A TV station and a cable network are refusing to run an ad sponsored by a liberal activist group that targets Republican U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce because of questions about material the group provided to back up the ad's claims.
The group MoveOn.org is spending $300,000 on ads targeting Pryce and other lawmakers. The ads say they accepted thousands of dollars in donations from defense contractors and then "opposed penalties for contractors like Halliburton who overcharged the military in Iraq."
Tom Griesdorn, president and general manager of WBNS-TV, said the station didn't air the ad because its attorneys "did not feel comfortable with the documentation provided by Moveon.org," he said.
In other words, the Republicans may have threatened to sue WBNS if they ran the ads. This is what is called pure and simple intimidation.
If you live in Worthington, Upper Arlington, Dublin, Columbus, Grove City, and other parts of the 15th congressional district, we are NOT getting the full truth about Pryce's big money defense contributors. Moveon.org has the facts and they are backed up with lots and lots of sources and records. Here are the Pryce (OH-15) ad | facts and an excerpt:
PAC contributions form defense contractors working in Iraq (not including contributions from PACs of defense contractors not working in Iraq):
Flour Corp. PAC.........$500
CH2M Hill Co. LTD PAC.......$2770
Science Application International Corp. Voluntary PAC.....$1000
Lucent Technologies, Inc. PAC.....$6000
Northrup Grumman PAC (contract awarded to Vinnell Corp, fully-owned Northrup Corp)....$6000
Motorola Inc. PAC.....$500
______________Total $16,750
......Then she opposed penalties for contractors....
Rep. Pryce voted against Higgins, D-N.Y., motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to add language that would impose stricter criminal and civil penalties on corporations who intentionally overcharge the federal government for the provision of goods and services in response to a presidentially declared major disaster, emergency or military action, including in Iraq and Afghanistan.[HR 1751, CQ Vote 584, 11/9/05]...
Go to Move ON and see the ad that the Republicans don't want you to see. The Republicans haven't told us the truth about Ohio's corruption problems and they haven't told us the truth about Iraq. Now Pryce and her party won't tell you the truth about their contributions from defense PACs.
If you haven't seen Pryce's ads claiming her endorsement of a local VFW, count yourself lucky. The local VFW could lose its charter because it endorsed a candidate. Also, Pryce's early ad may signal her desperation and indications that she is losing in her own private polling. It is just my guess.