A lawyer for Pat McCrory sent a letter to radio stations across the state asking them to stop airing a radio ad run by Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue.
"Negative Bev is willing to say anything to win this race even if she knows it’s a downright lie," said McCrory’s spokeswoman Amy Auth.
The ad repeats claims that McCrory opposes paving of rural roads and supported bringing northeastern garbage to North Carolina. The letter states that those claims are false and stations have a duty not to repeat them.
To take Mayor McCrory's statements out of context and then build a patently false allegation is made in wanton and willful disregard of the truth. This rises to the level of libel and slander as defined by the United States Supreme Court which meets the standard which can be established to sustain the burden of proof even in a suit brought by a public official.
Therefore, we respectfully ask that you pull this false and misleading ad promulgated by the Perdue campaign immediately. It is a fraud on the public; a breach of your duty to protect the public interest embodied in your license of the public airwaves; and could subject your station to be a party in a civil action against the Perdue campaign. We sincerely hope this can be remedied right away. Please consult with your counsel concerning same.
Previously: Dome's Claims Dept. on the ad.
Document(s):
mccrory_radio_letter.pdf
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Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
This ad is simply misleading and everyone knows it. I don't think she should pull it, because it gives the voters a chance to see Bev for what she is, a canidate with a bunch negative ads and no plan or substance