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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts) Mon Jul 7, 2014, 12:51 PM Jul 2014

Koch Brothers Ad Against Rep. Pete Gallego Pulled from Television for Falseness

Concerned Veterans for America, a front group funded by the New York City conservative billionaire Koch brothers, took to the television sets of southwest Texas and San Antonio in an attempt to purposefully mislead on incumbent Democratic Congressman Pete Gallego's record on veterans issues. In the television ad, Concerned Veterans for America stated that Rep. Gallego "did nothing to fix" the problems in the Office of Veterans Affairs; a claim that is easily proven false.

Now, after receiving a formal complaint from the Gallego campaign, WOAI, the San Antonio NBC affiliate has agreed to take the ad off the air.

Rep. Gallego celebrated the decision by saying: "False ads like this are why people hate politics. The discussion of how to fix our broken VA system is a serious one and veterans are too important to be used as pawns in someone's political game. It is unfortunate that Will Hurd lacked the courage to stand up to his friends and denounce an ad designed to mislead our veterans. Thankfully, these TV stations are doing the right thing and taking this deceptive ad off the air."

But the Koch brothers are not done and are continuing to try and mislead Texans on Rep. Gallego's record.

More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15424/koch-brothers-ad-against-rep-pete-gallego-pulled-from-television-for-falseness .

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Koch Brothers Ad Against Rep. Pete Gallego Pulled from Television for Falseness (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2014 OP

Thom Hartmann says the stats show negative campaigns hurt voting from both sides randys1 Jul 2014 #1

Wait. The Koch front will cry about taking away their freedom of speech or some shit, even as they Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #2

Republicans Have Nothing BUT Lies Leith Jul 2014 #3

randys1

(16,286 posts)

1. Thom Hartmann says the stats show negative campaigns hurt voting from both sides

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 12:52 PM

Jul 2014

so the Dems in America should just say what they will do or not do

it is easy

I wont obstruct everything the govt tries to do to help you

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

2. Wait. The Koch front will cry about taking away their freedom of speech or some shit, even as they

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 02:28 PM

Jul 2014

are the loudest mouths in the nation.

Amazing that a company refuses some of that endless campaign ad money, I applaud them.

Leith

(7,813 posts)

3. Republicans Have Nothing BUT Lies

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Jul 7, 2014, 03:05 PM

Jul 2014

Even when they are called on their lies, the double down and shout them louder.

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