The Campbell campaign (Gilliard Blanning Wysocki & Assoc.) created a very impactful mail piece that hit mail boxes today.
It simply highlighs American Independent candidate Jim Gilchrist’s own words. Generally when you see a consultant use the words of an opponent against them it can be assumed that they are taking them out of context or that the opponent said these things a long time ago. That is not the case here. Gilchrist is so over his head in this campaign for U. S. Congress, that he sticks his foot in his mouth every time he goes on record.
EXAMPLE OF GILCHRIST QUOTES:
"I don’t like these capitalist pigs." According to the mailer this is quote he gave to the OC Weekly, in Feb. 2005. I don’t care what the context is on this one. The 48th CD has more ‘capitalist pigs’ than just about any Congressional District in the country. Not a smart think to say.
"I’m for taxing the ultra-rich more" "Estate tax? Bring that thing back." According to the mailer published in the OC Register June 20, 2005. I am not ultra-rich, but I sure hope to be some day. It’s a good thing Gilchrist won’t be in Congress trying to mess with my estate.
"We are not going to have a civil war now, but we could." According to the mailer this was published in the LA Times on April 11, 2005. This quote just underscores how not-ready-for-prime-time Gilchrist really is.