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VIDEO: Les Phillip Swore to Defend Against ‘Enemies, Foreign and Domestic’

Posted on | May 23, 2010 | 29 Comments

Wonder who he has in mind on the domestic front? Here’s the Republican candidate for Congress in Alabama’s Fifth District:

Marc Ambinder predicts that this will be the political ad everyone will be talking about this week. The transcript:

This is the story of two young men.
One fell in with left wing radicals.
The other immigrated to America.
While one played with terrorists and allowed his America-hating pastor to baptize his children, the other joined the Navy to defend his country.
I love America, but President Obama is ashamed of it. I’m going to Congress to help stop him from destroying our nation. And they’re not going to call me a racist.
I’m Les Phillip and I took an oath to defend this country against enemies, foreign and domestic. And I approve this message.

Do you approve this message? Let him know:

LES PHILLIP for U.S. CONGRESS

UPDATE: Now a Memeorandum thread. One of my friends on Twitter said, “I don’t know what’s in the Alabama water but they need to bottle it and pass it to the rest of the us.” This ad was produced by Ladd Ehlinger Jr., who also produced the Dale Peterson ad, which may have just lost its status as Best Political Ad Evah!

UPDATE II: In April, I covered the 5th District Republican candidates’ forum in Huntsville. The primary is June 1 — a week from Tuesday. It’s a tough three-way contest for the GOP nomination, and there will likely be a runoff, which would be held July 13.

Category: Alabama, Barack Obama, Congress, Election, Republicans, Uncategorized, Video

Comments

29 Responses to “VIDEO: Les Phillip Swore to Defend Against ‘Enemies, Foreign and Domestic’”

  1. victoria_29
    May 24th, 2010 @ 1:47 am

    Thanks Stacy u always have the breaking next hot thing.

  2. victoria_29
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 8:47 pm

    Thanks Stacy u always have the breaking next hot thing.

  3. Miss Sharon
    May 24th, 2010 @ 1:54 am

    Yep. Agree with victoria_29.

  4. Miss Sharon
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 8:54 pm

    Yep. Agree with victoria_29.

  5. Miss Sharon
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:02 am

    testing avi

  6. Miss Sharon
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:02 pm

    testing avi

  7. sybilll
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:05 am

    Great way to end my weekend. Thanks RSM.

  8. sybilll
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:05 pm

    Great way to end my weekend. Thanks RSM.

  9. just a conservative girl
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:43 am

    They may not call him a racist,but they will call him a self hating uncle tom.

  10. just a conservative girl
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:43 pm

    They may not call him a racist,but they will call him a self hating uncle tom.

  11. Chaz
    May 24th, 2010 @ 2:44 am

    I whole heartedly approve of this message!!!

  12. Chaz
    May 23rd, 2010 @ 9:44 pm

    I whole heartedly approve of this message!!!

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  14. Andrea Shea King
    May 24th, 2010 @ 5:39 am

    Lovin it.

    Linked.

  15. Andrea Shea King
    May 24th, 2010 @ 12:39 am

    Lovin it.

    Linked.

  16. Dandapani
    May 24th, 2010 @ 10:24 am

    They can’t call him a RAAAAACIST, but they can call him “Uncle Tom”, unfortunately. We need more men and women like this gentlemen in our Congress, standing up for American values.

  17. Dandapani
    May 24th, 2010 @ 5:24 am

    They can’t call him a RAAAAACIST, but they can call him “Uncle Tom”, unfortunately. We need more men and women like this gentlemen in our Congress, standing up for American values.

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  20. republicanmother
    May 24th, 2010 @ 12:10 pm

    Ladd Ehlinger Jr. is now the Tea Party Conservative’s official TV media king! Let’s find a way for him to do all the TV spots for November.

  21. republicanmother
    May 24th, 2010 @ 7:10 am

    Ladd Ehlinger Jr. is now the Tea Party Conservative’s official TV media king! Let’s find a way for him to do all the TV spots for November.

  22. smitty
    May 24th, 2010 @ 12:36 pm

    Stacy,
    You’re really threatening the Left wing narrative about you with posts like this.
    Won’t you think about the Holy Narrative?
    –Smitty

  23. smitty
    May 24th, 2010 @ 7:36 am

    Stacy,
    You’re really threatening the Left wing narrative about you with posts like this.
    Won’t you think about the Holy Narrative?
    –Smitty

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    May 24th, 2010 @ 3:44 pm

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    May 24th, 2010 @ 10:44 am

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  27. Beauregarde
    May 24th, 2010 @ 10:53 pm

    So what is wrong with the white candidates in this race? Why should voters rush out to cast ballots for Phillip just because he is black and tells them what they want to hear?

  28. Beauregarde
    May 24th, 2010 @ 5:53 pm

    So what is wrong with the white candidates in this race? Why should voters rush out to cast ballots for Phillip just because he is black and tells them what they want to hear?

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