LANSING (MICHIGAN),Febrauary7,2012: The portrayal of a young Asian woman speaking broken English in a Super Bowl ad being run by a US Senate candidate against the state of Michigan incumbent is bringing charges of racial insensitivity. Republican Party consultant Nick De Leeuw flat-out scolded Republican Pete Hoekstra for the ad criticizing incumbent Debbie Stabenow. "Stabenow has got to go. But shame on Pete Hoekstra for that appalling new advertisement ," De Leeuw wrote on Facebook. Hoekstra campaign spokesman Paul Ciaramitaro said the ad is meant to be satirical. Hoekstra's Facebook page snapped back that those "trying to make this an issue of race demonstrates their total ignorance of job creation policies". On YouTube, ratings buttons on ad were disabled after it aired. The 30-second ad was filmed in California and never mentions China directly . It opens with the sound of a gong and shows a young Asian woman riding a bike on a path lined by rice paddies. Stopping her bike, she smiles and says, "Thank you, Michigan Senator Debbie Spenditnow. Debbie spends so much US money. You borrow more and more from us. Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spenditnow". The scene then shifts to Hoekstra telling viewers: "I think this race is between Debbie Spenditnow and Pete Spenditnot".
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