A big blunder for a Texas pol
Noriega goofs words to “Deep in the Heart…” (W. Gardner Selby, Austin American Statesman)
A video taped March 13-15 by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, promoting Rick Noriega for the U.S. Senate, yields two memorable factoids, and a singing gaffe.
Noriega, a Houston state representative, is the first Democrat to win his party’s Senate nomination in a multi-candidate primary without a runoff since 1976. And he eats his barbecue (brisket and ribs) with a napkin tucked in his shirt.
In seriousness, Noriega tells a group: “Are we going to have the resources to compete?” With whom? With Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, it goes unsaid. “I’m telling you, it’s getting ready to get tough.”
The video opens with Noriega singing what seems to be a verse of “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” though I was alerted by Cornyn’s camp that he gets the words wrong. Noriega sings: “The stars are bright and big at night.” The actual lyrics? “The stars at night are big and bright…”
Nicely done.
You'd think they might have budgeted some money to FIX the gaffe in the video. That they did not is probably reflective of just how little money the national party intends to spend on a race it's unlikely to win.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/25/08 23:31 | Texas | Technorati
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If bad song lyrics are the worst the Cornyn campaign can do, then I'm not particularly worried. The previous attempts to hammer on Noriega certainly haven't gotten much traction.
You're right, though, about the unlikely part. For now. Cornyn's vulnerable.
Posted by another precinct chair @ 11:49 on 03/26/08
Hammer on Noriega? I suspect the Cornyn campaign is quite happy mostly to ignore Noriega, who is unlikely to have enough money to run a competitive race (unlike, say, candidates who can finance their own campaigns against Judge Emmett and Rep. Culberson here in the Houston area).
In terms of the worst a campaign can do, I would guess that mangling a Texas favorite ranks higher than any mudslinging the Cornyn campaign might do.
I say this as someone who isn't exactly a cheerleader for Cornyn. The mere mention of his name doesn't quicken my pulse. And despite numerous email requests, you don't see a button flying that would associate me with this:
http://www.johncornyn.com/n...
:)
Posted by Kevin @ 16:08 on 03/26/08
I've got this odd feeling Cornyn wasn't referring to me in that video....
*sigh*
"Bloggers are good as long as they run OUR information that WE provide them"
Another bang-up job by the Repbulicans regarding the blogosphere.
Posted by Cory @ 08:37 on 03/27/08
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