Earle Attack Ads

So now the Free Enterprise Fund, (Google them for info) is putting up the money for attack ads against the Prosecutor who brought charges against Tom Delay. This is the same type of bullshit ad as the Swift Boat ads against Kerry during the Presidential race. In the ads, Mr. Earle, is charged with being a partisan zealot who has no agenda but to get conservatives. The fact that he has brought charges against 12 Democrats vs 3 Republicans is conveniently left out. And, the clear possibility that he may indeed be guilty as charged, is assigned to nothing more than wild speculation. One of the claims by Mr. Delay is that he was never offered the opportunity to appear before the Grand Jury that indicted him. That, it turns out, is more bullshit. Mr. Delay was asked to appear several months ago, and the Grand Jury let the offer stand until the last day that it was seated.

There are of course these other minor issues with Mr. Delay. That he has over the last few years been admonished three (3) times by the House Ethics Committee isn't discussed publically by anyone associated with the Republican Party. That he is tightly connected to Jack Abramhov, the lobbiest who is facing charges of fraud, money laundering, a possible connection to murder, etc., should in know way be mentioned either.

So, hopefully there will be a quick reaction (somebody involved over at dkos?) to this attack by Free Enterprise Fund. Fortunately, the ads appear only on Faux News channel, so most of those who see them are Kool-Aid drinkers who beleive anything that's spewed. The ads are only being run in the Austin area, which bothers me a little about their polluting the jury pool. It might be instructive for the Austin Chronicle, or someone like them, to follow up with a poll to see what impact the ads have.