It’s tough to figure out the message Sen. Michael Bennet is trying to get across in this new ad. As far as we can tell, there are two equally legitimate options: either his young children are well-respected economic and political titans with lengthy, important publishing records which give undeniable weight to their endorsements, or — for you cynics out there, lousy cynics — he believes the public will think of his young children as “cute” and his family “nice” and therefore Michael Bennet “good” for a future “vote.” Hmm. Until we know where these kids stood on the 2005 bankruptcy law, we’re not assuming anything. [Ben Smith]
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I’d say he’s just bragging that his dick works.
Needs More Huckaby.
OMG! Cute x 4! His kids are almost as cute as mine! (But Not quite.)
Vote Lascauxcaveman for Congress instead.
Kids soon to be blacklisted as Enemies of the State by Firedoglake.
Apparently he’s trying to appeal to the pedophile vote. Every vote counts!
Next year we’ll see Palin changing Trig’s diaper. Time to clean up, what a mess.
Fucking retards using kids as props (or poops).
I hope my boss doesn’t see this and fire me.
I don’t understand, which kid is retarded?
He’s our Dad. He wiped poop and spit-up from our butts and jammies and loved it. He can do the same for the whole poopy state of Colorado.
When we saw this ad last night (in Denver) I said to Mr Geminisunmars: “At least someone in that family has charisma.”
Well that’s just adorable. And I’m sure Satan loooves the fact that those cute wide-eyed innocents are talking about sound fiscal policy and healthcare reform rather than learning about Jesus. Way to threaten your little ones’ souls with eternal damnation, Senator Bennett.
descending to new depths in child pornography.
Bennet? Hell -he broke it!
But can they put away Jägermeister like a Bush Twin?
[re=562529]Jukesgrrl[/re]:
Give them a few years under Republican Hack parents and we’ll see…
He’s Catholic?
Oh, sorry. It’s too soon, isn’t it…
[re=562527]slappypaddy[/re]: [re=562519]ArugulaTeleprompterz[/re]: That thing they say about great minds? It also appears to apply to sick fucking twisted minds, also, too.
I just went to this guy’s website, and he never once self-identifies as a Demonrat. Is Demonrat officially a dirty word in Colorado?
…which, as he is a Democrat., is a talent they may never aquire.
Colorado, home of “Focus On The Family” elects Democrats? Who knew?
Ix-nay on all the comments referring to ,oopy-pay and iapers-day or you’ll get Vitter all ot-hay &-othered-bay.
Damn. I hate children, but that was cute as hell. Especially the little’un.
[re=562537]Tommmcatt[/re]: Democrats from Colorado can be hacky too. Hence this cheesetastic ad.
What’s up with the rubber chicken at 0:17?
Well, his opponent in the primary, the guy with the most delegates going to the state convention, is a bachelor. You know what that means.
When Bennet was appointed after Salazar became Sec of something-or-other for Obamar, we here dems in the wild west of Colorado were kinda shocked that the delectable Andrew Romanoff didn’t get the nod. I started looking into Bennet’s background. Apparently his Pop is some big old Dem Pol (I think he was Humphrey’s chief of stash or something) and in the diplomatic corpses. The only thing that Bennet ever was elected to was Treasurer of his High School class. He was a blue dog dem on Health Care until Romanoff started yammering about running for the primary. Suddenly he was all “Oh, I loves the health care for the peeps”. Anyway, we think that Obamar got Gov Ritter to place Bennet in return for some other kinds of favors, or something. Don’t absolutely hate that wet rag, but Romanoff is a superb dem, and he won the caucuses here over the last month. Sorry for the length, but thought you might like to know who made that commercial with the darlings in it.
I dunno…they need a little polish, but the girls are almost where Palin was back in ’08, especially the oldest girl. Maybe she should let it be known that while their Dad is a Democrat and she loves him, she thinks she can do more good for America in a different capacity and that she’d be available as a running mate for whichever old white man the GOP nominates in aught’12.
Oh, and also, Bennet worked for Anshutz (no corporatist, he) then became Hickenlooper’s (Denver’s mayor) assistant, and then got appointed Superindendent of schools (despite no discernible education background) and from there was appointed Senator. Those of us not in the know were just left scratching our collective head. And he has no personality, which would be okay if he were promoting the right things. But so far we are not impressed.
He’s got hair parted on the side, wholesome outdoorsy scene, and children to prove he’s hetero. But his wife isn’t blond, so I can’t vote for him, sorry.
[re=562555]BlueStateLibtard[/re]: Your reasoning much better than mine.
Where are the puppies and kittens? Why does Micheal Bennet hate puppies and kittens? I can’t vote for someone like that!
Well, his pecker works.
On the one hand, shameless whoring out of innocent family members. On the other hand, adorable!!
I’m sure back in the day, the Bennet family would have engaged in the annoying practice of having their kids record the outgoing answering machine message.
the delectable Andrew Romanoff
Now that’s just a name screaming to be a Czar of some high flying bureaucracy. Or would that disqualify him?
Perhaps the Children are just stand ins for all the children he loves, except that those that are not related to him have a restraining order against him?
[re=562546]geminisunmars[/re]: Excellent summary.
Having seen both multiple times I must say that in spite of his shortcomings in the political arena, Michael Bennett has better hair.
[re=562570]Madaloon[/re]: Thank you. However, I think we need to argue that point. Bennet’s is lank and bland colored. Romanoff’s is erect and boldly black. I always vote erect. Especially when black.
Does Bennett know that it’s now legal to use a dog fight in his campaign ads?
Well, this kind of thing worked for my city’s current mayor in the last election:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FbPPmqpFb8
He actually went from fourth in a five-way primary to the top shortly after that ad. (Disclaimer: I had to support him because we went to the same high school; over ten years apart, but there’s still the old Prep loyalty).
His photo of human props says “SOCIALISM” to me.
Maybe he’ll win and then he can be Bennetor.
He thinks it’ll help overcome his being a confirmed shit eater. Maybe it will. Who knows?
He will make all the Children of our great nation clean up their messy bedrooms.
[re=562543]Accordion-o-rama[/re]: That’s how the kid’s gonna pay for her health care.
Teh wife seemed strangely silent. Hmmn?
Who’s going to be the first with a political commerical featuring kittens in cute costumes?
There does seem to be more reason for Bennet to show his kids than just because they’re cut. The young one has a cute lisp; the middle girl wears glasses and has long straight hair; and the oldest has the poise of a kid who wants to be a model. And all of them have hair of gold, unlike their mother; the youngest one in curls (well OK, waves).
[re=562546]geminisunmars[/re]: But, dude, his name is fuckin’ Romanoff. I don’t care how delectable he is; that’s asking for it. lol Hell, he may as well be named Albert Hitler or John Lenin or Billybob Pol-Pot or Bubba Francisco Franco.
As for the commercial. Too. Much. Sweetness. **going into a diabetic shock and a subsequent coma**
Did you see his kid’s room? What a fucking disaster. Good luck cleaning up Washington, douche bag.
Dateline was very disappointed that no one (so far!) said “I’d hit it.”
You guys are slipping…
I’d hit it.
With a frying pan to the face.
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