This is what former Michigan Republican chairman Paul Anuzis had to say about the add Republican Pete Hoekstra aired at the Super Bowl. Hoekstra, who is an immigrant born in Groningen in the Netherlands, wants to become the senator of Michigan, a seat now held by Democrat Debbie Stabenow.
The cost of this add is a 100.000 dollars.
In the video an Asian woman in a rice paddy in supposedly China, though the scene was shot in California, is thanking Stabenow in broken English for making it possible “we take your jobs.” :
Republican Anuzis responded to questions from ThinkProgress at the Conservative Political Action Conference:
KEYES: There’s been a bit of a controversy this week with this new ad. What’s your take? Do you think it was in poor taste?
ANUZIS: I’m not too worried about the poor taste, I just think it was a dumb ad. Pete Hoekstra voted to raise taxes, Pete Hoekstra voted for the “Bridge to Nowhere,” Pete Hoekstra voted five times to increase the debt ceiling, and then he goes out and leads with his chin by saying, “I’m against Debbie Stabenow because she sold all of our debt to China.” Well, he voted for that debt. [...]
KEYES: A lot of people have said this borderlines on racial insensitivity. Do you think you would agree with that?
ANUZIS: At best it was in bad taste. It’s not something I would have done. But I’m not too worried about that as much as the issues that are behind that. I think the beauty of this ad is the hypocrisy that Pete Hoekstra is trying to go after Debbie Stabenow for spending when he voted the same way.
7 Comments
It’s surely what it speculates on.
By kloeless on 12/02/2012 - 7:33Racist voters.
I will always remember that Pete Hoekstra and Rick Santorum were the ones who “found” the missing WMDs in Iraq.
By drizzle on 12/02/2012 - 8:46I will always remember that Pete Hoekstra and Rick Santorum were the ones who “found” the missing WMDs in Iraq.
This no spam!
By drizzle on 12/02/2012 - 8:47It was pretty obvious that wasn’t shot in China. The sky was far too blue.
By rowdy on 12/02/2012 - 8:59I am happy idiots like this Pete Hoekstra are concentrated in the USA instead of being spread all over the globe.
By JaJu on 12/02/2012 - 21:42What he does not realize is that ofshoring is done by US companies because they want to make money. so theu go and produce thier things in places where labour is cheaper, etc.
And which party represents “big business” in the USA?
Duh…..!!!
By JaJu on 12/02/2012 - 21:44@6 Hear hear Jurkie!
By Apiedapie on 12/02/2012 - 21:44