Truly offensive Republican YouTube video:
“Here’s the kind of discourse that Republicans in (Minnesota’s State Senate) District 56 are interested in: The party website is now running a video about how “hot” Republican women are compared to “Democrat [sic] women.” To the strains of Tom Jones’ “She’s a Lady,” the video runs through a series of photos of GOP women in bikinis, evening gowns and, in Sarah Palin’s case, Spandex. Then the Dems: women like Rosie O’Donnell, Janet Reno (pictured), Nancy Pelosi and Madeleine Albright — set to the song, “Who Let The Dogs Out?”
Yes, Michele Bachmann’s in there with the Republican women. The story appeared in the Minnesota Independent this morning. An update to the story appeared later and said the video had been pulled, but I just played the video now, at one in the morning, on the Minnesota Independent’s website…
http://minnesotaindependent.com/63666/minn-gop-on-dem-women-who-let-the-dogs-out
In the meantime, the Independent’s Paul Schmelzer called local GOP candidates for comment…one of them, Kathy Lohmer, is running for state senate in my district.
“I just heard about this within the last 1/2 hour — and immediately called for the resignation of our web site manager for the BPOU [Basic Party Operating Unit],” (candidate Lohmer) wrote in an email. Lohmer, who is running against DFL Rep. Julie Bunn and independent Jim Martin in 56A, acknowledges she hasn’t — and likely won’t — watch the video. But she says she took swift action.
“I also asked my website manager to take the SD56 webpage link OFF of my site,” she continued. “I don’t want to be connected in any way to that type of behavior. I detest the dirty campaigning, the sign stealing, etc. All of these tactics do nothing to show the clear differences between my opponent and myself. My campaign is about integrity, common sense, fiscal responsibility, personal responsibility, respect for life and respect for the Constitution.”
http://minnesotaindependent.com/63750/gops-lohmer-calls-for-resignation-of-sd56-webmaster-over-video
But before you start complimenting Lohmer for her admirable response: you should know that she’s the local “Bachmann imitator” candidate in this race. Worked for Bachmann on previous campaigns, tea party candidate, the whole works.
