Here's the latest example of an hate-filled, racist, unacceptable and thugish Republican attack posture and smear campaign. The Pemberton Republican Club official contact (from their IRS 527 organizational application) is: davidabby@comcast.net. Feel free to express your feelings about their approach to democracy.
Reprinted from:http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/09/new-jersey-gop-takes-down-obama-loves-america-like-oj-loved-nicole-banner-from-website/#comment-5080172
New Jersey GOP takes down ‘Obama loves America like O.J. loved Nicole’ banner from website.»
After
local Democrats “alleged racist campaign tactics,” the Republican Club
in Pemberton, NJ removed a banner yesterday from its website
that compared Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to O.J. Simpson. “Obama loves
America like O.J. loved Nicole,” the banner read. Though the image has
now been removed, Blue Jersey saved a screen shot of the offensive banner:
Ed Kuck, the Republican County committeeman who placed the image on the website, told the Philadelphia Inquirer that he had put it up while adding pictures from a local rally for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Simpson was effectively found liable in a 1996 civil trial for the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson.
Here’s what I wrote to them:
Sir;
As you are the registered contact agent for the IRS 527 group “Pemberton Township Republican Club”, I write to you to express my
utter outrage, and my extreme embarrassment at being a fellow
Republican, at your contemptible, unacceptable, and inexcusable website
banner comparing Mr. Obama to O. J. Simpson. That your lackey was
quoted as saying: “I found out it was inappropriate, and I took it
down,” Kuck said” leaves me speechless and disgusted. He ‘found out’ it
was inappropriate? How could he not know it was inappropriate and
unacceptable? What kind of rubes does your 527 employ?
Republicans are supposed to be better; they are supposed to stand
for what makes America great, not snickering, racist boobs with
uninformed minds and hating hearts.
Are Republican ideals, policies and visions so corrupt, so bankrupt, so bereft of public appeal that they cannot stand on their
own? Can they maintain political support in no other way than to appeal
to the lowest of the low, the bigots, racists, morons and hicks? You
all may think this is very funny, but it is a black eye for Republicans
everywhere. Maybe you didn’t notice, but this will be a very tough
election year for Republicans–oh, right, you are from Pemberton–maybe you DID
notice–your lot got shown the door last election, didn’t they?
Probably because of attitudes and stunts like this. Grow up or stop
representing yourselves as Republicans.
Republicans everywhere are ashamed of you, ashamed
to be associated with you. You make all Republicans appear to be
the “lowest of the low, the bigots, racists, morons and hicks” which
you Pemberton lot apparently are.
I am beyond disgusted.
Dr. Donald B. MacGowan
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