At first, the new campaign video from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees seems to be a dialed-back take on Priorities USA’s infamous “Mitt Romney gave my wife cancer” spot. Really, though, aside from the “victim” still being alive, it’s essentially the same line of attack. Mitt Romney’s garbage man, Richard Hayes, knows that his body’s going to break down from hauling Romney’s trash each week, and Romney just doesn’t care.
Hayes says that sometimes residents give him and the other trash collectors hugs. Not Romney, though. He was too busy counting his money to say hi, or something.
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SCANDAL! New Union Ad Attacks Mitt Romney For Not Talking To His Garbage Man http://t.co/gG7SpY3W
— Carolyn B. Rhodes (@Lina_Rhodes) October 2, 2012
AFSCME Ad: Romney doesn't talk to his garbage man or something… http://t.co/775Wz21g #tcot #gop
— Howard Notelling (@BluegrassPundit) October 1, 2012
He’s A Monster! New Union Ad Attacks Mitt Romney For Not Talking To His Garbage Man http://t.co/Zl1ZXmFa OMG! Never seen such stupid ads!
— WhineNot ? (@WhineNot) October 2, 2012
Mitt Romney. Pure evil for having his garbage picked up: http://t.co/DwpDmftd
— Anne Leary (@backyardconserv) October 2, 2012
AFSCME claims the ad is the first in a series.
Next AFSCME anti-Romney ad will feature a waitress who once had to pick up a toothpick Mitt dropped on the floor at a restaurant.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) October 1, 2012
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New Dem ad features Romney's garbage man (http://t.co/MoFr16s8); can the disgruntled dry-cleaner and the pissed-off pool guy b far behind?
— Ted Reinstein (@tedreinstein) October 1, 2012
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Update:
It turns out that Romney spent some time as a garbage man himself.
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