For years, Ms. Pulido has been an active poster on the conservative message board FreeRepublic.com under the name Chicagolady. Her vicious remarks targeting Muslims, Mexicans, and other groups are full of hate and bigotry.

The following is a sample of some of the comments that have been posted on FreeRepublic.com by Ms. Pulido under the moniker Chicagolady:

On Mexicans: “I lived in Mexico for a year. I was ripped off the worst by the Bible students. It is so cultural to rip people off they do not see that it is wrong. It’s culture.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932960/posts

In response to the comment by prairiebreeze: “Oh I don’t know, those pictures of dozens of men in mosques kneeling on prayer rugs with their heads down low always looks pretty funny to me,” Chicagolady says: “It reminds me of my dog, smelling butts.” Posted on December 29, 2003
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1047852/posts?page=52#52

Ms. Pulido has also been very vocal on media outlets, town hall meetings and other public venues attacking the Catholic Church. On April 16, 2008, she testified before the Illinois House of Representatives, Executive committee where she said “If the church succeeds in their mission, they will destroy the United States of America.”

Most recently, she attacked the Cardinal. “Cardinal George is responsible for every illegal immigrant who dies while crossing the border coming over here because he is luring them.” (Excerpt from an interview on ABC news on March 21.) http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6721968

Rosanna Pulido has also attacked viciously the gay community. In a post by Chicagolady dated November 7, 2007. “Face it, its better to be in a meat packing town than in a fudge packing town.” Another post on November 18, 2008: “Great! Now the gays can indoctrinate the other kids who are struggling, they will be told that they have gay tendencies and be lead along like sheep to the slaughter.”

Groups called for the Republican party of Illinois to repudiate the malicious bigotry expressed by the 5th district’s Republican candidate with all due haste. They also released a letter requesting a meeting to Illinois Republican Chairman Andrew McKenna to discuss the hateful statements by Rosanna Pulido. View the letter here.

This kind of bigotry has no place in Illinois politics!