Do you know anyone in Missouri?

[Eric J in MN]

If so, please send him or her a link to the Michael J. Fox ad for Claire McCaskill, Democrat running for US Senate.

THE LINK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9WB_PXjTBo

[Hav]

1. .

That ad was so powerful.
Sadly, you always have these damn freeps who comment with hateful stuff. Even in this case. They have no shame.

[DemDogs]

2. Fantastic ad. Send them this link though.

<http://claireonline.com/multimedia/ads/MichaelJFox.jsp>

This link has a donation button on it.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

3. argh...who got him to say Missour-ah?

The only Missourians who pronounce it that way think every sperm is sacred and Hollywood is evil; they won't be swayed.


Sorry, my St. Louis bias is showing. It's still a moving and courageous ad; I had no idea his Parkinson's was so advanced now.

[MuseRider]

4. LOL

my thought too coming from Kansas. I rarely hear it called that.

Wish that was funny enough to wipe away the grief I feel after watching that ad.

[sandnsea]

5. Not true

My mother was a "Missour-ahn". She'd have been absolutely horrified at this religious nuttery, and would have been completely receptive to the ad. Although, she'd have voted for Claire anyway. Those are the folks we need to reach, this ad will make them think about medical science and their own families. It only takes a few votes to move an election.

[Penndems]

6. Ms. McCaskill's mother is most definitely a dyed-in-the-wool Missourian

That lady is a Truman Democrat if there ever was one, LOL!

McCaskill Campaign, "Family Style":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95lpSnskZ08&mode=related&search=

[deadparrot]

9. I know how you feel.

I was shocked when I heard McCaskill speak and she called it MissourEE. I think my mouth dropped open.

[skipos]

14. My dad is working for McCaskill right now. He says "Muzurah" and

"Warshington" too.

[Slyder]

15. Missour-a

I was born in Kansas City, Missouri and I have always said and have always heard locals say "Missour-a". It is a western Missouri thing. Harry Truman said "Missour-a", and that is a pretty good authority. What with him being a Democratic hero and all that.

What DOES make me crazy about speech in western Missouri is "warsh" and "Warshington" for "wash" and "Washington."

But I get along with "Missour-a" just fine.

Only those snooty St. Louisans, thinking they are better than us in KC and putting on airs, say "Missour-ee". lol

Let's find something useful to fight over, shall we?

Michael J. Fox's appearance in that ad is a powerful indictment of the Republican stand on stem-cell research. Michael, you are one of my heroes!

[karlrschneider]

31. Here in Oklahoma we have a Miami. Just like the one in Florida.

But if you say "my am ee" a lot of people go batshit nuts. Apparently the PC way is "my am UH".

I think the whole goddamn 'controversy' is idiotic and only shows how anal some Okies can be. When I say the name I split the difference and say "mee AM ee" which pisses off pretty much everyone, as intended. :evilgrin:

:eyes:

[Pirate Smile]

23. Someone from the friggin state probably got him to say it that way.

In my experience, the people from MO say it Missourah.

I was born there but grew up in the KC suburbs on the Kansas side and in Iowa. We always gave my parents a hard time for saying Missourah instead of Missouri BUT everyone who lived and grew up there said it that way - my extended family and their friends, etc.


I suppose the Missourians I know are mostly from Western MO (St. Joseph and KC) although many have lived or still live in St. Louie.

They also said warsh instead of wash.

[MODemocrat]

33. I was born and raised in Missouri

We call it Missour-uh. I'm North of Kansas City, and not fancy like our St Louis neighbors.

Harry S Truman's my favorite Missourian. :thumbsup:
He could play Missouri Waltz on the piano, so beautifully.

[SPCAworks]

38. Mike's ok.

Read "Lucky Man", his BIO.

He's seriously afflicted but controlling nicely with meds. It's probable that he didn't take his meds before shooting the commercial as he did before his congressional appearance. His book details how he didn't take his meds to show the congress the true nature of the disease. It's a powerful ad, but I find it a bit disingenuous.

[evlbstrd]

7. We won't need to.

That ad is about to blanket the state.

[Mabus]

8. Hey evl

In case you haven't seen it I'm going to send you this commercial. :evilgrin:

[evlbstrd]

12. What commercial?

I can't keep my kerosene powered teevee lit.

[Mabus]

18. Time to use the bicycle tv

and get those pesky relatives peddling.

[evlbstrd]

29. Damn right.

evlson came running downstairs today swearing he had won the McDonalds Monopoly game. Park Place and Boardwalk. Trouble is, he said he left one of the pieces in the cupholder in my car, which I haven't driven for almost two weeks because the ex is using it. He can't find it. Damn the luck.

[Mabus]

34. Meanwhile, back at the ranch

my brother says that he is getting more and more numbers correct on his weekly lottery picks. He thinks he should win the lottery sometime later this year.

Should I come look for it? Hell, I found the remote after you guys had looked all over for it.

[evlbstrd]

35. Gawd, yes!

You'll get a cut of the winnings.
How can we help youur brother?

[Mabus]

36. Give him a place to live?

:rofl:

[evlbstrd]

37. Sorry.

Hotel evl is full up. And no one is allowed to live in the basement any more.

[Eric J in MN]

11. The McCaskill campaign may do its best to distribute that ad,

...but we should still help.

[evlbstrd]

13. I'd be willing to bet that

anyone I send it to will already know of it.

[deadparrot]

10. I hear it's going to air during the World Series.

And as I assume a large portions of Missourians will be watching, I'm looking forward to it.

[Pirate Smile]

24. Great. I think that is the perfect place to run those.

I keep hearing Nussle and other Republican ads during IOWA football games including ones from popular ex-coaches (Hayden Fry, Dan Gable).

Grrrrrrrr.

Walking through the grocery store with the game playing over the intercom (they always do that) and a commercial comes on with Hayden Fry endorsing Nussle.

[nickinSTL]

16. I'm in St. Louis, and I've already seen it

on one of our local stations.

[Eric J in MN]

17. That's good.

People could email, "Have you seen this ad yet" and "The election is November 7, 2006."

[Mabus]

19. the commercial gets air time in Kansas too

I'm about 40 miles from the Missouri border, in a community halfway between KCK/KCMO and Topeka, and I'll see the commerical on television. Half of the local channels provided by our cable company come from the KC metro area and the other half come from Topeka. This means that the ad has the potential of helping Dems in both states. Not that the Dems need much of a boost here in Kansas. Our Democratic governor is on her way to re-elected (with positives in the high 60 percentile), in the past week two former Republican AGs have endorsed the Democratic AG candidate (and both of them accused the current Republican AG of misusing his office) and that's just the tip of the iceberg. I've personally delivered signs, bumperstickers and other campaign materials for Nancy Bodya, the Democratic candidate in the 2 CD (I live in the 3rd), to some very red areas of the state. Places where, until this cycle, we had trouble finding a toehold in. Right now, in Jefferson County, Kansas there are more Democratic signs than I have ever seen before.

If anything, this commercial needs to be sent to people in other states too. We'll see this commerical in our area. People are already talking about it and the word is getting out about it. What would be helpful is if other people realized that stem cell research is something that other senators and congresspeople will be voting on too. Send the commercial to everyone in other states. They need to be reminded that there is a lot at stake in this election other than the so-called war on terror.

[Eric J in MN]

22. Good point. It benefits Democrats for the ad to be seen...

...by people around the country.

[Mabus]

25. Most definitely

Diseases that could benefit from stem cell research are numerous. People who have family members that are being denied the possibility of cures or improvement of their conditions are being held hostage by the RW'ers who are pandering to a certain segment of the constitutency. This commercial has an impact far beyond Missouri (and Kansas) and people all over need to be reminded of that fact.

One of the things I personally like about the commercial is Michael J. Fox. Many people remember him as the character Michael Keaton, a conservative son of liberal parents. His character still resonates and implants the message that even a Reagan-type prefers the Democratic candidate over a real Republican.

[Jai4WKC08]

20. The VoteVets.org "Body Armor" ad is about to start running in MO too

If you haven't seen it, take a look. And give what you can, please!
http://www.democracyinaction.com/dia/track.jsp?key=93135946&url_num=1&url=http://www.ifilms.tv/votevetsweb/talent.html

[Eric J in MN]

28. Thanks for the link to that video (NT)

NT

[Pirate Smile]

21. I do - Aunt, Uncle, Grandfather. They are all Democrats already.

The reality-based Democratic side of my family as opposed to my Faux watching, Republican in-laws (who live in Iowa - politics is a forbidden topic anymore - they walk on eggshells around me re politics so I'm not even sure if they are still buying the garbage but frankly taxes are more important to them then anything else :eyes: ).

[Eric J in MN]

26. If it might help get the Democratic relatives to the polls, then

...please send them a link or just a reminder that the election is November 7, 2006.

[Ino]

27. He says Missour-ee first

At the beginning of the ad, he pronounces it Missour-ee (about 9 seconds in).

[karlrschneider]

30. My sister does and she sent ME a link to it!

:D

[MODemocrat]

32. I'm from Missouri, it's a great ad

One ad I'm disgusted with is one that the National Association of Realtors is running for Jim Talent.

By the way, I just got a notice in the mail from the Missouri Real Estate Commission that I'm going to be audited. Here I am, a little old real estate broker since 1974, trying to make an honest dollar; and they're going to audit my little 12 x 12 real estate office? I think they're going over the voter registration records, because they said these audits are computer generated...I can't wait for them to get here, they'll sure get the surprise of their life when they see my meager existence.

They're backing several republican candidates. I'm not happy about the fact they're taking the
money that I pay for my license (and my husband's; and they probably get a cut from the continuing education courses we pay so dearly for, then give the money to Jim Talent! I wouldn't vote for him under any circumstances.
:mad: :grr: