Novick Ad: How Much More Typical Can You Get?
April 23, 2008
What is the number one thing that politicians say about themselves? Politicians claim they are not like a typical politician. In that way, Steve Novick and his ads, despite their claims once again represent politics as usual. Novick’s new ad involves him pulling the plug on a narrator describing him as tough, smart, tireless, and the only hope for real change. According to Novick those statements are too much like other politicians. The problem is those so called “typical” statements are exactly what Novick claims to be. The outsider meme that Novick tried pushing earlier in the campaign and shows up in his ads has repeatedly been debunked as nothing more than empty rhetoric, how typical.
Furthermore, Steve Novick claims to always tell the truth, is this the truth?:
The problem with Novick saying that his comments were merely “undiplomatic” is that he didn’t say that he was wrong to make them, rather he tried to spin his comments. Calling an inspirational leader of the party and someone that you agree with 95% of the time, like Barack Obama a fraud because of a tiny policy difference isn’t right; it is caustic and crass. If Steve Novick’s campaign was always about telling the truth he would have apologized for his outlandish attacks on good Democrats when he was clearly in the wrong, rather than spinning away responsibility like a typical politician.
How much of Steve Novick’s campaign is typical politicial rhetoric and spin? That’s for you to decide.
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torridjoe | April 23, 2008 at 3:41 pm
How desperate are Merkley supporters to talk about anything except Jeff Merkley, his abysmal campaign and showing so far, and his really bad week? I’d say this post makes it self evident, no decison necessary.
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Charlie Burr | April 23, 2008 at 4:06 pm
That’s for you to decide.
So, you report, we decide. Got it. Sounds oddly familiar.
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Emily George | April 23, 2008 at 4:32 pm
I’m glad I’m not the only person who had this reaction to Novick’s ad. I actually thought his tone after he “pulled the plug” was angry, so I don’t think it’s a terribly effective ad regardless.
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pmalach | April 23, 2008 at 4:59 pm
I think the headline for this post should be, “Oh crap, Merkley’s having another bad week”
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Kevin | April 23, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Steve Novick keeps telling us that he’ll stick up for the little guy. It’s an easy claim to make. After all, how many of us wouldn’t portray ourselves as favorably as we possibly could? That’s just human nature and Steve Novick is no exception.
Jeff Merkley doesn’t have to run ads telling Oregonians that he’ll stick up for the little guy. Instead others have testified about him to that effect without having been solicited to do so - which lends their testimony a great deal more weight than a guy bragging about himself while openly trying to woo voters.
Dr. Rex Hagans of the Coaltion for Economic Fairness and also with a member of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Public Policy Advocacy Committee had this to say about Jeff Merkley two months BEFORE Jeff filed to run in this race:
Totally unsolicited and totally from the heart and from a guy with progressive creds a mile wide and a mile deep.
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t.a. barnhart | April 23, 2008 at 6:44 pm
awesome. more anonymous bloggers. just what the world needs. and not merely anonymous, they have cutesy names.
obviously they stand firmly behind their words.
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bdunn | April 23, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Hi all glad you decided to stop by…. just a couple of quick hits.
TJ if you need to attack every person that disagrees with you what does that say about you?
Charlie glad to see you over here again … you gotta fear subliminal MSM messaging!!! lol I didn’t even think of that when I published it.
Emily good to see a first time commenter… I agree with your overall view of the tone… It smacks of Bob Shrum inspired populism to me.
Malach see TJ above.
Kevin… great quote Im going to have to use that sometime.
T.A. Im far from anonymous, not even pseudonymous, most people know who I am, including both senate campaigns and I identify myself often with the comments.