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Lol, the demoNrats isea of immagration reform sure has lit some fires, but not the way they were thinking.  :-)

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(April 27) -- Tim James is betting his election that Alabama voters prefer what he calls "common sense" to "political correctness." The Republican gubernatorial candidate is running a provocative ad arguing that Alabama's driver's license exam should be given only in English.

"This is Alabama; we speak English," James says. "If you want to live here, learn it." The campaign spot has had more than 60,000 views on YouTube.

The son of former Alabama Gov. Fob James promises to do away with the 12 foreign languages the test currently offers if he is elected in November. In the ad, James suggests his goal is to save taxpayers money. "Maybe it's the businessman in me," he says.

In the blogosphere, though, many say the controversial ad is about far more than saving taxpayers money and contains coded political messages James hopes will strike a chord with Republican voters in the state.
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Re: Tim James Alabama gub. candidate 'This Is Alabama; We Speak English'
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2010, 09:48:45 PM »
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In the blogosphere, though, many say the controversial ad is about far more than saving taxpayers money and contains coded political messages James hopes will strike a chord with Republican voters in the state.

Ooooooh... the nefarious coded message!   :ohnoes:  We can't have a campaign any-damn-where without a full deck of race cards handy, can we?  :whatever: