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Valerie Plame for Congress. Have you seen this ad? (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 OP
I like it taking Trump (and prev. RW admins) on directly... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1
The Message she sent to me is: busterbrown Sep 2019 #26
That is one Badass commercial! calimary Sep 2019 #52
I've seen Plame and Joe Wilson speak and answer questions. maddiemom Sep 2019 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2019 #2
Awesome ad. Hoyt Sep 2019 #3
i love it. mopinko Sep 2019 #4
Valerie Plame jayschool2013 Sep 2019 #5
Oh great. Just great! SergeStorms Sep 2019 #6
I know. I told Tom Cotton (ugh) that every time he hit me up for money, I was going to send Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #25
I'll be right behind ya! calimary Sep 2019 #53
K&R 2naSalit Sep 2019 #7
Time to move back to New Mexico! debsy Sep 2019 #8
Just a note- She's running for Congress not the Senate--n/t marked50 Sep 2019 #12
The Senate IS part of Congress. virgogal Sep 2019 #21
My Bad. Running for House not Senate. marked50 Sep 2019 #28
She's running for Ben Lujan's seat lunatica Sep 2019 #24
I do love Ben Lujan mountain grammy Sep 2019 #67
I'm hopeful Ben Lujan will be our Senator lunatica Sep 2019 #69
He'll be a great Senator. mountain grammy Sep 2019 #70
Kick lunasun Sep 2019 #9
I do hope she wins! n/t iscooterliberally Sep 2019 #10
No more wishy-washy.... democrank Sep 2019 #11
Kick ass ad! ffr Sep 2019 #13
Can't go wrong with patriotism, motherhood, muscle cars, and apple pie bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #14
second that, that hot lady is tough as nails!! onetexan Sep 2019 #20
I thought of Frohicke SCVDem Sep 2019 #15
DAMNNN THAT'S GOOD!!! onetexan Sep 2019 #16
Whew!!! ewagner Sep 2019 #64
Post removed Post removed Sep 2019 #17
'I come from Ukrainian Jewish immigrants.' elleng Sep 2019 #31
and I come from Russian Jewish immigrants around Minsk Ellen still_one Sep 2019 #40
PLAME stated this in her ad. elleng Sep 2019 #43
That may be Ellen, but from my perspective that tweet represented something underlying about her still_one Sep 2019 #45
She took a stab at Jew-washing her past Antisemitism Mosby Sep 2019 #89
Great Ad! mtngirl47 Sep 2019 #18
That's gonna scare some misogynistic man-boys outta their shit... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #19
Exactly what I thought! Great candidate. Wish she was running against the 2 losers we have in Fla. Fla Dem Sep 2019 #59
She's got an uphill battle in El Norte, but this is gonna help! n/t TygrBright Sep 2019 #22
Now, so much more than ever, we desperately need her. Enoki33 Sep 2019 #23
Great ad, great candidate!!! northoftheborder Sep 2019 #27
Dayum. She is badass. Love her! SunSeeker Sep 2019 #29
Great ad! FM123 Sep 2019 #30
Say My Name aeromanKC Sep 2019 #32
She's got a great chance to take that seat calguy Sep 2019 #33
Damn! NoMoreRepugs Sep 2019 #34
Daaaaayyyyyyuuuuummmmm! OMG lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #65
Wow! Wow! Wow! Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2019 #35
Holy crap! Mme. Defarge Sep 2019 #36
Hahaha. And thousands of others. blm Sep 2019 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Mme. Defarge Sep 2019 #37
Bad Ass! Botany Sep 2019 #38
Go Valerie Cyrano Sep 2019 #39
Whoa. Talk about high production values. mainer Sep 2019 #41
Holy shite that was the best ad I've ever seen Chimichurri Sep 2019 #42
What a FABULOUS ad! Good for her. mnhtnbb Sep 2019 #44
I like her. Doreen Sep 2019 #46
GREAT AD!!!!!!!! blm Sep 2019 #47
Reminds me of this! Mme. Defarge Sep 2019 #49
She and others running need to remind voters about "Death Panels". SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2019 #50
I live in her district RoadRunner Sep 2019 #51
I also live in her district. lunatica Sep 2019 #71
OH F***ING HELL TO THA YES ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #54
Amazing. That is badass. amuse bouche Sep 2019 #55
Awesome!! Pepsidog Sep 2019 #56
Now THAT'S a campaign commercial bluecollar2 Sep 2019 #57
Yowza! Meet my new Representative come 11/2020! BadgerMom Sep 2019 #58
I don't think we've included this link yet. BadgerMom Sep 2019 #60
Great!!! dajoki Sep 2019 #61
I LOVE it! I hope they run it a million times...it'll never get old...LOVE her swagger at the end!❤ Karadeniz Sep 2019 #62
Surprising that it turns out that those of us called Pinkos are at this point. gordianot Sep 2019 #63
AWESOME proud patriot Sep 2019 #66
What about Larry Johnson? JCannon Sep 2019 #68
OMG I love it! coeur_de_lion Sep 2019 #72
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2019 #73
Forty Bucks for Valerie Plame NBachers Sep 2019 #74
She might have the right stuff for President in a few years. nt Quixote1818 Sep 2019 #75
Great Democrat, great candidate, great ad! stuffmatters Sep 2019 #76
Great! FailureToCommunicate Sep 2019 #78
k&r n/t lordsummerisle Sep 2019 #79
Wow! dflprincess Sep 2019 #80
So Cool Olafjoy Sep 2019 #81
Wow. Rise up swinging. JudyM Sep 2019 #82
i'm thrilled to see this! orleans Sep 2019 #83
Thx for posting... great! She's a winner Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #84
OFFENSE!!! AwakeAtLast Sep 2019 #85
Kick scarytomcat Sep 2019 #86
Very Cool ad - Go get'em girl! walkingman Sep 2019 #87
Campaign Site: Sentath Sep 2019 #88
kick yortsed snacilbuper Sep 2019 #90

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
1. I like it taking Trump (and prev. RW admins) on directly...
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:28 AM
Sep 2019

It gets her attention, that's for sure. Now that she's done so, she needs to underscore what she intends to do for NM residents (beyond "settling scores" ) but I think it is a great opener.

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
26. The Message she sent to me is:
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 12:29 PM
Sep 2019

We can't take any more shit from the Republican supporters of Trump..Predicated by the fact that Bush and his cronies were responsible for thousand of deaths based on a freaking lie.. "Yellowcake"

calimary

(81,220 posts)
52. That is one Badass commercial!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 01:51 PM
Sep 2019

But she’d already have my vote without it.

Vindictive fuckers blew her cover to spite her husband - thus depriving America of a shrewd, hard-working, and internationally well-connected tracker of nuke-minded bad guys.

That’d be almost as bad as if some greedy, incompetent, lying, self-absorbed, psychopathic schmuck got in bed with the Russians to cheat his way into the White House or something.





Oh, wait...

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
77. I've seen Plame and Joe Wilson speak and answer questions.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 08:21 PM
Sep 2019

They were fairly subtle but delightfully snarky regarding the Bush/Cheney administration.

Response to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)
6. Oh great. Just great!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:43 AM
Sep 2019

Now there's another democratic political campaign that I'll gladly contribute to. And this one is personal.

Arkansas Granny

(31,514 posts)
25. I know. I told Tom Cotton (ugh) that every time he hit me up for money, I was going to send
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 12:28 PM
Sep 2019

a donation to a Democrat. I think Ms. Plame will be the next recipient.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
53. I'll be right behind ya!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 01:53 PM
Sep 2019

I’ve been a fan of this woman for awhile now. It’d be fantastic to see her in Congress!

debsy

(530 posts)
8. Time to move back to New Mexico!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 11:54 AM
Sep 2019

My husband was fortunate enough to have sat next to Ms. Plame on a flight back to ABQ a few years ago. They spoke the entire flight about the whole mess Bush/Cheney created for her and the whole country. He was so impressed by her. She will make a fabulous senator!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
24. She's running for Ben Lujan's seat
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 12:27 PM
Sep 2019

He’s my Congressman and is running for the Senate in 2020 so it’s a vacant seat.

I will proudly vote for her. She’s a proven patriot who did literally put her life on the line for her country!

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
69. I'm hopeful Ben Lujan will be our Senator
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:50 PM
Sep 2019

He’s good and responds to his constituents. I wrote to him about impeaching Trump and his response was subject specific and not a vague form letter. He’s for impeachment. At least in his response to me.

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)
14. Can't go wrong with patriotism, motherhood, muscle cars, and apple pie
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 12:13 PM
Sep 2019

and 2 scoops of Republican corruption!

Grab that ad agency! They are stable geniuses!

onetexan

(13,036 posts)
20. second that, that hot lady is tough as nails!!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 12:16 PM
Sep 2019

And coming from an amazing state at that!! She kicks butt.
Forgot to say i love the no apologies, no we-go-high style. It's time the gloves are off and Dems bring a bazooka to a gun fight.

Valeries for Congress!!

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
64. Whew!!!
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:19 PM
Sep 2019

I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this!

I think she should be in Congress...I did before this commercial and still do!

Response to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

still_one

(92,136 posts)
45. That may be Ellen, but from my perspective that tweet represented something underlying about her
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 01:11 PM
Sep 2019

views

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Cyrano

(15,035 posts)
39. Go Valerie
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 01:00 PM
Sep 2019

We'll never know how many of your operatives were murdered because of Dick Cheney. But once you're in congress, do everything you can to hold traitors from Cheney to Trump, and all their enablers and henchmen, accountable.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,110 posts)
50. She and others running need to remind voters about "Death Panels".
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 01:39 PM
Sep 2019

Make a political ad showing how Republicans, their lobbyist cohorts, Conservative Evangelicals and the insurance industry are the actual death panels.

gordianot

(15,237 posts)
63. Surprising that it turns out that those of us called Pinkos are at this point.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:05 PM
Sep 2019

Yes there are a few scores to settle. Turns out the so called liberals are more willing to support laws, defense and IC.

 

JCannon

(67 posts)
68. What about Larry Johnson?
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 05:31 PM
Sep 2019

Very impressive ad. But Valerie Plame needs to explain her linkage to "former" CIA man Larry Johnson, who functioned as her spokesman during the scandal. Johnson used his Plame connection to ingratiate himself with the left. He even delivered the Democratic Radio Response to the outing of Plame (which you can still find on YouTube).

Then he revealed his true colors as a far-right asshole. Johnson's now-defunct site No Quarter was, arguably, the birthplace of Birtherism. He invented the Michelle Obama "Whitey" tape smear. He turned against Hillary hard, using his site to spread every possible lie and fabrication about the Clintons. He accused John Kerry of rape. Johnson created the false story that GCHQ (Britain's NSA) wiretapped Trump -- a story which Trump himself endorsed. Currently, Johnson is a big supporter of Michael Flynn and a vehement hater of Jim Comey. In short and in sum, Larry Johnson is Alex Jones without the whimsy.

I want to like Valerie Plame. But she needs to explain her association with a creep like Johnson. That explanation better come fast and it had better be really goddamned convincing.

Otherwise, I am going to retreat to the standard lefty position that there's no such thing as a "former" spook -- and that there's a reason why the word "spy" rhymes with "lie." Johnson proved to be a sheep-dipped rat. How do we know that Plame isn't playing a similar game?

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