Markos Zuniga may want to rethink that little boast about how he wasn’t going to suffer any consequences for his loathsome remarks; Democrat candidate Jane Mitakides is now pulling her campaign advertisement from Daily Kos. (Hat tip: brett.)

Thank you to all who have contacted us to alert us to the unfortunate statements made on The Daily Kos regarding the deaths of the American contractors in Iraq.

Many of you know that I come from a family with deep military roots, and I have been dedicated to supporting our troops and our veterans my entire life. I also believe that whenever a life is lost to violence. American or Bosnian, Somalian or Hutu, Palestinian, Israeli or Iraqi. mankind is diminished.

We have made the decision to remove our advertising from that website, to assure that there is no confusion about my position on this matter. But I want to be clear on one point: this decision is not because of any “pressure” I have received. It is a personal decision, and one I have not made lightly.

In the past, Kos has provided a valuable forum for Democrats, for the sharing of issues and information, and I believe “blogs” such as these will continue become a real force in political communications.

Again, thank you for your e-mail, and for your interest in this very important race.

Sincerely,
Jane Mitakides

UPDATE: Mitakides’ ad still appears at Daily Kos, but if you click it you get this page, containing the same message as above. Ouch.

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