September 10, 2006

Oppo

As the attack flyers have been rolling into my mailbox, it's made me wonder why on earth some California economic fund is so exercised over Allan Mollohan. I mean, looking at their website, how could they be unhappy with anything? They have flags! and eagles! and bunting clad porches! and flags!

Now, I can relax, having been pointed to this article by Steve Gilliard. It's just part of a banner year for mud and slime. Check out the first Georgia mailer. Hmmm, every red blooded patriot male's worst nightmare.

It makes perfect sense. When the country's overwhelmingly pissed, and you've got control of the government so there's no one else to blame, it must be time to try to obfuscate with nastiness.

Posted by binky at September 10, 2006 09:27 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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Even better... TPM unearths more.

Posted by: binky at September 11, 2006 05:05 AM | PERMALINK

UPDATE (but only audio): West Virginia Public Radio seems to have broken the source of funds for the "economic freedom fund": some guy named Bob Perry (who gave $5 million to "Swiftboat Veterans for Truth") has given $5 million to the Economic Freedom Fund. The audio of WV Public Radio's story isn't very good (they talk to a bunch of Texas politicians about Perry, who lives in Texas), but that's all we have so far.

Posted by: baltar at September 19, 2006 12:02 PM | PERMALINK

And the story says these people (or is it simply Perry) are only focusing on defeating to House incumbent this year - Mollohan in WV and Marshall in GA.

Posted by: Armand at September 19, 2006 12:57 PM | PERMALINK

That's an awful lot of money (half of $5 mil) to throw against a wounded Mollohan. That might get it for the Republicans.

I've gotten four separate glossy anti-Mollohan adds from these people so far, and we still have seven weeks to go.

Posted by: baltar at September 19, 2006 01:00 PM | PERMALINK
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