Joe, I completely agree with the way you changed my thread title. (I'd have changed it myself after reading several people's comments, if I could have.)   The edited title does convey the specific topic (as opposed to just "Saxby Chambliss" or "Chambliss campaign ad) but without any sensationalism or essentially calling Chambliss names just by way of a headline.

I agree with many of the comments made here, by Bill D, Mick, meself, JTS, Kat, and others.   It's not fully clear what Chambliss was thinking or even what the girl was, but I don't think it's evidence of any sort of perversion, though political discretion probably would have prompted reshooting the ad just to avoid giving the opposition any ammunition.   As close to Karl Rovian tactics as Chambliss himself has been, one would think he's know that.   But is anything in this ad the reason to oppose Chambliss? I don't think so.

The double standard still does bother me though. I can't help thinking of that Muslim man - good family man, respected businessman and community member - whose life was ruined by the "prurient" overreaction of American southerners to his public touching of his toddler daughter in a way discrepant from our cultural standards.   I wonder how many of the people who condemned him as a "pedophile" and "child abuser" are willing to give Chambliss the benefit of the doubt because he's a Christian conservative.

G