An interesting article from the Washington post:
Group Runs Anti-Kerry Ads on Black Radio Stations
A VERY interesting quote from the above article:
The Kerry campaign denounced the ads, all of which are being aired on radio stations with largely black audiences. "It's disgusting that the president's political allies are now using race as a political weapon," said Bill Lynch, deputy manager of the Kerry campaign. "First a group of right-wing Swift boat veterans began smearing John Kerry (news - web sites)'s military service, and now another group has resorted to playing racial politics."
Now if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black!
I am amazed that Democratic campaign directors, who have an undeniable record of playing racial politics in every single election that I can recall, to the point of making sure their candidates for the presidency are making frequent appearances in predominantly black churches, etc., have the gall to complain about this ad strategy. As any politician knows, you advertise where you need to take votes - as the Democratic party has consistently claimed to be the party for "people of color", where else are Republican ads going to be targeted? This isn't about RACE... the complaints themselves show how wedded the Democratic party is to playing racial politics - accuse your opponents who are doing nothing more than intelligent political advertising of racial insensitivities. Why I am surprised, I'm not quite sure... this is Democratic politics as usual.
PS - (for those inclined to pick on everything I have to say about Kerry) I'm not thrilled with, nor a supporter of the Republican party either....
Posted by toddpedlar at August 12, 2004 11:16 PM | TrackBack