GOP campaign ad suggests letter carriers are sexual predators
Press release:
The head of the 302,000-member National Association of Letter Carriers today assailed a television ad attacking Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire that suggests that U.S. Postal Service letter carriers are possible sexual predators endangering the lives of children on the street.
The television ad, being run by the Republican Governors Association in support of GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi, shows a man walking a dog, and then a letter carrier with satchel and mail, leering at young children near an ice cream truck, while in the audio background a woman depicting a mother warns that some convicted sex offenders have not properly registered with law enforcement agencies during the Gregoire administration.
"This television ad is beneath contempt," said NALC President William H. Young. "It is ludicrous and shameful that the Republican Governors Association would stoop so low as to portray America's most trusted government agents in this manner just to pump up a specious political argument against the incumbent governor."
"I demand, on behalf of city letter carriers across the nation, that Republican Governors Association Chair Rick Perry R-TX immediately withdraw this ad from all television outlets and web sites and publicly apologize to all letter carriers for this damaging portrayal of their character," Young added.
Young pointed out that letter carriers are known throughout the country for their many heroic and humanitarian deeds – often coming to the aid of children, their support of charitable organizations, and conducting the nation's largest food drive to feed needy families.
The 302,000-member NALC union represents city delivery letter carriers in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions employed by the U.S. Postal Service, along with retired letter carriers.
October 17th, 2008 13:52
This is stupid, you all need to get a grip. If this was a Democrat ad you all would not mention it at all. We also have plenty of loonie carriers, Mr Mailman is not the mailman of “Leave it to Beaver” anymore and we need to teach our children to be careful with everyone. Even our Mr Policeman is not so safe these days.
Get off the GOP
October 17th, 2008 14:24
Instead of a letter carrier the alleged pervert should have been a member of congress.
October 17th, 2008 18:16
Kids, stay away fro airport bathrooms, you may run into Sen. Larry Craig R-Utah about to commit a lewd sex act.
October 17th, 2008 19:23
A month ago I caught a pervert whacking off in public while I was carrying mail on my route, I got the cops on him. So SDO can kiss my ass, the add pisses me off, I look out for people on my route, as do most letter carriers. A couple months ago a carrier in Florida saved a little girl from drowning and then went on to finish his route, and how are we as a group portrayed, as child molesters. So screw you SDO and screw the GOP turds that created the ad.
October 18th, 2008 06:25
I am more worried about what my kids are subject to from the media, because there is such a liberal bias, you can see it on the magazine covers and the television reporting is atrousious. If this Governor was a Democrat, this would not be a story. Just like Joe the Plumber and Bill Ayers, which one have you heard about in the media?
October 18th, 2008 07:09
SDO is an ASS
October 18th, 2008 16:54
Once again the GOP is selling it’s “fear everything” politics. If everyone was as stupid as the GOP believes we are, they would be winning the election. My biggest question about the ad is where is the Priest, this must not have been shot around Boston huh ? Don’t start the churches should be backing anyone but the GOP. but now they all want the faith based init. money. I guess the meek will no longer inherit the earth
October 20th, 2008 05:36
I’m thinkin’ that being from Alaska, Sarah Palin (‘yup the Republican) might have a better understanding and a better “pro-Postal” attitude than any candidate before her at this level. Alaska runs on the U.S. Mail.