Pulido Damages Illinois Republicans With Anti-Islamic Statements
Rosanna Pulido is the Republican candidate for Illinois’ 5th Congressional Seat formerly occupied by Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel. As the director of the Illinois Minuteman chapter, Pulido has been a regular on Chicago’s anti-immigrant scene for years. Generally viewed as an outspoken puppet for more polished anti-immigrant outlets like the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), she has recently secured her fifteen minutes of fame as the Republican nominee for Congress (mind you this only required 745 votes out of 54,558). Despite the slim chances of Pulido securing the seat, she is fitting right into Chicago’s penchant for political drama. But this time it does not involve bribes or money, just plain ignorance.
The website http://rosannapulidoisafreeper.wordpress.com/ was recently launched by a sharp-eyed anonymous blogger who made the connection between Pulido and a frequent poster on Free Republic called Chicagolady. Rosanna Pulido aka Chicagolady has been posting juicy commentary on the conservative site as far back as 2001. As I scrolled through Pulido’s comments I was particularly shocked to come across this one made in response to a discussion about men at mosques, kneeling in prayer:
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