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Afternoon Gotcha: Patty Murray's Bailout Blunder
US Sen. Patty Murray released an attack ad against Dino Rossi yesterday criticizing him for coming out against the Wall Street reform bill after holding a series of fundraisers with anti-reform bigwigs, including one with Wall Street hedge fund manager Paul Singer, at which Rossi raised $130,000.
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There's a curious thing about the ad, though. It features a grim male voice saying "Bailouts" over an image of George Bush, an AIG logo, and a CBS News headline that says "Hard times, But Big Wall Street Bonuses."
The problem is this: Murray voted for the Wall Street bailout herself. Twice. She voted to approve the $700 billion in October 2008 and then she voted against a measure in January 2009 to block the release of the second $350 billion installment.
The Murray camp's response? Referring to the financial reform bill that passed Congress last month, Murray campaign spokeswoman Julie Edwards says, "Patty Murray voted for a bill to end bailouts once and for all. Dino Rossi wants to repeal that bill."
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqmy4s7HAuM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
There's a curious thing about the ad, though. It features a grim male voice saying "Bailouts" over an image of George Bush, an AIG logo, and a CBS News headline that says "Hard times, But Big Wall Street Bonuses."
The problem is this: Murray voted for the Wall Street bailout herself. Twice. She voted to approve the $700 billion in October 2008 and then she voted against a measure in January 2009 to block the release of the second $350 billion installment.
The Murray camp's response? Referring to the financial reform bill that passed Congress last month, Murray campaign spokeswoman Julie Edwards says, "Patty Murray voted for a bill to end bailouts once and for all. Dino Rossi wants to repeal that bill."
