Dale Peterson Returns in New Ad
Politico reports:
Dale Peterson is continuing his assault on “thugs and criminals” – a pursuit that already made him an Internet sensation. His new target: former Democratic Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes.
The Republican may have lost his bid to become Alabama agriculture commissioner, but his tough-talking, horse-riding appearance in his campaign ad, where he railed against illegal immigration and unemployment, went viral and made him a minor political celebrity. He even turned up as a surprise special guest last week at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
But with his own bid over, Peterson’s rants are now being made on behalf of other like-minded conservatives — this time courtesy of the Republican Governors Association, who cast Peterson in their latest attack on Barnes in neighboring Georgia. Barnes is running against former GOP Rep. Nathan Deal to reclaim the position he was ousted from in 2002.
“I’ve got lots of friends in the great state of Georgia, and I’m telling you, you can’t afford to have King Roy Barnes anywhere near the governor’s office again,” Peterson says, wearing his trademark cowboy hat, in the ad on the RGA’s new site, DalePetersonSays.com.
