Schmidt angry to see 'cowards' speech in TV ad

[powergirl]

She sure has a lot of nerve. I thought she was proud of her speech. Why is she embarrassed now? Ohioans, how is she doing in the polls. Please don't let her win! (I really can't complain too much, I'm from Texas)

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061026/NEWS01/610260378/1056/COL02

BY MALIA RULON AND GREGORY KORTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Rep. Jean Schmidt blasted Democrat Victoria Wulsin on Wednesday for allegedly breaking a U.S. House rule that prohibits using the broadcast of House floor proceedings in campaign ads.

"Her continued violation will land her in serious trouble with the House Ethics Committee," Schmidt's spokesman Matt Perin said in a release, referring to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, which the release mistakenly referred to elsewhere as the "House Committee on Official Standards and Conduct."

Besides those errors, there's just one more tiny problem: Wulsin, who is challenging Schmidt in the 2nd District, is not a member of the House. Not yet anyway.


Wulsin's new ad shows Schmidt telling Democratic Rep. John Murtha that "cowards cut and run, Marines never do."

Schmidt, a Miami Township Republican, was booed after her Nov. 18, 2005, speech. It's against House rules to refer to another lawmaker by name or to disparage him on the House floor.

"The only person in this race who has broken House rules is Jean Schmidt," Wulsin spokesman Ady Barkan said. "If she didn't want people to see this ad, then she shouldn't have given that speech." Malia Rulon

:woohoo:

[SoFlaJet]

1. Good for Victoria

imagine; a negative ad directed at a republican-how DARE they! Compare the hypothetical Ford bashing to her OWN WORDS and well,it can't even begin to compare

[Connie_Corleone]

2. Now she sent a second letter threatening to file a complaint with

the House Speaker. I guess she STILL doesn't realize that Wulsin isn't a member of the House...yet.

:crazy:

[Monkeyman]

3. poor baby cry now ya right

http://www.VETSFORMURTHA.org

[DinahMoeHum]

4. To contribute to Vic Wulsin's campaign. . .

http://www.wulsinforcongress.com/

:kick:

[wakeme2008]

5. see the ad here

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/26/mean-jean-dumb-and-dumber

:)

[napi21]

6. Hey Jeanie! Remember that little invention called VIDEO TAPE?

It's been around for a LONG TIME! Someone really needs to explain to you that when you open your mouth and say something, expecially on the House floor, it's going to be saved FOREVER!

If you don't want people to remember something you might be ashamed of, DON'T SAY IT!!!!!

[Ian David]

7. Her remarks were stricken from the record...

so they're no longer officially considered part of "house proceedings" anyway.

In fact, they were stricken from the record because Schmidt herself violated House Rules by saying them.

[Ian David]

8. Dr. Wulsin should just use the clip from The Daily Show. n/t

[Clark2008]

9. LOL!

That just struck me funny - Jean wants to punish a citizen for breaking House rules when said citizen isn't a member of the House. Lots o' luck there, Jeannie.

:rofl:

[blm]

10. Did Jean complain Swifts used/editted Kerry's 1971 congressional hearing

testimony for their 2004 campaign against him?

Doubt it?

[Kolesar]

11. Jean Schmidt apologized to Murtha & thought it would be "off the table"

...and "not fair game" to skewer her with fake Danny Bupt quote. I see that by the big spear sticking out of her chunk that the cut & run remark was "fair game". ha ha