The Stranger | Seattle | Slog: The Stranger’s Blog | Harold Ford Response Ad:
Harold Ford should film a response to the GOP’s racist attack ad. He should look into the camera and say this:
The Republicans have accused me of being a heterosexual man. They’re implying that I have an interest in women. It would seem that today’s Republican Party is more comfortable with elected officials—male elected officials—who take an interest in teenage boys. Mark Foley is acceptable to Ken Mehlman’s GOP. Heterosexual men, it seems, are not.
Further down in comments we find this:
Mr. Ford told his audience here, and elsewhere in recent days, that the attacks were simply a sign of desperation, a sign the Republicans have nothing else to say. He added, “You know your opponent is scared when his main opposition against you is, ‘My opponent likes girls.’ ” The audience erupted in laughter.
Think any teevee stations in Tennessee will run it?