When the Donkey makes a jackass of himself

Apparently a new ad from the Mitt Romney campaign shows a congregation of Black people in church. Horrors!

A Democratic stratagist who worked for the Gore and Kerry campaigns has accused the Romney campaign of "invoking race" in the ad, and re-opening President Obama's twenty-year relationship with the anti-American, anti-Semitic, anti-white Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

The problem is that Rev. Wright is neither portrayed nor mentioned in the ad. The offending segment is simply a portrayal of an anonymous congregation of African-Americans, along with other images of Americans from other backgrounds, while a text discusses Mr. Obama's economic record.

 “As someone who does this for a living, there is absolutely no way that’s not intentional,” said Democratic strategist Ted Devine. “There is no other rational explanation for that scene other than to suggest a racial reference, and most likely invoke Jeremiah Wright.”

Actually, it seems quite reasonable to include African-American churchgoers in a montage of random Americans who have been effected by the economy. On the other hand, there seems to be no rational explanation for Devine's comment other than malicious slander by an individual whose viewpoint seems to be as extreme as it is distorted.

HT: Drudge