Posted on 11/02/2006 12:44:24 PM PST by Dog Gone
Fort Bend County Democrats are irate about campaign signs linking Democrats to illegal immigrants and terrorists, but the Republican county commissioner who paid for them said they accurately reflect Democratic positions.
Early voters in the heart of the heated race to succeed former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were greeted Wednesday with red and white signs that read: "Want more illegals? Vote Democrat" and "Encourage Terrorists. Vote Democrat."
By midafternoon, outraged Democrats had removed the signs but not the acrimony.
"This is a majority minority county where Hispanics, blacks and Asians make up about 60 percent of the population," said Don Bankston, campaign coordinator for the Democratic Party in Ford Bend County.
"This is an appeal to fear, racism and prejudice, and that is wrong."
The "Encourage Terrorists" sign was placed near the early-voting location at Macario Garcia Middle School, named after a World War II Medal of Honor winner. Principal Viretta West summarily removed it.
Precinct 3 Fort Bend County Commissioner Andy Meyers acknowledged paying $2,800 to the Republican Victory Committee PAC for 75 signs that tied Democrats to terrorists, higher taxes and illegal immigration.
"All I am doing is repeating what the leadership of the Democratic Party's position is. So I am not sure why they would be upset about that," Meyers said.
Harris County Republican Chairman Jared Woodfill said the core message behind the signs reflected the GOP position that Democrats are more lenient on homeland security issues and illegal immigration.
"I may not agree with how they framed their message, but the positions are correct," Woodfill said.
The campaigns of Democrat Nick Lampson and Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, battling for DeLay's seat, walked a fine line in disavowing the signs.
"Numerous parents from Garcia Middle School called and asked for the signs to be removed because they didn't want their kids subjected to that sort of hatefulness outside their school," Lampson spokesman Mike Malaise said. "This isn't helping the other side win votes."
Lisa Dimond, Sekula-Gibbs' campaign manager, had not seen the signs.
"I can't control or comment on what anyone might do," she said. "If someone wants to help out our campaign we tell them how to educate voters to vote for Shelley."
Truer words were never printed.
I can't believe this wasn't already posted.
More dem rat crap....where's the Republican stuff....are we a dem site now????
The truth hurts...
This is great.
Choke on it sandal-licker!
What do they mean they "had removed the signs?"
The police need to extricate them ASAP before rush hour traffic hits and armed motorists take things into their own hands...won't be much sympathy shown for the janitors plight...let me tell ya...
However...I do give more legitimacy to the plight of janitors then I do anti-war/Bush hating protestors any day of the week...
Make up your flippin mind!
Do you want to be a victim minority, or a majority? I guess they want their cake, and to eat it too.
The signs are also TRUE!
Read this: Mideast terror leaders to U.S.: Vote Democrat
"Of course Americans should vote Democrat," Jihad Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group and the infamous leader of the 2002 siege of Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity
Free speech for me, none for thee.
If it were the dems putting up signs lke that about repulicans, they'd say they were simply telling the truth.
They stole their signs, that were only pointing out a few painful truths, after all. I'd be trying to get them back.
Can Principal Viretta be sued for blocking free speech- and at a voting place, yet? Last time I looked, political speech/signs are legal, whether it's in a "school zone" or not. If they don't want politics to influence the kiddies, maybe they shouldn't use the screwel as a voting place. Ya think?
Texas Penal Code Title 6, Chapter 31, Section 31.03:
§ 31.03. THEFT. (a) A person commits an offense if he
unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner
of property.
(b) Appropriation of property is unlawful if:
(1) it is without the owner's effective consent;
(2) the property is stolen and the actor appropriates
the property knowing it was stolen by another;
Oh, but I almost forgot: state theft and federal immigration laws don't apply to Democrats.
There's a chill wind blowing...
Any body have pictures????
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