result #103968 - IS THIS REPUBLICAN ATTACK AD FAIR?

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political : IS THIS REPUBLICAN ATTACK AD FAIR?

[+] serious ballot by cranky
ACTIVE Oct 23,2006 - Sat Jul 18, 09

Campaign Ad Linking Democrat to 'Sex' Call May Backfire on GOP

October 21, 2006

NEW YORK It seemed like a “gotcha” moment for Republicans in one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country: catching the Democratic candidate calling a sex phone line and billing the call to the local taxpayers. Now it may backfire on the Republicans.

Newspapers in the upstate New York district have had a field day chronicling the dispute, with the latest twist seeming to reveal that the Democrat, or an aide, had simply dialed a wrong number.

Democrat Michael Arcuri is vying with Republican, Ray Meier, to replace longtime GOP Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, who is retiring. The race is very close and may help decide if the Democrats take the House.

The national GOP campaign office started airing an ad Friday that showed Arcuri leering at the silhouette of a dancing woman who says, ''Hi, sexy. You've reached the live, one-on-one fantasy line.'' He supposedly dialed the service two years ago from a New York City hotel room and billed taxpayers – for all of $1.25 for a one-minute call. He is the district attorney in Oneida County.

Now the Utica Observer-Dispatch today notes that Arcuri's campaign has released records to the paper showing the call to the 800 sex line was followed the very next minute by a call to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services – and the last seven digits of the two numbers are the same.

Arcuri now says the ad was ''clearly libelous'' and threatens to file a lawsuit. At least seven television stations in Syracuse, Utica and Binghamton refused to run the ad.

The ad's sponsor, the National Republican Congressional Committee, stands by the 30-second message.

Spokesman Ed Patru insisted it was ''totally true." Both candidates had already questioned ads run by the national parties in their district – they have no legal right to veto them.

Arcuri said he had ''never seen such an unfair commercial. I have a 12-year-old daughter. She's going to have to go to school and hear other kids talk about this.'' (Editor & Publisher)

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Does an ad smearing an opposing candidate for dialing a wrong number seem fair, or is it simply more Republican slime?

Perfectly fair	11
Just more Republican slime	10
Standard Politics nothing special	3

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COMMENTS:
Voted : Just more Republican slime
Is this kind of thing normal in America?!?

I find it disturbing and unusual. Is campaigning always this bad, with this much dirt throwing?

by xxxxxxxx on Mon Oct 23, 06 8:14am [+]

You know cranky one of these days the Discovery Channel show "Dirty Jobs" is going to have to visit D.C because politicians have the flithies job known to man.That's why I don't know why you 're making a big deal out of this, it's a part of the game and both Democrats and Republicans play use slim to get into office.I didn't see you complaining when John Kerry brought up Dick Cheney's gay daughter during the 04 debate so stop you're moral grand standing.

by Corrupt on Mon Oct 23, 06 10:02am [+]

Corrupt:

I would suggest that the two aren't comparable.

by cranky on Mon Oct 23, 06 11:08am [+]

Voted : Just more Republican slime
"National Republican Congressional Committee"

another reason not to vote repubelican.

by LCD on Mon Oct 23, 06 12:08pm [+]

Voted : Just more Republican slime
^Yes, this kind of thing is normal in America.

by skylab on Mon Oct 23, 06 12:17pm [+]

Voted : Standard Politics nothing special
Oh, my...

by Truthseeker013 on Mon Oct 23, 06 1:50pm [+]

Socrates, to quote an old song, gstay tuned, because "you ain't seen nothin' yet..."

by Truthseeker013 on Mon Oct 23, 06 1:52pm [+]

Why not cranky Kerry brought out the fact that Cheney had a gay daughter to hurt his Christian conservative base,it was a sleazy move and Kerry should have known better.Or do you think it is o.k to make a person's private sex life a public spectacle?

by Corrupt on Mon Oct 23, 06 3:07pm [+]

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