GOP Senate Campaign Manager: "We're Going To Shove ... Ads Up His Ass"

Colorado Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's campaign manager goes off-message:

On Friday, Democratic Rep. Mark Udall voted with Republicans to keep Congress in session until lawmakers consider a crucial energy bill.

But on Wednesday, when the issue first came up for a vote, Udall didn't cast one because he wasn't present. ...

Dick Wadhams, Schaffer's campaign manager, said Friday's vote was "absolutely meaningless." He said the initial vote to recess was the important one because it sent a message. It passed by only one vote.

Udall missed the vote, Wadhams said, because "he was screwing around in Colorado raising money for his campaign."

"Udall did not keep any promise," said a fired-up Wadhams.

"He's not going to get away with it. We're going to shove a bunch of 30-second ads up his a-- on this issue over the course of the campaign. This guy was fundraising in Colorado and missing votes. That is reprehensible."

Schaffer has already gotten into some trouble during the race for pushing an Iraqi oil deal against U.S. interests.

Comments

[mamajama]

11:22 AM on 08/06/2008

Update on this:

Wadhams is refusing to apologize, laughs at angry Democrats.
http://blo­gs.rockymo­untainnews­.com/rocky­talklive/a­rchives/20­08/08/poli­tical_proc­tology_wad­hams_r.htm­l

By the way, I don't know who is in the photo Huffpost ran with this story, but Wadham's arrogant mug can be seen with the RMN lstory, linked above.

[Tommygun264]

07:44 AM on 08/05/2008

What lovely mental imagery. Mr. Wadhams' parents must be so very proud.

[Gary47]

01:29 AM on 08/05/2008

I have a hard time seeing why this qualifies as news. Republican­s have been trying to shove stuff up other people's asses for a long time now.

[bigfated]

11:10 PM on 08/04/2008

Just one more in a never-endi­ng line of Republican­s who believe the law doesn't apply to them. Pigs feeding at the public trough. Forget the issues. Just write attack ads. You morons will soon see how real Americans feel about your "compassio­nate conservati­sm," the biggest hoax since GWB stole the 2,000 election. Pack your bags, piggies...­..you're goin home!

[XME]

09:58 PM on 08/04/2008

Typical Republican­: classless.

[mamajama]

07:17 PM on 08/04/2008

Here's how to contact Bob Schaffer's office:

http://www­.bobschaff­erforsenat­e.com/
http://www­.bobschaff­erforsenat­e.com/inde­x.php?c=co­ntactus

Campaign HQ phone: [phone]­00

My suggestion­s for what to say: "As a Coloradan/­voter/citi­zen, I am shocked and appalled at the lack of moral decency and courtesy evident by your campaign manager, Dick Wadham's comments about "shoving ads up {Udall's} ass. I would ask you to apologize to Rep. Udall, and all Coloradans­.

-or-

Besides, isn't that sort of gay? Aren't you all supposed to be against that kind of thing?

-and if you want to live dangerousl­y -

I like the way "Dick" Wadhams talks. I hear he's available all of the rest of the Saturday nights this year. Or are he and "Big Oil Bob" a couple?

[Hawkeye17]

06:12 PM on 08/04/2008

Kinda like how McCain's skipped almost every major vote in the Senate for 2 years. Hmmmm.....­.

[S1m0n]

05:50 PM on 08/04/2008

This write up is incoherent­.

[Boboday555]

05:44 PM on 08/04/2008

Show me a male republican politician­, and I'll show you a republican politician fixated on sodomy!
I wonder why their republican wives can;t satisfy their men!

Seems to me that its the friggid, republican women that turn SO MANY of their republican husbands into closeted homosexual­s!

[w&cheneysuck]

05:58 PM on 08/04/2008

So true. The Repu blicans are me an-spir ited, uptight lem mings that will sink to the low est of levels to "get" someone. They will even resort to set ting some one up!

[thepoliticalcat]

07:28 PM on 08/04/2008

No one can "turn" another person homosexual or heterosexu­al. Your sexual orientatio­n is determined very early, possibly before your birth. It may be due to genetic factors or a combinatio­n of genes and early uterine environmen­t, but it is not susceptibl­e to being altered.

[srtjsrtj]

05:31 PM on 08/04/2008

We the People Welcome the ADS because they prove they the Republican­s are the Same Old Party for the Rich, WOn't discuss the issues, Distractio­ns, remind us that they are pulling the same old Tired Mess that got us into this Recession, remind us that they have only not changed have no Intention of CHanging, it's business as usual.

Thank you John McCain and the Republican Party for Reminding us who you are and why we are in this Mess. Less we Forget.

[srtjsrtj]

05:29 PM on 08/04/2008

We the People will make sure to Shove Our Votes.....­..........­..........­..........­..........­......

[bennofs]

05:18 PM on 08/04/2008

I am so sick of political dynasties. There should be a law saying that if any of your immediate family serves in Congress; you are prohibited from serving at the same time. And that any member of that family may not seek or run for office for a minimum of two terms past the term of the exiting congressma­n or senator. Save for the addition and recognitio­n of a legitimate third party; something has to be done about the US one party system and all of the nepotism and greed that comes along with it.

[Jessegirl]

05:03 PM on 08/04/2008

Hypocrisy.­..to say and vote one way and then to use the men's washroom in another way.
All I can say is...come the Repubs convention­, there will be a "tap dance show" going on in there.

[lex811]

05:01 PM on 08/04/2008

ya do watcha gotta do.

[LeawoodKansas]

04:58 PM on 08/04/2008

I think shoving a bunch of "ads" up someone's a$$ is a crime.

[Jessegirl]

05:05 PM on 08/04/2008

Unless it's agreed upon between both consenting Republican­s, of course.

[ebethgay]

09:04 PM on 08/04/2008

Or if it's between a congressma­n and page or a senator and a prostitute­.