COLUMBUS, OH — Republicans can usually expect a friendly reception in Butler County, but the mood of at least one Republican there is less than friendly toward John McCain.
Sheriff Richard K. Jones doesn’t think much of McCain’s views on illegal immigrants and wants to make sure the presumptive Republican nominee for president knows it. So when McCain makes a stop for a fundraiser in the county today, Aug. 7, he’ll encounter something you don’t usually see in a presidential campaign: an attack ad from a fellow Republican.
Jones, who’s become known nationally for cracking down on illegal immigration in Butler County, said he’s using money from his campaign fund for a half-page ad in the Cincinnati Enquirer questioning McCain on the issue. The ad is to run today and Saturday, said Jones. Here’s the script:
“Sen. McCain: Why haven’t we heard from you on immigration?
“Are you avoiding this American issue???
“We are all EARS”
McCain campaign spokesman Paul Lindsay had this response:
“John McCain will secure the borders first as president, but he also believes that we need a comprehensive solution to the issue of illegal immigration.”
McCain, a senator from Arizona, joined forces last year with Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts on a failed immigration reform plan that Jones and others sharply criticized.
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