In Campaign Ad, McConnell’s Wife Hits ‘Far Left’ Group For Racial Slur

[DonViejo]

TOM KLUDT 10:30 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY MARCH 13, 2013

In the first campaign ad for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled Wednesday, the Kentucky Republican's wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, fired back at the progressive group that recently levied an attack against her Chinese-American ethnicity.

"You've seen the ads attacking my husband. As Mitch McConnell's wife, I've learned to expect them," Chao said in the ad. "Now far left special interests are also attacking my ethnicity, even attacking Mitch's patriotism because he's married to me. That's how low some people will stoop."

Chao was taking aim at a series of tweets last month from the liberal advocacy organization ProgressKentucky that tried to establish a connection between her ethnicity and the outsourcing of American jobs to China.

CNN reported that McConnell's campaign is spending six-figures on the ad, which will air for a week in the Louisville and Lexington markets beginning Thursday.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/in-campaign-ad-mcconnells-wife-hits-far-left?ref=fpb

Link to article detailing Tweets:
Kentucky Progressive Group Tweets Racist Conspiracy About Mitch McConnell’s Wife
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/02/elaine-chao-racist-tweets.php

[Fat Bastard]

1. You were not the Secretary of Labor.

In other words, you were just another token installation for the Bush Family Evil Empire, Inc.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. are we 100% sure "ProgressKentucky" isn't a RW scam?

[monmouth3]

3. Prepping for Ashley anyway they can..LOL...n/t

[Mass]

4. Who is behind Kentucky Progressive?

This was stupid and racist and offered them a way to pose as victims.

Chao is wrong on issues and does not divulge she is McConnell's wife when she goes on TV as a pundit (even when talking about Senate business), and she could and should attacked on that, but her ethnicity is not the issue.

[spedtr90]

5. Republicans have stooped lower...for years.

Compare these "attacks" to the comments (and signs and posters) of Tea Party groups, the birthers, the members of Congress who have questioned the patriotism of the President and First Lady, every person on Fox, and every right winger with a radio show - and they win the intolerance and "stooping low" contest by a landslide. If racist pictures and nasty nicknames for Cao come out she will actually have something to complain about.


Progress Kentucky apologized. When's the last time anyone on the other side apologized?

Has the first time even happened yet?

So who else attacked her and Mitch?

[Angry Dragon]

6. She does not look like a tortoise ............

[frostfern]

7. What's more offensive is the conspiracy that Mitch McConnell is a turtle...

The United Association Of Turtles demands an immediate apology.