This isnt normal....

[BPPLEE]

Neither is his behaviour.

Yeah, if he was going to claim these are just supporters he should have put the kids' father in the photos too

 

[rjs330]

Neither is his behaviour.

Thankfully.

 

[rambot]

Yeah, if he was going to claim these are just supporters he should have put the kids' father in the photos too

Frankly I think that would be a GREAT picture.

 

[BPPLEE]

Frankly I think that would be a GREAT picture.

Him with a family of supporters would be better than an attempt to deceive voters by posing with a woman and kids.
Actually just him and his fiancé would have been better.

 

[rambot]

Him with a family of supporters would be better than an attempt to deceive voters by posing with a woman and kids.
Actually just him and his fiancé would have been better.

Yes! Thank you! All this makes waaaaay more sense to me than this playing out.


I've also learned to pass on the burgers if I see Schumer behind the grill.

 

[Landon Caeli]

Neither is his behaviour.

Maybe he supports the family unit, as as a top campaign priority, but has unfortunate personal issues preventing him from fulfilling his own dreams... Should anyone stand in his way from expressing his passion in full?

...In that case, perhaps he should be considered a hero by those who support families and children.

 

[BPPLEE]

Maybe he supports the family unit, as as a top campaign priority, but has unfortunate personal issues preventing him from fulfilling his own dreams... Should anyone stand in his way from expressing his passion in full?

...In that case, perhaps he should be considered a hero by those who support families and children.

I can see that and I'm definitely pulling for the conservatives but this just seems like an unforced error.
The picture was intentionally misleading, I just have to admit it.

 

[Landon Caeli]

I can see that and I'm definitely pulling for the conservatives but this just seems like an unforced error.
The picture was intentionally misleading, I just have to admit it.

Possibly. But everyone deserves a good defence. And since the politician isn't here to defend himself, I'm filling in for him.

 

[BPPLEE]

Possibly. But everyone deserves a good defence. And since the politician isn't here to defend himself, I'm filling in for him.

Nothing wrong with that brother

 

[Landon Caeli]

Nothing wrong with that brother

Just between me and you , I often played that role when I was a moderator here. Some of our liberal friends will never know the lengths I went to in their defense at times... Just because they didn't have anyone. I did it for all kinds of people.

...Playing the devils advocate, one might say.

 

[Servus]

LOL.
See post 35.

I would note that my original response to this picture was 3 words.

I'm not trying to bend over backwards to justify this weirdness. If it was much ado about nothing, what's the deal with the attempts at justifying?

What's with the attempts to make a big deal out of nothing? It smacks of "getting desperate".

 

[rambot]

What's with the attempts to make a big deal out of nothing? It smacks of "getting desperate".

I'm not making a "big deal".

3 words.

 

[Servus]

I'm not making a "big deal".

3 words.

Is your name Sebastian Murdock and do you write for the Huff Post? Or all of the other media outlets making a big deal out of it? Are you the one making all the social media posts about it? Are you under the impression that you're the only person who's brought it up, and therefore my talking about it being blown out of proportion must be directed and you and you alone?

However, what three words? There's more than 3 words in your OP and there's certainly more than 3 words in your subsequent posts.

 

[rambot]

Is your name Sebastian Murdock and do you write for the Huff Post? Or all of the other media outlets making a big deal out of it? Are you the one making all the social media posts about it? Are you under the impression that you're the only person who's brought it up, and therefore my talking about it being blown out of proportion must be directed and you and you alone?

However, what three words? There's more than 3 words in your OP and there's certainly more than 3 words in your subsequent posts.

Yes. I'm responding to people who are making a big deal instead of just recognizing how weird it is and moving on with their day.

 

[rambot]

Possibly. But everyone deserves a good defence. And since the politician isn't here to defend himself, I'm filling in for him.

No but why?
You have NO obligation to defend the guy.

Why can't you just say he made an error in judgement?

Why is that SOOOO hard to just.....say?

Honestly how would you respond if a Democrat did this? Wouldn't you find it weird? Would you defend him/her?

 

[Landon Caeli]

No but why?
You have NO obligation to defend the guy.

Why can't you just say he made an error in judgement?

Why is that SOOOO hard to just.....say?

Honestly how would you respond if a Democrat did this? Wouldn't you find it weird? Would you defend him/her?

What if....his friend twisted his arm, and he's just a nice guy so he reluctantly went along with it? Thing is, we don't know all the information.

We can't really say he made a judgement error without knowing all the facts and details surrounding it.

 

[Servus]

Yes. I'm responding to people who are making a big deal instead of just recognizing how weird it is and moving on with their day.

When will you move on?

 

[RestoreTheJoy]

It's deceitful but is it a big deal?

Childless GOP Candidate Posed With Friend's Wife And Kids For Campaign Video


This seems weird.

"The woman and three girls featured in the video ― which was uploaded to Anderson’s YouTube channel and posted on a website paid for by the National Republican Campaign Committee ― are instead the family of one of Anderson’s longtime friends. Anderson announced earlier this month that he is engaged and lives alone with his dog, per the Times. He has no kids."

At least he knows these people or that would be really creepy. But yeah, it's a false representation if he said they WERE his family.

 

[essentialsaltes]

It's deceitful but is it a big deal?
Childless GOP Candidate Posed With Friend's Wife And Kids For Campaign Video
This seems weird.

'Cease and desist': Republican demands Dem opponent stop mocking his 'fake wife and kids'​

One such ad, paid for by the House Majority PAC, shows an Anderson look-alike eating dinner and playing games with cardboard cutouts.

The Anderson look-alike ... pokes another daughter's cardboard face with a forkful of food, ... and cheats at a game that appears to be Monopoly.

Anderson’s campaign argued to Vindman and local television stations they did not have the right to air images of Ashley Cremisio and her three daughters

[However,] the images in question remain publicly available on a National Republican Congressional Committee databank of publishable materials for super PACs to use in ads.

 

[BPPLEE]

'Cease and desist': Republican demands Dem opponent stop mocking his 'fake wife and kids'​

One such ad, paid for by the House Majority PAC, shows an Anderson look-alike eating dinner and playing games with cardboard cutouts.

The Anderson look-alike ... pokes another daughter's cardboard face with a forkful of food, ... and cheats at a game that appears to be Monopoly.

Anderson’s campaign argued to Vindman and local television stations they did not have the right to air images of Ashley Cremisio and her three daughters

[However,] the images in question remain publicly available on a National Republican Congressional Committee databank of publishable materials for super PACs to use in ads.

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He opened the door for it by running a deceitful ad.