Sen. Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle both release ads accusing each other of being neglectful of Nevada's unemployment rates. And the RGA has a web ad ridiculing Democratic gubernatorial candidate (and Sen. Reid's son) Rory Reid's hesitation to use his last name in campaign ads. In Michigan, the Foundation for a Secure America accuses Republican gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Mike Cox of obstructing an investigation into events at a party held by former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. And tomorrow, the re-election campaign for Washington D.C. mayor, Adrien Fenty will air the first of several ads leading up to the September 14th primary.
And in Florida's 19th state district, state Senate candidate Mike Weinstein's musical tribute ad goes viral.
DC Mayor, Fenty
WOMAN: Some people say Mayor Fenty is not delivering for people who live east of the Anacostia River. But I know different. He's rebulding Old Congress Heights School, it's been vacant for nearly 25 years. That's delivery. Mayor Fenty is different because he makes the hard decisions.
AZ Senate, Hayworth, "Mary Hayworth in J.D. Hayworth's First Campaign Advertisement"
7/6
M. HAYWORTH: "Tired of (Sen.) John McCain's (R) negative ads? So am I. I'm Mary Hayworth and John McCain is hiding his record behind false attacks on my husband. John McCain has sold out the people of Arizona on immigration, bailouts, and tax increases. Now John McCain has embraced character assassination to keep his job. John McCain should be ashamed. J.D.'s not perfect, but he is a principled conservative." J. HAYWORTH: "I'm J.D. Hayworth, and I approved this message"
CO SEN, Bennet, "Challenging the Old Ways"
7/5
ANNCR: "While others learned to read, you struggled to make sense of the page. And while others moved ahead, you stayed back. But in the end, you persevered. You fell in love with Susan, and the West. You became a leader in business, saving jobs and fixing companies. To help kids, you challenged the old way of doing things. And now you're asked to serve, so you set out to fix a broken Washington. For Colorado." BENNET: "I'm Michael Bennet, and I approve this message."
CT SEN, McMahon, "Whiteboard"
7/7
MCMAHON: "The career politicians have been busy. Working on all the wrong thing. Leaping from issue to issue without tackling the most important one: jobs. Politicians have had their chance and blown it. It's time to put Connecticut back to work. My detailed jobs plan is ready to go, and it's backed up by experience. I'm Linda McMahon. I approve this message because we have to concentrate on the one issue that really matters"
FL SEN, Greene, "One Million"
7/7
ANNCR: "One million Floridians are out of work -- and only one candidate for US Senate is a successful businessman who knows how to create jobs. Jeff Greene's plan to create lasting private sector jobs throughout Florida: Invest to make Florida the worldwide leader in clean energy, tax breaks for small business to hire new workers, and stop tax breaks for companies shipping our jobs overseas. Jeff Greene. No special interest money - just jobs and results for Florida. GREENE: "I'm Jeff Greene, and I approved this message"
IL SEN, Kirk, "Released" (radio)
7/7
ANNCR: "Alexi Giannoulias just released his taxes. The Tribune headline said quote 'Wealthy Giannoulias paid no taxes last year.' Endquote. Fox Chicago reported that Alexi is worth at least seven million dollars, but paid no taxes. How? Alexi's Broadway Bank collapsed from risky loans and loans to convicted mobsters. Alexi just deducted the money he lost on his tax return. Bingo. Pay no taxes, and the government's FDIC pays Broadway's $394 million dollar loss. But while Alexi pays no taxes, he thinks you don't pay enough taxes. Alexi wants higher federal income taxes, higher state income taxes, and higher energy taxes. Listen to Alexi:" GIANNOULIAS CLIP: "I have said from day one, as your state treasurer, that while politically it's not the smartest thing to say, we need an income tax increase." ANNCR: "Higher taxes for you. No taxes for Alexi Giannoulias." KIRK: "I'm Mark Kirk and I approved this message." ANNCR: "Paid for by Kirk for Senate. KirkforSenate.com"
KS SEN, Tiahrt, "Stand Tall"
7/7
TIAHRT: "Here in Kansas we're taught to stand up for what we believe. Yet where my opponent and I stand is very different. He votes to raise taxes and I will do everything I can to cut them. He votes to give terrorists constitutional rights. I believe terrorists deserve no rights. And where he saw promise in Pelosi taking over Washington. I saw nothing but trouble and said so. I'm Todd Tiahrt candidate for US Senate and I approve this message.Because if you and I don't stand up.who will?"
NV SEN, Reid, "Sharron Angle Wouldn't Fight for Nevada Jobs"
7/8
GARLAND WELCH, CARPENTER: You felt lucky, working on a job like this. But when Wall Street greed crashed the economy, everything stopped. Sharron Angle says it's not a Senator's job to fight for jobs. That we're on our own. ANGLE: People ask me what are you going to do to develop jobs in your state? Well that's not my job as a U.S. Senator. WELCH: Not her job? ANGLE: I am not in the business of creating jobs. To me it seems like the only job Sharron Angle wants to fight for is hers.
NV SEN, Angle, "Now"
7/8
TEXT: When Harry Reid became Senate Majority Leader unemployment was only 4.4%. Now, [headlines] "Nevada unemployment hits 14%, leads nation." "Nevada is tops in unemployment." "Unemployment falls in 37 states - rises in Nevada." "Nevada overtakes Michigan for nation's worst." "Nevada's jobless rate continues to rise... as most states have seen unemployment declines." "Nevada takes dubious jobless title from Michigan." "In just three years, Nevada's economy has fallen from one of the strongest performing to possibly the weakest." "Since Harry Reid has become majority leader, 135,000 more Nevadans are unemmployed." Help is on the way. Visit SharronAngle.com.
NV SEN, pro-Angle, (Americans for New Leadership)
6/28
ANNCR: "Seen Harry Reid's latest TV ad? It's desperate, it's dirty and most of all, it's a lie. Sharron Angle doesn't want to 'phase out' Social Security. She wants to phase out the way Harry Reid and Congress raid Social Security for their reckless spending." ANGLE (in a clip): "He has been raiding Social Security and what we need to do is personalize Social Security and Medicare so that the government can no longer raid it." ANNCR: "Sharron Angle will protect Social Security. The next time you see Harry Reid's negative ads, you'll know he's lying. And that's the truth"
WI SEN, Johnson, "Tipping Point"
7/6
JOHNSON: "This 234 year-old experiment that we call America, it is something incredibly precious, and it is being squandered through unsustainable debt, unsustainable spending -- and my concern is we have reached that tipping point. And if we don't pull back from that tipping point we are going to lose the idea and the promise of America. We are committing inter-generational theft, and it is immoral. One thing I can guarantee if I go to Washington, I am going there to fix these problems. I'm Ron Johnson, I'm running for Senate, and I approve this message"
MI GOV, anti-Cox (Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America), "Mike Cox and Kwame Kilpatrick"
7/7
ANNCR: "You've heard about the party at former Mayor Kilpatrick's residence. It's the party that Attorney General Mike Cox said never happened. But a former Detroit police officer said she dispatched several cars to the scene that night. Funny. The next day, tapes of the dispatch calls were missing. And Mike Cox? He stopped his investigation and never issued the subpoenas requested by the Michigan state police. They wanted to talk to Mayor Kilpatrick and his wife, but because Cox shut down the investigation and refused to issue subpoenas, they could not get witnesses to cooperate nor medical records for an exotic dancer who was allegedly beaten after dancing at the party that evening. That woman, Tamara Greene, was later murdered. Call Mike Cox and ask why he refused to give Michigan state police the subpoenas they requested to investigate. His number is 517-373-1110. It's not too late. It's still an open case.
NV GOV, anti-Reid (RGA), "Rory Reid's Name Used in an Ad?
WY GOV, Meyer, "Determined"
7/8
ANNCR: "Rita Meyer. She grew up poor, but persevered and earned two degrees at UW. She ran a successful business, spent 23 years in the Wyoming Air Guard, served in Iraq, commanded a unit in Afghanistan and retired a full Colonel. Now, she's our state auditor, managing the state budget and running a tight ship. Rita Meyer -- she's defended our freedoms and earned our trust. Good experience to be our next governor. Rita Meyer"


As long as more of Harry Reid's Nevada constituents view him unfavorably than favorably, and he has job approval numbers in the 30's...
Nothing else much matters.
He's got the flaming tire of the Obama agenda hanging around his neck.
Even his own son doesn't want to admit that he's related to Harry.
Hey Mixed up Bag of Chicken
Nice imagery there. You don't understand the past so....... now you figure you'll move on to predicting the future. Good luck with that Karnac.
Hey, 9/11 "truther" Paul!
Convert anyone lately?
I understand your difficulty...who wants to interface with madness voluntarily?
Not me, bud.
Mixed-
Nice to see that real friendships can develop here...:)
On Harry vs Crazy...I didn't think Harry had a chance, until I heard ms Angle. It could be a case of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, if you know what I mean. Harry is a terrible candidate but she is a nut and will be sliced and diced over the next couple of months. Nevada republican leadership must be less anxious for her to debate Harry than Reid was to have Berwick testify before the senate committe. So Harry Reid, whose own son considers him a liability, if not a full-blown albatross, could be in "dead girl, or a live boy" territory by election day in one of the most ironic political "comebacks"(?) in recent memory...
I'm with you. Angle is sure to implode, just like WTC7.
dangerfield-
You've said that you're an independent/leans Democrat...I'm a conservative independent, and the only partisan affiliation I've ever had was as a registered Democrat (over 20 years). I was lucky...I had Democrats like Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
I'm glad I don't live in Nevada and have to choose between Reid and Angle. And, Reid's re-election would be nothing if not ironic. I'll be laughing to keep from crying, either way!
As for Paul...he simply can't resist my posts. I don't get much out of talking with a 9/11 "truther", and obviously...he's not too smart. But, he seems to enjoy the interaction...so, there you go.
I just enjoy poking the stick into the First Read ant-hole.
Truth be told...I love it.
Regards,
MB
My office was on 18 William Street. I got off at the Rector Street station. I had several clients at Cantor-Fitzgerald. Hung out at The Salty Dog, in Bay Ridge, owned by firefighters.
I am not with you. If you are a "truther", you dishonor my dead friends, my city, and my country.
It is a terrible burden, to try to dispense the truth to those who profit from hiding it. None of your friends died in building seven. How does the lie about how they died do them any justice? I am serious, shouldn't you name them if you are going to speak of them? And shouldn't you be demanding to know the truth of how they were murdered? Would it make what they did any less heroic?
Trust me, Paul...the greater burden is being exposed to your madness.
Our current government doesn't care what the people want...Reid is a big part of it.
MICHELLE OBAMA: And Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices, we are going to have to change our conversation, we're going to have to change our traditions, our history. We're going to have to move into a different place.
You really think anyone except the extreme's would vote for someone so out there? She has so many offensive and obnoxious views and the gift that keeps on giving.
Well, now you know that we both had old Pat for a senator. I don't know what exactly I am politically anymore, as I attended a panel with Max Boot and Ambassador Nancy Soderberg recently, and couldn't really agree with either one of their takes on foreign policy...the next few months should be, just like the old Chinese curse, "interesting times" politically and otherwise...(sarcasm begins)guess I'll be seeing you around, but it's already crystal clear that you don't get to sit with the "cool kids" at lunch here, what with the stick in the anthill and all, so don't be surprised if I pile on your posts to curry favor with the in-crowd...
It is interesting that you equate honor with falsehood. I feel badly for your loss. I feel badly for the victims' families, but the trauma of that day is still clouding the judgement of those who are willing to accept the lie of what allegedly took place over the demonstrable truth of what actually did take place. The firefighters weren't killed by the planes or the jet fuel fires, they were killed, deliberately by the explosives which turned the cement floors to microfine dust. If you are unwilling to examine that truth, I doubt that your heroic friends are smiling as they look down upon you.
dangerfield-
A quick clarification...I've never lived in New York, so Moynihan wasn't my Senator. But, when I was a Democrat...he was state-of-the-art. During the HCR debate, I was reminded of his assertion that you cannot pass big legislation without bi-partisan support. Too bad no one on Capitol Hill remembered. He was right...it won't end well.
What makes you think they don't love me here?
He can smell an intellectual coward a mile away, and you haven't seen me run away from any fight.
He sure caught your scent right away, Paul.
Nice non-sequitur, dimwit. The "and you haven't seen me run away from any fight." took your rejoinder's validity away before you had even written it. Maybe you're not an intellectual COWARD, you must have finally realized that there is no intellect in your head to make use of. At least I got through to you on that point.
Max Boot is a chickenhawk a-hole! Nice to see you couldn't agree with him.
Are you a 9/11 "truther" too, Auntie...?
You wouldn't be ashamed to admit it, would you?
Spoken by the intellectual heir to the thinking of great minds like your fellow "truthers" Rosie (O'Donnell) and Charlie (Sheen).
You belong in their company, Paul.
Mixed up Bag of Ignorant
I think we've covered this ground before. Rosie and Charlie, for all their faults, are more successful Americans than you. They are also demonstrably more informed about the seminal event of the 21st century,"the day that changed everything", the mass murder to end all mass murders, hopefully, 9/11. Either you have been brainwashed into believing that it is a patriotic act to not question what the government tells you, or you are vaguely aware that false-flag operations are undertaken and dismissing inquiry into them is "the right thing to do". If you did watch Tucker's interview with Dr. Steven Jones, and didn't get the feeling that something odd was going on to sabotage his message, then you are probably beyond help. If you didn't bother to watch it , you have proven that you are an intellectual coward, lacking in the basic curiosity required to bother interacting with people on a political blog.