Fox demands McCain camp remove Garrett from ad

[Nambe]

Source: Politico

Fox News sent a cease and desist letter to the McCain campaign today over a new ad that includes the voice of correspondent Major Garrett, according to a letter obtained by Politico.

From the letter sent to Trevor Potter, general counsel for the McCain campaign.

"We demand that you immediately remove Mr. Garrett's voice from this ad. As Mr. Garrett is a non-partisan news correspondent covering the Obama campaign for Fox News, it is highly inappopriate, among other things, of your campaign to use him in your ad." ...

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/

[madmusic]

1. non-partisan news correspondent, bwaaaa

Then why would McSame use him?

[PatSeg]

2. Poor John McCain

Even FOX News is going after his ads. He just can't catch a break.

[uppityperson]

3. Good. Too funny. Very good.

[HopeHoops]

4. WTF? The person who sent that letter might be looking at a pink slip after Rupert hears about this

[McCamy Taylor]

5. John McCain is taking his base, the press, for granted.

[Raschel]

6. Unethical thieves

McCain thinks he can steal anything he wants. It's amazing.

Songs, campaign slogans, recordings..

And he'll continue to use them even after notification.

[People4Change]

7. McCain and the Wall Street lobbyists - all 83 - in his campaign

FOX calling itself non-partisan? That's about as correct as McCain using the phrase "country first" for his campaign.

Mother Jones has a new story out about McCain & who's running his campaign. Turns out McCain has 83 Wall Street lobbyists/former lobbyists working for his campaign. 83!

This group of 83 includes 25 that were lobbyists for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or both.

McCain's campaign also includes 94 other lobbyists -- for a grand total of 177.

McCain - Corporations 1st, working Americans go to the end of the line.

:thumbsdown:

[radfringe]

8. mccain responds to Faux letter

[Cronus Protagonist]

9. "inappopriate"?? Was that a direct quote from Fox?

"it is highly inappopriate, among other things, of your campaign"

And to what "other things" could they be referring? Inquiring minds want to know :P

[Winterblues]

10. inappropriate, unethical, dishonorable, sleezy, and other things as well.

:shrug:

[Cronus Protagonist]

11. I was referring to the gross spelling error :)

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