Aurora Victims' Families Denounce Photoshopped Ad Attacking Udall As 'Disgrace'

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

DANIEL STRAUSS – APRIL 23, 2014, 5:09 PM EDT

Families of the victims of the Aurora, Colorado shooting denounced Americans For Prosperity for photoshopping a picture of President Barack Obama and Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) into a new ad attacking Udall on Obamacare.

"The use of an image taken from the President's visit to Colorado to meet with us after our children were killed in the Aurora Theater shooting is an utter disgrace," the families said in a statement on Wednesday. "And to insinuate the somber expressions were for anything other than their compassionate response to our heartbreak is beyond unconscionable. Americans for Prosperity is exploiting our tragedy for political gain and this ad should be pulled from the air immediately. We hope Colorado television stations will exercise sound judgment and not air this ad until AFP removes the image."

The statement was sent out by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

The photoshopped image of Udall and Obama was taken from a picture of Obama and Udall at a Colorado hospital after the Aurora shooting. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) was also featured in the photo but AFP cut that part out. The hospital background was also removed in the modified image AFP used.

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[Laurian]

1. If they are publicly called on their bullshit, they pull back.

Good. People need to monitor and expose these lying jerks at every turn.

[msongs]

2. yes but it,s already mission accomplished with no penalty nt

[marble falls]

3. They reallllly know how to step in it. Its either intential or its stupidity. Either way its scary.

[abbeyco]

4. Being from Colorado, this is a classless and dick move

Glad the Aurora theater families publicallly denounced this kind of garbage. I'm sure, however, that Gardner won't give it a second thought as he simply is too douchey to care.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. "Oops. Let's try a different lie."

[Spitfire of ATJ]

6. Could be the result of an image search, but they should have looked at the context.

[Dawson Leery]

7. When the tea party is involved, their antics usually backfire.