Things are getting even more ridiculous in the GOP Senate primary:
http://www.msnbc.com/...
Georgia Republican Rep. Jack Kingston is screening calls from the president – or at least someone who sounds a lot like him – in a new campaign ad inexplicably titled “Call Me Maybe.”
Kingston is vying for the nomination in a crowded Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Among Kingston’s challengers is fellow GOP Rep. Paul Broun, who has dismissed evolution and other scientific theories as “lies straight from the pit of hell.” Also in the running is Rep. Phil Gingrey, a doctor who suggested that Todd Akin was “partly right” on his views about “legitimate rape.” Gingrey later apologized.
The eventual GOP nominee will likely face Democratic front-runner Michelle Nunn in the general election for outgoing Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ seat. - MSNBC, 4/5/14
Here's a little more info:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
"Kingston, this is the president. You've got to back off Obamacare," the fake Obama says in the ad while black-and-white photos of the president appear on the screen.
"Kingston, let me be clear: I do not want you in the Senate. Call me back, Kingston, please," the fake Obama adds.
Kingston then appears on screen in color. "A call to stop fighting Obamacare is one call I'll never answer," he says into the camera.
The ad comes as voters start to pay closer attention to a race that lacks a clear front-runner.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin this week visited the state to campaign with Karen Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state. And businessman David Perdue has been dogged by off-the-cuff comments he made about education and Handel, who has only a high school diploma.
Kingston, who ended last year with $3.4 million in the bank, leads the pack on the most recent fundraising reports. Rep. Phil Gingrey, a six-term lawmaker, reported ending the year with $2.3 million. Perdue, cousin of former Gov. Sonny Perdue, ended the year with almost $1.8 million in the bank after lending his campaign $1 million.
Rep. Paul Broun, a favorite of some tea party groups, reported $187,000 in the bank while Handel reported just shy of $328,000. Handel's campaign said it had raised $100,000 since Palin announced the endorsement last week. - Huffington Post, 4/4/14
Now here's why the ad is a little odd:
http://gawker.com/...
Hmmm. As far as voice messages go, it's not bad — they're tricky! — but it is a little rude, a little sad, and, I think, shows President Obama's hand a little too clearly. Next time you give a Congressman a call, Fake President Obama, maybe hide your exact intent a bit? Just until he calls you back! (An example: "Kingston, let me be clear: I would like to talk to you about how I feel about the possibility of you being in the Senate. Call me!")
Oh, and next time you, Jack Kingston, name your campaign video "Call Me Maybe," you should include at least a few bars of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe."
...Please?
PS: Answer the phone when the President calls. - Gawker, 4/5/14
We'll see if his new ad will help Kingston in the primary. In the mean time, please do consider donating and getting involved in Michelle Nunn's (D. GA) campaign:
http://www.michellenunn.com/