Colorado is a hot-bed for the national Dems and GOPs. We've entertained the likes of Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney and George W. Bush all in the last week--not to mention Pastor Ted down in the Springs. Heck, we even had mcjoan stop by.
Also on the ballot in Colorado is Amendment 44, a measure that would completely decriminalize the possession of one ounce of marijuana for any adult 21 and over.
The campaign is being championed by a group called SAFER (Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation), lead by Mason Tvert. In '05, SAFER got this same law on the ballot in Denver City/County, where it passed 52/48. On Tuesday, the whole state of Colorado decides.
And what ads were purchased in each city receiving the top Republicans morning paper?
Here's a little sample:
From the
AP:
DENVER - A group that claims marijuana use is safer than drinking ran newspaper ads Saturday mentioning allegations that President Bush once drunkenly challenged his father to fight and Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting of a friend after drinking.
SAFER Colorado, which put a measure on the Colorado ballot to legalize possession of marijuana, placed an ad in a newspaper in Greeley, where Bush made an appearance on Saturday.
The ad in the Greeley Tribune had a photo of Bush accompanied by text that read: "In 1972, this man tried to fight his dad when he was drunk. Just one more reason to vote 'Yes on 44.'" The ad was referring to published reports that in 1972, a 26-year-old Bush had come home drunk and challenged his father to a fight. The matter was reportedly settled without violence.
The group ran the Cheney ad in The Gazette of Colorado Springs, a day after he spoke to troops at the nearby Fort Carson Army post and attended a campaign rally. The ad said, "Shot his friend in the face after drinking. Just one more reason to vote 'Yes on 44.'"
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"They were both in town ... and we are simply taking this opportunity to draw attention to the fact that alcohol contributes to far more problems than marijuana," said Mason Tvert, the group's campaign director.
White House spokesman Tony Snow, asked for comment aboard Air Force One as Bush headed to Texas after the rally, dismissed the ads as "kind of snarky and juvenile."
"I'm not sure they did their cause much good," he said.
Um... getting drunk and coming home to try and fight your father is juvenile, Tony.
The latest polls have the pro-pot measure only garnering 34% of the vote, with 54% opposing. In Denver County in 2005, just days before the election, the polls said the same thing. But at the end of the night, pot was decriminalized. Will that happen again?
Everyone seems to think people don't answer this question honestly to a pollster.
Would you?
By the way, here's the ad against Cheney.