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
Comments
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
November 2, 2008 - 6:06pm — mountainmanThis 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
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
November 1, 2008 - 9:36am — JustWonderingThe N&O analysis of Perdue's ad is unfair to Perdue. She had the basic facts right, and as political ads go this was pretty straight shooting. You can't expect a Perdue ad to spend a lot of time defending or explaining the subtleties of McCrory's position. That's his job. McCrory's position would have encouraged more landfills holding garbage from other states, and McCrory's policies would have made it harder for rural areas to get funding for road projects.
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
October 31, 2008 - 5:34pm — pickingperdueLook at the Fact Checker and see that every single ad of McCrory's is either false or misleading.
Perdue did run positive ads at the end of the primary against Moore, but McCrory came out swinging; so, Perdue saw that this was a new game with new rules.
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
October 31, 2008 - 5:24pm — Carolina23Pickingperdue, how can you support ads that have been proven to be misleading and false? Do you really believe that's how democracy should work? No matter who you're pulling for, I hope everyone would want the ultimate winner to win for the right reasons. Shame on Perdue for airing the ads in the first place, especially after condemning negative campaigning in the primary.
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
October 31, 2008 - 4:27pm — pickingperduePoor Pat just can't take the heat; just go back to your Myers Park kitchen if all you can do is whine and cry foul. NC is tired your tired old complaints.
PS How rude, yet how typical, of you to cuss on air! Gross
Re: McCrory asks stations to pull Perdue ad
October 31, 2008 - 4:20pm — bbridges1962My wife and I will be voting in North Carolina (Forsyth County) early booths tomorrow. That will be 2 more votes for Obama and 2 against Libby Dole and McCrory. We are going straight Democratic this year! I am excited...WoooooHOOOOOOO!