California: AdWatch: Davis ad distorts aspect of his opponent's charitable ventures

Sca Bee ^ | 7/31/02 | Amy Chance

[NormsRevenge]

Gov. Gray Davis' TV ad claims that candidate Bill Simon charged excessive fees to his father's foundation.

TEXT: Bill Simon inherited a fortune, but on his own he's had losses, bankruptcies, lawsuits and even allegations of fraud. Now the Chronicle reports Simon siphoned excessive fees from his father's charitable foundation. One expert called it "really fishy." Another said, "I've never seen fees this high." The Chronicle said a substantial amount of money earmarked for charitable purposes ended up at Simon's private investment firm.

[NormsRevenge]

DUMP DAVI$ & the Den of Socialists

GO SIMON

[Publius6961]

AdWatch: Davis ad distorts aspect of his opponent's charitable ventures...

Well, you certainly wouldn't expect him to focus on his ...errr "accomplishments", would you?

[Free the USA]

Index Bump

[Jagdgewehr]

Experts in the field, however, say there's no evidence that the Simon family has administered its foundation inappropriately.

At the risk of overstating the obvious, Democrats, particularly Davis, will not be deterred by the facts. The ads will most likely get worse as the election approaches and Simon's poll numbers remain strong. Davis will do (or say) anything out of desperation to malign Simon.

[BJungNan]

Editorial at gogov.com on Davis and Simon - Critical of Davis on his ads. Also about Simon campaign.

If Bill Simon Can't Be Trusted To Run A Campaign

[heleny]

The closing frame of the Davis ad, shown in the picture above, needs the addition of an appropriate antecedent to be more accurate:

Bill Simon says:
How can we
trust Gray Davis to
run California?