I saw this add on YouTube a few days ago and just chalked it up to another ad by another Democrat PAC smearing and lying about Allen West’s policy positions. But that’s standard fare so I ignored it. And then today I’m seeing the ad everywhere with headlines like “Too far? New attack ad targeting Allen West depicts him beating women” and “New Dem ad depicts Allen West punching white women, stealing money” and I’m sure there are others.
Save the lies and smears about West’s policy positions, I just don’t get the ‘outrage’ (or whatever you wanna call it) over the ad. It’s using a cartoonish boxing metaphor to emphasize their lies and spin on West’s policy positions. So what? To suggest that it’s too far or over the line, wouldn’t that mean we are seeing things as the left sees them in terms of racism, sexism, and stereotypes? I didn’t see it that way when I first watched it; to me it’s just a silly boxing metaphor in a political ad that I disagree with.
Now I get the double standard argument and it’s always important to point that out. But to say that the ad is over the line because it shows West as a bully hitting white women, cheapening violence against women and plays on stereotypes to divide Americans — well that sounds more like the left to me. I just don’t think that way.
Saying all of that, here’s West’s statement on the ad:
Disgusting — that’s the best word that can be used to describe the latest attack ad funded by my Democrat opponent Patrick Murphy’s father.
I spent my life in uniform fighting for our great nation and protecting all Americans. The ad being run against me by my opponent’s family depicting violence against women and senior citizens is reprehensible. It plays on stereotypes and fear to divide Americans, and it cheapens the very real and tragic occurrences of violence against women and seniors. The American people are suffering from crushing debt, horrific tax and regulatory policies, and epic unemployment. This classless ad shows a lack of regard for the issues plaguing our nation. This ad reflects the sad state of politics in our Republic with those who seek to destroy a person’s character to cover for their lack of intellectual ability and integrity.