Lindsay Graham commercial on ABC, did you see what i saw?

[roscoeroscoe]

Source: ABC television/just after This Week with Jake Tapper

lindsay graham campaign commercial aired over augusta ga channel 6

No link yet.

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out of the corner of my eye i saw a quick into and then a two star general, in the army camoflage uniform, made comments supporting graham's campaign.
that's flat-out not allowed for army personnel. as a soldier, i would love to follow up on this but i didn't catch the general's name. did anyone else see that commercial? if you can help identify that guy i'd appreciate it.

[customerserviceguy]

1. Being as Lindsey Graham

was last up for election in 2008, what makes you think that this was an ad for a political campaign?

[marshall]

2. Did the ad have a disclaimer?

My understanding of the Pentagon directive is that military personnel can endorse candidates, but there must be a very clearly stated disclaimer that the military as a whole is not endorsing the candidate.

Moot anyway, since Graham is not running for office.

[UTUSN]

4. K&R #2 for apparently the O.P. saw a uniform. Just the uniform makes the link to the military as a

whole. This is a sore point with me. I fume to see even EX- military, non-active duty veterans using their medals/decorations in political activities. In Coup 2000 those half dozen Medal of Honor holders were standing on Shrub's stage in front of the cameras. Then and afterwards, I have called to complain to The Medal of Honor Society and the service organizations about the military props in political campaigns. Politicians of all stripes just luerve to veterans-bait and stage events with veterans for political points. Like, intervening to get medals that were never issued years before, then having a public ceremony for the cameras to eat up. Such interventions are easy, could be done for the vet by any friend or relative filling out a couple of forms, and give the pol BIG, FREE publicity. But one of the worst was erstwhile Senator Enron Phil GRAMM of Texas, who performed the intervention, but then held the awards ceremony -- NOT at a courthouse or VFW hall -- but at the RETHUG PARTY HEADQUARTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!1

If the O.P. saw a uniform in a politcal ad, the uniform itself makes it a no-no.


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http://www.dod.gov/dodgc/defense_ethics/ethics_regulation/1344-10.html

Political Activities by Members of the Armed Forces on Active Duty

a. A member on AD (active duty) may:

(1) Register, vote, and express his or her personal opinion on political candidates and issues, but not as a representative of the Armed Forces.

(2) Make monetary contributions to a political organization-

(3) Attend partisan and nonpartisan political meetings or rallies as a spectator when not in uniform.
b. A member on AD shall not:

(1) Use his or her official authority or influence for interfering with an election; affecting the course or outcome of an election; soliciting votes for a particular candidate or issue; or requiring or soliciting political contributions from others.

(2) Be a candidate for, or hold, civil office except as authorized in subsections D.2. and D.3., below.

(3) Participate in partisan political management, campaigns, or conventions.

C. EXAMPLES OF PROHIBITED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES

6. Allow or cause to be published partisan political articles signed or written by the member that solicit votes for or against a partisan political party or candidate.



8. Speak before a partisan political gathering of any kind for promoting a partisan political party or candidate.

14. March or ride in a partisan political parade. ....


shall not:

1. Wear a uniform or use any Government property or facilities while participating.

Members of the Armed Forces on AD engaging in permissible political activities shall:




3. Refrain from participating in any political activity while in military uniform, as proscribed by DoD Directive 1334.1 (reference (f)), or using Government facilities or resources for furthering political activities.



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[Junkie Brewster]

3. We didn't see it here in Atlanta, FWIW

They may play it on local news. Anyone know if there's a South Carolina version of Peach Pundit?