'The Arabs (and Indians and Chinese) Are Coming!'

It's late October election season: The trees are losing their leaves, parents are wrapping their kids in scarves for the chilly walk to school, and politicians are now openly accusing their opponents of selling orphans' kidneys on the Chinese black market to fund al-Qaeda-planned gay wedding chapels at Ground Zero. With only a few days left before the United States' Nov. 2 election day, political ads -- on which nearly $4 billion, or just shy of the GDP of Zimbabwe, will have been spent by election day -- have predictably reached their debased, atavistic nadir.

This year, with the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate at stake, boundaries of decency have not only been crossed but trampled on and possibly waterboarded at an undisclosed location. Senators are buying Viagra for child molesters. Aqua Buddhas are threatening Christianity. And plenty of candidates and allied organizations are reaching for the old standby of political fearmongering: the foreigner.

Between the Chinese bankers taking over America, amorous Iranian dictators, and job-stealing Indians (who have apparently taken them from the job-stealing Mexicans), it's hard to see a single "Daisy" ad -- a defining television spot that can decisively swing a previously close race -- emerging in this year's crop. But who knows? The election isn't until Tuesday, and four days is an eternity in political mudslinging. Here's a sampling of the year's greatest, dirtiest hits.

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COUNTCHOCULA1011

3:07 AM ET

October 30, 2010

The Chinese one was well done...

...even if it probably would utterly offend Chinese people by making them out to be uber vilians who do nothing but plot the destruction of the US; never mind that most Chinese simply want to have a better life.

The Arab ad can be expected. What's more revealing is that the candidate is pretty much openly declaring his man lust. A fairly common trait amongst politicians (see Bohemian Grove), but something that they usually cover up more efficiently.

NORBOOSE

1:58 PM ET

October 31, 2010

The Average Chinese citizen isnt the problem

Im not defending the ads, they are pretty stupid. However, no one is pretending that the Chinese population has it out for the US. Its the Chinese government that is the villian. The average Soviet citizen didnt have some personal hatred of the US, but that doesnt mean that the Soviets werent our rival. Sorry to say it, but you are straw-manning.

ADVOCATUSDIABOLI

11:53 AM ET

November 2, 2010

It not well done because it

It not well done because it blames the wrong Americans institutions for the problem. While the government bears some blame, it is as more the fault of American corporations who sent factories and jobs offshore (and keeping us addicted to oil), it's the fault of American consumers who wanted it all now and inflated a housing bubble and record debt to get it, it's the fault of the Federal Reserve (Greenspan at first) for feeding the bubble and now crating new ones with near-zero interest rates, and it's the fault of Congress for letting FIR (finance, insurance, real estate) steal and cheat and almost collapse out financial system and then bail them out. the fault of the government is helping the above culprits--the government crime is one of aiding and abetting but the perps are elsewhere.

SAM FROM CALIFORNIA

3:36 AM ET

Wow

First, the China ad is absurd. Consider that the Chinese government owns the biggest industries and banks in the country and relied on a stimulus nearly as big as America's (far larger as a % of the economy) to get out of the recession. That, and the big Mao poster and Communist flag are an odd juxtaposition to have with a professor who decries America's govt ownership of a few companies and moderate stimulus spending. I see, so America's stimulus-spending and government intervention ruined it, and allowed it to get taken over by China, a nation made powerful by authoritarian market socialism, state-owned banks, and a history of large government stimulus. Please forgive me for seeing this argument as internally contradictory.

I would like to add Sharon Angle's ad about harry reid voting to give "illegals" college tuition, while equating all illegal immigrants with drug smugglers. Note also the use of burly, scary Mexican men to represent Mexicans and cute cuddly white kids representing the White children.

3:52 AM ET

Here's a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKcQlVGWcNw

Notice:

(1) All of the "Illegals" shown are large, young, intimidating Mexican men, usually with some kind of gang apparel. There are no women, even though many illegal immigrants are women. She also happened to pick the most indigenous looking images, which has far more ominous implications for me. Imagine if there was ad ad complaining about such and such a candidate protecting "foreign banking interests" while flashing stereotypical images of Jewish people, it would be obscenely offensive. Sharron Angle crossed the same boundary here.

(2) None of the Illegal immigrants are depicted as anything other than criminals or gang members. The implication given is that all illegal immigrants are criminals. She doesn't bother about the 50something Mexican and Guatemalan mothers stealing American maid jobs, or hardworking farmworkers. No, she talks about Mara Salvutra gangbangers getting into State University with Social security thanks to Harry Reid. What a joke.

(3) ALL of the school kids in the classroom (0:30, the part about English as the national language) and the family is white (0:22). There isn't even a token minority!

We should be able to have a rational discussion on English as a national language and immigration policy without resorting to obvious racialized distortions.

11:46 AM ET

"We should be able to have a

"We should be able to have a rational discussion on English as a national language and immigration policy without resorting to obvious racialized distortions."

But we cannot, both sides play the race when it suits them and that won't change (hasn't for all of history). Pinch yourself and wake up--your are dreaming if all recorded human history is of any indication of the feasibility of what you dream.

GRANT

6:24 AM ET

The sad fact is that these

The sad fact is that these tactics work. The candidate who spends the most money, starts the vilest rumors and screws the opposition as hard as they can will probably be the winner. Don't like it? Too bad, you'd have better luck reforming Congressional ethics than trying to bring sanity into elections.

4V62RDG6

2:14 PM ET

You can change the future, You have to.

'The Chinese Are Coming!'

I think it is easy way to destroy China.

We don't need shitty chinese made product.
china is NOTHING good contribute to world.
Do you know what is the "Good" Contribution from China? Actually, No.

China is "parasitic insect" of World.
1. China's industy easily replace by EU, US, Japan, Taiwan, S.Korea....
2. 'Cheap labor' are easily provide by south east asia, and other 3rd world country. if china vanished, then Brazil and south east asian countires can create lots of jobs. also, Westerner can save their jobs, too.
Market of China is not a attractive.
China is "parasitic insect" of Western.

Japan, S.Korea and Other ally of US countries buy US bond.
if China sell US' bond.

1. Then, China's curency will rise.

2. China rival countries defeat China's export.

3. Many Chinese loss their jobs.

4. jobless chinese riot to their govt.

Really, no need china.
We can prove this.
Evidence : In 1950s, China country isolated from world, However, World people lived as well without china.

MALICEIT

4:23 AM ET

November 1, 2010

you are...

...quite pathetic arent you ?
Here's an eyeopener:
1) US industry will fully collapse if China even starts to talk about isolationism.
2) Brazil and south Asian countries don't have even stable governments to talk about anything like that.
3ipresume?) Market of china was never attractive but it was AMERICA who invested billions in it.

1) China's currency will not rise because the companies' factories from US state holders will instantly become the part of Communist party, and you can shove those bonds in your ass because they will become instantly useless.
2) China will continue the export, as proven by 1)
3) No, they wouldn't----> 1)
4) They are not jobless----> 1)

Better evidence: in the 50's gold standard was in place. Every western country could of lived on quite successfully fully isolated from outside world. But since US just wanted to inflate their economy then they went to China.

Besides stop typing like this is 4chan.

2:17 PM ET

China is a really “Cancer of the Earth”

How could be a greedy dirty nation like China ?

polluting atmosphere , corruption , faked products,toxic foods, SARS, AIDS, chicken-flu,pickpocket , eating human organs and female foetues , eat dogs and cats, torturing falun gong members, kill 70 millions men in bloody “Mao-revolution”,killing Tibetian monks & Burmese monks, invades Inner Mongolia, East Turkestan, take? illegal islands from South East Asia, treat to workers like animal in sweatshops, …

Bird-Flu, Blue-eared Pigs, Poisonous Dumplings, Toys, chocolates & Toothpastes, Selling criminals’ organs, Killing innocent Tibetian monks,Picpockets, Fake products & Disneyland, No human rights, No freedom of speech, a bunch of chinese industrial spies & illegal immigrants, environmental pollutions and distructions…
this country is a really “Cancer of the Earth”

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1949 China invaded and occupied Uighur.
1950 China entered Korean War.
1951 China invaded Tibet. 1,200,000 Tibetans was killed by China. (Note : 1/5 of total population) Tibetans was killed by China.
1959 China disputed and the border disputed with India.
1969 China invaded the Soviet Union (Danmansky island).
1979 China fought against Vietnam as “Punishment”.
1992 China insisted on owning Spratly Islands & Paracel Islands without permission.
1995 China occupied Mischief Reef that the Philippines had historically owned.
1996 China launched the missile in Taiwan Straits. China threatened Taiwan.
1997 China insists on the owning right to the Scarboro atoll that the Philippines has historically owned.
2008 Chinese People’s Liberation Army killed Tibetan Protesters in Lhasa Tibet.
2009 Han Chinese People massacred Uighur Muslims in Urumuchi.
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The Uyghurs are a Turkic Muslim people who are being severely oppressed by the brutal Chinese communist regime. Their homeland East Turkestan was stolen by China over 50 years ago and renamed “Xinjiang”.

Please visit this website:
saveeastturk.org

Statistics:

1) Forcible abortion of 8,500,000 Uyghur babies of East Turkestan carried out by the Chinese government.

2) 500,000 people of East Turkestan slaughtered and massacred in cold blood by the Chinese.

3) 750,000 Uyghurs killed by the radioactive nuclear experiments of the Communist Part of China.

Total number of deaths: 10 MILLION Uyghur Muslims murdered by China.

BILL888

2:43 AM ET

4V62RDG6: there is no East Turkistan

The Xinjiang region was passed from the Mongolian to the Qing Dynasty when the Mongolian retreated from defeat by the Qing Emperor. There is no invasion of the Uyghur. You have been brain washed about the number of deaths by others. Please get your facts straight.

2:23 AM ET

4V62RDG6: you need to see a psychiatrist

You seem to have a lot of hatred in yourself. Whoever is teaching you all those events in a way to make the Chinese people look bad, it is themselves who are monsters. Most of the events are not true and most of the events did not came about the way you described. You need to see a psychiatrist.

RUZY

1:46 PM ET

November 12, 2010

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Where do you get the information and data? are you there?

FP1234567

12:33 AM ET

Racial profiling can be used against innocent people.

It does not take much to figure out that this racial profiling is another form of racism,but more subtle. I look like an Arab when my beard grows. I do not want to have to shave my beard so I do not get confused. Get my point! Anyone who persecutes me because they think they are doing a service to God is a racist and many Christians from Christendom fall in this category . The 'men' in 2 Tim 3 are Christians. When in actuality I have nothing to do with terrorist or Muslims. But to profile me as such is just an excuse of Satan to try to persecute God's people. And if you do persecute God's people and are not saved, then the moment you die, you will find yourself in torment and in the future you will given a body, judged an thrown in the Lake of Fire forever. So whoever is warned has no longer an excuse, your own blood be upon your head once you know this. I have fulfilled my charge in warning. It is even clear from the Word, "Do not judge based on appearance" and racial profiling does that. And once you shed innocent blood, join Herod,. you cannot wash your sin away by washing your hands. The Roman Catholic had made this fatal mistake and many of her members will be killed because of this in the future as God's vengeance on the innocent blood she shed through the ages. And many Christians like 2 Tim 3 are in power and try to persecute God's faithful ones. Do not join them because if you are not saved you will perish forever while they themselves are cast out in the outer darkness for a 1000 years. Do not join the band wagon. Broad is the way to destruction!

1:01 AM ET

God hates Chess.

In Chess you sacrifice some pieces to save the King. God sacrifices none, except Himself. So if someone comes with the probability that the likelihood of condemning an innocent one is just 0.0001% that is enough to reject the idea. God will leave the 99 sheep for the one sheep. He has not changed this nor will he ever.

PADDYP

4:33 PM ET

God hated chess

Hallowe'en was great - no lakes of fire, no chess, no sheep. A little superstition, happy kids - that's REAL religion.

7:38 PM ET

I dont like you Paddy

I am an unaffiliated theist, so Im not rushing to the defense of proselytizers. I really dislike you paddy. You find opinions easy to criticize, but offer no realistic alternatives. You are slightly more intelligent than the average person. Therefore, you look for people with simple, easy to dismantle opinions, and just attack them. You are afraid to actually enter a potentially opinion-changing debate, because to you, this is all about feeling snug and secure in the knowledge that you are smarter than "them," not caring about actually improving your awareness. When I was a child, I was a lot like you. I grew up.

4:19 AM ET

Norboose

So much from two little sentences! A master psychologist.

12:55 PM ET

Thank You

Am I right? I feel pretty right

2:27 PM ET

Of course you're right. I'm so mixed up I don't know how mixed up I am. But I'm going to learn humility. And charity. And better manners.

MIPPLOR

10:19 AM ET

we work for u

we produce cheap product for u
pollute our soil and the air

and lend you the money just earned.

thx to globalization .

JOSBORNE01

12:38 PM ET

Video #4 is not xenophobic

Sure its silly. But a video of a man with gun shooting the "cap & trade" bill has nothing to do with xenphobia.

KUMHO

7:29 AM ET

November 19, 2010

Thanks

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JOES_FRON

11:03 AM ET

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Foreign Policy Magazine

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BY CAMERON ABADI, ANDREW SWIFT | OCTOBER 29, 2010

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