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KENNEDY CAMPAIGN RELEASES STOLEN AD VIEWED BY KLOBUCHAR CAMPAIGN
By Michael B. Brodkorb | September 26, 2006
St. Paul, Minnesota) – Pat Shortridge, campaign manager for U.S. Senate Candidate Mark Kennedy, held a press conference today to show the Kennedy ad that was stolen as well as provide documentation for a poll conducted last week testing the specific content of that ad. Here are his remarks:
"Last Wednesday, September 20th, 5 days after they first had access to our stolen campaign ad, the Klobuchar campaign said ‘no campaign strategy or decisions will be changed because of it.’
"But we now know that some organization polled on the substance of the stolen ad before we had even been notified about the theft.
"Let me tell you what we know:
"We have learned, not because of the Klobuchar campaign’s cooperation, but through exhaustive analysis, that the ad stolen is the one I’m about to play for you now.
"Before I play, let me say that this is NOT a completed ad. It is probably only 50-60% done. Once the hacking occurred, we stopped any further work. So it is rough. But many of you have asked, so we thought we would play it for you.
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"We then learned, as is laid out in Governor Quie’s letter that someone had been polling on the substance of the stolen ad. I might add, only on the substance of the stolen ad, and none of the other issues we’ve been raising on Ms. Klobuchar’s record. No questions on her calls for massive tax increases, the more than $630,000 she’s gotten from EMILY’s List whiles she’s railed against special interests, the lining of her own pockets with oil stocks while she’s criticized the oil industry for high gas prices, or her calls for universal health care. (Attach Quie Letter)
"This turn of events calls into serious doubt the statements made by the Klobuchar campaign last Wednesday.
"It suggests that Ben Goldfarb ought to once and for all stand where I’m standing and answer questions:
"What did they do with the stolen ad?
"Did the Klobuchar campaign poll on it?
"Did they send it to the Democrat National Committee, the Democrat Senatorial Committee or the DFL with the assumption that they would poll on it or act on it?
"This is especially troubling when you consider that the DSCC has $2 million dollars worth of TV reserved for the month of October here in Minnesota.
"We know from Mr. McGinley’s letter of yesterday, that, if their story is as they suggest, there is no legal reason why the Klobuchar campaign can’t answer these questions. (Attach NRSC Letter)
"Again, 10 days is ample time for the Klobuchar campaign to answer basic questions and level with us, level with Minnesotans."
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September 26th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
When pouting she could hold her breath for days and days.
This is her idea of campaigning by Amy.
A quality individual would have contacted Mark Kennedy immediately. She would have sought to protect his interests out of honor.
As an officer of the court; she should never have allowed Mark to remain vulnerable for a minute. WHY did she?
She sure looks like a bullheaded change of life kind of female here. Very sad.
September 26th, 2006 at 6:58 pm
I really don’t understand what all the hub bub is about. It’s not that good of an ad…
September 26th, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Must have hit a nerve … deleting my posts now?
September 26th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
The ad is not the issue.
It is the theft of the ad and the appalling DELAY of the report of the theft by the Hennepin County Attorney!!!
Amy is an accomplice in the crime no matter how you look at it.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:32 pm
a guy…to repeat the same analogy everyone else has been using….
If your mom made a pie and set it on the kitchen table, is it ok if I come into her house and take it? Even if it’s the worst tasting pie I’ve ever had…..it’s still stealing.
September 26th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
“someone had been polling on the substance of the stolen ad”
Or maybe they were polling on the substance of the previous ad that has the exact same message? Just look at the transcripts of the previous attack ad and the new one (which is pretty poor in my opinion). They have the exact same points, they just present the BS in a different way.
1st attack ad: “KLOBUCHAR: “The best way to look at someone is to see if their gonna do good work for you is see what they’ve done in the past.” ANNCR: “Amy Klobuchar attacks lobbyists. But records show she was a registered lobbyist for 12 years. She crusades against special interests, yet took a half million dollars from a group that funnels money to extremely liberal candidates. She attacks big oil and pharmaceuticals but has thousands invested in both.” KLOBUCHAR: “The best way to look at someone is to see what they’ve done in the past… see what they’ve done in the past.” KENNEDY: “I’m Mark Kennedy and I approve this message”
New attack ad:”Being a lobbyist is fun, just ask Amy Klobuchar. Now that she’s running for Senate, she’s saying bad things about lobbyists. But for 12 years she was a lobbyist for special interests and made thousands investing in big oil and drug companies. And Amy Klobuchar hasn’t ruled out becoming a lobbyist again. Being a lobbyist is fun…when you do it the Amy Klobuchar way. Hahaha. I’m Mark Kennedy and I approve this message”
September 26th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
[...] That is the entire story. Yep. This is your news outlet. They took this and made it into the story above. [...]