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May 22, 2008
Has Pelosi Run Afoul of McCain Feingold?
Posted by Tina
“Speaker Pelosi in Ethical Hot Water?” - Brit Hume, Political Grapevine, FOX News
Campaign finance experts say Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have violated federal law by appearing in a television commercial advocating a response to global warming. Cybercast News reports the ad ran nationwide between mid-April and May 6. ** The spot was planned and paid for by Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection. It may be a violation of the McCain-Feingold law that Pelosi enthusiastically supported. The law forbids candidates from appearing in ads run by an independent group — and mentioning the candidate's name — within 90 days of an election. Pelosi is on the ballot in the June 3 California primary — less than a month after the last ad ran. ** Pelosi's office denied coordinating the ad with Gore's group — another possible violation. The conservative group Judicial Watch will file a complaint to the Federal Election Commission.
No shocker here...rules mean nothing to the elitist democrat leadership.
Posted by Post Scripts at May 22, 2008 10:02 AM