"I Did Not Have Taxes with this State"
Meg Whitman, former head of eBay, is running for governor of California against Jerry Brown. And she's hitting him hard. Here's her latest ad, in which she leaves the negative campaigning to....Bill Clinton:
It's a great spot. Guaranteed to peel off a lot of Brown's Democratic support. It also rattled his cage. A lot. From ABC's The Note:
Jerry Brown lashed out at Bill Clinton Sunday, invoking his affair with Monica Lewinsky and saying, “I mean, Clinton’s a nice guy, but whoever said he always told the truth?”
It may seem like an odd thing for a Democratic candidate for governor in California to do, but Brown was responding to attacks Clinton made on Brown way back in 1992 during the Democratic presidential primary. Those attacks have recently been revived by Brown’s Republican foe Meg Whitman in a devastating ad that replays Clinton’s words in 1992.
In 1992, Clinton accused Brown of raising taxes as governor of California and leaving the state in debt. Today Brown paraphrases Cinton’s most infamous, finger-wagging statement, saying, “I did not have taxes with this state.”
So it's Meg vs. Jerry vs. Bill. Two things strike me about this: 1) What a great campaigner Bill Clinton was; and 2) that the big debate between the two front-runners for a Democratic presidential nomination was....who was a bigger tax raiser. Boy, I miss those days.
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Jun '10
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There's another subliminal message. Jerry Brown does not represent "new blood" and new ideas. He's ancient history.
Jul '10
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This election really, really matters.
With Jerry Brown in office and our moonbat Legislature unrestrained, we won't be on the edge anymore, we'll be over the cliff.
Let us not forget, there is a $75 billion health-care bill sitting in the Legislature, waiting for Brown's signature.
May '10
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Rob, if Jerry Brown wins, may I humbly suggest you move your all of your television production to Ohio? (Stark County, Ohio, actually.) You wanted to know what places like my hometown could do to get back on their feet? Well, let's start by cannibalizing what's left of California.
With fellow Ohioans like Drew Carey and Patricia Heaton (not that little old me knows them personally), I'm sure we can find suitable office space and enough environmental superfunds to clean up an old factory to use as a soundstage.
Edited on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:46amAug '10
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At this point, it's a toss up to see which will have the longer run: Bushes in political office, or Clintons making appearances in public campaigns.
The Bushes have a good head start with George HW Bush's 12 years as VP+Pres, but the Clintons don't seem to be stopping any time soon (and Bill Clinton's continuous campaigning since roughly 1978 eats up most of Bush I's lead). With George W and Jeb out of office since 2008, I give the Clintons good odds to pass them after another 2-3 election cycles.
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EJHill: Rob, if Jerry Brown wins, may I humbly suggest you move your all of your television production to Ohio? (Stark County, Ohio, actually.) You wanted to know what places like my hometown could do to get back on their feet? Well, let's start by cannibalizing what's left of California.
With fellow Ohioans like Drew Carey and Patricia Heaton (not that little old me knows them personally), I'm sure we can find suitable office space and enough environmental superfunds to clean up an old factory to use as a soundstage. · Sep 13 at 9:44am
Edited on Sep 13 at 09:46 am
This is a remarkably attractive offer. But I have to admit, when I pack up and leave the Golden State (which may happen, may have to happen, if Jerry Brown is our governor) it'll be for somewhere south. Near the water. Probably Beaufort, SC. (Which is close to Wilmington, NC -- the Hollywood of the South.)
May '10
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May I also point out that Lake Erie is pretty damn big chunk of water?
Sep '10
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I realize Brown was just shooting his mouth off, but one of his handlers should remind him that when someone says: “I did not have ***** with *****” they’re referencing a statement that was a lie made by a habitual liar. Either way it's fun to watch Meg Whitman step back while two Democrat buttheads. Or is that but heads?
On a side note, I wonder if the "If it's BROWN flush it down!" bumper stickers have been trademarked or copyrighted.
May '10
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Rob Long
EJHill: Rob, if Jerry Brown wins, may I humbly suggest you move your all of your television production to Ohio? (Stark County, Ohio, actually.) · Sep 13 at 9:44am
Edited on Sep 13 at 09:46 am
This is a remarkably attractive offer. But I have to admit, when I pack up and leave the Golden State (which may happen, may have to happen, if Jerry Brown is our governor) it'll be for somewhere south. Near the water. Probably Beaufort, SC. (Which is close to Wilmington, NC -- the Hollywood of the South.) · Sep 13 at 10:38am
We're ready with open arms, Rob. And yes, EJ, Lake Erie is a big chunk of water, but Port Royal Sound has never caught fire.
May '10
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Matthew Gilley
And yes, EJ, Lake Erie is a big chunk of water, but Port Royal Sound has never caught fire. · Sep 13 at 1:05pm
To clarify, it's the Cuyahoga River that catches fire, and it's really beautiful at night.
May '10
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Re that ad: Hopefully by 2012 we'll have a nice archive of the Clintons criticizing Obama.
Jul '10
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EJHill
May I also point out that Lake Erie is pretty damn big chunk of water? · Sep 13 at 10:42am
Yes, but often there are also chunks of ice and the question is, does Rob like ice other than in a tall glass??
Jul '10
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Beaufort close to Wilmington? Ah, those of you in the west do measure distance in a different way. Understandable. Great ad spot with Governor Moonbeam refusing to make eye contact, making him look like he's simply taking the beating with no case for rebuttal.
Of course, there is always Indiana, home of the best sports movies: Breaking Away, Hoosiers, Rudy, and, well, A League of Their Own was shot here... There's the comedy angle, Rob.
May '10
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I smell the long-absent Mike Murphy in that commercial.
And EJ/Scott, how do you argue with the fact that Lake Erie is all cold water? At least in Minnesota, 14,999 of the lakes (not Superior) actually warm up in the Summer. Scott needs to build a fire on the deck of his Boston Whaler.
May '10
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Am I being stalked? I do have a Whaler (though it's much too small to have a deck).
And the western basin of Erie is almost uniformly less than 50ft. It's the Buffalo side that has the chilly water.