3 more lying ads for Republican candidates pulled

[Rose Siding]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce slightly altered ads praising lawmakers for backing the Medicare prescription drug program as Democrats complained that two Republicans weren't in office when Congress approved the plan.

The Chamber also pulled a spot focused on an incumbent who voted against the program.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2263096&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

gop blunders are piling up-

ANOTHER GOP TV AD GAFFE; PRYCE VIOLATES McCAIN FEINGOLD ELECTION LAW
On the heels of U.S. Senate Candidate Mike DeWine's doctoring of an ad visual of the 911 World Trade Center disaster, Rep. Deborah Pryce and her campaign television ads have violated McCain Feingold Election Laws.

This is the second time, Pryce has had a major campaign gaffe. Earlier this Summer, Pryce advertising firm mis-spelled her first name as Debra in an earlier ad.

The Ohio Democratic Party immediately filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission regarding Pryce's new ad that began running Friday evening on cable stations in Columbus. Pryce failed to add the "stand by your ad" voice disclaimer ("I'm Deborah Pryce and I approve this message"), in effect not verbally approving the ad and violating federal code 11 CFR 110.11.

http://www.ohiodems.org/ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/844528

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...In New York, supporters of Republican Rep. James T. Walsh of Syracuse goofed at one event by distributing 4-year-old campaign literature.
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Some of his supporters created a problem for him recently when, at a local summer festival, they distributed a leaflet listing union endorsements he had not secured. Joe Rossi, political director for a local of the Service Employees International Union, complained. Walsh campaign spokesman Daniel Gage said he did not know who distributed the leaflets, which were 2002 campaign leftovers.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-house2aug02,1,7289773,print.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

[Metta]

1. "A half truth is a whole lie." The Talmud.

One of the universal truths. Chickens come home to roost.

[w4rma]

2. I suppose only the very wealthy or the very ignorant are supporting these

nutcases now.

And the very wealthy aren't going to actually *do* any work themselves so that leaves the ignorant to do the work for the Republican campaigns.

[zbdent]

3. Not "very" ignorant ... "willfully" ignorant

when confronted by a truckload of facts, they still will deny ... win at any cost ...