Virginia Rep. Depicts Opponent as Scary, Dark, Bearded

Posted by Satyam Khanna, Think Progress at 8:55 AM on September 29, 2008.

Scare tactics, lies, and racism ... must be election season.

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Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA) is out with a new ad that depicts his opponent, Tom Perriello, with a swarthy complexion, using a shadowy, grainy image of Perriello with a beard. As Open Left notes, the ad hints that Perriello’s “skin is dark, he’s bearded, and he’s a liberal who loves amnesty for illegals and gay marriage.” Watch the ad, below which is a picture of Perriello:

Goode sparked controversy in 2006 with his anti-Muslim rhetoric.

When Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) was elected to Congress, Goode wrote to his constituents: “If American citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Virgil Goode position on immigration, there will likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.”

Tagged as: racism, lies, va, goode

Satyam Khanna is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.

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