Republican North Carolina congressional hopeful Renee Ellmers runs on no mosque in NY platform

[Amerigo Vespucci]

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The most baldly anti-Muslim ad of the year
By Justin Elliott



If you thought the wave of anti-Muslim bigotry sweeping the country was over, check out this new TV spot by Republican North Carolina congressional hopeful Renee Ellmers.

In the ad, Ellmers and a narrator refer interchangeably to "the Muslims," "the terrorists," and the organizers of Park51 in New York as if they are one in the same:

NARRATOR: After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem, and Cordoba, and Constantinople, they built victory mosques. And, now, they want to build a mosque by ground zero. Where does Bob Etheridge stand? He won't say. Won't speak out. Won't take a stand.

ELLMERS: The terrorists haven't won. And we should tell them in plain English, 'No, there will never be a mosque at ground zero.'

Ellmers is taking on Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC) in North Carolina's rural 2nd district, where Etheridge has a good shot at holding on to his seat.

But what is even more illuminating of the current moment than the ad itself is Etheridge's response. Via Jeremy Jacobs at the Hotline:

Update, 10:50 a.m.: A spokesman for Etheridge says the congressman has never supported building the mosque near Ground Zero.

[Cassandra]

1. What business is it of theirs'?

[damntexdem]

2. Racism, ethnocentrism, shock-doctrine fear inducement.

Why it touches on all of their businesses. ;-)

[Inchworm]

3. Sadly

No matter how insane they are they seem to win here. Take a look at Virginia Foxx!

:grr:

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Nothing like someone hundreds of miles removed from the decision running for election on it.

[earcandle]

5. These uneducated idiots do not deserve to be called citizens if they don't even understand their own

constitution.  They should not be eligible for any political
office and should not have any standing in our politics unless
they are well educated in our rules of law. period.

[BolivarianHero]

14. Remember...

These goddamn shitstains are the same sort of people who graded African-Americans on their ability to interpret the constitution back in the days of Jim Crow.

[AlinPA]

6. More republican ugliness. How on earth can people even think of voting for that slime?

[herbm]

7. So, Rene, how does this issue deal with jobs? Forclosures? The environment? White collar crime?

Aging? Child abuse? Drug abuse? ITS THE ECONOMY, STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crowman1979]

8. What part of "outside your jurisdiction" does she not understand?

All shock and no logic, the rethuglican way!

[gadjitfreek]

9. What a thoroughly disgusting

pathetic excuse for a human being. She is the excrement that arose out of Newt's bowels.

[mmonk]

10. Thanks.

Good fodder for my blog.

[mmonk]

11. Congratulations.

This post inspired me to contribute to the Southern Poverty Law Center today.

[The Wizard]

12. Has the time come to

hand over the Confederacy to the Republicans and let them stew in their own juices? Without federal spending, the South would be in a bad place. They collect far more from the federal government than they contribute. End reconstruction now. 145 years is long enough.

[AsahinaKimi]

13. plain stupid..

bigoted campaigning with the idea to stir up hatred of Americans against other Americans. She is an idiot, and she should be told so to her face.

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