I had received one, and had people sending them to me left and right. Young Americans for Liberty lobbyist and goofball Anthony Miryzants was back at it again yesterday afternoon using text blasts to try to get people to contact their legislators to support his versions of school vouchers, HB1009. Except, it wasn’t a very friendly persuasion. Because they’re all badly written, and use photos as they would use in a hit piece:
First off, it pushes a message where they couldn’t even bother to remember to put the legislators name in all of the spots for their template:
The House Education Committee meets first thing this AM to vote on HB 1009, and your State Representative NAME is a key member of the committee. It actually says NAME in all of the texts I was forwarded. And as one correspondent noted to me “I give it an F. Also — if they used a picture that bad of me….they’d never have my support.”
And this was not the exception, but the rule. Here’s one that came across to Brookings Residents:
Using a dark, blurry hit piece photo and telling me “Your State Representative NAME is a key member of the committee.” In addition to misspelling her name. (2 L’s).
As yet another legislator who had the “State Representative NAME” hit piece text message go across their district quipped “I guess they don’t teach attention to detail at freedom caucus school.” No. They missed that subject, as well as a number of other ones.
Guessing Anthony is going to mark this one down in the loss column. If not today, I doubt it makes it out of the House.
I got the same card with a different name. Oh well, goof balls do what goof balls gotta do.
Why would you send attack-style messages BEFORE they vote? Doesn’t seem like a great way to win them over.
Is this lobbyist by changing the skin tone to green on a photo of a legislator trying to connect them to a character from the movie Shrek or something? It makes no sense at all but then again he is aligned with the political extreme fringe.
Anything to do with vouchers is an even bigger NO now!
Schwans is a hair stylist by trade. That salmon-colored mop isn’t good for business. Nice work, Tony.
I met Anthony at the SDGOP state convention in Watertown. Total douchebag.
If any of these voucher schemes get passed into law after session I can easily see a successful ballot measure to not only nullify it but vote out the fools that voted for it.
Thanks for the corrections Pat, I’ll make sure to take those into account next time I’m in a 24hr turnaround situation 😎
Also you’re not going to win this fight, just so you know.
Anthony why would you change the tone of Rep. Tessa Schwan’s skin to green and alter her hair color to something not very flattering?
You had 24 hours and you screwed it up? okey dokey pokey
Anthony’s organization promotes “confrontational politics.” Hence his proponent testimony this morning that he is scorekeeping votes was meant as a political threat. It is consistent with the postcards he mails to attempt to force votes during Sesison.
Anhony uses fear as a tactic to get young legislators on board. It includes confrontation, belittling and name calling. He is not good for SD.
All these words, and nobody mentions that the fiscal note hasn’t been delivered.
If I’m understanding how politics works, 1009 falls because it’s too expensive, but gathers support ifor the concept n committee .. really captures the public’s imagination, you know?
Har har har!
Then comes the savior 1020 because it’s practically the same but affordable.
Both bills reconstitute the public school system in about 10 years, but it’ll be much better this time.
Just you watch.
Que superman theme.
*rolls eyes*