http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/nov/02/two_gop_ads_show_images_of_flag_draped_coffinsQuestion: When is it okay to run a political ad with images of the flag-draped coffins of soldiers? Answer: When you're a Republican. Back in July, the National Republican Congressional Committee held a press conference to denounce its Dem counterpart, the DCCC, for running a web ad showing such coffin imagery. Many other senior Republicans, including House majority leader John Boehner, condemned the ad, and it was a raging controversy for days until the DCCC pulled it. But guess what: Now there are not one, but two Republican ads which show an image of flag-draped coffins -- and one of them has been paid for by, yep, the NRCC.
The above image is a screen grab of an ad which was paid for by the campaign of GOP candidate Paul Nelson, a former Marine and real estate developer who's running against Dem Rep. Ron Kind in Wisconsin's third district. You can watch the ad right here.
Election Central reached an aide at Nelson's office a few minutes ago. When we told him that the DCCC ad with similar imagery was roundly condemned by leading Republicans in July, the aide told us that he wasn't aware that this had happened. He declined comment and referred us to the campaign press secretary, whi didn't immediately return an email for comment. (We've also asked the NRCC for their take on the ad given their condemnation of such imagery in July.)
So that's the first ad.
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