CABLE AD DRAWS REPUBLICANS' IRE COMMITTEE SEEKS STOP TO ANTI-ROGAN SPOT.Byline: Jennifer Hamm Staff Writer Republicans called on cable-TV companies Thursday to stop running an advertisement that they allege makes a ``demonstrably false'' claim against Rep. James Rogan, R-Pasadena. The National Republican Congressional Committee The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Republicans to that body. Its current chair is Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma. The NRCC was formed in 1866. faxed a five-page letter to three local cable companies saying the advertisement makes an untrue claim when it says: ``Last year Jim Rogan voted to raid the Social Security Trust Fund.'' The letter contends that Rogan, facing a bruising re-election challenge from state Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, has not voted to ``raid'' Social Security. In fact, Rogan voted to protect such funds so they would not be taken for other purposes, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the letter signed by Donald F. McGahn II, the group's general counsel. ``I urge you to pull this ad which is designed to mislead your viewers with this demonstrable falsehood,'' McGahn wrote. Other advertisements such as this one - purchased by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (commonly referred to as the "D triple C," or the "D-Trip") is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. , and modified for use in different congressional elections - have also been pulled in two other states, according to the Republican letter. That's not entirely true, said John Del Cecato, spokesman for the DCCC DCCC Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee DCCC Delaware County Community College DCCC Derbyshire County Cricket Club DCCC Davidson County Community College (Lexington, North Carolina) DCCC Durham County Cricket Club . A New Jersey advertisement attacking former Rep. Dick Zimmer Dick Zimmer can refer to:
Although those ads were changed following the complaints, he insisted the Democrats' charges are nevertheless accurate. He said the Republican group failed to mention that it recently asked for a second Kentucky advertisement to be pulled but that it remained on the air. ``The NRCC NRCC National Republican Congressional Committee NRCC National Research Council of Canada NRCC National Response Coordination Center (FEMA) NRCC National Response Coordination Center has been down this road of rhetorical somersaults and distortion of reality before and they were shut down cold,'' Del Cecato said. ``The fact is that Jim Rogan voted to raid the Social Security surplus and Democrats are not going to allow him to mask his true record.'' The ad cites a handful of April 1999 congressional votes that, according to the Republicans' letter, included a provision making ``all Social Security revenues off limits for other uses.'' Rogan's campaign manager Jason Roe Jason Roe can refer to:
``I think by the end of this campaign people are going to be incredibly confused by the incredible distortion,'' he said. The letter was sent to MediaOne, Charter Communications Charter Communications NASDAQ: CHTR is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest publicly traded cable operator in the U.S. and Adelphia cable companies. By late Thursday, Charter Communications said it had not received the letter. Schiff's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Schiff and Rogan are fighting for the seat in the 27th Congressional District, which includes Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena and other communities. |
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