Posted on 10/13/2004 11:01:45 AM PDT by tdadams
A Democratic incumbent Tennessee state legislator is circulating a disgusting anti-Bush poster, and his Republican challenger is demanding he stop, and issue a public apology. Here's his emailed press release:
Republican nominee for State House District 82, Dave Dahl, denounced a flyer distributed by Democrat State Representative Craig Fitzhugh that attacks Bush voters and mocks those who are mentally challenged (flyer included). "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," said Dave Dahl on Monday from his campaign office in Dyersburg.
The flyers have been distributed for at least 2 weeks from State Representative Craig Fitzhugh's campaign office on the town square in downtown Ripley, which also serves as the Kerry-Edwards campaign headquarters. Dahl said, "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."
Dahl said, "In my first campaign against Mr. Fitzhugh two years ago, the Democrats conducted a negative telephone poll on my then five year old adopted daughter because she was born in Texas and not in Tennessee. I guess I should not be surprised that Mr. Fitzhugh and his crowd would attack Bush voters and call them 'retarded.' This is how the Democrats do business." Dave Dahl continued, "The single minded plan for Mr. Fitzhugh and the Democrats in Tennessee is to attack Republican voters, attack those supporting Republican candidates and to ignore the real issues of the day: jobs, prescriptions drugs costs, education, security at home and taxes."
"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," said Dahl.
Dahl concluded, "My heart goes out to the millions of families who have children and loved ones with special needs. To have their family members mocked in this manner is inexcusable and wrong from any perspective. These kinds of issues cross all political and social boundaries. I call on Mr. Fitzhugh to issue a public apology."Don't be surprised, Dave, if there's no apology forthcoming. Democrats rarely apologize for such disgusting tactics, and are less likely to do so in this campaign season marked by their extreme hatred for George W. Bush.
Memo to the voters in Fitzugh's state house district: Even if you are a Democrat, do you really want someone representing you who allows or even encourages his campaign to distribute such a deeply offensive poster?
its really sad. mentally handicapped people should not be ridiculed. not even for poltical gain. dems are so low..its really amazing.
This is nothing new. The Democrats approve of calling someone fat or ugly (Limbaugh and Linda Tripp) if it's politically expedient. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what they call Clarence Thomas or Thomas Sowell. Narrowness, hate and and bigotry is alive and well, and goes by the name of 'diversity'.
I thought we were the insensative ones? The libs always cry PC!!! Then turn around with this?
what about paralyzed people? can we exploit them for political gain?
Lock...and...load.
Calling Matt Drudge.....
What a triumph of compassion, diversity and tolerance.
I hope whoever made up this flyer doesn't have any relatives with Down's Syndrome. I shudder to think of the cruelty they would receive at such a person's hands.
I saw that thing on DU a couple months ago. All the left can do is hate.
This is what Nazis do.. The Democrats would like nothing more than to eradicate handicapped and other "useless eaters". (The phrase comes from a Club of Rome document.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1185343/posts
What are they putting in the water up in Tennessee this fall? I am waiting for the Dim party to condemn this guy in as quick and decisive a fashion that the GOP has done with their black sheep. Waiting, waiting, waiting ...
But wait...I thought the Democrats were caring and compassionate and it is only the Republicans that are cruel and unfeeling. Well, damn. I think maybe I'm in the wrong party. I meant to join the cruel and unfeeling party. Oh, well. Go Democrats!!!
I may be looking for reason in the irrational, but this doesn't make sense.
Reminds me of the caller to Sean Hannity's show yesterday. She had just moved to a new town and was with her kids out walking when she came across the town's Dem Party headquarters. She walked in and said she knew it was a strange request, but could they tell her where the Republican Party headquarters was. The guy behind the desk, in front of her kids, told her to get in her car and drive into the river, and then she'd find it.
Can you imagine the MSM stories on this if this were a Republican flyer?
Maybe not cruelty. Maybe just 'liquidation.' Remember the 'useless eaters' line from Nazi Germany: vernichtung Lebensunwertes Lebens (life unworthy of life).
Bookmarking to use in replies to trolls who call us "intolerant"...
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