The AP reports on the floating Obama pig. I noted this story earlier. Unlike the Ron Paul blimp, this large balloon appears to contain express advocacy, and was accompanied by fliers with the same slogan.
Day: April 28, 2008
Getting Ads Pulled
Parties and campaigns seek to have opponents’ ads pulled from the airwaves. I recently noted a case where one candidate sought a court order to prevent his opponent’s spot from being broadcast. Another controversy has resulted in requests to stations to pull an ad. In the Lousiana case I mentioned, the judge ordered a campaign to […]
Floating Pigs and Fliers
An inflatable pig with “Obama 08” on its undercarriage floated over the crowd at a recent Roger Waters performance in California. One news report also noted that thousands of Obama fliers were dropped on the ground. Indio resident Kim Walker saw a plane release a stream of paper as she listened to Waters’ set from […]