A Consultant’s Wet Dream
2012-05-22 - by
Here’s proof super PACs are evil: political consultants love them.
And the John Edwards of evil super PAC consultants is none other than Fred Davis – creator of the “atheist” ad that shamed Elizabeth Dole, Pat McCrory’s admaker and the genius behind the much-maligned Jeremiah Wright attack on President Obama. (Even Mitt Romney had to renounce that one.)
The New York Times pulled back the curtain on these modern Wizards of Oz in a front-page piece this week.
One Republican consultant boasted how he loves super-PACs because there are no candidate’s spouses, family and friends to deal with. Davis exulted that you never have to stay in a Holiday Inn Express.
No, with the money they’re making, these guys can stay at Four Seasons or, even better, their palatial homes – making attack ads at leisure.
All you’ve got to do is find a rich guy who hates a politician, persuade him to write you a big check and you’re on Easy Street. Don’t worry about boring things like electing candidates who can actually do something if they get in office.
And we wonder why people are cynical about politics.
A Consultant’s Wet Dream
2012-05-22/
Here’s proof super PACs are evil: political consultants love them.
And the John Edwards of evil super PAC consultants is none other than Fred Davis – creator of the “atheist” ad that shamed Elizabeth Dole, Pat McCrory’s admaker and the genius behind the much-maligned Jeremiah Wright attack on President Obama. (Even Mitt Romney had to renounce that one.)
The New York Times pulled back the curtain on these modern Wizards of Oz in a front-page piece this week.
One Republican consultant boasted how he loves super-PACs because there are no candidate’s spouses, family and friends to deal with. Davis exulted that you never have to stay in a Holiday Inn Express.
No, with the money they’re making, these guys can stay at Four Seasons or, even better, their palatial homes – making attack ads at leisure.
All you’ve got to do is find a rich guy who hates a politician, persuade him to write you a big check and you’re on Easy Street. Don’t worry about boring things like electing candidates who can actually do something if they get in office.
And we wonder why people are cynical about politics.