The Michigan GOP has released a "parody" version of their website mocking South Asian peoples (screenshot). While the Michigan GOP goes to great lengths to state that their "parody" is "not attended as an affront to any person or country," trying to pass off "faux asian fonts" as the language spoken in India is rather offensive. But perhaps more offensive, is the ad that they are running:

MI GOP Ad, "Walking the Walk" (mp3):

Everyday we hear democratic candidates loudly complain about American jobs going to foreign countries. It's a problem and even though Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Democratic bosses sure can talk the talk, they don't walk the walk. An investigation found evidence the Michigan Democrat Party itself was subcontracting work out to the Indian subcontinent. Hiring foreign workers instead of hiring Michiganders. It's hypocrisy of the highest order and it's wrong. And by the way, do you know what Granholm's Democrats hired the foreign workers to do? To help them disqualify a legitimate candidate from the Michigan ballot. When you think about it, that kind of work doesn't sound very American after all.

The ad contains no verifiable facts. While it cites "an investigation" it does not give any information allowing for independent review of the alleged investigation. Moreover, at the end of the ad they urge people to visit their website for more information, yet the only place that mentions outsourcing is a press release about the parody site. It is also worth noting that "outsourcing" is largely the result of neoliberal trade policies such as NAFTA that have largely been agreed upon by both political parties.

In addition, while Betsy DeVos complains about John Kerry's appearance with a German-made Rolls Royce instead of a US built car in her latest blog posting, it is worth pointing out that the uBlog software that powers DeVos's blog is French. For all DeVos's hatred of the French , it seems she would refuse to use French software.