Dave Chandler's campaign for the U.S. House for Colorado's 7th Congressional District issued this press release today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2006
Yes, Perlmutter Campaign is Lying
(Arvada) - The Perlmutter campaign is indeed lying about what Rick O'Donnell said.
In an October 3, 2006, press release, the Perlmutter campaign described Rick O'Donnell's idea of a 'national service corps for men' as "drafting all teenage boys in their final semester of high school to serve as border patrol agents."
"In this case, what Perlmutter is saying is misleading in such a purposefully way that it amounts to a lie," said Dave Chandler, candidate of the Green Party for U.S. House for the 7th Congressional District. Calling O'Donnell's idea a "draft" is clearly meant to evoke scary images of military conscription," said Chandler.
"We're seeing a pattern of fearmongering in the Perlmutter campaign," Chandler said. "They dredged-up an eleven year old article O"Donnell wrote about Social Security to scare people, they tried to scare people about the Last Chance landfill, and now this."
"This is so typical of the 'poltics as usual' style taken by the campaigns of the tired, old, establishment parties. You can understand now why Americans get cynical about government and politics. This is why voters should look for the kind of fresh approach that I represent," said Chandler.
The O'Donnell campaign in retaliation put out a press release the same day accusing Perlmutter of "spewing lie after lie."
"There they go again," Chandler said, reprising what he said during the KBDI-TV broadcast debate about the bickering and attacks between Perlmutter and O'Donnell. "We're all sick and tired of the constant, shrill squabbling. O'Donnell's proposal is not one that I support, but we cannot have a reasonable debate if one side is purposefully distorting what the other side says."
"You cannot be the 'freedom' candidate and support mandatory, non-military service for young men," said Chandler arguing against O'Donnell's idea. "But you also cannot tout yourself as the candidate of 'change' and "trust and integrity" if you distort and try to scare people about what your opponent is saying," said Chandler referring to the Perlmutter campaign.
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