David Vitter’s new ad trafficks heavily in race-baiting
Earlier this week, Nevada Senate Candidate Sharron Angle put out an anti-immigrant ad that used some of the same images of “scary looking” immigrants as an ad launched by Louisiana Senate Republican David Vitter.
Now Vitter has yet another anti-immigrant ad running, and this one is even worse than the previous one or Angle’s. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Louisiana is blasting the new ad, “Welcome Prize,” as “demeaning” and “racist.” It attacks his opponent, Democrat Charlie Melancon, over illegal immigration, and features a group of immigrants running along side a fence, only to be greeted by a sign that says “Charlie Melancon welcomes you to the USA!” and “bievenidos a los USA!” There is also a group of smiling people holding a giant check payable to “illegals.”