Candidate Wants Coffins Out of GOP Ads

[Ethelk2044]

Ga. Republican in House Race Decries Ad Attacking Opponent
That Shows Soldiers' Coffins

By RUSS BYNUM 

SAVANNAH, Ga. Nov 1, 2006 (AP)— A Republican congressional
candidate on Wednesday condemned a TV ad by his own party that
uses images of soldiers' flag-draped coffins to attack his
opponent, but the committee that paid for the piece said it
will continue to air. 

"It is unacceptable for them to use American soldiers'
coffins in any advertising," Max Burns told The
Associated Press. "They need to remove those
immediately." 

The National Republican Congressional Committee ad, which
attacks Rep. John Barrow on homeland security issues, shows
numerous television screens displaying rows of coffins draped
in American flags. 

An announcer says, "Barrow is funded by an organization
that used coffins of dead American soldiers in a fundraising
ad." 

It's a reference to a Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee video posted on the Internet in July. The Democratic
group, which denies it was produced to raise money, took down
the video after several Republicans and Democrats including
Burns and Barrow complained that it exploited the deaths of
American service members in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Burns, a former GOP congressman who lost to Barrow in 2004,
asked the NRCC to take down the ad or edit it to remove the
caskets, but the committee refused.




http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2622253

[Kagemusha]

1. They can stuff the then outrage over the Dem ad and shove it.

What a disgrace. Either it's wrong to use dead coffins in ads or it's not.

[davidinalameda]

2. if he's so pissed off

he should withdraw from the race or give back any money from the NRCC

I doubt either will happen

[rodeodance]

3. feigning indignation. dah.

[bedazzled]

4. can't argue with that kind of logic

remind folks about flag draped coffins to complain
about your opponent using them. brilliant!