Another Disgusting Campaign Advert

From, I’m embarrassed but unsurprised to admit, my state:

The radio ad was paid for by Friends of Rep. John Hostettler who [is] locked in a tight race against Democrat Brad Ellsworth. Polls show Ellsworth ahead by a substantial margin.

But the radio ads don't even mention Ellsworth until the very end. Instead they attack Massachusetts gay Democrat Barney Frank and Nancy Pelosi the California Democrat who would become Speaker if Republicans lost control of the House.

The one-minute ad features an announcer impersonating Clint Eastwood from the movie "Dirty Harry" warning Pelosi as Speaker would threaten marriage.

"Pelosi will then put in motion her radical plan to advance the homosexual agenda, led by Barney Frank, reprimanded by the House after paying for sex with a man who ran a gay brothel out of U.S. Rep. Frank's home," the narrator says.

"I know what you're thinking," the narrator says. "Is this true? Well, do you feel lucky? Go ahead, vote for Brad Ellsworth. Make Nancy Pelosi's day."
John Hostettler is a total asshole—a self-proclaimed “Christian fundamentalist” who was one of the drafters of the “Marriage Protection Act.” He’s rated 0% by NARAL on reproductive issues, has voted to ban gay adoptions, has voted against Affirmative Action, and is rated 100% by the Christian Coalition. He’s also accused Democrats on the House floor of hating Christians:

The long war on Christianity in America continues today on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. It continues unabated with aid and comfort to those who would eradicate any vestige of our Christian heritage being supplied by the usual suspects—the Democrats. Don’t get me wrong; the Democrats know they shouldn’t be doing this… But like a moth to a flame, Democrats can’t help themselves when it comes to denigrating and demonizing Christians.
This guy can’t get shoved out of the House fast enough. The thought of (the foxy) Brad Ellsworth crushing this ridiculous cretin in two weeks is so thrilling that it practically brings me to orgasm.

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