7 Most Absurd Instances of GOP Fearmongering (ISIS Is Coming!)

http://www.alternet.org/media/7-most-absurd-instances-gop-fearmongering-isis-coming

1. The ISIS Beheading Club

Just days after ISIS released its horrific video showing the beheading of American journalist James Foley, GOP challenger Allen Weh was using it to scare up votes. In an ad attacking New Mexico Senator Tom Udall, Weh intercut clips of Obama talking about the personal sacrifices he’d make for the office and Udall praising Obama’s “diplomatic path” with a still from the video showing Foley’s executioner brandishing his knife.

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2. Scott Brown

With little to recommend his actual campaign, Scott Brown has taken up the mantle of “national security.” Brown has been hitting the claim hard in the past few weeks, running ads accusing opponent Jeanne Shaheen of skimping on protecting America by leaving our border exposed to Islamic militants.

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3. NRCC

Despite Brown’s chutzpah in making the claim, the “OMG ISIS on the Border” narrative formed a template for ads around the nation. The National Republican Congressional Committee seized on it for an ad in Arizona against Democratic representative Ann Kirkpatrick.

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4. Dan Patrick

Texas Lieutenant Governor candidate Dan Patrick is more specific. “While ISIS terrorists threaten to cross our border and kill Americans, my opponent falsely attacks me to hide her failed record on illegal immigration,” Patrick says in the hurried ad.