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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 12:30 PM
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WV-Sen: Front page backlash after GOP pins "hick" label on voters
WV-Sen: Front page backlash after GOP pins "hick" label on voters
by Jed Lewison
Fri Oct 08, 2010 at 09:46:03 AM PDT

When you run an ad that calls West Virginia voters 'hicks' you gotta' expect it'll backfire. And based on the reaction from these front pages, it has:



more:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/8/908727/-WV-Sen:-Front-page-backlash-after-GOP-pins-hick-label-on-voters
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 12:32 PM
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1. Payback is a nasty thing (but so enjoyable when so richly deserved and
one gets to watch).
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 12:35 PM
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2. Good! Excellent!
Edited on Fri Oct-08-10 12:39 PM by Gman
You only have to keep feeding them rope. Hopefully they'll use it before the election.

I'm sure they'll blame a low level staffer.
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BigAnth Donating Member (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 12:40 PM
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3. I saw that ad and I'm a little confused.
I didn't see any discoloration or marks on any of those actor's necks, so what's the deal with the hickys? Can someone explain this to me?
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 12:49 PM
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4. Acutally, it should have been written as "hick-y" or "hick-ish"
as in "resembling a country hick."

:evilgrin:
rocktivity
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loudsue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 01:17 PM
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5. LOL! They're running the same ads in North Carolina...rednecks are
eating it up. :rofl:
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Qutzupalotl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-08-10 01:23 PM
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6. Just to clarify, the ad doesn't call them hicky, the casting call did.
Edited on Fri Oct-08-10 01:23 PM by Qutzupalotl
Not even Republicans are stupid enough to run an ad calling people they want to reach "hicks." To their credit, the GOP has fired the agency. (on edit: but only did so after the outrage)

That said, I'm loving the attention this is getting.
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