More lies and divisive rhetoric from camp Deeds
By JR Hoeft | Monday, September 21st, 2009 | Politics“We have to change the tone of the debate and put a stop to the endless bickering and gamesmanship that has come to define politics. We have to reject the poisonous language that is used to describe the other side?” – Sen. Creigh Deeds – June, 2007
Well, in what has become the most negative and nasty campaign I’ve seen ever run by a Democrat, we can throw those words out the window.
Today only continued the trend.
First, Deeds camp continues to call McDonnell’s agenda “socially divisive”; and I still have yet to receive a response to my query as to why Deeds voted with McDonnell 98% times then.
Second, Deeds began airing ads that continue to spread lies about the McDonnell record:
Once again, Deeds is saying that McDonnell “Introduced 35 bills restricting a woman’s choice.” Folks, this is just a flat-out lie.
I’m sounding like a broken record here, but then Del. Bob McDonnell was chief patron of 386 pieces of legislation. Eight dealt with abortion and five were the same bill! To repeat myself:
- Public Safety – 51.03% (197 bills)
- Economy, Healthcare and Transportation – 19.68% (76 bills)
- Miscellaneous – 13.47% (52 bills)
- Justice – 11.11% (43 bills)
- Child Support – 2.59% (10 bills)
- Abortion – 2.07% (8 bills)
Then Deeds ad also says McDonnell “opposed birth control for married adults.”
Another fabrication.
Even the Washington Post (yes, THAT Washington Post) writes in August:
“We’re not aware of any legislation to keep contraception away from married adults.”
Finally, and the topper today, has to be Mudcat Saunders trying to divide Virginia on regional lines – and using a potty mouth to boot.
“From what I’ve seen up in Northern Virginia, they don’t give a damn if people talk s*** about us,” Saunders said. There are “more rednecks on Route 1 in Alexandria than the sixth district of Virginia.”
Nice.
Will Deeds denounce this kind of rhetoric in his campaign to “change the tone of the debate”?
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2 Responses to "More lies and divisive rhetoric from camp Deeds"
Not until next year when he gives a speech as “still the Senator from Bath County” scolding everyone else’s negative campaigning.
Deeds has nothing to offer to a real debate in the way of answers with the exception of raising taxes(but not general fund taxes). Therefore he must resort to attacking his opponent. Deeds looses on all the issues that are important to Virginians so his only option is to turn to lies and minor issues that no one cares about.
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