Richard Tafoya
Jan 18th, 2008, 01:30 AM
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http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2008/01/proconfederate_flag_group_airs_ads_praising_huckabees_flag_s tance_and_hitting_mccain.php
A pro-Confederate Flag third-party group is running new radio ads in South Carolina praising Mike Huckabee's pro-state's-rights stance on the flag issue -- and slamming John McCain over his repeated criticism of the controversial symbol.
"Mike Huckabee's stand is a breath of fresh air," say the ads, which are paid for by the Americans for the Preservation of American Culture (http://preservingamericanculture.com/2008/jan/republican_candidates.php?SessID=35406). "Gov. Huckabee understands that all the average guy with a Confederate Flag on his pickup truck is saying is: He's proud to be a Southerner."
McCain has been dogged by the flag issue in South Carolina since his 2000 Presidential run; he's repeatedly denounced it, calling it a "racist symbol." There are two versions of the ad, one attacking McCain, the other attacking Romney, who's also condemned the flag.
Huckabee has not distanced himself from the ads. Huckabee's position (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/01/huckabee_says_let_sc_decide_on.php) on the issue is that the Federal government should stay out of states' disputes over the flag.
Ron Wilson, an official with the group airing the ads, declined to say how big the buy was. But he confirmed that it was running on all South Carolina radio stations that carry Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly.
Well, there's your target audience.
http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2008/01/proconfederate_flag_group_airs_ads_praising_huckabees_flag_s tance_and_hitting_mccain.php
A pro-Confederate Flag third-party group is running new radio ads in South Carolina praising Mike Huckabee's pro-state's-rights stance on the flag issue -- and slamming John McCain over his repeated criticism of the controversial symbol.
"Mike Huckabee's stand is a breath of fresh air," say the ads, which are paid for by the Americans for the Preservation of American Culture (http://preservingamericanculture.com/2008/jan/republican_candidates.php?SessID=35406). "Gov. Huckabee understands that all the average guy with a Confederate Flag on his pickup truck is saying is: He's proud to be a Southerner."
McCain has been dogged by the flag issue in South Carolina since his 2000 Presidential run; he's repeatedly denounced it, calling it a "racist symbol." There are two versions of the ad, one attacking McCain, the other attacking Romney, who's also condemned the flag.
Huckabee has not distanced himself from the ads. Huckabee's position (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2008/01/huckabee_says_let_sc_decide_on.php) on the issue is that the Federal government should stay out of states' disputes over the flag.
Ron Wilson, an official with the group airing the ads, declined to say how big the buy was. But he confirmed that it was running on all South Carolina radio stations that carry Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly.
Well, there's your target audience.