What's the angle here?

Terrorists and illegal immigrants are apparently distinct concepts. Who knew?

Anyway, the ad has been yanked, I think. A legitimate newspaper would note that, and provide access to the original video somehow, but this is the Chron we're talking about.

I'm less concerned about the angry "speakers for an entire race" (because they aren't) and more about the content described:

The ad opens with the words "Security Under Bush and GOP?" It features scenes of a masked man with a bazooka, scenes from terrorist attacks and police inspecting a subway train. It also shows Osama bin Laden, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a docked ship as it claims "4 times as many terrorist attacks in 2005."

4 times as many as... some number a quarter the size?

Further, playing the "OMG look at all the illegal immigrants coming" card doesn't seem to make much sense in the context of the Democratic party's approach to the issue. "If you vote for us, this scene would still happen, but we just wouldn't have as much of a problem with it."

posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 8/16/2006 03:16:00 PM #
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