OH-18: Misleading NRCC Ad Blasts Dem's Backers As "Dangerous"
This is worth a look. The NRCC is running a new ad that blasts Zack Space, the frontrunning Dem candidate for Bob Ney's district, for taking a grand total of $5,000 from the D.C.-based Council for a Livable World. The ad hammers the the think tank for advocating for defense spending cuts and opposing missile defense systems, and it concludes that the Space-backing group is "radical" and "dangerous." But there's just one problem: As the Cleveland Plain-Dealer points out, the Council's board includes retired generals, it "was founded by scientists who developed the atomic bomb," and best of all, it is "generally considered centrist and regularly endorses Republicans." Radical it isn't. View the ad here.















Pretty ironic that in a district where the Congressman resigned over a financial scandal, Reflublicans highlight a $5000 contribution to the Dem. All this explanation is well and good, but doesn't do squat unless/until Zack answers it forcefully. The Reflublicans are trying to create a firewall on the Senate side and Ohio is one of their targets. It's easy to presume that they'll target the House races in firewall states as well...
October 10, 2006 6:18 AM | Reply | Permalink
If by "regularly endorses Republicans" you mean ONE, then yes, they do endorse Republicans regularly.
http://www.clw.org/elections/contribute/
Just because you are a retired general, doesn't mean you are right on defense. I know staff sgts and NCO's that know more about the reality of war than generals.
October 12, 2006 10:39 AM | Reply | Permalink