Update [2006-10-11 17:19:56 by Man Eegee]: Lofty Donkey has posted the text and a link to the .pdf of the article that Pearce sent out to his supporters.
C’mon Russell. Didn’t you learn in Boy Scouts that if you keep playing with fire, you’ll eventually get burned?
Pearce says he immediately sent two apologies to supporters after sending out the e-mail, claiming that he did not know what the group was and had not read the entire article before copying it into his e-mail.
“My heart is really hurt to think something like that would go out under my name,” Pearce told The Republic today. “I was very embarrassed I didn’t have better diligence and read the whole article.”
Gotta love the pickles that the Republicans keep putting themselves in lately. Pearce has either revealed his true racist intentions behind his long-standing hard-right immigration tantrums or he’s proven to be a lazy legislator who doesn’t even take the time to read his correspondence before sending it out to his supporters as “proof” that he’s on the right track.
The group Pearce endorsed was none other than the odious National Alliance. Here’s a taste of the hate they spew:
It’s not just the Mexican invasion that is the problem in California, the Jews are now fighting with the Arabs over the corpse of “the Golden State.”.
For so many years, the Jews in California, Hollywood/Tel Aviv West, have had their way. But then the Arabs set up a place in Orange County referred to as “Little Gaza,” which according to the 2000 Census has more than 24,000 Arabs.
linkage – click at your own risk
And speaking of endorsements, this little stunt by Russell “Bring Back Operation Wetback” Pearce has caused his list for re-election to lose at least one prominent name
Given the regrettable and disturbing nature of the email Russell Pearce circulated earlier today, I cannot in good conscience lend my endorsement to his candidacy for State Representative. While Russell has issued an apology for his email, I nonetheless will not be associated with any communication that contains anti-Semitic remarks.
linkage to AZCongressWatch
I echo the question asked by my fellow Az Blogger: Does Trent Franks feel it’s politically prudent to remain on the endorsement page of Russell Pearce’s re-election website?
And while we’re at it, how many “macaca moments” are the Mesa voters going to take before they realize that Pearce is a divisive, immoral legislator who deserves to be retired permanently in exactly one month?
Enough is enough, people. The Minuteman Wing of the Republican Party, which includes Randy Graf (in the photo with Pearce) and JD Hayworth, regardless of his feeble attempts to distance himself from Pearce, has given cover to white separatist groups like National Alliance for far too long with their enforcement-only approach to immigration reform.
You might not be racist if you support things such as mass deportation, building the Great Wall of Arizona™ or the militarization of the backyards of Baja Arizonans, but how’s your conscience treating you knowing that you hold the same political positions as true racist groups like National Alliance, Border Guardians and the KKK’s David Duke?
We need comprehensive reform of our immigration system. One that respects humanity regardless of which side of the border your citizenship lies and it must address the underlying economic issues that are plaguing the lower classes of all the nations involved.
Crossposted from Latino Politico, also at Migra Matters
While this is on the state level, it is a reflection of the nasty debate being waged across the country. I’m hoping the public will finally see the underbelly that is rotting from the far right’s position on immigration reform.
oof. probably was blogging drunk.
he always sounds like he’s under the influence of something at all times. I’m excited to watch JD engage in a circular firing squad, however. Harry Mitchell is closing the gap on Hayworthless.
I love it when politicians accidently reveal their actual beliefs.
Pearce is always going for the shock factor, until now he has received full support from his GOP brethren. It’ll be interesting to see what happens now that JD has broken away. Hayworth, who is an extremist himself, will only be drawing attention to the fact that he and Pearce are like peas in the pod.
Scary stuff. I haven’t clicked the link but I’ll bet that they’re “devout” Christians.
like his website has bit the bullet but I’m pretty sure he’s Mormon. Not surprising as his district encompasses Mesa, an area of high Mormon concentration.
Nice to see one of them get called on their hateful racist BS.
On a sadly similar note, did you see this story?
hadn’t seen it, thanks for the link. Two of those children died are no different than I am – U.S. citizens with roots in another country. That’s why I take this so personally. I hope there is blowback against such raw hate, we’ll see in a month…
‘driving himself mad’ eh..more like he was ‘mad’ to start with and the whole immigration debate has simply let us see many politicians in their true light..their racist attitudes all bubbling to the top and their sorry excuses against immigrants only continuing to show them as sorry excuses for human beings It’s downright scary how many in office are now so incompetant, plain stupid, racist, corrupt religious nut whackos or combination of all. Sorry ass bastards.