"Tea Party Democrat" running against Rep. Ellison. Running graphic anti-choice ads. Discuss.

[Erose999]

[ article ]A Democratic primary candidate for Congress and tea party activist is airing graphic anti-abortion ads against a fellow Democrat in Minnesota, according to KARE 11.

Gary Boisclair is running against incumbent Rep. Keith Ellison (D) in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District. Boisclair has purchased air time to show three graphic ads targeting Ellison for his support of a woman’s right to terminate her pregnancy.

“I am fighting for the unborn,” Boisclair told KARE 11. “Only by making people are people going to wake up and do something about it.”

The ad accuses Ellison of being willing to kill an “unborn baby” and describes Planned Parenthood as a “criminal syndicate.” The ad features numerous pictures of bloody aborted fetuses.

Boisclair was born and raised in Minneapolis, according to his website. But he hasn’t lived in the state since 2003. His official residence listed in West Virginia. Boisclair explained to the Star Tribune that he is a Democrat because, “Democrats know how to fight for the little guy, and I’m fighting for the littlest guy.” [ / article ]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/07/tea-party-democrat-to-run-anti-abortion-ads-against-rep-ellison/


Is the tent big enough for "Tea Party" Democrats? I should think not. I say no teabagging! No nuts on foreheads!!

[Wounded Bear]

1. I should think that "Tea Party Democrat" is an oxymoron....

....or maybe just a moron.

[kestrel91316]

6. [phone]

[Zalatix]

23. Watch what you say. If you bash Tea Party Democrats

then you are forcing Democrats to march in lock-step!



(This is a parody of the responses I got here)

[Wounded Bear]

33. Yeah, we have our cults, too....

At least they haven't taken over yet.

[myrna minx]

2. I live here and I have no idea who this bozo is - but he's no DFLer.

Representative Ellison will win handily. He's well liked and respected in our district.

[geardaddy]

8. Don't forget to vote in the primary on Tuesday.

[myrna minx]

24. Yep! I still have some homework to do to decide about school board etc.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. How can he run in Minneasota if his residence is in WVA?

[1-Old-Man]

25. How did Mitt Romney run in Massachusetts when his residence was in Utah?

How is John Raesae running for Senate in West Virginia when his residence is in Florida?

[hifiguy]

4. Keith Ellison is safe.

This beanhead will get nowhere. Keith's district is as reliably liberal as any in the country.

[bunnies]

5. He needs to take his shriveled up, soggy little teabag over to the RW where he belongs.

What kind of person throws images like that in peoples faces? Then, in the next ad, he's attacks Muslims. Just what makes this wad of chum a democrat?

[bullwinkle428]

7. Enjoy your 30 seconds of fame, bagger!

[geardaddy]

9. Look at his website.

He's digging all the attention he's getting.

http://www.garyinthehouse.com/

[w8liftinglady]

10. lol...methinks he's gotten a woodie.

BTW- he's a Democrat when pigs have wings.

[w8liftinglady]

11. his resume

Education:

B.A. Philosophy, B.A. French; University of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Paul MN, 1991

M.A. Education; University of St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Paul, MN, 1999

Work History:

1984 – 1991: Family-Owned Business (Casual Living, Inc.), Edina, MN

1991 – 1992: Youth ministry, National Evangelization Teams, St. Paul, MN

1992 – 1993: College outreach, Saint Paul’s Outreach, St. Paul, MN

1994 – 1995: Manager, Country Kitchen, Buffalo, MN

1995 – 1998: Construction/Painting, Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN

1998 – 2003: Grade 3 School Teacher, Normandale French Immersion Elementary, Edina, MN

2003 – 2009: Youth ministry, InHim Ministries, Honolulu, HI

2005 – 2009: Taught Math, History, Literature, Science, Religion, to grades 6 – 8, Honolulu, Hawaii.

2009 – Present: Pro-Life, Tea-Party Activist, Society For Truth & Justice, Washington DC.

[Erose999]

22. "InHim Ministries".... yeah thats not a creepy name for a youth ministry organization.

[KamaAina]

30. Where exactly did he teach in Honolulu?

He gives the name of the school in Minnesota, but not that one. Was he tutoring or something?

[louis-t]

32. Oui, but he is sooo Frrrench!

[geardaddy]

16. Exactly.

Turns out this is a national campaign to get their filth on the air.

[Odious justice]

31. I support Tide.

The laundry detergent. Their national campaign to get rid of filth is inspiring. I may change my name to "Tide" and run for office. Take that filth!

[Odin2005]

12. LOL!!! Good luck, douchebag!

[Arkana]

13. So he's a douchebag like Randall Terry.

Running as a Democrat on a single-issue platform.

If I were Ellison I wouldn't worry.

[spanone]

14. personally, i'd kick his ass out of our party

[MineralMan]

19. He's not a Democrat.

Anyone can file for an election in MN. This moron filed as a Democrat, which is legal. As a declared candidate the media is forced to carry his ads, under federal law. Something needs to be changed, I think. I saw the ad. This has nothing to do with that legislative seat. It has to do with getting that anti-abortion ad on the air, which they couldn't do in any other way.

It sucks!

[Zalatix]

34. Leftists should do what he did.

File as a Democrat and hit the airwaves with ads that talk about REAL issues, like worker's rights and the like.

Edit: no, wait, file as a Republican. Make life hard on the GOPers, lol.

[geardaddy]

15. Here's what he's doing.

He's running as a DFLer because he doesn't want to hurt the Gooper nominee and by running he can air his ads without censorship.

"Boisclair is a member of the Society for Truth and Justice, an anti-abortion group that is running primary challenges around the country with the sole intention of airing graphic ads. The group is taking advantage of Federal Communication Commission (FCC) loophole that prevents campaign ads from being censored. FCC-licensed TV stations can reject ads based on graphic content, but they are required by law to run the ads of federal candidates within the 45-day window of any primary. "

He's tied to Randall Terry and this is a national campaign.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/132757723.html?refer=y

[MineralMan]

17. WCCO ran a segment on this yesterday evening.

They were apologizing for the ads, and explained that they had no choice about running them, according to the law. The candidate is a fake candidate, does not even live in the state, and is running only for the purpose of running those ads.

It's obscene.

[geardaddy]

18. Yep.

It's all a campaign to get their ads on teevee.

[Erose999]

20. Is there a loophole to this... like only running the ads really late at night, or something?

[MineralMan]

21. I don't know the answer to that.

It's a very good question, though.

[Justice wanted]

26. Is that even a real thing? A Tea Party Democrat?

[Initech]

27. No "pro lifer" (term used very loosely) will ever get my vote - regardless of party affiliation.

[KamaAina]

28. If he's not a Democrat, my name isn't Orville Redenbacher!

Of course, my name isn't Orville Redenbacher. Draw your own conclusions.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

29. The Tea Party claims that its members are both Democrats and Republicans

I don't know if they're still flogging this line but it never made any sense to me whatsoever. Frankly, I STILL don't know what the Tea Party stands for or how their ideology translates into supporting the kind of policies that they apparently support.