In a desperate attempt to smear his Democratic challenger, Suzanne Kosmas, Republican Tom Feeney started running a new sleazy ad which claimed that:
Kosmas wanted drivers licenses for illegals and terrorists.
Video and the entire text of the ad after the fold.
Text of the ad:
ANNOUNCER: The left wing attack machine is misleading you about Tom Feeney. The truth? Tom Feeney helped create 135,000 jobs. Suzanne Kosmas created a wild flower commission with five non-paying jobs. Feeney is fighting to protect our borders. Kosmas wanted drivers licenses for illegals and terrorists. And while Feeney was fighting for family values, Kosmas was fighting to get abortions for 13 year olds. Tom Feeney, fighting for freedom and our families.
FEENEY: I'm Tom Feeney, and I approved this message.
The graphic for the line about drivers licenses features a Florida license for Mohamed Atta.
And this may just be the beginning. According to Mother Jones:
An outfit called the National Republican Trust Political Action Committee has sent out an email to potential conservative donors calling Obama "dangerous" and boasting that it has hit on the killer issue that "will nail him." That issue: Obama supports allowing undocumented aliens to obtain driver's licenses. This means, the group says, that the next Mohamed Atta could obtain a valid driver's license--and somehow make use of it in a plot to kill thousands of Americans. "We are days away from our new TV ad exposing Obama's support for driver's licenses for illegals," the email says. Message: Obama doesn't understand the dangers facing the country and will help terrorists conspiring to destroy the United States.
Fortunately it looks like this guy is already well on his way to getting tossed out of Congress. Kosmas already has a 23 point lead. Still, I don't think this should go unanswered. Maybe we should throw him an anchor though and make sure that republicans get the message. When you spew this garbage trying to link your opponents to terrorists, you are only providing a fund raising opportunity to your opponent.