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CTyankee

(64,881 posts)
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 12:35 PM Sep 2014

Am I the only one creeped out by Tom Foley's campaign ads?

He's running one where he is with his grandchildren and I swear I would hide my grandkids from that guy! Now, John Rowland was repulsive, too, but not creepy.

I did read somewhere that Foley has Bell's Palsy and it sometimes distorts his face, so I will cut him some slack on that. But he seems to constantly have this weird look on his face like he's not quite "there." At best, he looks plain bored.

And this guy is leading Malloy by 6 points?

OK, apart from the creepiness there is also his whole agenda. Don't people understand what he's going to do to this state? Don't people remember where CT was when Malloy took office? Rowland and Rell had screwed up the state's economy big time. What was Malloy supposed to?

Besides, Malloy is committed to raising the minimum wage to $10.10 and has achieved guaranteed paid sick leave. And the ACA has been a huge success in CT. We are a far more progressive state now than we were when he took office.

I'll be doing some phone bank work for him but unfortunately I can't GOTV on election day as I will be out of the country. So I'll be getting my absentee ballot soon...

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Am I the only one creeped out by Tom Foley's campaign ads? (Original Post) CTyankee Sep 2014 OP
I have not seen them but it sure is creepy ad season. merrily Sep 2014 #1
This one? Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #2
yep. That gesture to his grandkids at the beginning...ugh... CTyankee Sep 2014 #3
probably not gristy Sep 2014 #4
good to know. Maybe I'm not crazy after all... CTyankee Sep 2014 #5
I hate all campaign ads. bigwillq Sep 2014 #6

merrily

(45,251 posts)
1. I have not seen them but it sure is creepy ad season.
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 12:39 PM
Sep 2014

Also negative ad season.

Happy days are here again.

Again.

gristy

(10,719 posts)
4. probably not
Sat Sep 13, 2014, 01:24 PM
Sep 2014

When I google "creepy tom foley campaign ads" (without the quotes), I get 230,000 hits.

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