Anti-DeLay ad surfaces on cable, liberal Web sites

[Judi Lynn]

Jan. 11, 2006, 11:20PM
Anti-DeLay ad surfaces on cable, liberal Web sites
Local stations quietly stand by their decisions to pull the spots


By SAMANTHA LEVINE
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON - The four Houston television stations that sold airtime for a commercial criticizing U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay refused to air it Wednesday after objections from a DeLay lawyer, but the ad was accessible on cable channels and the Internet.

The stations offered little or no rationale for their decisions, nor would they comment on whether the letter from DeLay campaign lawyer Don McGahn influenced them.

Liberal groups Public Campaign Action Fund and Campaign for America's Future bought a week's worth of time slots for a commercial highlighting ethical questions about DeLay's close dealings with lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty to corruption charges last week and is cooperating with a federal investigation of his contacts with congressmen and their aides.
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DeLay attorney Don McGahn implied in a letter Tuesday that the stations would be legally responsible for airing falsehoods about DeLay if the ads ran as scheduled.
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[Selteri]

1. Ah the wheels of Democracy, whosing that they are owned by

a political interest in power that isn't Democratic, Some Liberal media there.

[LincolnMcGrath]

2. Damn you to hell "Lib'Rull Media"!!

[Toots]

3. Funny when Swift Boat Ads ran major Networks carried them for months

as "News items" funny how these are not "newsworthy" at all. Fair and Balanced says it all. And you know what, the fact that Fox is not showing these Ads as News should be News in and of itself.

[sendero]

4. Did anyone..

... threaten them (the network/stations) with legal action? I'm betting not.

[Bandit]

5. Fox giving News

:rofl:

[Maeve]

6. Is this the ad in question?

http://www.campaignmoney.org/delay/values.htm