As long as we're on the subject of misleading political advertising today, let's have a look at where fracking proponents come from (hint: The stork doesn't bring them, because the stork is dead after it ate fish poisoned by fracking spills).
Anne Kern, cast here as an everyday rancher whose neighbors were "surprised" when she allowed fracking on her land, is perhaps the least surprising frackster you can imagine: Annie Brewster Kern, a staff member for Republican Senator Wayne Allard from 2002-2009. It's nice to know you've found a new calling as an actress since Allard left office, Annie, but your role as "Ordinary Rancher Woman" is unconvincing. I give your debut performance two glasses of delicious, nutritious fracking fluid down (the hatch, Governor).
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So what? Does she not own this land? Why is her opinion less valid because of her past employment?
Haven't you changed your name to Conservabotus yet?
She has a right to appear in a commercial which will probably help her get another job as a Republican staffer. Viewers of the commercial have the right to know that she makes her living as a Republican staffer and that the best the makers of the commercial could do for the role of "Ordinary Rancher Woman" was a Washington insider who works for Republicans.
The Brosurance ads are all SEIU employees and even a DNC delegate. Same difference, right?
I wonder if Annie Kern is attempting to deceive people. Hmmm, I just wonder.
And thank God, GUESS WHAT, FRACKING IS SAFE !!!
Whew !
I dare say she and her husband are not split estate landowners. Those big royalty checks often affect ones’ attitude about drilling.
I understand you have some expertise on this subject Duke : )
Cheers.
yep. been mixing it up with “the Oily Boys” for a long time. i will be home to Colorado in a few days and I intend to become a major pain in J. Frackenloopers’ ass.
And you know this how?
Who needs to know something when you feel it ?
N3B, I've volunteered on campaigns with the SEIU guys. They're just not as cute as the "Brosurance" guys, particularly at the end of the day after they've worked a shift. And I doubt if any of them can do kegstands.
No offense, guys. Just saying.
I dunno about this story, you better send all the guys from those ads over to my house with their identification so I can check on it.
I'm sure that you'll be able to get everything straightened out.
I'd suspect N3bbish our resident CSCH can prove this allegation just as well as it can any of the other it makes. Besides wouldn't that fall into the two wrongs don't category? And we all know how much cons hate that.
n3b never revisits the scene of the dump. Strictly drive by.
Nope sorry it's true. Grace Ramirez Of #GotInsurance Campaign Works For SEIU, Formerly Colorado DNC
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/10/22/grace-lopez/
Not at all what you originally claimed n3b, but hey, why would we expect any less ?
OK, Ms. Ramirez works for SEIU and was a DNC staffer. Where's your evidence that everyone in all of the ads fits those criteria?
The other thing is that I do not see the SEIU as the Evil Empire. Unions brought us good things: the 40 hour work week, no child labor, workmen's compensation laws, due process, etc.
Now you may think that those are all horrible things – but I bet you've benefitted from them in your working life at some point.
Did you even get the point of PCG's thread?
This is another example of why people have zero patience with you.
I'm with Moderatus on this – she owns the land and her opinion is equally valid. Most anyone in one of those ads is politically active – that's how they connect up with the group filming the ad.
With that said, listing her job history is a valid counterpoint to show both her point of view and to counter the effect of the ad.
The fact that she owns the land makes it no less than what it is, which is an industry snow job.
I didn't notice but does she live in one of the counties that will be voting on secession the 5th, in which case maybe Colorado won't need to worry about her?
good to see you again PCG. I was thinking of you this weekend. Not like that
NOT like that? Why, I'm offended. Sheesh. I'm losing my edge.
"Like that" does mean "In the sense of missing her witty repartee," doesn't it?
😉
I get this ad a lot on a free internet radio station. Didn't know who she was, but didn't believe a word she said either. Thanks for letting me know I don't need to believe her. I, too, was thinking about you PCG recently. Glad you're back and stirring the ol' pot, er kettle, er oh, well, never mind.
For now. For now. I have a bunch of other stuff I've been sitting on 'til after this election, we'll see, I may stick around more consistently this time. Been victim-advocating a lot, side effect they didn't warn me about is that political mudslinging seems less meaningful.
In my real life, I see a lot of reality, too. Politcal mudslinging is my relaxation.
Tell the poor souls in this devastating and very factual video how safe fracking is: https://vimeo.com/86979931