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Ugh you people David Denby is rolling in his grave, tut-tutting at the lack of fact-checking and basic research going on at the Huffington Post. Yes, we have seen this thing about how Eric Cantor allegedly distributed some video spoof about the union coalition AFSCME after they ran ads about what a bad person he was for opposing the stimulus bill. “The House whip reacted with an ad of his own, depicting AFSCME workers as curse-spewing bullies,” writes HuffPo’s Rachel Weiner, no relation to our own Juli Weiner (as far as we know! Ha, fact checking).
Oh by the way here is the ad, not safe for most workplaces on account of the curse words.
Number one, this is not an ad of Eric Cantor’s “own.” According to the easily viewable information right next to the ad on YouTube, we see that “This is a rare gem. This was a PSA that the voice-over person decided to record an ‘alternate’ version of for fun. This comes from the archives of a local tv station.” The ad was posted on YouTube two years ago — before Eric Cantor was even born.
Number two, Eric Cantor did not “react with” this ad; his spokesman Brad Dayspring emailed it around as a joke. And as we all know, Republicans should never email jokes of any sort. It never ends well.
So anyway Cantor’s spokesperson has now apologized for this ad that Cantor didn’t make or distribute. It’s not even a bad ad, really — just some guy talking in a Jersey goon accent about all the nice things AFSCME workers do, like filling potholes and pushing around old people in wheelchairs.
Hilariously, a couple of important union reps have responded with furious outrage to the circulation of this harmless video, which is just what you would expect a union bully to do.
GOP Rep. Cantor Attacked For Profanity-Laced Web Video [Huffington Post]
Cantor’s Spokesperson Apologizes For Labor Goon Video [The Plum Line]
AFSCME [YouTube]
The ad was way too funny to be from a Republican, even a Republican could figure that out.
And, oh yeah… also: that ad made me want to join AFSCME. For real.
Ok, lotta names and words up there.
Just tell me who I should be pissed off at.
KilgoreTrout_XL: David Denby
I thought that was the kinda tough talk that Republicans respected. But maybe it doesn’t do anything new or inventive with language. Like put it in the East River — boom!
He looks constipated to me.
Virginia Republicans should all just quit the internets- yesterday the chairman of the VA Republican party / house of delegates member ruined his parties chance to take over the senate b/c of his twittering / smoking the reefer:
http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2009/02/social-media-saves-senate-for-democrats.html
I thought I saw this very ad right here on the Wonkette within the last year or so–must have been one of those other libruls’ weblog thigies.
AFSCME is not a coalition. It is a single union representing federal, state, county, and municipal employees. Also.
good thing i work in an office where we cuss all the time!
Right. And George Allen didn’t say “macaca” he said “macarena”…
Everyone who actually belongs to AFSCME loves this fucking video. You got me?
Yet Eric Cantor remains a dick, video or no video.
fucking fantastic
I think I peed myself.
KilgoreTrout_XL: What Nestor says- Denby. I just read some insane crap he wrote in some magazine I found at the dentist.
I find it hard to believe that lovable old “Banjo Eyes” would be involved in something this slea-…
Oh wait a minute. Did you say ERIC Cantor?
nosnikreplliw: I work for a government agency. The head of the agency swears like a sailor.
greatest union PSA ever. on another topic, are we sure that david denby isn’t, in reality, the elusive robert denby? the illuminati and some TPM interns know what i’m talking about.
This video ought to make 5 or 6 on the NRO’s list.
Huh, could this be the Libtard solution to Joe the Cummer? Fat Eddie the Union Boss?
Tweety just managed to ruin this by running it on his show with beeps over every word except “and,” “the,” and “water fountain.”
Dr Tobias Funke: The web site’s name itself is enough to make it every American’s duty to visit it. Where’s Larry been these days? I thought I might miss him. Sure.
A rare gem? Nay, it’s fucking gold, and you don’t fuckin’ give that away.
Sorry, has that meme already expired? Damn.
How anyone could believe anything distributed by someone claiming to be Bradley Dayspring (a character name obviously stolen from “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle”) defies reason. I hope it turns out that the Daysprings changed it from Wolfowitz. What bubala lets her grandson be named Eric? Are there Hasidic Vikings in Virginia? And that Jersey accent also sounds stolen from Bullwinkle. The entire mishigas is traif.
GaragePunkNYC: Agreed. This is better than the ones they do on purpose.
It doesn’t matter that Cantor didn’t make the video, or distribute it himself, or that it was actually a pretty funny video.
Cantor APOLOGIZED for the video. That’s change we can believe in.
If you ain’t cussin, you ain’t codin.
That’s a pro-union message we can believe in!
Seriously, if unions had been running ads like that over the past 30 years, every worker in this whole damn country would be union members.
DangerousLiberal: Actually that site is run by a long time NOVA political hack who consults on campaigns / works at New Media Strategies- no relation to the actually Larry
This was the #1 story on countdown last night- the bleeped version of the AFSCME video is actually funnier- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/29149020#29149020
salt_bagel: As an attorney who frequently represents AFSCME, I’ve gotta say everyone in AFSCME I showed it to loved it. I’m going to suggest they put the new motto, “We don’t take no shit from anyone” on the letterhead.