Comments on: Rove Protégé Behind Racy Tennessee Ad

Controversial RNC Ad Against Harold Ford Jr. Produced By Rove Consultant

[sumrzz]

The GOP continues to seek to new lows while using really bad excuses why it's never their fault.
It just proves once again that in the hour of desperation for votes no matter who is in the way
whether they are white, red black or brown, everyone's a target at someone else's expense.
Shame on the GOP! What a sad day we live in.

Signed
A Former Republican as of this year.

I also saw the new replacement ad on CNN last night. Whoa.

Jesse Helms and Harvey Gantt was in NC...I'm so glad Jesse Helms is gone.

[bluestardad]

Stay the course now folks, no darkie is gonna git elected in theez partz of Make Yo Cousin Hallar 10asea. Rush Lindaw wot let dat happin.

I agree, huskerarmy. I'm from NC, which is in my opinion one of the least Southern states in the South, but the sentiment is still prevalent. Xenality, it is definitely open to interpretation. The RNC knew exactly how it would be interpreted in the state is was played. I just don't think they realized that people are overwhelmingly annoyed if not offended with it's practices. Coker is being praised for having the ad removed. He denounced it and demanded it be removed after the public outcry. Question: Do the people running for office have a chance to preview the ads that are being run by their national offices?

[frankly6]

The GOP will to ANYTHING to win and keep power.

Had enough? Vote for change.

[huskerarmy]

Preceptions,

There are also printed ads where Ford has been made to appear much darker than he really is. Then there's Bob Jones University appearahces, threateneing hispanic voters with arrest if papers aren't in order, special lines at air ports for "Arab looking" passangers,Willie Horton, and timely "slips of the tongue" that always seem to happen (mostly in the South) around election time: Makaka, tarbaby,et al. It is deliberate and your party's history of playing on racist emotion has worn very thin on the average American voter.

[xenalily]

Honestly when I saw the add on the news- because I don't live in Tenn.- I didn't put it together that she is white and he is black- I didn't think that they were playing on the sexual prowess idea of Black Man and White Woman- but then I am not a southern white republican male, and I didn't make the racist connection until the media said it was a racist connection. I'm not defending the ad here, just saying that I suppose it is open to interpretation depending on how open your mind is in the first place. To me it was just a stupid ad- and like osidebear said, badly acted.

[ms38654ob]

I've seen this ad a dozen or more times. It was playing constantly on the local channels. At first, I thought it was funny and a bit weird as it is obviously a lot of bologna. After seeing it a number of times my reaction is that I'm a little annoyed at the Republican party for running such a shameful ad.

Come on! Have you no decency?

[jn122736]

Would you pay for an anything you had no control over. It is never necessary to lie when the "truth" can be told in so o o many ways.

[ademeyer]

perception0

You know thats not true. Its pathetic you've stooped to defending a racist ad, just because it works in favor of the Republicans.

Can't win on a candidate's past record, future ideas, apparent abilities? Haul out the smear campaign, works for the Republicans every time.

[osidebear]

The ad is puerile, leering, badly acted, embarrassing. I just hope it's not also successful.

[djconklin]

perception5 it was the GOP that made the ad playing on the race card--they knew full well what they were doing. It is yet another sign of how desparate they are--they're pretty sure they are going to lose if they don't scare "conservative" voters to the poll. But, you are right about one thing: the effort to divide America is "sad and shameful."

Leave it up to the GOP to put this on the air in the first place.

[perception5]

Who's bringing up the fact that the woman is even "white"? What does the color of ones skin have to do with the ad. DEMs and their pals in our liberal MSM ............. always bringing up the race issue........... in an effort to divide America......... sad and shameful

[marybaa3]

It is a blessing that Mr.Ford is so far above all of the southern racist-bigots..He is exactly what our country and the south need in the Senate.

[bluestardad]

What the Republicans are trying to say here is "aint no darkie going to see no white gurl in 10asee"! Stay the course and Vote for Me"!

[bluestardad]

Thank Goodness Mr. Ford likes football and women at least the congressional pages will be safe.