November 18, 2015
By Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill
By Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill
The Louisiana governor's race (click here) has taken a surprising turn into foreign policy ahead of Saturday's election, as TV political ads and campaign rhetoric shifted this week to the Paris terrorist attacks and the wisdom of allowing Syrian refugees into U.S. borders.
Republican candidate David Vitter sees the national discussion as an opportunity to gain ground in a runoff campaign where he's fallen behind. It's his latest effort to tie his Democratic rival John Bel Edwards to President Barack Obama in the deeply conservative state.
Vitter, a U.S. senator, is traveling around Louisiana to talk about Syrian refugees, running an ad on the topic and striking repeatedly at Edwards on the resettlement issue in emails to supporters and robo-calls to voters. Vitter backers sent out statements hitting Edwards, a state lawmaker, on the subject, describing a dangerous threat of more refugees coming to Louisiana....
Bobby Jindal has dropped out of any chance at a presidential nomination.
Today on FOX the latest fear mongering aimed at the presidential race was the question, "Will Hillary Clinton put boots on the ground?" The question of course is to portray her as a weak woman unable to decide about such issues in brevity and SPENDING American blood on a battlefield half way around the world, so naturally nothing could possibly happen in the USA.
The real strength of the USA occurred in New York City tonight. Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton addressed the public about a propaganda video released by Daesh. They explained there is no current threat to New York City. I believe all New Yorkers know the dedication of the police and their international division. They most certainly know a propaganda video when it occurs.
Americans don't need war to feel as though they have power over terrorism. They need authorities that know what they are doing to protect citizens. And stop listening to the fear mongering that is creating right wing politicians that are poured out of the same old FOX mold.
The real strength of the USA occurred in New York City tonight. Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton addressed the public about a propaganda video released by Daesh. They explained there is no current threat to New York City. I believe all New Yorkers know the dedication of the police and their international division. They most certainly know a propaganda video when it occurs.
Americans don't need war to feel as though they have power over terrorism. They need authorities that know what they are doing to protect citizens. And stop listening to the fear mongering that is creating right wing politicians that are poured out of the same old FOX mold.
