Exposes Barack Obama's respect and admiration for felon Kwame Kilpatrick
Contact: Todd Zirkle, Freedom's Defense Fund, 866-422-3230
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- One day after Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing perjury and no-contest to one count of felonious assault for shoving a sheriff's deputy, The Freedom's Defense Fund (FDF) launched an ad in Macomb County, Michigan.
The ad calls into question Senator Obama's judgment and takes issue with the praise Obama lavished on Kilpatrick at the Detroit Economic Club in May 2007. The tag at the end of the ad asks the viewers, "Do you know who Barack Obama's friends are?"
To view the ad please visit: http://www.freedomsdefensefund.com/videos.html
"For years, Kwame Kilpatrick has been considered among the most ethically challenged Mayors in America," said Todd Zirkle, Executive Director for the Freedom's Defense Fund. "We believe Obama's comments praising Mr. Kilpatrick as a 'great mayor' and 'a leader not just here in Detroit, not just in Michigan, but all across the country' calls into question his judgment and is relevant to voters across Michigan and throughout America.”
The ad is scheduled to run a saturated one-week schedule on cable news networks in Macomb County, Michigan.
"We chose Macomb County for very strategic reasons," explained Zirkle. "We believe it is difficult for liberal Democrats to win Michigan without Macomb County and we know it is extremely difficult for a Democrat to win the White House without carrying Michigan. We plan to extend this buy as resources and donations permit."
FDF is a political action committee (PAC). We are dedicated to the principles of limited government as the Founders understood them. We stand with conservative, pro-freedom candidates against the radical left and their elitist allies in Washington. FDF was established in 2004 and has over 20,000 supporters nationwide.
Early Obama contributor and Chicago machine friend convicted on 16 of 24 counts of fraud, bribery and money laundering.
Contact: Todd Zirkle, Freedom's Defense Fund, 866-422-3230
MACOMB, Mich., Sept. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, the Freedom's Defense Fund launched their third ad in a series calling into question the judgment of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The third ad features Tony Rezko, a Chicago businessman who the New York Times called "a collector of politicians" and was convicted on 16 of 24 counts of fraud, bribery and money laundering.
To view the ad please visit http://www.freedomsdefensefund.com
"We are sensing a disturbing pattern when it comes to the company Barack Obama keeps," said Todd Zirkle, executive director of the Freedom's Defense Fund. "Rezko is among Senator Obama's longest and largest political contributors and faces a sentence of life in prison. You can learn a lot about a man by the company he keeps."
The Freedom's Defense Fund will be running the Rezko ad as part of their on-going media buy in battleground Macomb County. To date, FDF has invested roughly $60,000 in this advertising campaign.
"Our contributors are concerned about Barack Obama's judgment and his ability to lead our great nation," concluded Zirkle. "We will continue to purchase time as our donors allow and resources permit."
FDF is a political action committee (PAC). We are dedicated to the principles of limited government, as the Founders understood them. We stand with conservative, pro-freedom candidates against the radical left and their elitist allies in Washington. FDF was established in 2004 and has over 20,000 supporters nationwide.