This will get no traction, but it would if a Republican did it.
Posted on 10/13/2004 3:46:31 AM PDT by notkerry
Democrats in a race for a state House seat in District 82, are circulating a flyer that shows a retarded child with President Bush’s face running in a track race. The headline says: “Voting for Bush Is Like Running In The Special Olympics: Even If You Win, You’re Still Retarded.”
The flyer is being distributed by Democrat Craig Fitzhugh. His opponent, Dave Dahl has issued a call to Fitzhugh to stop distributing the flyer.
According to Dahl, “Hard-ball politics is one thing and everyone expects tough battles, but using those who are born with mental disabilities for political fodder is disgusting.”
Dahl says the flyers have been distributed for at least two weeks from Fitzhugh’s campaign office in Ripley, Tennessee. It also serves as the Kerry-Edwards headquarters. “At first, I really did not believe that Fitzhugh and the Democrats would stoop to such gutter politics, but then people started bringing the flyer to me at the end of last week. I was shocked and disgusted.”
“This kind of reckless disregard for those who suffer from mental disabilities is much larger than any state representative race. This act is so atrocious and indecent that my campaign will be sending a copy of the Fitzhugh flyer to the United States Special Olympics Committee, the Special Olympics International Group and state and national advocacy groups who work with and support special needs children and adults.”
This most recent attack on Republicans as mentally handicapped is not new. On October 28, 1994, while in Virginia, then-Vice President Al Gore attacked Oliver North's Senate bid supporters as "the extreme right wing, the extra chromosome right wing." Advocates for those with Down's Syndrome, caused by an extra chromosome, were outraged.
Democrats in a race for a state House seat in District 82, are circulating a flyer that shows a retarded child with President Bush’s face running in a track race. The headline says: “Voting for Bush Is Like Running In The Special Olympics: Even If You Win, You’re Still Retarded.”
The flyer is being distributed by Democrat Craig Fitzhugh. His opponent, Dave Dahl has issued a call to Fitzhugh to stop distributing the flyer.
According to Dahl, “Hard-ball politics is one thing and everyone expects tough battles, but using those who are born with mental disabilities for political fodder is disgusting.”
Dahl says the flyers have been distributed for at least two weeks from Fitzhugh’s campaign office in Ripley, Tennessee. It also serves as the Kerry-Edwards headquarters. “At first, I really did not believe that Fitzhugh and the Democrats would stoop to such gutter politics, but then people started bringing the flyer to me at the end of last week. I was shocked and disgusted.”
“This kind of reckless disregard for those who suffer from mental disabilities is much larger than any state representative race. This act is so atrocious and indecent that my campaign will be sending a copy of the Fitzhugh flyer to the United States Special Olympics Committee, the Special Olympics International Group and state and national advocacy groups who work with and support special needs children and adults.”
This most recent attack on Republicans as mentally handicapped is not new. On October 28, 1994, while in Virginia, then-Vice President Al Gore attacked Oliver North's Senate bid supporters as "the extreme right wing, the extra chromosome right wing." Advocates for those with Down's Syndrome, caused by an extra chromosome, were outraged.
I find it hard to believe they would stoop that low, well almost. After all they are liberals.
This will get no traction, but it would if a Republican did it.
Apologizes to the mentally handicapped
Unfortunately mental retardation doesn't just affect Republican families. Folks won't be finding humor in this crap.
Better start spreading this around and quick.
this pamphlet ought to be cited by every republican in the country as evidenvce of the new democrat attitude. AND it should be mailed to every mental hospital and institution and advocacy group so they'll all know the truth.
MSM portray the GOP as the hate filled party. Why can't America wake up???
Typical RAT ignorance & cruelty.
It is long past time for decent people to realize that, when dealing with scumbags, civility is just a self-imposed handicap.
"Even If You Win, You’re Still Retarded.”
A new "hate" crime!
Honestly Demoncrappers are mean. They are crass. They are childish and desperate.
I bet the Democrats *will* disown this campaign. Mainly because it will hurt them very badly indeed.
How do you spell complete meltdown?
“Voting for Bush Is Like Running In The Special Olympics: Even If You Win, You’re Still Retarded.”
That kind of puts the nail in the coffin for Tennessee Dimocrats.
Ping
"AND it should be mailed to every mental hospital and institution and advocacy group so they'll all know the truth."
No, don't hurt anybody else's feelings. Special Olympics competitors do *not* need to know about this.
I'm stunned speechless.
When John Kerry is President retarded people will be healed, just like the crippled and wheelchair bound will walk.
So nice you copied it twice?
no, but their employees - who usually tend to favor democrats do need to know this.
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