i will speak frankly here, the ads do not suck. surprisingly, do not take this the wrong way, but for a vaguely left-leaning cause, this ad that s being run against mike coffman is a perfectly-framed well-done ad, which is not true of most ads on anything, but particularly on this issue. this one is great. this is really well-done. watch. even though scientists agree that climate change worsens extreme weather, congressman coffman is so extreme, he sides with big oil. when they call, he answers. coffman takes over $300,000 from the oil and gas industry, while big oil denies climate science, coffman questions whether climate change is even a problem, protects their profits, and opposes efforts to reduce carbon pollution. tell congressman coffman to stop denying climate science and act. if you do not like political ads, generally, you probably will not like that one either, but technically speaking, that
represents a district right outside denver. mike coffman is the man responsible for what may be the greatest sound bite we have ever played on this tv show, from a currently serving politician. i mean, it s not lbj ordering pants or anything. that s still the king, but lbj was dead by the time we heard that one. this guy is in office, still, right now. you remember what this one was for mike coffman? it was last may, congressman coffman, home in his district, attending a private fund-raiser, and he veered into birtherville. he told the people at the fund-raiser, quote, i don t know whether barack obama was born in the united states of america. i don t know that! but i do know this! that in his heart, he s not an american. he s just knots an american. after audio of those comments turned up in the press, the congressman offered an apology. he said, i misspoke and i apologize. i misspoke and i apologize. after releasing that statement, congressman mike coffman then had the misfortune
watch this. after your comments about the president, do you feel that voters are yoed a better explanation than just, i misspoke? i think that um, as i i stand by my statement that i misspoke and i apologize. okay. and who are you apologizing to? i standby my statement and i am a spoke and i apologize. we talk to you all the time whochlt is telling you not to talk? i standby my statement that you have. i am a spoke and i apologize. was it that you thought it would go over well in elbert county and you would never say something like that in the suburbs. you have my statement. is there anything i can ask you that you will answer differently? i standby my statement. i misspoke and i apologize. between congressman mike
you that you will answer differently? i stand by my statement that i misspoke and i apologize. thank you. joining me now is that reporter from kusa in denver. thanks for joining my. al, thanks for having me. your interview with congressman coffman got a big reaction in colorado. in an op-ed, congressman coffman is calling his comment bone headed. his comments were tape recorded by a supporter. someone who came to the fundraise tore koe n donated, and those comments were posted on youtube and facebook, and they were brought to our attention. i understand you had, for
then a station in denver caught up with the congressman. tuesday passed and to ask him about this and asked him about why he had made the statement in the first place. here is what congressman had to say. after your comments about the president, do you feel that voters are owed a better explanation than just i misspoke? i think that as i stand by my statement, they misspoke, and i apologize. okay, who are you apologizing to. i stand by my statement, i misspoke and apologize. we talk to you all of the time, you re very forth coming. who is telling you not to talk. i stand by my statement that i misspoke and i apologize. did you say it because you would never say something like that in the suburbs? is there anything i can ask