GOP Hits Scranton Paper Over Ad

[Newsjock]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001018014

The Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania said Thursday it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission questioning the legality of an ad campaign by The Scranton Times-Tribune that names senatorial candidate Bob Casey Jr. in a faux headline.

It wants the agency to determine whether the ads constitute an illegal corporate donation to Casey, who is challenging Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in the 2006 election.

"Casey to run for Senate" is written on a headline at the top of a newspaper used in ads for the northeast Pennsylvania newspaper. The ads are being run in the paper and on billboards, buses and television to promote the June 27 merger between The Scranton Times and The Tribune.

... Jay Reiff, Casey's campaign manager, said Casey was in no way involved with the newspaper's ad campaign.

"The notion that a voter 15 months from now is going to go vote for Bob Casey because of some billboard advertisements about a newspaper is really ridiculous," Reiff said.

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[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Boy, the "personal responsibility" "Get over it" "grown ups in control"

"tort reform" party sure is filled with a bunch of whiny, tantrum throwing litigious children, isn't it?

[johnfunk]

2. Casey should hit the GOP as "either whiny or lawsuit crazy"

... and then tweak them about the GOP's so-called "tort reform" that makes it OK for them to intimidate the press and Democrats but deprives citizens of the right to take on big-time crooks using the power of the class-action suit.

[bleedingheart]

3. clearly they are in defense mode..

the millions that will be spent on these campaigns will be obscene...

[Zenlitened]

4. These are the first crybabies to wail about free speech when it suits them

Yet they use this tactic over and over again, badgering media outlets to get ads removed. Anyone keeping track of how often they played this card?

:shrug:

[jobycom]

5. Shwew. I read the headline and figured Bush had bombed Scranton

[Supersedeas]

6. Pubies are upset about a FAUX headline - bhahahahahahah

[Ravy]

7. The GOP is right about this....

... and FAR right about most of their other issues.

They should have used a "Bush Lied" headline or "GOP Vows to End Social Security" in the advertisements.

[gasperc]

8. I was born in Scranton, PA

I hope Santorum gets crushed in Scranton

[davidinalameda]

9. LOL

the Repukes are getting nervous

[Gman]

10. Gee, they're getting real snippy about Santorum these days

It's like the GOP has a political death watch going for Santorum and doesn't want anyone to hasn't Santorum's political death.