Weirdest. Mississippi Political Ad. Ever.

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Lately McCain and Palin (McCalin, if they were a celebrity couple) aren’t the only leaders fanning the flames of prejudice among their constituents.

Mississippi’s Exhibit A: Republican Sen. Roger Wicker’s “zany” ad bashing Democratic rival Ronnie Musgrove for being supported by, (of all people!), The Gays. Who apparently all look like Village People, as imagineered by Walt Disney. (Oh, and cows also support Musgrove. We don’t know why.)

Anyway, you can catch the rather surreal video here:

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