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Sean Duffy Ad: ‘I Come From A Long Line Of Lumberjacks’ (VIDEO)

Ad from Sean Duffy, Republican candidate for Congress,

Check out this new TV ad from Sean Duffy, the district attorney, former Real World star and now Republican nominee for the northern Wisconsin House seat currently held by the retiring Democratic Rep. Dave Obey. The spot shows the beautiful great outdoors of Wisconsin — and Duffy in a red plaid shirt and swinging an ax.

“I come from a long line of lumberjacks. My family has a proud heritage of swinging the ax. I’ve always been quick to take on a big piece of timber, and I’m just as ready to topple the big spending in Washington,” says Duffy, proceeding to chop some wood. “Our national debt has grown sky high, thanks to the liberals in D.C. I’ll work in Congress to cut the spending, and balance the budget.

“I’m Sean Duffy, and I approve this message, because I’ll bring the ax to Washington.”

Must…not…make…Monty Python reference

2010 elections, David Obey, House '10, Sean Duffy, WI-07
Eric Kleefeld

Eric Kleefeld joined TPM as an intern for the final months of the 2006 midterm elections, and then kept showing up for work. His other interests include guitars, old comic books and the politics of various English-speaking countries.

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