Report: Akin Camp Pulls Ads From Missouri Airwaves …Update: Akin Camp Refutes Report
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, September 7, 2012, 1:48 PM
The Todd Akin Campaign pulled their TV ads from the Missouri airwaves today.
The Akin Camp also reportedly skipped payment to a Missouri station for an ad they were running.
UPI reported:
Some Missouri TV stations have stopped running campaign ads for embattled Republican U.S. Senate nominee Todd Akin due to lack of payment, KOMU-TV8 reported.
A spokesman for Akin, who has been under fire for remarks he made last month about rape and pregnancy, said Friday the KOMU report is “factually wrong,” The Hill reported.
A message was sent on Akin’s Twitter account saying it was “misleading & wrong” to suggest the campaign was unable to pay for the ads, The Hill reported.
KOMU said Akin’s campaign had bought time through the end of this week but had not paid in full when the station decided Thursday to drop the remaining ads.
Sarah Mcadoo of the accounting department at KSHB-TV, Kansas City, told KOMU her station had pulled Akin’s ads from its advertising schedule for Friday and Saturday.
“No ads were pulled,” Akin campaign spokesman Ryan Hite said in a Tweet. “All ad time has been paid for.
Maybe Huckabee will bail him out?
UPDATE: The Akin Camp sent this update on today’s report. The campaign says it has raised $400,000 online in the last 20 days.
Akin Campaign Blasts False Story on TV Ads
St. Louis, MO: The Akin campaign today blasted a factually wrong and misleading story suggesting that television ads were being pulled due to a lack of payment and implications that the Akin campaign was running out of funds. Perry Akin, Campaign Manager, released the following statement:
“This story is simply false. Our television buyers have paid for every ad that has aired and even bought more ad time today. A political campaign, like an advertiser, makes constant decisions about where and when we want our ads to air. This is standard practice in campaigns across the country. Unfortunately, a particular television station decided to twist the facts and created a story that is simply untrue. We are still on the air across Missouri. However, we will not be doing any more business with KOMU-TV because they have lied.
“KOMU should be ashamed for publishing a false story when they know what the truth is. No ad was pulled because no ad ever airs without being paid for. Ads are only ever “pulled” from the air for legal or ethical reasons, and this ad is 100% accurate regarding Claire McCaskill’s record.
“We are exceeding our fundraising goals and have raised over $400,000 online alone in the last 20 days.”
The campaign added that they bought more broadcast ads and pulled all ads from KOMU-TV because of their unprofessionalism.
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exceller commented:
time for Huckabee to get out his checkbook and write Akin a big fat one!
bigkahuna commented:
Im shocked…way to go Todd….
bg commented:
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Godspeed Mr. Akin, Godspeed..
and may your cursers be damned!!
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Tired Okie commented:
So Missouri you are going to let a DEMON have 6 more years in the senate because Akins is a jerk? That will really help conservatism turn this country around won’t it? I believe I’d prefer stupid to evil myself and that woman is EVIL!
Mark commented:
So we got a choice
A. We vote for Akin or
B. We vote for McCaskill
I’ll take A thank you.
bg commented:
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August 27, 2012
Did Todd Akin Make the GOP’s 28-Year-
Old Abortion Plank Suddenly Relevant?
[The platform that the Republican Party is expected to approve this week
includes a plank declaring that "the unborn child has a fundamental
individual right to life which cannot be infringed" and calling for "a human
life amendment to the Constitution" as well as "legislation to make clear
that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children."
That language is closer to the position taken by vice presidential nominee
Paul Ryan (and Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin) than the one taken
by presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he would allow abortion
in cases of rape and incest. It is hard to see how those exceptions can
be reconciled with a "fundamental individual right to life which cannot
be infringed."
Does it matter? As The New York Times notes, the GOP's two most
recent presidential nominees, George W. Bush and John McCain,
were both more flexible on abortion than their party's platform. So
were Bob Dole and George H.W. Bush. Ronald Reagan, by contrast,
took the Ryan/Akin position, saying abortion should be illegal except
when necessary to save the mother's life. It was under Reagan that
the current version of the abortion plank was originally adopted:]
proud to be an Akin-Ryan-Reagan pro-life supporter..
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iamsaved commented:
Well, I guess Missouri will get what they ask for. A Democrat like Claire McCaskill who supports abortion in all its forms; homosexual marriage; and spending other people’s money like a drunken sailor.
All Akin did was make a poorly worded defense of life. One would think the voter’s of Missouri could see the difference.
If Missourians were concerned, they’d be supporting the Republican candidate with contributions. But, like Democrats, they’d rather sit back and have other people pay for their Senators.
bg commented:
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re: #7 September 7, 2012 at 2:04 pm bg
May 23, 2012
“Pro-Choice” Americans at Record-Low 41% (#27)
all pregnancies are “legitimate rapes” now
[Parents should be allowed to have their newborn babies killed
because they are “morally irrelevant” and ending their lives is
no different to abortion, a group of medical ethicists linked to
Oxford University has argued.]
Ryan on Akin: ‘Unfortunate’ but not ‘wrong’ {#7)
[Ryan’s and Akin’s chosen language in their version of the bill stipulated that abortion should only be allowed “if the pregnancy occurred because the pregnant female was the subject of an act of forcible rape or, if a minor, an act of incest, or in the case where the pregnant female suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the pregnant female in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.”
“Forcible rape” … as opposed to the voluntary kind.]
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Bozo the Clone commented:
I was a very vocal critic of Akin right here on these threads, but I also said that if I were a Missouran, I’d vote for him if he remained the GOP candidate. Anybody but McCaskill and Obama.
I’m not a Missouran, but I can put my money where my mouth is: I’m going to send this clown some money. Really. His position is not as weak as portrayed, and social conservatives are generally behind him, and many who winced at his on-air beclownement. Feel free to join me and donate to Akin. One more seat for a Senate GOP, and one more state for Romney.
bg commented:
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re: #10 et al September 7, 2012 at 2:10 pm bg
more (#25
[“It seems to me, from what I understand from doctors, that’s really
rare,” [Mr. Akin said of pregnancies from rape.] “If it’s a legitimate rape,
the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let’s
assume that maybe that didn’t work or something: I think there
should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the
rapist, and not attacking the child.”]
[“As a member of Congress, I believe that working to protect the most vulnerable in our society is one of my most important responsibilities, and that includes protecting both the unborn and victims of sexual assault. In reviewing my off-the-cuff remarks, it’s clear that I misspoke in this interview and it does not reflect the deep empathy I hold for the thousands of women who are raped and abused every year. Those who perpetrate these crimes are the lowest of the low in our society and their victims will have no stronger advocate in the Senate to help ensure they have the justice they deserve.
“I recognize that abortion, and particularly in the case of rape, is a very emotionally charged issue. But I believe deeply in the protection of all life and I do not believe that harming another innocent victim is the right course of action. I also recognize that there are those who, like my opponent, support abortion and I understand I may not have their support in this election.
“But I also believe that this election is about a wide-range of very important issues, starting with the economy and the type of country we will be leaving our children and grandchildren. We’ve had 42 straight months of unacceptably high unemployment, trillion dollar deficits, and Democratic leaders in Washington who are focused on growing government, instead of jobs. That is my primary focus in this campaign and while there are those who want to distract from that, knowing they cannot defend the Democrats’ failed economic record of the last four years, that will continue to be my focus in the months ahead.”]
more (#40)
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Kathteach commented:
I’m not a resident of his state but – unless I saw a solid Plan B in action – I would hold my nose and vote for Akin – warts and all.
It’s not the first time I would have had to take a shower after heading back from the voting booth.
Keep your eye on the prize, Missouri. The Claire Scare can not be allowed to stay in office. Our nation needs a GOP Senate.
End of story.
sonya321 commented:
He has until Sep 25 to drop out and to be replaced with somebody who is pro-life and will easily win this seat. So hopefully he does a right thing for the country, leave alone GOP.
TeachX3 commented:
Just received my AKIN bumper sticker in the mail yesterday, been rainy, so have not had the chance to place it on my vehicle yet… if anyone would like to donate to the Akin for Senate campaign, you can here: https://rally.org/toddakin/39wQLGUVXOd/teachx3
ponderon commented:
This is how sick twisted liberals are………..http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/time-magazine-writer-jokes-about-dead-fetus-beauty-pageant/……
Not Mark commented:
So, we got other choices –
A. We don’t vote for Akin.
B. We don’t vote for McCaskill.
C. We vote for Romney.
D. We write in for McCaskill’s replacement a state-wide proven commodity – Bond, Ashcroft, Danforth, Matt Blunt, etc. I haven’t heard from any of them some Sherman-like statement: “If nominated I will not run; if elected I will not serve.”
A,B,C & D works for me, thank you.
bg commented:
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September 3, 2012
Todd Akin’s Senate Campaign May Be Picking Up Steam
[A pair of polls taken after the incident and the following uproar either show Akin with a lead over McCaskill, or indicate the race is tied. The latest survey from Public Policy Polling, taken August 29, shows McCaskill leading Akin 45% to 44%, well within the poll’s margin of error. Another poll released the same day by the staunchly anti-abortion Family Research Council shows Akin ahead 45% to 42%.]
how fitting a name with KILL in it might surge to win MO
due to the opponents own party’s lies and distortions..
obviously some self asserted Conservatives
would rather be RIGHT than do RIGHT..
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dunce commented:
If lived in his state i would vote for him too, but i would not give him financial support. I live in AZ, loath McCain, and vote for him and hope he is not worse than the democrat would have been. Akin is stupid and selfish and not near the best person for the job in that state. He could have held his congressional seat and allowed a good republican to win in a walk by stepping aside. the primary was a fraud and he was an active participant in that fraud.
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