WASHINGTON, April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following
release was issued today by the Democratic National Committee:
Even as he quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words that "someone
must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate and
evil," John McCain's own campaign ran advertising on a website run by a
Northern Virginia blogger "to sign up members for his
anti-illegal-immigrant organization" [Washington Post, 4/4/08; John McCain
remarks, 4/4/08]
McCain's campaign is running banner ads on the website
http://www.bvbl.net, which includes posts blaming "illegal aliens" for the
"real estate meltdown" and sensationalizes "illegal alien crime." The blog
is credited with helping shape public opinion in Prince William County,
Virginia, which has embraced policies to crack down on illegal immigration.
[Washington Post, 4/4/08]
DNC Hispanic Caucus Chair Ramona Martinez, Black Caucus Chair Virgie
Rollins, and APIA Caucus Chair Bel Leong-Hong issued the following joint
statement calling on John McCain to stop advertising on the hate-promoting
web site:
"John McCain can't apologize for one mistake while making another of
the same ilk. As recently as 1994 John McCain voted to cut off funding for
the Commission promoting Dr. King's holiday, but today says he made 'a
mistake.' If McCain is truly regretful of those past actions, how can he
justify advertising on a website that promotes the same type of hate and
division Dr. King gave his life to end?"
To see a screen shot of the ad on the site, use the following link:
http://www.democrats.org/page/-/images/mccain-web-ad.PNG
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee,
http://www.democrats.org.
This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's
committee.
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
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Related links:
http://www.bvbl.net
http://www.democrats.org
CONTACT:
Luis Miranda of Democratic National
Committee, +1-202-863-8148
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