Matters. Whichever one of you wants to reply or even both (hey, the more the merrier), I’d be grateful.
Herb, your press secretary is also invited to respond since he blogs on this subject both here and at SquareState quite often.
Why didn’t he mention the traffic robots? Herb has a lot to learn if he’s going to leave out such a key part of his platform.
PSSST.
Hey buddy. C’mere. Did ya know Rubenstein is against the war?
Underdog Democrat Herb Rubenstein kept his efforts alive by loaning $50,000 to his campaign, part of which he will spend starting today on a television ad touting his stance against the war in Iraq.
Ya, heh, heh. It’ll clobber O’Donnell in November.
Wait a minute. Hey dude.
What’s Rubenstein for?
Like, ya know…read Walden II. It’s ALL in there, man.
Ouch-“w
OUCH….. Mr.”the war matters” your spin is making my head dizzy-this is SO untrue it’s amazing-all three candidates spoke about the Iraq war from the very beginning-and ALL three candidates have viable stances. How about we discuss issues rather than the spin spin spin and negative campaigning???
When this campaign began Lamm and Perlmutter ignored the war. Herb Rubenstein alone made the war an issue and forced the others to come out against the War in Iraq. At the beginning Perlmutter and Lamm simply toed the Bush administration line. Today Lamm’s position is still shameful. Read her own words at PeggyLammforCongress.com and it is pure and utter gibberish. Perlmutter started out ducking the war and also toeing the Bush line. But after his pollster said it was OK now Perlmutter at least is sort of against the War. If it were Lamm vs. Perlmutter neither would have said one word about Iraq. Thank goodness Herb Rubenstein forced Democrats to actually talk about issues.
It’s great to hear more people calling out Herb and some of the people blogging on his behalf. Obviously the zealetous supporters won’t be swayed, but it’s good to know most people aren’t buying the posturing on the war.
Don’t expect to hear a lot about the breathalyzers, consumption tax, classrooms cameras, or any of the other whacky theories. He’s backed off from that stuff big time since learning how negatively people react.
I love the claim the Herb forced the other candidates to talk about the War.
No, actually, our idiot Commander-in-Chief forced the candidates to talk about the War by putting our soldiers there with no plan to occupy, no plan to “win hearts and minds” and obviously no plan to get out.
Because, you know, without Herb in the race Peggy and Ed would have just pretended the War didn’t exist, and instead would have had a collegial debate about the relative effectiveness of breathalyzers in vehicles vs. traffic robots in making our roads safer.
Actually The Dude is right
Perlmutter and Lamm pretended the war did not exist for months
In their direct mail and TV they say nothing about the War
On Peggy’s website there are exactly four sentences of gibberish
Why because neither takes a stand without a poll
Let us talk about the war, health care, oil prices, raising the minimum wage. On every issue Rubenstein is clear and direct while Perlmutter and Lamm offer cliches
Rick O’Donnell won’t be beaten by cliches but by a Democrat who is not afraid to lead not wait for a poll
Herb Rubenstein is the only candidate who has worked in the federal goverment. The only candidate to have earned a master’s degree in public policy (goverment planning.
Herb ;is the only canmdidate to gained field experience in a D. C. think tank working on national issues. His educational background is far above the other candidates. He graduated college with honors, earned 2 maters degrees and a law degree. The other two candidatres combined don’t have this level of education and experience. Additionally, he’s a better golfer. Clearly tnis is the right man to represent us in Congres.
Good God, I can’t wait for Rubenstein to lose so his shills will be off this blog.
RE: shills go home – that certainly qualifies as intelligent political discourse. How lopng did you spend in high school??
Long enough to learn how to spell correctly.
Herb runs on a made-up last minute debate against the war in Iraq after Kerry did … big deal Herb, big nothing deal. Even I could have voiced against the war when Kerry did … like you created the Internet as well (someone beat you to that punch … Al Gore) … big deal Herb, big deal.
Your commercial was weak and it does not make a candidate for Congress.