Television stations pulling SB5 commercial over concerns it is misleading (OH)

[OhioChick]

Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 2:30 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Twenty-seven television stations have pulled a pro-Issue 2 commercial that uses pirated video and audio of a Cincinnati great-grandmother who actually first appeared in an ad for the campaign that opposes the issue, according to the opposition campaign.

That figure is courtesy of We Are Ohio, the union-backed group that is seeking to repeal Senate Bill 5, the state's new collective bargaining law. Building a Better Ohio, the group backing the new law, however, says the number is closer to 15 stations and declining.

"Issue 2 supporters have sunk to a new low by stealing the words of a great-grandmother," said We Are Ohio spokeswoman Melissa Fazekas. "This ad raises serious questions about the motives of their campaign and the personnel behind making the decisions to air this type of underhanded campaign commercial.

"Who is funding these attacks? Who approved this ad? Did Governor Kasich and legislative leaders know about it and/or approve it? Ohioans deserve to know the truth," Fazekas said in a statement.

More: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/10/television_stations_pulling_sb.html