Kilgore?s Scumbag Media Advisor

By: Lowell
Published On: 1/18/2005 2:00:00 AM

Everyone needs to be ready for a vicious campaign this year. Why do I say this? Besides the fact that this is just the way the far right wing acts, it?s because Jerry Kilgore has hired as his top media advisor one of the nastiest, dirtiest, most vicious men in politics. Specifically, we?re talking about Scott Howell ? yes, this is THE Scott Howell who was responsible for smearing triple-amputee and Vietnam War hero (and former Senator from Georgia) Max Cleland as a disloyal, unpatriotic, Saddam- and Osama-loving traitor. Oh yeah, Howell was also the guy behind the controversial Bush/Cheney ad that exploited images of rescue workers removing bodies on 9/11. As if THAT wasn?t bad enough, Howell was also behind the racist "black hands" ad in the recent Oklahoma Senate race for his far-right-wing extremist client, Republican Tom Coburn (yeah, the same guy who favors the death penalty for doctors who perform abortions and is obsessed with "rampant lesbianism" in the schools of southeastern Oklahoma). And now this Howell character brings his unique brand of political advertising to Virginia. Oh joy.

So what do we do about this situation? First, don?t be "shocked, SHOCKED!" when the slime starts to fly. Second, get ready RIGHT NOW to fight back with defenses of Kaine and attacks on Kilgore. For that, we need to develop an FAQ of sorts for Kaine and Kilgore, with all lines of possible attack thoroughly covered. Finally, get ORGANIZED at the grassroots level, because as we?ve learned from so many Democratic campaigns, we can?t count on the "professionals" to do the job right. That?s one reasons we?ve set up www.RaisingKaine.com.

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