A Bo Nation Operative sent me a link to the new ad featuring Spike and Don’s heart warming bonding time on the Riveria.
I think the ad’s cute, but using the word “friend” in the ad undercuts the negative effect that the ad is supposed to have.
I would have gone for the jugular, if I were in the ad business.
With pictures of the vacation in the background, I’d superimpose the recently-released lawyer survey of the various qualifications of judges and judicial candidates for office.
Then the voice-over would say:
“Over a thousand West Virginia lawyers who know Spike Maynard’s work ethic were surveyed.”
”Those lawyers say that Spike Maynard is the least qualified candidate for Supreme Court. Least qualified among all five candidates running.”
“They also say that Spike Maynard is the most unethical sitting judge in the entire State of West Virginia”
“This May, tell Spike to Take a Hike.”
H/t to M.A.
May 5, 2008 at 7:34 am
If this is the best negative ad that trial lawyers and unions could come up with against Spike Maynard then he will win and I feel confident that the Republican will win in November.
This reminds me of the cartoons that my son watches on Saturday morning. This ad was a joke and very ineffective.
Spike Maynard’s people are laughing their way to re-election
May 5, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Let’s be fair: The anti-Spike ad was created by the unions only.
The plaintiff’s bar is supporting Spike with their wallets.
As one former WVa Trial Lawyer’s Association president told me with a smile, “We’re supporting Spike because we think he’s pragmatic.”
In other words, I think he meant that the trial lawyers believe they can out-bid the Chamber of Commerce and expect his vote for the next 12 years.
Good luck with that. I think Spike’s gonna hose ‘em now that he’s got their money.
May 9, 2008 at 7:47 am
Come on Tony anything that reminds voters that Spike was cruising the Riviera with that turd Blankenship is a huge negative in the primaries. Not even in WV does anyone think its kosher for a Justice to cruise around the playground of the uber-rich with that hayseed coal baron (and on his dime I might add) who has cases appearing before Spike. Hell a 30-second spot with nothing but that incriminating picture on the screen and simple caption would be effective.
But it wouldn’t hurt to follow it up with a spot that mentions the numerous investigations pending against Spike and the whole inability to produce receipts showing he paid for his little French excursion. : ) (Too bad he did pay for that heinous eye job.)
Maybe the money shouldn’t be wasted on any more spots. Polls recently taken show Spike is toast. Burnt, crumbing, disgusting support hose wearing, varicose vein riddled toast. Hell Batress may even whoop his ass!
May 9, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Ketchum and Bastress are just as bad, check the wv record today to see how
May 9, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Support hose wearing, varicose vein riddled toast
That’s a classic. I’ll have to figure out how to work it into a post sometime before Tuesday’s election.
Bastress may even whoop his ass
My fear is that Bastress ends up being a Ralph Nader-esque spoiler who steals just enough votes from Workman and Ketchum that Spike squeaks out a second-place finish. I’d love for Bastress to win, he’s brilliant and ethical enough to do the job well. But under the current system he just isn’t dynamic enough to raise enough money to get the requisite name recognition.
After this election, Bastress should become the poster child for public financing of judicial elections.
May 10, 2008 at 11:24 am
LegendofBillieJean everyone know the WV Record is nothing more than a Chamber of Commerce propaganda rag and poorly written at that. No one with half a brain takes it seriously – maybe that explains why you are recommending it. I would like to know if there is some editorial mandate that states that no issue is allowed to be published without a defamatory article about Starcher on the front page. This week I almost fainted thinking they had forgone the Starcher smear piece, but low and behold somehow they turned in a article headline about Spike & Don’s Vacation photo spread into a story about Starcher’s phone records?!?!?! Oh yeah because when it comes to photos of a Justice and coal baron vacationing together the REAL story is who an uninvolved justice was talking on the phone with in January. WTF.
Bo Rumpole for the Defense – You posing the Nader situation in relation to Bastress has struck fear in my heart because I have heard many people posing the conflict of wanting to vote for him but fearing it will be wasted and in turn help Spike. Bob is a wonderful guy and everyone knows he would be a fabulous Justice, but at the same time for all the good he could do it can’t compare to the harm Spike IS doing so the first priority must be to get Spike off the bench he has so soiled and shamed.
But I have faith & I am keeping more than a few bottles of champagne on hand for Tuesday night.
April 24, 2009 at 7:18 am
My fellow on Facebook shared this link with me and I’m not dissapointed that I came to your blog.