Skeptic Project

In a new ad, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Roy Barnes says some of the strange ideas offered up by state Republicans -- like talk of secession and a bill to ban microchip implants -- have serious consequences. They're losing Georgia jobs, and making the state a national punchline, he says.

"A governor can create jobs by selling the advantages of Georgia to firms looking for a home," the ad says, but "we can't bring jobs to Georgia with the rest of the country laughing at us."

A narrator adds:

It's hard for industry to take us seriously when the Legislature attempts to outlaw stem cell research, passes bills about microchips in the brain, and talks about seceding from the Union.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/ga-gov-dem-the-rest-of-the-country-is-laughing-at-us----and-its-costing-us-jobs.php?ref=fpi

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/georgia-gop-gov-candidate-im-gonna-deport-illegal-immigrants----so-sue-me-feds-video.php?ref=fpi

He looks friendly.