Campaign Mailer Fuels Anti-Semitism Complaints In State Senate Race
Source: Hartford Courant
A campaign mailer showing a Jewish candidate for state Senate with a fistful of money is drawing condemnation for what critics say is its blatant anti-Semitic imagery.
It was sent out by Republican Ed Charamut and targets state Rep. Matthew Lesser, a Democrat who gave up his seat in the House to vie for an open Senate seat representing Middletown, Wethersfield, Newington, Cromwell and Rocky Hill.
The inflammatory mailer has stoked controversy just days after 11 people were killed and six others were wounded in a synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh in what investigators have categorized as a hate crime.
Anti-Semitic Incidents On The Rise In U.S.
I started getting text messages about it when I was at a forum with teachers in Cromwell [on Monday], people said they got an anti-Semitic flyer, Lesser told The Courant. I did not believe them, I thought there was a mistake. Someone showed it to me and I think it would be a gross understatement to say I was surprised.
Read more: http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-anti-semitic-mailer-20181030-story.html
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)say, why dont you fuck right off
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)the radio waves are FULL of mcsalley lies....every station....I saw an AZ Republic headline as well, AZ most political ads..41,000 and counting....one of the radio ads..a nurse, with a pre-existing condition calling Sinemas lie about mcsilley voting to gut ACA..mcsilly DID!
I am getting texts for Sinema and responded - thanking Sinema for NOT getting in the weeds with the mcsilley..
iluvtennis
(19,861 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,957 posts)Can't say I am surprised though. I guess I am happy at least identified it as anti-Semitic and decided it was newsworthy.
Judi Lynn
(160,542 posts)If a human being did something like this you'd think he had lost total control of himself. It's like losing bowel control in public, and not caring, isn't it?
Here's another gem:
Neither advertisement mentions there is any reason to actually vote for the fascist. That's because there isn't one, of course, or they'd want to feature it.
George II
(67,782 posts)...(live in that district) and even before it made the news I remarked about how horrible it was.
Thankfully it looks like it has backfired.