As Democrats in conservative districts scramble to distance themselves from the national Democratic leadership, Georgia Rep. Jim Marshall outdoes the rest with what's a cultural attack ad aimed at contrasting him with Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
"Georgia is a long way from San Francisco," drawls the narrator, over images of dancing hippies.
"Jim Marshall doesn't support Nancy Pelosi," says the narrator, citing a finding that Marshall voted with Republican leaders 65% of the time."
Marshall a similar figure to the one Rep. Bill Owens, an Upstate New York Democrat, did yesterday, making a similar claim. By another measure, Marshall voted with Democrats 88% of the time.
Marshall "worked and ovted against Pelosi's trillion dollar health care bill," brags the narrator, adding that he was endorsed by the NRA, Right-to Life, and the Chamber of Commerce.
"They wouldn't have anything to do with a Nancy Pelosi suporter," the narrator concludes.
I love the left in gentle spin cycle. It's the only way to clean the dirty laundry.
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over. (Murron)