Last week President Bush
asked that we all lower our voices in the immigration debate:
"When we discuss this debate, it must be done in a civil way. It must be done in a way that brings dignity to the process. It must be done in a way that does not pit people against each other."
While that is a great idea, out here in America it's a different story. Just take this
radio ad for Vernon
Robinson, for instance. Or even this
TV spot, as highlighted by
Reid Fan,
CaptainAhab, and
Keith Olbermann.
Last week President Bush
asked that we all lower our voices in the immigration debate:
"When we discuss this debate, it must be done in a civil way. It must be done in a way that brings dignity to the process. It must be done in a way that does not pit people against each other."
While that is a great idea, out here in America it's a different story. Just take this
radio ad for Vernon
Robinson, for instance. Or even this
TV spot, as highlighted by
Reid Fan,
CaptainAhab, and
Keith Olbermann.
I'm Rep. Brad Miller's campaign manager (you may have seen some of the Congressman's
diaries), and we're preparing for what looks to be a general election race against the less-than-civil Vernon Robinson mentioned above (he has a primary first). Vernon switched from running against Rep. Mel Watt at the behest of the GOP to challenge Brad...the same GOP whose leader is calling for a civil, dignified discussion on immigration.
Despite Vernon Robinson's lack of civility, as apparent by his radio spot, we still have to take him seriously. Why? Well, for one, he
raised $2.97 million for the 2004 elections (he ended up losing in a primary runoff due to burning too many bridges). And he did it from people all over the country whose views on immigration - and every other right wing agenda item - are far from civil.
While Brad is doing what he can to address the issues at hand, such as the
censoring of scientists by the current administration, he has tasked me with jumpstarting his campaign. That is what campaign managers do. That means finding folks like you and getting them to
join our email update list, to
volunteer, and of course, to
contribute to the effort.
Right now our focus is getting folks to sign up to our email update list. Brad loves to blog, but as we move forward you are more likely to hear from him via email (I have a feeling Vernon is going to keep us busy). So check out the
website, sign up for the email updates, and help me make sure civility and dignity don't go out the window in November.
PJ Puryear
Campaign Manager
Brad Miller Congressional Campaign
(919) 834-2343
pj@bradmiller.org