Tell us what you think.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has a new Harold Ford attack site up called FancyFord.com.
Now, I always try to be cautious about imputing racist overtones to political attacks. Dems are all over the place this year accusing various politicians of having their PACs or charities subsidize their personal expenses. So that’s certainly fair game. But take a look at FancyFord.com. You’ve got the picture of the fancy hotel suite, the shmance dinner, the Playboy Bunnies, the gold filigree. The message is pretty clear: Harold Ford is an uppity black man.
I think Atrios is probably right too: the creators of the site are saying Ford is basically a pimp, a black guy livin’ large and probably doing white women too. If I had the volume on on my computer I’d actually be surprised if they didn’t have the Shaft soundtrack playing in the background.
I guess Sen. Liddy Dole (head of the NRSC this cycle) thinks she’s going to need to plug the racist vote hard to keep Ford out of the senate.
Look at the site. Tell us what you think.
We’ve set up this thread to discuss the site over at TPMCafe.
