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Monday, October 16, 2006
A Nose In The News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Sonny Perdue says his opponent’s nose is growing — and his campaign doctors a picture of Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor to show it in a TV ad.
It’s all over the value of a tract of land Perdue bought near Disney World in 2004. In the Pinocchio ad, Perdue contends Taylor is lying when he says it’s worth $40 million. Taylor’s camp is relying on a Democratic Party estimate on what the land could be worth if it’s developed.
Perdue says the land is worth $2 million. He playfully offers to sell it to Taylor for $20 million - or even $10 million. “How can we believe a single word Mark Taylor says?” an announcer asks.
In an ethics complaint, the Democrats complain that Perdue valued the land at just $185,000 on his financial disclosure forms. They say that helps hide the doubling of Perdue’s net worth during his four years as governor. Taylor also has ads questioning the ethics of the Perdue land deal.
What do you think about the Pinocchio ad? Are negative ads a turn off, or do they energize voters to turn out in November?
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