Agorism
10-22-2010, 07:24 PM
YouTube - Real Democrats of Washington DC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzyBYaFhjfk)
A national gay conservative group likens Rep. Barney Frank and other Democrats to cast members on the reality series "The Real Housewives" in a new national ad campaign.
Frank, one of the few openly gay members of Congress, is facing a tougher-than-usual reelection challenge from Republican Sean Bielat. The Massachusetts congressman's race has become a national cause for Republicans, who have been able to effectively target the typically safe Financial Services Committee chairman based on his role in the economic crisis.
GOProud — which calls itself the "only national organization representing gay conservatives and their allies" — has singled out Frank and a few other Democratic leaders in its advertisement, including California Sen. Barbara Boxer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"If you thought the housewives were dysfunctional, wait until you meet the Real Democrats of Washington, D.C.," says a narrator in the spot. "They're catty!"
To back that assertion, the ad uses a clip of Frank, saying, "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table." Frank made the remark during a health care town hall event, after a crowd member asked him why he was supporting "this Nazi policy."
"They're arrogant," continues the narrator. "Under Democrats, reality bites."
GOProud's $50,000 purchase for the advertisement buy is small, but it's targeted toward a specific audience: A spokesman for the group said the ad will run only on cable stations Lifetime and Bravo, the latter of which carries "The Real Housewives," the series that showcases the lives of wealthy women all over the country. The ad will air in districts where GOProud has endorsed candidates, including Massachusetts' 4th District, New York's 24th District, California's 45th District and Hawaii's 1st District.
Meanwhile, Bielet released his own advertisement, in which an actor dressed as Frank dances a disco number, over audio clips of the congressman saying, “This is not the dot-com situation” and “Yeah, I’m for welfare, you’re not?”
“Unlike Barney, I don’t need to dance around the issues,” Bielat says to finish off the ad.
Frank is the Democrat featured most prominently in the ad. A poll of the race between Frank and Bielat conducted by the local news station WPRI this week showed the congressman leading his Republican challenger, 49 percent to 37 percent. Nonetheless, Frank recently loaned his campaign $200,000 — not a small amount for a man who has assets only between $560,000 and $1.2 million, according to his financial disclosure reports.
A spokesman for Frank's campaign did not immediately return a request for comment on the ad.
In the past, Frank has blamed national Republican figures for his tough race, saying that Bielat's campaign is "fueled by money raised because of the bigoted, anti-gay remarks by Rush Limbaugh and by the extreme members of the tea party movement.”
A national gay conservative group likens Rep. Barney Frank and other Democrats to cast members on the reality series "The Real Housewives" in a new national ad campaign.
Frank, one of the few openly gay members of Congress, is facing a tougher-than-usual reelection challenge from Republican Sean Bielat. The Massachusetts congressman's race has become a national cause for Republicans, who have been able to effectively target the typically safe Financial Services Committee chairman based on his role in the economic crisis.
GOProud — which calls itself the "only national organization representing gay conservatives and their allies" — has singled out Frank and a few other Democratic leaders in its advertisement, including California Sen. Barbara Boxer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"If you thought the housewives were dysfunctional, wait until you meet the Real Democrats of Washington, D.C.," says a narrator in the spot. "They're catty!"
To back that assertion, the ad uses a clip of Frank, saying, "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue with a dining room table." Frank made the remark during a health care town hall event, after a crowd member asked him why he was supporting "this Nazi policy."
"They're arrogant," continues the narrator. "Under Democrats, reality bites."
GOProud's $50,000 purchase for the advertisement buy is small, but it's targeted toward a specific audience: A spokesman for the group said the ad will run only on cable stations Lifetime and Bravo, the latter of which carries "The Real Housewives," the series that showcases the lives of wealthy women all over the country. The ad will air in districts where GOProud has endorsed candidates, including Massachusetts' 4th District, New York's 24th District, California's 45th District and Hawaii's 1st District.
Meanwhile, Bielet released his own advertisement, in which an actor dressed as Frank dances a disco number, over audio clips of the congressman saying, “This is not the dot-com situation” and “Yeah, I’m for welfare, you’re not?”
“Unlike Barney, I don’t need to dance around the issues,” Bielat says to finish off the ad.
Frank is the Democrat featured most prominently in the ad. A poll of the race between Frank and Bielat conducted by the local news station WPRI this week showed the congressman leading his Republican challenger, 49 percent to 37 percent. Nonetheless, Frank recently loaned his campaign $200,000 — not a small amount for a man who has assets only between $560,000 and $1.2 million, according to his financial disclosure reports.
A spokesman for Frank's campaign did not immediately return a request for comment on the ad.
In the past, Frank has blamed national Republican figures for his tough race, saying that Bielat's campaign is "fueled by money raised because of the bigoted, anti-gay remarks by Rush Limbaugh and by the extreme members of the tea party movement.”