The bane of being a highly educated city is that the true nutbag politicians won’t even try to get elected here. (Which makes our elections so much less interesting.) Example: Meet Kathy Peterson, an Alabama native running for President of the Public Service Commission (WHO GIVES A “RIP” ABOUT ALABAMA!!) and her incredibly frightening husband Dale Peterson. Both are hilariously aggressive… and though this ad is a tad long, DO NOT MISS the stinger at the end for a truly WTF moment.
Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.) More by Wm. Steven Humphrey
AWESOME
do NOT fuck with Dale Peterson.
scariest finger quotes ever.
Why is she trying to walk through my monitor?
Wharton, solid!
She (they) apparently raise llamas (or maybe alpacas) which are really cool animals. Vote for Kathy.
WAIT, THE EPA WANTS TO KILL CAPITALISM? I DON’T EVEN.
So, was her husband insinuating that he will shoot anyone that vandalizes her signs?
The music is fucking awesome
Keep on reinforcing those stereotypes, Alabama.
@ 1:10 I love the slow creep of her hands into the frame to do quote fingers that just keep scratching over and over until the cut.
Her private business experience appears to be as a talk show host on a pet talk public access show. Seriously… check it out @ 0:59.
She’s Dale Peterson’s partner and best friend. That’s good enough for me.
Looks like Dale was a big Herman Cain supporter, so his political acumen can’t be questioned.
I’m from Alabama and this is such a fantastic mishmash of all the sorts of things you see in local level election ads. The shoddy camera work, the crazy music, the ridiculously large vehicle, the man who speaks about his wife for 30 seconds before she gets any screen time, and finally the “subtle” threat with the rifle. This is standard election fare.
Homesickness averted!