Currently David Vitter, a/k/a Diaper Man, is leading his Democratic opponent in the Louisiana Senate Race. One would think that a family values guy who frequents prostitutes would be having a tough go of it, but apparently his criminal activity hasn’t made much of a dent, either on the law enforcement community or with the voters.
The Louisiana Democrats would like to change that, at least as far as the voters are concerned:
In a bid to raise awareness of David Vitter’s ethical scandals, Louisiana Democrats are raising money to run a TV ad recreating an encounter Vitter had with a prostitute.
“We need to get Forgotten Crimes on television in Louisiana,” reads a fundraising letter the LA-Dems sent to supporters this morning. “A recent independent poll found that an astonishing number of likely voters in Louisiana are unaware that David Vitter admitted breaking the law but was never held accountable.”
One would think that the Louisiana media would not allow the public to forget the incident, not to mention that one would expect that the public would have been adequately informed in the first place. If the Louisiana public is indeed as unaware as the quote suggests, then the media is incompetent, or the people are unbelievably stupid. Given that we are talking about the American South, either option is a distinct possibility.
By the way, the video is quite good, and I think it approaches the issue from the right angle, making the point that Vitter is getting away with a crime because he has friends in high places. You can view it at the link above.
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