The Washington Post has a OP-Ed called up called A Strange Way to Woo Religious Voters. Again the anti Catholic Ads are not only evil but are making us look like idiots here in Louisiana.
Mitch Landrieu who is the LT Governor has finally said something. Kudos to him. Astonished, Yet at Home! has the statement and his commentary here. The statement reads:
A recent ad focusing on one candidate's religious beliefs is divisive, inappropriate and out of place in a meaningful discussion about Louisiana's future. As a person of faith and a Democrat, I am calling on the Louisiana Democratic Party to pull this ad.
My faith teaches me to treat others with respect and to bring people together. This ad contradicts the values of inclusion and compassion that most of us share. Faith is not a partisan issue.
Amen. I will take that. Mitch is ahead of his sister , US Senator Mary Landrieu, who seems to think the following is going to work.
A spokesman for Sen. Mary Landrieu says the senator, a Catholic, can't comment on the ad because she hasn't seen it. I asked him if she planned to check it out. He said she might, if it comes on a TV when she's watching it. I told him it was available on YouTube. He said that the senator would probably not be commenting on the ad, but that he would send me a statement if her office put one out.
What BS. This is our United States Senator. She largely got re elected because of North Louisiana votes. These ads are making us look like yahoos. What business is going to locate to Shreveport or Monroe or Mansfield if they think we are a bunch of ANTI CATHOLIC hillbilly bigots. Something that is not true.
Catholics must come together and organize a PAC to run television and radio ads now. These ADS will not be endorsing Jindal. They will ask people statewide to ask Democrats running for office this October the following questions:
(1) Did you approve of the anti Catholic Ads that the Democrat State Party ran
and
(2) If not what did you do to try to get these ads and this offensive web site pulled
This can run cheaply on Cable. It needs to be done statewide. Here is a proposed TV AD
Camera Focuses in on a real North Louisiana Catholic In Claiborne Parish in front of the historic Courthouse
Concerned real local Catholic talks about how he has concerns about anti Catholic Ads run by the Democrat party and how they make his Protestant neighbors look like idiots. Camera then sees Claiborne Parish Catholic walking right off the Court House square to St Margaret's Catholic Church where he then looks into the camera and ask those two questions from above. Those Ads can also praise Local Democrats that took a stand. It could also mention how we have elected Catholics all the time. In this instance we can highlight on the past mayor of Homer and our Catholic State Representative. This ad could have these theme with several examples of local flavor as I described.
IF Catholics do not respond and defend the faith we shall regret it later.
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