John Barrow pulls out his granddaddy’s anti-lynchin’ pistol again (Dem hits Boehner bill on amnesty)

ajc.com ^ | By Daniel Malloy, Greg Bluestein and Jim Galloway

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Rep. John Barrow’s ad two years ago about how “my grandfather used this little Smith and Wesson here to help stop a lynching” was widely recognized as one of the best of the cycle. The Augusta Democrat is out today with a sequel in which he bears his grandfather’s gun again, and pulls out his concealed carry permit along with it.

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The main critique of Allen is that he supported, and Barrow voted against, a supplemental appropriations bill passed in early August to focus on the children coming across the Mexican border. It included a lot of money for border security as well as about $200 million for temporary housing for the kids. In the ad’s retelling, that means Allen supports using “tax dollars to keep illegal immigrants in the United States.”

The ad also singles out a quote from Allen, who owns a construction business, that it is a “burden” to certify that his workers are legal.

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There’s a reason that Barrow is the only white male southern democrat congressman.