PRESS RELEASE from Obama for America
January 24, 2008

Clinton Campaign Forced to Pull Dishonest Radio Ad Attacking Obama

COLUMBIA – Former Clinton administration official and South Carolina Truth Squad member David Agnew of Charleston today issued a statement after learning that the Clinton campaign has pulled its now-infamous ad that had been playing on South Carolina radio stations distorting Obama’s view of the Republican Party and President Reagan.  Yesterday, fellow Truth Squad members Gov. Jim Hodges and State Rep. Todd Rutherford held a news conference to denounce the misleading ad -- saying that it only served to distract attention from the issues most important to families in South Carolina.

“This is a victory for the truth, and a victory for all South Carolinians who want to turn the page on the divisive politics of the past,” Agnew said.  “Obviously the deceptions go beyond this one radio ad.  It’s time for the distortions of Senator Obama’s record to stop.  And it’s time for Hillary Clinton to start running an honest campaign focused on the issues that really matter to the people of South Carolina.”

Listed below is the Washington Post report about the Clinton campaign decision to take down the radio ad.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/24/clinton_pulls_negative_sc_ad.html