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OMG (0.00 / 0)

Y r u not VOTING 4 Montford? LOL! For realz, she = da BOMB.

/I hope this isn't the future of political communication...

Now, a very great man once said that some people rob you with a fountain pen.

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by: Phillip Martin, Progress Texas @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 16:10:13 PM UTC

It just appeared in an email from the campaign (0.00 / 0)

gotv what's
?
yU care
+
a pre-game rally for the first District Attorney you'll ever elect....
TODAY @ NOON
westmallUTunion
O R G A N I Z E D B Y
UNIVERSITYDEMS
www.MontfordForDA.com

Political advertising paid for by Mindy Montford for District Attorney, MariBen Ramsey, Treasurer.

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by: Open Thread @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 16:13:00 PM UTC

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Patronizing (3.00 / 1)

The Montford campaign went way overboard in it's attempts to appeal to the youth.  I'm not a big fan of internet speak type language, and for someone to speak to me with the assumption I should is condescending.  This is a University, not a chat on AIM.

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."- James A. Baldwin

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by: Timothy @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 16:38:04 PM UTC

Odd stuff! (3.00 / 1)

At first glance I really thought that "yU Care" part was a production error of some kind...

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by: msanford @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 16:56:27 PM UTC

The irony is... (3.00 / 3)

no one can vote today. Early voting ended Friday. So anyone who might show up can't actually go vote for her. They'd have to remember to do it tomorrow. D'oh!

I did see Montford standing outside the FAC early voting location last week, talking to a few undergrads. From what I heard (and/or eavesdropped on, and/or asked them why they were voting for her) they were mostly college-aged children of her friends.

In any case, go Rosemary!

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by: kath25 @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 16:56:58 PM UTC

U dont care? (0.00 / 0)

I dont vote 4 mindy (or rosemary) bc im not registered in atx.  4 rlz?

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by: Michael Redding @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 17:18:39 PM UTC

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u suck (3.00 / 1)

j/k

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 17:20:18 PM UTC

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naw dawg (0.00 / 0)

it's "u = teh suck"

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by: Sal D @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 19:15:37 PM UTC

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What's next (3.00 / 3)

A LOLCATS endorsement?

see more crazy cat pics

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 17:22:47 PM UTC

That is too funny!!! (0.00 / 0)

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

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by: refinish69 @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 23:41:55 PM UTC

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Ugh (0.00 / 0)

Yeah, terrible ad. But they really liked it and I didn't have the heart to tell them that any self-respecting hip college kid shortens "you" to "u," not "yU."

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by: AlexFerraro1 @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 18:27:04 PM UTC

forgive me if I'm misinterpreting it (0.00 / 0)

but after a few readings I thought it translated to "What's Get Out The Vote And Why You Care".  Now, it could mean "What's GOTV Plus You Care" but I understand that even less than I understand my own translation.

Either way, it hasn't been that long since I was a student at UT and I have no idea what is being said or why they spelled it out like they did.

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by: Joe @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 18:32:11 PM UTC

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Alex... (0.00 / 0)

I think all self-respecting hip college kids should never shorten it to anything other than "you".

And sorry I can't vote for ya!  (Not a UDems member this year)

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by: Michael Redding @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 19:14:05 PM UTC

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UDems (0.00 / 0)

Hey man, ain't too late to join!

I'm a big fan of "you" over "u."

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by: AlexFerraro1 @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 01:49:36 AM UTC

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I'll join UDems this semester... (0.00 / 0)

...if you run my 5K on 4/20.

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by: Michael Redding @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 02:12:14 AM UTC

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Haha, sure (0.00 / 0)

It's a deal. But I think you/u/yU should just join UDems.

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by: AlexFerraro1 @ Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 04:24:37 AM UTC

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Juz huen u thawt it cuwdent git wurser (0.00 / 0)

it did!!!!  I thought the new standard of low was the dog commercial , now this. I guess all the cool kids dig it, and that's all a DA really needs to worry about. OMG spread the wurdddd and tell ur bff 2 vote M.M. 4 D.A. 2morrow.

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by: Hangerman44 @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 19:25:12 PM UTC

LOL! (0.00 / 0)

SSINF

FWIW the low point has to be Kelly Fero creating fake news on his own web site and then Lehmberg's campaign then citing the fake news in their campaign materials.

TTYL

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by: Jobu @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 19:36:42 PM UTC

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Actually, with all due props to Kelly's stupidity (3.00 / 1)

I'd peg the low point at Karl Rove asking his buddies to support Mindy.

That beautiful yard doesn't belong to just anybody, though. It belongs to a longtime Austin lobbyist and Bush "Pioneer" who has told her neighbors that she's voting for Mindy Montford because her friend, Karl Rove, asked her to.

The yard belongs to Karen Johnson. Johnson was recently asked by one of her neighbors why on earth she was supporting a Democrat, since Johnson is a Republican, intimate of Rove, and Austin lobbyist. "I never have before, but Karl Rove asked me to help her," came Johnson's reply, a source tells Capitol Annex.

I have a feeling Karl's standards for a DA in charge of the Office of Public Integrity and mine are quite a bit different.


Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 19:50:08 PM UTC

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ROTFLMAO! (0.00 / 0)

OMGYG2BK!

JTLYK, that's just another anonymously sourced article like Fero's.  Can't trust it.  YCLIU!

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by: Jobu @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:30:55 PM UTC

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Not exactly (0.00 / 0)

What with the photographic evidence and all, but nice try.

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

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by: boadicea @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 22:05:35 PM UTC

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Actually Jobu could be right (0.00 / 0)

There's a difference between Karen Johnson supporting Montford (there are Republicans on each side of this race after all, though more on Montford's probably) and Karen Johnson supporting Montford BECAUSE Karl Rove told her to. Nothing in that post is evidence of anything Karl Rove did.  

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by: David Mauro @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 00:06:33 AM UTC

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In honor of this great ad (3.20 / 5)

I have changed the description temporarily for the BOR "2" rating.

Enjoy.

Please read the Community Guidelines and How to Rate Comments.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:11:38 PM UTC

It's fabulous (3.00 / 1)

But I want to rate it a 2 so very badly...

Disclosure: Former Political Director for Lee Leffingwell for Mayor of Austin ('09)

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by: sccs @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:16:50 PM UTC

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yes, now we need a comment that we can 2 (2.00 / 1)

does anyone have a sockpuppet they care to sacrifice?

Hill Country Ride for AIDSmy HCRA Page

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by: BeckyH @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:23:04 PM UTC

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Hey! (2.00 / 1)

"2" is normally a "good" rating, even if it is the bastard of the ratings system.

Maybe I should have just made it a 4 for trusted users. lol

Please read the Community Guidelines and How to Rate Comments.

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by: Karl-Thomas Musselman @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:31:07 PM UTC

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Love the new rating... (3.00 / 1)

2. is my new favorite, now that "OMG! Stop w/teh stoopid!!1" is gone.

Disclosure: Former Political Director for Lee Leffingwell for Mayor of Austin ('09)

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by: sccs @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:16:06 PM UTC

This is an election for D.A. not prom queen (3.00 / 1)

What? Did her advisors read one of those "how to talk to your kids about drugs" pamphlets? I want a DA who's experienced, knows the law and can spell...especially the hard stuff like "conflict of interest," "ethics," "code of criminal procedure," "integrity," "indictment," "grand jury," and "fairness."

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by: jackie @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:28:26 PM UTC

There's a PR consultant out there who should be fired... (3.00 / 2)

The Daily Texas is a college newspaper, not a highschool teenie-bopper mag.  Any of the students who would even begin to understand or respond to that type of language (if you can call it that) don't know a thing about DA run-off elections.  No only do they have no idea what a District Attorney does, but they probably have no idea what a run-off election is.  The students who do know and care about the run-off don't read whatever language is being used in that ad.  This is sort of like running a fierce anti-immigration ad in Spanish.  

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by: Dukakis_in_a_tank @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:29:21 PM UTC

/me (3.00 / 1)

/me breaks out the old school irc chat and drops and slaps everyone with a trout

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by: John McClelland @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:31:45 PM UTC

just curious... (3.00 / 1)

Did anyone actually attend the rally?  'twould be interesting to hear a report.

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by: Kedron Touvell @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 20:32:41 PM UTC

I just got another robocall from Mindy (0.00 / 0)

too bad they didn't check the voter files.  I voted first day of early voting. LOL  

Doing My Part For The Left,Left Of The Rainbow

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by: refinish69 @ Mon Apr 07, 2008 at 23:40:52 PM UTC

roflmao (5.00 / 2)

I simply contacted the candidate who I knew would make the best district attorney--Ms. Montford--and offered her my unqualified endorsement and support. - Rick Reed, Statesman, 4/6/2008 3:05 pm

"I was not only happy to endorse her, but had she not called me, I would have called her and offered my endorsement," - Rick Reed, KVUE, 3/18/2008 10:29 am

yU guys needa get yUr your stories straight.

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by: jobu2 @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 00:51:45 AM UTC

really?? (3.00 / 2)

that's not what Rick Reed said in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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by: kath25 @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:01:11 AM UTC

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:(( (0.00 / 0)

tat ws cool  :

"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."- James A. Baldwin

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by: Timothy @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:07:12 AM UTC

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seems like a pretty productive (0.00 / 0)

comment to me. Just informing us of what he said.

Hill Country Ride for AIDSmy HCRA Page

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by: BeckyH @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:28:32 AM UTC

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Rally (0.00 / 0)

Though our name is on it, our UDems PR Director did not make the campaign lit. (we don't really go by University Dems...)
And UDems, several students, and some adult supporters made it out.

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by: bmcallister7 @ Tue Apr 08, 2008 at 03:05:58 AM UTC