Kucinich Demands Stations Cease Airing Dean Ad, Cites False Statements About Opponents
The following is a press release from October 24, 2003, by the Kucinich campaign
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Kucinich Demands Stations Cease Airing Dean Ad, Cites False Statements About Opponents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2003
Press Conference: 2 p.m., Oct. 24, Portsmouth, N.H., Sheraton Harbor Side, 250 Market St.
The attorney for the Kucinich Campaign, Donald J. McTigue, has sent a letter to all of the television stations broadcasting in New Hampshire asking that they "not air or immediately cease and desist from airing" an advertisement produced by Gov. Howard Dean's campaign, and requesting that they "provide Kucinich for President, Inc. air time equivalent to the time in which you have already aired the advertisement free of charge so that Congressman Kucinich may have an opportunity to correct the falsehoods contained in the advertisement." The letter can be read at: http://kucinich.us/Cease.pdf
The Kucinich campaign will be writing to the FTC and the FCC regarding this false and misleading advertising.
Congressman Dennis Kucinich commented:
"I am proud of my record of opposition to the War on Iraq and the Occupation of Iraq, and I will not stand by while a fellow Democrat distorts my record and his own. A political campaign should be about clarifying our positions, not distorting them. When Gov. Dean denied his own position on the retirement age for Social Security during the AFL-CIO debate, he apparently thought no one would notice. Now he is trying to oppose the Occupation of Iraq in television ads but support it in debates and in conversations with newspaper editors. Does he imagine that no one will notice these contradictions? We already have a problem with the current President using this war for political gain, saying one thing and doing another. Our country does not need to see the same behavior from Democrats. Now is a time for honesty, not distortion."
Kucinich will hold a press conference on Friday, October 24, to discuss the actions his campaign is taking in response to Dean's ad.
Press Conference: 2 p.m., Oct. 24, Portsmouth, N.H., Sheraton Harbor Side, 250 Market St.
For more information: http://www.kucinich.us
For Rep. Kucinich's Schedule: http://www.kucinich.us/schedule.htm.
Contact: David Swanson 202-329-7847 swanson@kucinich.us.
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