Foley scandal focus of Wetterling campaign (Minn House Race)

KSTP-TV (ABC Affiliate In Mpls-St Paul) ^ | 10/05/06 | AP News Story

[MplsSteve]

Locked in a hard-fought race in a GOP-leaning district, Democrat Patty Wetterling took to the TV airwaves Tuesday to urge immediate expulsions of members of Congress who knew about or were involved in inappropriate contact with underage pages.

The stark black-and-white ad plays on Wetterling's strongest political asset - her national reputation as a fighter for child protection. Her son Jacob vanished 17 years ago after a masked gunman abducted him on a lonely rural road, prompting her evolution as an advocate.

"It shocks the conscience," a male voice says as headlines from the page scandal flash on screen.

[MplsSteve]

I've seen this ad on TV and trust me folks, it's aimed at the unthinking masses. It tells 'em that Patty Wetterling is a take-charge individual who'll demands that Congress get tough on the perverts.

The only thing is that Foley has not molested any children. At least so far, the record shows he has not. This ad makes an accusation that (so far) is not true.

As you'll read, Wetterling is trying anything to pump up her campaign these days. I hope it fails terribly.

If you want to see the ad, click here:

http://pattywetterling.com/media/crimes.php

Comments or opinions - anyone?

[Always Right]

Locked in a hard-fought race in a GOP-leaning district, Democrat Patty Wetterling took to the TV airwaves Tuesday to urge immediate expulsions of members of Congress who knew about or were involved in inappropriate contact with underage pages.

I am betting if people knew they were Democrats.

[MplsSteve]

WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC'S MINNESOTA PING LIST!!!

Let me know if you want on or off this list!

[marlon]

What the ad tells me is that democrats will sink to deapths unknown and exploit any personal tradgedy as long as it will win them an election. Why don't we just elect Oprah as Queen and ruler of all and get it over with?

[msnimje]

She should be sued.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

"Locked in a hard-fought race in a GOP-leaning district, Democrat Patty Wetterling took to the TV airwaves Tuesday to urge immediate expulsions of members of Congress"

...to urge immediate expulsions of REPUBLICAN members of Congress..

there, fixed it..

[Kuksool]

The MN GOP ought do some research if Hatch and Amy K. showed any leniency toward child abusers.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Funny how quickly she was able to get this ad on the air,long before most of the facts had come out.....

[ravingnutter]

This stunt just cheapens the memory of her son, IMHO. It is public knowledge (#99) that she was chosen by the Dems to tackle this issue because of her son's disappearance, it is their MO to push forward people that can't be ridiculed.

[P-40]

to urge immediate expulsions of members of Congress who knew about or were involved in inappropriate contact with underage pages.

That is going way far out on a limb unless she thinks someone is about to put the brakes on an investigation because a thorough investigation is going to turn up more than one problem....and with more than one party.

[Minnesocold]

I liked Dean Barnett's take:

Once again we get an unhindered view of the Democrats’ campaign philosophy: Offer pure bile, unconstrained by any fidelity to available facts. As has so often been the case in recent history, the last days of a campaign season are revealing the true face of the Democratic Party. It ain’t pretty.

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[Egon]

Ah, yes. Minnesota: the bleeding-edge of politics...

• Jesse
• the Wellstone Memorial / Campaign Rally
• Walter Mondale
• Mark "Sir Robin" Dayton

• ...and now: Patty Wetterling's crusade against (Republican) child molesters.

[tkathy]

The democrat party of predators is a joke.

[tkathy]

Maybe Wetterling should first clean her own filthy house before critizing others. Barney Frank had a prostitution ring of teen age boys in his own house!

[AppyPappy]

Foley's pages weren't underage. We should bring Clinton into the argument.

[YdontUleaveLibs]

We can't prove Frank knew about the prostitution ring. We can prove he hired a prostitute, by his own words. Someone should have thrown him in jail for that.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Just like the 9/11 widows, Max Cleland, Cindy Sheehan and other Dims/liberals who exploit their tragedies for political gain. This woman is no different.

Unfortunately, she'll probably win this seat, because ads like these reasonate with women who sit around watching "The View".

[Valin]

Unfortunately, she'll probably win this seat

I got a twenty dollar bill that says you're wrong.
Last I heard Michele Bachmann was up 7 points.