Brian Kemp Commercial (Atlanta, Evans, Perry: violent crime, wedding, to live)

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by tikigod311

Sorry, I just have to disagree with this. This is a play on an old joke and to equate it to Parkland is just looking to find ways to be offended.

I think people get too excited to find something to offended by and this is one of them. Grow up yall

I am grown. Part of that involves being aware of the realities of the world and how it impacts my children and grandchildren. So I am offended, and I am excited.
"Grow up, y'all?" Right back at y'all.

[stoxdiamond]

Ever since Trump won the primary, every Republican politician realized the best way to get votes is to do things that **** off "liberals." This ad is simply one of those things. It's too bad that we'll never hear anything about actual policy that matters to GA because the candidates are talking about how big of a gun they have in their pants.

I expect Cagle to response with an ad holding larger firearm, pointing it at a younger kid.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by stoxdiamond

Ever since Trump won the primary, every Republican politician realized the best way to get votes is to do things that **** off "liberals." This ad is simply one of those things. It's too bad that we'll never hear anything about actual policy that matters to GA because the candidates are talking about how big of a gun they have in their pants.

I expect Cagle to response with an ad holding larger firearm, pointing it at a younger kid.

Apparently you're on to something, stox. The chasm widens.

[Pemgin]

*Points nuclear warhead at newborn*

CHECKMATE, KEMP!

[primaltech]

I'll say this much- as a native Georgian and southerner, who speaks totally normal and barely (if at all) accented, standard American English, I'm regularly offended (or put off I guess is the better term) by these southerner conservative politicians like Brian Kemp who, whether deliberately or not, in their ads and sound bites always sound like General Beauregard meets hillbilly meets rural Texas or something.

And just the words and things he uses, and playing directly into all the related redneck and southern stereotypes, in ads like that. It's really anti-intellectualism, like an appeal to anti-intellectualism.

Politicians who represent Georgia should speak and act like most Georgians speak and act every day. Like normal. We're not on the front porch holding shotguns saying "I reckon we gon' get along just fine!". We're sitting in traffic and working at offices and on our iPhones and laptops going out to eat. We are by and large sophisticated, regular modern Americans in this state. Even among the half of the population that's outside of the metro area.

It's crazy, that part of the big appeal of someone like Stacy Evans to me, is that she doesn't speak with some super thick ridiculous Georgia accent and talk about how "family values" she is, but just basically talks pretty dang normal, and sounds intelligent and aware and modern, and talks about relevant current-day issues and practical and reasonable concerns. Even though she's born and raised in Ringgold, GA up near the TN border.

And regardless of whatever a politician's views are on guns, real gun owners don't freaking point them at people.

[evannole]

Originally Posted by tikigod311

Sorry, I just have to disagree with this. This is a play on an old joke and to equate it to Parkland is just looking to find ways to be offended.

I think people get too excited to find something to offended by and this is one of them. Grow up yall

Hardly.

Politics and misogyny aside, this ad is basically saying that the best way to get what you want is to point a gun at the other person or persons involved, and that it's appropriate to use guns to openly and aggressively threaten others rather than simply in self-defense.

Truly disturbing.

Though Kemp is unlikely to get the nomination, I doubt he'll disappear from Georgia politics anytime soon. The next time he does end up in a general election, I hope the Democratic candidate helps the electorate remember this mess.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by primaltech

I'll say this much- as a native Georgian and southerner, who speaks totally normal and barely (if at all) accented, standard American English, I'm regularly offended (or put off I guess is the better term) by these southerner conservative politicians like Brian Kemp who, whether deliberately or not, in their ads and sound bites always sound like General Beauregard meets hillbilly meets rural Texas or something.

And just the words and things he uses, and playing directly into all the related redneck and southern stereotypes, in ads like that. It's really anti-intellectualism, like an appeal to anti-intellectualism.

Politicians who represent Georgia should speak and act like most Georgians speak and act every day. Like normal. We're not on the front porch holding shotguns saying "I reckon we gon' get along just fine!". We're sitting in traffic and working at offices and on our iPhones and laptops going out to eat. We are by and large sophisticated, regular modern Americans in this state. Even among the half of the population that's outside of the metro area.

It's crazy, that part of the big appeal of someone like Stacy Evans to me, is that she doesn't speak with some super thick ridiculous Georgia accent and talk about how "family values" she is, but just basically talks pretty dang normal, and sounds intelligent and aware and modern, and talks about relevant current-day issues and practical and reasonable concerns. Even though she's born and raised in Ringgold, GA up near the TN border.

And regardless of whatever a politician's views are on guns, real gun owners don't freaking point them at people.

Very well said, PT.

[primaltech]

Originally Posted by Iconographer

Very well said, PT.

Thanks, Icon! Cheers.

[CCATL]

Originally Posted by primaltech

I'll say this much- as a native Georgian and southerner, who speaks totally normal and barely (if at all) accented, standard American English, I'm regularly offended (or put off I guess is the better term) by these southerner conservative politicians like Brian Kemp who, whether deliberately or not, in their ads and sound bites always sound like General Beauregard meets hillbilly meets rural Texas or something.

And just the words and things he uses, and playing directly into all the related redneck and southern stereotypes, in ads like that. It's really anti-intellectualism, like an appeal to anti-intellectualism.

Politicians who represent Georgia should speak and act like most Georgians speak and act every day. Like normal. We're not on the front porch holding shotguns saying "I reckon we gon' get along just fine!". We're sitting in traffic and working at offices and on our iPhones and laptops going out to eat. We are by and large sophisticated, regular modern Americans in this state. Even among the half of the population that's outside of the metro area.

It's crazy, that part of the big appeal of someone like Stacy Evans to me, is that she doesn't speak with some super thick ridiculous Georgia accent and talk about how "family values" she is, but just basically talks pretty dang normal, and sounds intelligent and aware and modern, and talks about relevant current-day issues and practical and reasonable concerns. Even though she's born and raised in Ringgold, GA up near the TN border.

And regardless of whatever a politician's views are on guns, real gun owners don't freaking point them at people.

Couldn't rep you again, but great comments. Fully agree.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by primaltech

I'll say this much- as a native Georgian and southerner, who speaks totally normal and barely (if at all) accented, standard American English, I'm regularly offended (or put off I guess is the better term) by these southerner conservative politicians like Brian Kemp who, whether deliberately or not, in their ads and sound bites always sound like General Beauregard meets hillbilly meets rural Texas or something.

And just the words and things he uses, and playing directly into all the related redneck and southern stereotypes, in ads like that. It's really anti-intellectualism, like an appeal to anti-intellectualism.

Politicians who represent Georgia should speak and act like most Georgians speak and act every day. Like normal. We're not on the front porch holding shotguns saying "I reckon we gon' get along just fine!". We're sitting in traffic and working at offices and on our iPhones and laptops going out to eat. We are by and large sophisticated, regular modern Americans in this state. Even among the half of the population that's outside of the metro area.

It's crazy, that part of the big appeal of someone like Stacy Evans to me, is that she doesn't speak with some super thick ridiculous Georgia accent and talk about how "family values" she is, but just basically talks pretty dang normal, and sounds intelligent and aware and modern, and talks about relevant current-day issues and practical and reasonable concerns. Even though she's born and raised in Ringgold, GA up near the TN border.

And regardless of whatever a politician's views are on guns, real gun owners don't freaking point them at people.

Well said, PT!