Houston Chronicle Declines to Run Anti-Perry Ad

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Texas Tribune 8/24/10
Houston Chronicle Declines to Run Anti-Perry Ad
In 24 newspapers around the state, a full-page ad ran today with a picture of Gov. Rick Perry and the word "coward" in large, capital letters. Back to Basics PAC, the anti-Perry group behind the ad, was hoping that number would be 25.

The Houston Chronicle (which happens to be hometown paper of Back to Basics' main funder, trial lawyer Steve Mostyn) opted not to run the ad, and it turns out it was the only one. The ad passed muster at every other paper the political action committee approached, including the state's other major dailies.

"It is kind of a glaring omission," says Back to Basics spokesman Cliff Walker. "Basically, the content that was accepted at 24 other papers was rejected."

Looks like the Houston Chronicles are a bunch of cowards too!

Here's the ad:


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[WolverineDG]

1. crap! hit the wrong button

pissed off at the chronicle, so hit unrec by mistake. sorry. :blush:

dg

[sonias]

3. No problem dg

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[onestepforward]

2. Very disappointing.

They will be hearing from me. :mad:

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4. Show Us Your Photos Of The Coward Ad!

Burnt Orange Report 8/24/10
Show Us Your Photos Of The Coward Ad!

Texans all over the state are sending us photos of the Perry Is A Coward ad in their newspapers! Here's the list of newspapers that our Perry Is A Coward ad appeared in this morning:

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Here's a challenge for you guys--if you live in one of these cities, please go out and grab a copy of the newspaper. Take a photo of the ad and post it on our Facebook fan page!

We've also gotten a lot of coverage on our newspaper ad in newspapers and blogs. Here's a great article from Talking Points Memo about our Perry Is A Coward ad

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5. PAC To Gov. Perry: 'Face Texans Like A Man'

Talking Points Memo 8/24/10
PAC To Gov. Perry: 'Face Texans Like A Man'

An full-page advertisement set to run in several Texas newspapers on Tuesday labels Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) a "coward" for refusing to debate his Democratic opponent and not meeting with editorial boards.

"We think it speaks for itself," said Cliff Walker, the PAC Director for Back To Basics, the group running the ad. "We know it's bold language."

Perry's campaign said earlier this month that he would not meet with the boards or debate Democratic challenger Bill White.

"We've made the decision that a better use of the governor's time is to talk directly to Texans and reporters throughout the state," spokesman Mark Miner said. He noted the Perry campaign would continue to use social media.

Walker told TPMMuckraker that there had been some political hay made over calling Perry a chicken, but said the candidate was scared of owning up to his record as governor.

Bawk, bawk, bawk, bawk....Ricky, Chicky, Chicky.... run and hide little dictator.