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Mira

(22,380 posts)
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 10:24 PM Jan 2016

Quoting Rachel Maddow talking about Jeb: "More Money than Support..."

She just reported that Jeb, who has outspent the combined spending by Trump and Cruz by 11 times, honest to God sent Fedex Overnight packages into New Hampshire households over the weekend.
They contained
wait
for
it
full fledged video PLAYERS queued up to play a video advertising Jeb Bush and his candidacy for President.

She then went on to say that maybe the people would have preferred to get a set of snow tires, or a bottle of booze.
And then she laughed her inimitable laugh, if you briefly close your eyes I bet you can hear it even over your own.

Honestly, just between you and me, that is what money heavy and substance light desperation looks like.

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Quoting Rachel Maddow talking about Jeb: "More Money than Support..." (Original Post) Mira Jan 2016 OP
True. old guy Jan 2016 #1
I don't know about you, MurrayDelph Jan 2016 #2
I'm in California - I'd be happy Retrograde Jan 2016 #3
Video players or CD/DVD players malaise Jan 2016 #4

old guy

(3,283 posts)
1. True.
Wed Jan 20, 2016, 11:04 PM
Jan 2016

However, tRump and carnival don't have to buy campaign ads the same way the others do as the corporate media gives it to them free all day every day.

MurrayDelph

(5,292 posts)
2. I don't know about you,
Thu Jan 21, 2016, 12:26 AM
Jan 2016

but if someone sent me an unsolicited piece of electronic equipment, I wouldn't plug it in and play.

I might call DHS, though.

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