This is bush-league politics at it’s worse.

YallPolitics.com, a right-wing website that never misses a chance to take a cheap shot at Democrats, has now gone too far with their video about Congressman Travis Childers’ recent trip to Israel.

To say the video is offensive to the Jewish people is an understatement. In fact, the video lampoons the Jewish community just to score cheap political points against Congressman Childers.

We understand that after a lot of negative feedback, Alan Lange, who publishes YallPolitics, pulled the video. But just in case he decides to repost it, here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkOKGqxY87E&feature=player_embedded

So this is what the health care debate has devolved to among Republicans? Producing offensive videos that lampoon one of our nation’s strongest allies just to detract from the need for health care reform? Really?

This video is offensive to all of us who believe that the United State’s relationship with Israel is a special one. Congressman Childers traveled to Israel to learn about important national security issues. While he was there, he also toured a facility that employs roughly 100 people in Missisippi’s First District where he serves.

So this is what the right-wing has devolved to? Producing offensive, misleading, and hypocritical videos that lampoon one of our nation’s strongest allies just to detract from the real issues at hand? Really?

Two things need to happen:

1. Alan Lange, who publishes YallPolitics, should issue a public apology on his website for such an offensive video. Pulling the video is a good first step, but it is not enough.

2. Alan Nunnelee, who is challenging Congressman Childers, should publicly decry such crass, deplorable tactics. Any reasonable human being would do the same thing.

We are all for a real debate on the merits of health care, but this is ridiculous. A Jewish colleague of mine called this video “not only offensive, but deplorable”. I agree whole-heartedly.

Let’s rise above this kind of despicable display of political partisanship. And let us never lampoon an entire people, an entire nation, just to score points against an elected official.

Please pass this email along to your friend and tell them see to what lengths some people will go to defeat Congressman Childers while he’s working to promote national security and create jobs back home.

Democratically yours,

Jamie Franks