Supreme Court candidate, tough on Commies?

Is Republican Supreme Court candidate Joan Orie Melvin: tough on big government and Commies?

That's what the banner ad running on the conservative politics Web site Grassroots Pa in recent days says.

Against a not-so-subtle Soviet red, the ad reads, "Tired of Barack Obama, Ed Rendell, Arlen Specter and big government Democrats running our nation?" Then, it flashes to blue: "Hit them where it hurts. The voting booth!"

Inside the "O" of Obama is a hammer and sickle - the symbol of the Communist Party.

A disclaimer states the Orie ad was paid for by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. The ad appears to have been removed since Morning Call Capitol Ideas blogger John Micek highlighted it on Saturday, but thanks to Capitol Ideas we have a copy.

Orie takes on Democrat Jack Panella to fill the Supreme Court vacancy in the Nov. 3 general election.

Click here for Philly.com's politics page.

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