crandc
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That's a tall order. We've seen overt racism, homophobia, mysogyny, treating the Sept. 11 tragedy as the exclusive property of one political party, outright lies. And a lot more. But this is the worst political ad. Ever.
The ad, sponsored by the oxymoronic gay Republican Log Cabin of Broward County Florida, depicts the dead body of the late Ambassador Christopher Stevens and asks if the Obama Administration can't protect gays, how can they protect against Sharia Law? It continues with an exhortation to support Israel, and vote Republican.
Where to begin? Maybe with the fact that Ambassador Stevens' father has asked campaigns, specifically the Romney campaign, not to use his son's image in political ads? At the time of the attack, irresponsible Web sites claimed the Ambassador's body was dragged through the streets, some said he was sodomized. Some posters here mindlessly repeated the charge. We know now he was carried through the streets to a hospital. Yet the text with the photo implies that this was an attack rather than rescue attempt.
There is no evidence Ambassador Stevens was gay, although there have been some rumors to that effect. To suggest that the Administration did not properly protect him because he was allegedly gay is not even outer space. We can reasonably debate security measures for embassies and consulates. A good place to start might be restoring the $500 million the current Congress cut from the budget for embassy security. This requires a serious discussion, not a lying ad or talking point.
The ad then claims the Administration can't protect us from "Sharia Law", which no one is trying to impose. However, there are those who are trying really hard to impose their interpretation of Christianity as law. Most of them are Republican. And where does "Support Israel" come from? No explanation as to what needs to be done, aside from "vote Republican".
And this ad was placed by a gay group in support of a candidate who has pledged to reinstate "don't ask don't tell", support a Constitutional amendment to forever prohibit marriage equality, whose party platform explicitly denounces the existence of gay people, opposes adoption right, opposes teaching of equality in schools. Even defeated a motion to affirm the dignity and humanity of all people.
Worst political ad. Ever.
The ad, sponsored by the oxymoronic gay Republican Log Cabin of Broward County Florida, depicts the dead body of the late Ambassador Christopher Stevens and asks if the Obama Administration can't protect gays, how can they protect against Sharia Law? It continues with an exhortation to support Israel, and vote Republican.
Where to begin? Maybe with the fact that Ambassador Stevens' father has asked campaigns, specifically the Romney campaign, not to use his son's image in political ads? At the time of the attack, irresponsible Web sites claimed the Ambassador's body was dragged through the streets, some said he was sodomized. Some posters here mindlessly repeated the charge. We know now he was carried through the streets to a hospital. Yet the text with the photo implies that this was an attack rather than rescue attempt.
There is no evidence Ambassador Stevens was gay, although there have been some rumors to that effect. To suggest that the Administration did not properly protect him because he was allegedly gay is not even outer space. We can reasonably debate security measures for embassies and consulates. A good place to start might be restoring the $500 million the current Congress cut from the budget for embassy security. This requires a serious discussion, not a lying ad or talking point.
The ad then claims the Administration can't protect us from "Sharia Law", which no one is trying to impose. However, there are those who are trying really hard to impose their interpretation of Christianity as law. Most of them are Republican. And where does "Support Israel" come from? No explanation as to what needs to be done, aside from "vote Republican".
And this ad was placed by a gay group in support of a candidate who has pledged to reinstate "don't ask don't tell", support a Constitutional amendment to forever prohibit marriage equality, whose party platform explicitly denounces the existence of gay people, opposes adoption right, opposes teaching of equality in schools. Even defeated a motion to affirm the dignity and humanity of all people.
Worst political ad. Ever.
