# I pit the constant barrage of Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344 "2008-02-05T04:04:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/41 "2008-02-05T23:19:52Z")
[QUOTE=Brad Serum] **FACT.** I know what you mean. **FACT.** Those things were aired on almost 5 minute intervals **FACT.** We at the office started lampooned the format when we would talk to one another in the office. **FACT.** I had to resist voting “No” just to spite them. [/QUOTE] FACT - None of the radio ads for any candidate were as obnoxious as these. However, I was deeply offended by the NO sides “The money they pay isn’t more than 1% of the state budget.” Hey Vegas dudes, in CA that ain’t chump change, especially if we get it from adding some more slot machines and not giving gambling suckers an even break. However I’m going to hijack this thread and talk about Republicans. My wife was a registered Pubbie until she saw the error of her ways and registered as a Dem in order to vote for Obama. I’m a registered Dem now. We got one Dem call (from Scarlett which I missed, damn it) and one call for Independents. The other 998 calls came from Paul. McCain and especially Romney. I live in the Bay Area, not exactly a hotbed of homophobia. But the first call I picked up this weekend was from Rick Santorum (yes, Senator foam) urging me to vote for Romney since he’ll protect us from teh gay. I’m afraid this pissed me off so much that when a live Romney droid called later I told him to fuck off and die. I’m embarrassed. I should have dragged the insult out much longer. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/42 "2008-02-05T23:36:47Z")
[QUOTE=Brad Serum] **FACT.** I had to resist voting “No” just to spite them. [/QUOTE] :smack: I’m voting in a couple of hours – don’t tempt me! Oh, and **Voyager** , there was a LOT that I found offensive about the “No” ads. Even if I hadn’t examined the issue in depth already, the fact that the “No” side was sponsored by competiting gambling outfits who are accusing the _other_ side of being “greedy” would have been enough to cement my vote. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/43 "2008-02-06T00:34:09Z")
I hope this doesn’t count as electioneering. You do realize that if those propositions fail, it simply means the governor is going to have to go back and negotiate a better deal, right? The tribes WANT those extra slots; they’ll deal. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/44 "2008-02-06T00:34:15Z")
[QUOTE=kaylasdad99] :eek: You _do_ know that _fils_ means “the son”, right? [/QUOTE] :smack: \*Pere. \* You’re right, I’m wrong. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/45 "2008-02-06T00:37:27Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] :smack: \*Pere. \* You’re right, I’m wrong. :smack: [/QUOTE] :o Whew. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344/46 "2008-02-06T21:32:42Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] :smack: I’m voting in a couple of hours – don’t tempt me! Oh, and **Voyager** , there was a LOT that I found offensive about the “No” ads. Even if I hadn’t examined the issue in depth already, the fact that the “No” side was sponsored by competiting gambling outfits who are accusing the _other_ side of being “greedy” would have been enough to cement my vote. [/QUOTE] I don’t object to good old fashioned electioneering for personal profit. One thing I noticed this year that besides the BS name of the organization supposedly running the ad, they have to give the identify of the group paying for it. Very helpful. BTW, proof of the idiocy of CA voters is that prop 91, with no support and with a “for” message saying to vote against it, got 42% of the votes. :rolleyes: I wonder if anyone has every studied if these ads do any good - they sure didn’t for Mitt. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-constant-barrage-of-obama/436344.md?page=2)