"Wille Horton" ad-maker is back

The charming fellow who ran the Willie Horton ad back in '88 is now pushing the "Obama is a muslim" angle in a new ad.


The most offensive thing about this ad is the way it pretends it's not anti-muslim, claiming instead to take issue with Obama's honesty. The text of the Willie Horton ad containted no explicit racism. It simply explained that he committed a violent crime while on weekend prison leave. But it made damn sure to include a mugshot so that everyone would know he was black. Leaving out the picture would not have impacted the stated message at all. But it would have destroyed the true message, which was that you should base your vote on fear of black people. This year, you should base it on fear of imaginary muslims.


It's coming true...