By NIKI DOYLE
A local TV station has pulled the latest National Republican Congressional Committee ad in the 5th Congressional District campaign, apparently because of disputes over Democratic candidate Parker Griffith's statements about "radical Islam," according to an NRCC spokesman.
WAAY-TV Channel 31 did not air the ad, which features black-and-white footage of several terrorist bombings and the Sept. 11 attacks before airing audio of Griffith saying, "We have nothing to fear from radical Islam."
NRCC spokesman Brendan Buck said the station told him that some of Griffith's words were taken out of context.
Station mangers at WAAY-TV Channel 31 did not return phone messages left Friday afternoon.
Buck said the NRCC is working with the station to clear up any misunderstandings and hopes to have to the ad back on the air early next week. Read more ...
A local TV station has pulled the latest National Republican Congressional Committee ad in the 5th Congressional District campaign, apparently because of disputes over Democratic candidate Parker Griffith's statements about "radical Islam," according to an NRCC spokesman.
WAAY-TV Channel 31 did not air the ad, which features black-and-white footage of several terrorist bombings and the Sept. 11 attacks before airing audio of Griffith saying, "We have nothing to fear from radical Islam."
NRCC spokesman Brendan Buck said the station told him that some of Griffith's words were taken out of context.
Station mangers at WAAY-TV Channel 31 did not return phone messages left Friday afternoon.
Buck said the NRCC is working with the station to clear up any misunderstandings and hopes to have to the ad back on the air early next week. Read more ...
Source: The Huntsville Times
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