Blog

By: Michael de Yoanna

Category: Elevated Voices

Posted: October 7, 2010 2:00 PM

Oops! Political Attack Ad Targets the Wrong Salazar

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was signing a lease for the first wind farm in U.S. waters Wednesday, when he was chided over the airwaves for his votes in favor of "the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortions ever." The charges were made in a one-minute radio spot by anti-abortion group Americans United for Life. The problem is that the ad, which names Ken five times, targets the wrong Salazar. The group meant to call out Ken's brother John Salazar, the Democrat who represents Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, notes The Wall Street Journal.

Matthew Faraci, a spokesman for AUL, explains the "radio production firm that we hired made an error. As soon as this was discovered, we immediately pulled the ad and are replacing it with a corrected version."

The spot is part of a national blitz against a dozen Democrats, Roll Call reports. But John Salazar's spokeswoman, Tara Trujillo, is peeved: "That's how inaccurate this ad is. They can't even get John's name right."

Facebook Comments Box

Denver Real Estate 2013 - Get In The Game

Here’s why it’s finally time to get back in the Denver real estate market.

Spin Cities

We’ve highlighted some of the best road cycling routes along the Front Range and in the high...

Risky Business

Colorado’s labor market has more than its share of occupational hazards.

Escape

Each year, more than 18,000 victims of domestic violence call SafeHouse Denver’s hot line. Meet...

Get Well

From obesity to food allergies, we break down five issues facing Colorado’s kids.