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GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’ | Grist

grist.org 25 Oct '12, 6pm

Kristi Noem, a GOP representative from South Dakota, has released an ad enumerating the many, many reasons that her opponent Matt Varilek is untrustworthy. They are as follows: Earned TWO master’s degrees — who needs that much education? Studied something called “the environment,” clearly code for “communism.” Lived in or visited several places that are not South Dakota. Believes in global warming. Corn dogs. Kristi Noem, by contrast, had the integrity to not finish college, since she had to raise a farm and manage a family and didn’t have time for fancy lectures about imaginary global warming from liberal homosexuals. Seriously, you have to watch this ad to believe the depth of anti-intellectualism and anti-environmentalism at work here. The voiceover literally just reads off Varilek’s impressive resume — got two postgraduate degrees, studied at Cambridge, spoke at a U.N....

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@rossb82 » 18 Nov '12, 2pm
I missed this during #election2012 but surely this is best/worst attack ad ever [link] < He's lived outside of US. Stone him!
@TariAkpodiete » 10 Nov '12, 3pm
RT @IamWonderB: OMG - GOP candidate:‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’[link]
@davidstarkoff » 08 Nov '12, 12pm
@ALeighMP Lucky you didn't run for election in South Dakota @kim_weatherall [link]
@ErinPCrosby » 07 Nov '12, 3am
Please god, give them brains. ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries...' [link]
@Freebird7774 » 06 Nov '12, 10pm
Best political ad ever. Smears a guy for getting a "triple double" in corndog and beer consumption #SDakota [link]
@PeterDCarter » 06 Nov '12, 7pm
This is hilarious [link] #unintentionalcomedy
@elizabeth_cai » 06 Nov '12, 12am
AMURRICA. global warming, intellectualism, etc. are the evilz. this is scary! [link]
@orbzuc » 05 Nov '12, 9pm
Wow. Radical Ideas?! No comment. [link] - one of the strangest election ad campaigns.
@EddyCanforDumas » 05 Nov '12, 7pm
Priceless. ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’ | [link]
@Ali8923 » 05 Nov '12, 6pm
RT @martin_eve: GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’ [link]
@uspoliticker » 04 Nov '12, 7pm
RT @uspoliticker GOP ad makes it clear what it thinks of higher study. [link] amandabrotchie (Ama... [link]
@amandabrotchie » 04 Nov '12, 6pm
GOP ad makes it clear what it thinks of higher study. [link] #USpol
@JohannesMunter » 04 Nov '12, 5pm
"My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster." Awesomeness. [link]
@cpnelsonmusic » 04 Nov '12, 3pm
Thanks @thomasmessenger for pointing this hilarious article out. [link]
@krsegal » 04 Nov '12, 1pm
South Dakota GOP smears opponent: he has 2 masters, studied the 'environment', spoke at UN & lived outside South Dakota [link]
@jordangray » 04 Nov '12, 12am
Seriously, GOP? "Our opponent is way too smart and educated to be trustworthy. Oh, and he eats too many corn dogs." [link]
@budapestagent » 03 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @eszter: wait, so this is supposed to be an ad *against* the other candidate? [link] tx @dandrezner
@eszter » 03 Nov '12, 4pm
wait, so this is supposed to be an ad *against* the other candidate? [link] tx @dandrezner
@DeputyOgier » 03 Nov '12, 11am
Rublican ad: [link] Scary stuff Woo-ey, looks like we got ourselves a reader
@andreimuri » 03 Nov '12, 10am
RT @soukici: RT @GeorgeMonbiot: And you really have to watch this #GOP ad: my opponent is educated + well-travelled. The bastard! [link]
@faceometer » 03 Nov '12, 10am
@KatsumotoJP republicans lol [link]
@Patrick_Skene » 03 Nov '12, 7am
LOL: New Contender for best US Presidential Election Attack Ad including a 150Lb Ice Luge for Drinking Jagermeister [link]
@CarlBenjaminsen » 03 Nov '12, 4am
This is the best worst piece of parochial provincialism I've ever seen in a political campaign advertisement: [link]
@ohbutmeow » 03 Nov '12, 3am
@ColbertReport Corn dogs, like baby carrots, are trying to turn Stephen gay!: [link]
@WrestleDena » 03 Nov '12, 3am
RT @rumhud: GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other countries, he is basically a monster’ [link]
@macmansd » 03 Nov '12, 2am
GOP is so DUMP [link]
@ted_kennedy » 03 Nov '12, 1am
Dear America, your scaring me again. Sincerely Concerned neighbor - GOP candidate AD. [link] #us #poli
@rajbhandari » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
Ever wondered where topsy-turvy is? It was in South Dakota all along; I just didn't realize until now [link]
@coreplane » 02 Nov '12, 11pm
@dandrezner That's an attack? I'm impressed. I want to vote for Varilek. Strange people who consider that negative. [link]
@cuddlyangryjew » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
My new favourite political attack ad - best bits are the corn dog parties and the soybean association award - [link]
@J_Bernhardt » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
This is an amazing ad from the South Dakota GOP. I want to meet Matt Varilek . [link]
@thematthewbaker » 02 Nov '12, 9pm
This trailer for this movie about an election in SD is SO exciting!! CAN'T WAIT to see the movie!! [link]
@meenakshisarma » 02 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @dandrezner: I want to run for office in South Dakota as a Democrat just to see if the S.D. GOP can top this negative ad: [link]
@dandrezner » 02 Nov '12, 8pm
I want to run for office in South Dakota as a Democrat just to see if the S.D. GOP can top this negative ad: [link]
@thelittlepakeha » 02 Nov '12, 7pm
Bookmarked something interesting: GOP candidate: ‘My opponent believes in global warming and has been to other count... [link]
@soobrickay » 02 Nov '12, 6pm
SD GOP attack ad makes Democrat look worldly, smart, great party-host; Republican parochial farmer. [link] via @Scarletstand
@andrewmccormick » 02 Nov '12, 6pm
RT @MrNickClark: Has Brass Eye hit the US?? RT @DavidTaylor85: This is most outstanding political attack ad I think I've ever seen... [link]
@MrNickClark » 02 Nov '12, 6pm
Has Brass Eye hit the US?? RT @DavidTaylor85: This is most outstanding political attack ad I think I've ever seen... [link]
@S_R_Morrison » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
RT @DavidTaylor85: This is most outstanding political attack ad I think I've ever seen... [link] h/t @alexcd88
@DavidTaylor85 » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
This is most outstanding political attack ad I think I've ever seen... [link] h/t @alexcd88
@alijhood » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
WOW [link]
@Spysun04 » 02 Nov '12, 5pm
Δείτε πόσο ιερή είναι η αμάθεια για την αμερικάνικη δεξιά...Κωμικοτραγικό και άκρως επίκαιρο: [link]
@PatrickKingsley » 02 Nov '12, 3pm
This US attack ad is inspired. In a nutshell: "Democrat has two degrees; is clearly a Trot." [link] (via @stephenkingsley)
@benteka » 02 Nov '12, 2pm
Perfekt:-) “@terjecol: @benteka Har du denne i valgkampvideosamlinga? [link]”
@terjecol » 02 Nov '12, 12pm
@benteka Har du denne i valgkampvideosamlinga? [link]
@robbyhickman » 02 Nov '12, 11am
From #SouthDakota this hilarious GOP ad; sweet farmer v/s man who has been to FOREIGN places and got DEGREES and stuff [link]
@armadillos » 02 Nov '12, 11am
RT @jonzo1: This is the most brilliant political ad of our time. and hat tips Glasgow Uni. [link]
@jonzo1 » 02 Nov '12, 11am
This is the most brilliant political ad of our time. and hat tips Glasgow Uni. [link]
@kilophoton » 02 Nov '12, 10am
@ItsJustBrando @jlundbor either the best satire ever or the worst GOP ad ever. [link]
@NewsFrames » 02 Nov '12, 10am
Republican ad - a lesson in conservative framing. Has everything Lakoff has been talking about: [link] - Via: @GeorgeMonbiot