State Senator (R) Bill Ratliff comments on religious extremists tactics (see Brownwood & Abilene as examples)

Sunday, October 10, 2004
Brownwood Hate Radio Ads& Randy Neugebauer & Charlie Stenholm

Letter To The Editor - Despicable tactics
October 22, 2004
I just heard U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer's ad on Brownwood talk radio and am appalled, but not surprised. The tactics the Lubbock Republican has employed in attacking U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm, D-Abilene, remind me of those used in 2002 against moderate Texas Republican legislators.
Of such tactics, former Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff said: ''This type of hate-mongering is reminiscent of the Nazis; this type of hate-mongering is reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan; this type of hate-mongering is typical of the skinheads; this type of hate-mongering is now being practiced by al-Qaida and the Taliban.''
The Dallas Morning News weighed in with an editorial condemning the tactics as despicable: ''The Free Enterprise Political action committee's attempt to smear some Texas Republicans for supporting a needed hate crimes law deserves the comeuppance it received from acting Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff and 22 senators.''
So, let me get this straight. Neugebauer wants Central Texans to believe that Stenholm approves of flag burning, removing ''under God'' from the Pledge and is in support of gay marriage?
What Neugebauer is doing is despicable.
Steve Harris
Brownwood
Abilene Reporter News
source: http://www.reporter-news.com/abil/op_letters_editor/article/0,1874,ABIL_7984_3272126,00.html

note: local talk radio is KXYL 96.9. We refer to them as hate radio !

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