Cantor Calls on Webb to Stop Religious Attacks and Focus on Issues
This was put out today by the Cantor campaign. It is worth posting in its entirety. I don't understand the bizarre fascination on Allen's genealogy by the Webbites.
Richmond, VA—Responding to attacks by the Jim Webb campaign, Congressman Eric Cantor (VA- 07) released the following statement.
“Throughout his career and campaign, Senator Allen has been a leader focusing his energy and efforts on making our Commonwealth a great place to live, work, and raise our families.
“I applaud Senator Allen’s efforts to stay focused on the issues that matter to Virginians throughout this campaign.
“In the primary, Jim Webb produced and mailed a cartoon of his Jewish opponent depicting him with a long nose and money coming out of his pockets, calling him the anti-Christ of outsourcing. His Democrat opponent rightly condemned this anti-Semitic ploy.
“Now, we learn that Jim Webb’s campaign operatives, on his behalf, have been pushing a story that George Allen has Jewish relatives.
“In some perverse way Jim Webb believes that this will cost Senator Allen votes.
“Jim Webb is dead wrong. The people of Virginia are fair minded, honest, and moral. Appeals to bigotry fail in Virginia, because Virginians look to a person’s integrity and character. Jim Webb is failing this test of integrity. It is time for Mr. Webb to start talking about the real issues facing the Commonwealth and America.
“I am proud to have Senator Allen as Virginia’s Senator and my friend; he has made Virginia a better place to live.”
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posted by Nick Howard at 10:02 PM
2 Comments:
Appeals to bigotry fail in Virginia, because Virginians look to a person’s integrity and character.
The fact that Allen is a senator pretty much refutes that theory.
Rep. Cantor is wrong:
Jim Webb did not produce that cartoon: it was done by some over-enthusiastic boosters without his knowledge
When his campaign's staff learned about it, they tried to stop its release, and thought they had, but the darn thing got out anyway.
Subsequently, Jim Webb directly and unambiguously repudiated the cartoon -- most recently -- at a joint campaign appearance with Senator Miller at the Torpedo factory.
While protesting that "character should not be an issue" Allen sends his campaign workers and surrogates out to spread this crap around.
Character is an issue. That is one reason that THIS jewish Donkey will be voting for Webb.
Respectfully,
The Donkey
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