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Conservative black U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Palm Beach Gardens, says an ad that depicts him punching white women plays on racial stereotypes and would make liberals apoplectic if a Republican ran it against a black Democrat.
While Sarah Palin and Herman Cain joined the West campaign in ratcheting up criticism of the ad on Friday, an NAACP official said he didnt find the 30-second spot to be racially offensive. And the campaign of Wests main Democratic rival defended the ads content while denying any involvement in its creation.
The controversy centers on an ad by American Sunrise, a PAC that is largely financed by the father of Democratic congressional candidate Patrick Murphy. The ad blasts Wests stances on seniors, womens health and tax issues by showing a cartoonish likeness of West in boxing gloves slugging an elderly woman and a younger woman who are white and punching a black family and grabbing the familys cash.
Think if the Republican Party or some conservative PAC ran a picture of a black Democrat politician or congressman punching white women and white seniors. Im sure that MSNBC, NBC and the Huffington Post and everyone would be going apoplectic right now, West said on Fox News.
Rep. Allen West says ad plays on racial stereotypes; NAACP... | www.palmbeachpost.com
Hypocrisy much?