Fox News Accidentally Airs Controversial Right-Wing Ad That It Had Declined To Run The right-wing American Troubles Project has spent $2.eight million on an ad questioning Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) relationship to William Ayers,
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American Complications Project, the sponsor of the ad, is a nonprofit 501(c)4 organization. One of its board members, Ed Failor Jr.,
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Organizers sought to air the ad on Fox News Channel, but a Fox spokesman said the network declined to run it. He would not say why.
This principled stand fell by the wayside today when Fox News accidentally aired the most of the ad. During a segment about Obama’s ties to Tony Rezko, Fox News attempted to play McCain’s latest ad on the subject. However,
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After the ad was almost done,
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Election experts yesterday raised concerns that this ad may violate election law. Laura MacCleery of the Brennan Center for Justice told Huffington Post that the ad is clearly “express advocacy” and “cannot legally be paid for with corporate money, including those of a non-profit.” In response, the American Concerns Task has agreed to disclose its individual donors to the FEC.
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