LA Senate: Rep. Charlie Melancon unleashes prostitution attack on Vitter

[WI_DEM]

Louisiana Rep. Charlie Melancon, running short on time to overcome Republican Sen. David Vitter’s lead in the polls, is airing an unusual two-minute TV spot that attacks Vitter’s prostitution scandal in lurid detail.

The ad, an abridged version of a longer Melancon campaign film titled “Forgotten Crimes,” features the recorded account of a “former French Quarter prostitute,” who recalls an encounter with Vitter: “He went in, took a shower, spoke very little to me at first. He did his thing. He wasn’t there 15, 20 minutes at that.”

The commercial shows several Louisiana voters, with their identities concealed, condemning Vitter as a criminal. “If you’re writing the laws, you should abide by the laws,” says one man identified as a retired firefighter. Another man, introduced as a retired school teacher, explains: “For me, it’s not about hookers or cheating on his wife. The man broke the law, and there ought to be consequences for that.”

A source familiar with the buy said the commercial will initially run largely on cable – possibly during the New Orleans Saints or LSU games this weekend. It is expected to reach every market in Louisiana



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[still_one]

1. It is probably the right time to do it and expose the hypocrisy of vitter /nt

[vaberella]

2. WI_DEM, how do you think this will play out?! n/t

[WI_DEM]

3. Not sure. If it's on cable during football games I'm wondering what kind of impact it

would have? My guess is some of those rednecks will say, "so what?" If I were placing the ad I would air it on programs geared towards female voters.

[Aramchek]

4. knock him on his ass, Charlie

[Laf.La.Dem.]

5. Sad to say but

this will NOT help - even if Melancon had pictures. Here in Louisiana the only thing Vitter has to do is say Melancon supports the Liberal/Nazi/Communist black guy (oops I mean the President).

Vitter will not even debate Melancon yet he campaigns that Melancon never held any "town hall meetings" with the voters.

Melancon will get my vote and about 40% of the votes in November.

[WI_DEM]

6. You are no doubt right.

[Clio the Leo]

7. That conjures up a very funny mental picture...

... ATTACK OF THE PROSTITUTES!!!!