October 19, 2004
Plenty of junk (in the trunk)
The Maryland Senate race between Barbara Mikulski and E.J. Pipkin may end up being a one-sided affair, but it won't be pretty. How not pretty?
This not pretty.
If you've been watching local news over the last few weeks, you may have seen the ads in which the challenger Pipkin (R) attacks Babs for raising taxes, hating the troops and generally being a Democrat. "Now you know" is the tagline, which is almost as annoying as those "Empire Today" ads. Mikulski shot back in ads informing the public that Pipkin made his money on Wall Street in junk bonds. High-interest debt is not by nature shady, and it was a fairly low blow, especially since she's not accusing Pipkin of being a tubby version of Michael Milken.
But in his opening remarks during last night's debate, Pipkin showed he doesn't know how to fight back:
"If you use a Nextel phone or are watching this on a cable station owned by Comcast, those are companies that have used junk bonds to finance their growth," Pipkin said.
Comcast. Nextel. Could there be any businesses more hated by consumers than mobile phones and cable television? Could either firm have worse service? Why not just say you'll work hard to keep those CVS cashiers chatting on the phone pretending not to see you while you stand two feet from them with your rubbers, shampoo and toilet paper? Could he be any less sympathetic? Should I stop with the rhetorical questions already?
Posted by rj3 at October 19, 2004 3:49 PM
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