I was wondering how congressman Grimm would handle the threatened reporter scandal in his campaign. Well today came the answer - in my snail mail box - his first glossy ad. Really disgusting, but it sells here unfortunately. More below the orange air pollution cloud he would support.
This is a quote that he highlights on the cover of a pamphlet containing a more extensive screed within:
"We need to return to the traditional values that built this great nation:Hard Work, Sacrifice & Pride! Less political correctness (underline his) and more of a focus on getting America back to work (also his)".
Less political correctness. If that's not a dog whistle that says it's OK to bodily threaten someone, because not to threaten would be the PC thing to do, I don't know what a dog whistle is.
The message tells me he's a thug, but it tells his many gangsta minded supporters here in the 11th that's his undignified behavior is to be valued because, hey, it's not PC. "Give 'em hell, Mikey"
Also included in the screed is this:
The American Dream is becoming more elusive and harder to achieve than ever before. I can't say with any confidence that future generations will have the opportunities we had. It is my contention that the ultra-liberal/progressive agenda is to blame.
That liberal/progressive agenda (the one started by Republican Teddy Roosevelt) is what gave people the American Dream you're threatening them with losing, buster. He then goes on in the pamphlet to list his "positive" proposals. Among them: Reduce national debt (already going down), Protect benefits for Vets and seniors, Grow our economy to create jobs. Well we all know the Republican record on those.
Anyway, this garbage in my mailbox today really got my goat. Had to rant a little.
You can help his Democratic opponent here: Dominic Recchia
The race is a close one and the seat could flip.