May 3, 2014
Democrat Rob McCord Fires Back at Critics of His Attack Ad on Gubernatorial Rival Tom Wolf
The Patriot News Charles Thompson
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Rob McCord refuses to revoke his use of a controversial attack ad on his democratic rival Tom Wolf, regardless of the fire he is being put under because of it.
The ad is a direct attack on Tom Wolf's support of former York Mayor Charles Robertson's re-election in 2001, who was accused of having ties to the death of an African-American woman in a race riot. The ad states that Tom Wolf has "no good answers" to rebuttal.
Most critics (including Wolf's African-American supporters and current York mayor, Kim Bracey, who is also African-American) exclaim that the ad is unfair towards Tom Wolf, and that the ad is "misleading." The ad makes it appear as if Tom Wolf had a connection to the death of the woman.
However, Rob McCord shows no remorse for the ad that he approved, saying that he is proud to be pushing the conversation of fighting racism forward; but, does his ad have a valid connection?
Some critics are even calling the McCord ad a desperate attempt to bring down the front-runner.
However, McCord responded by saying, "there’s nothing desperate about raising issues of judgment and leadership ... in a campaign for what should be the most important office in our state."
In regards to the tone of the article, I cannot pinpoint a bias. Although the article itself appears to demean McCord (simply by the construction of the text), the author did not present a clear view of his own beliefs. Kudos to him, as news should be unbiased (that's kinda why it's called news).
The Patriot News Charles Thompson
Find the article by clicking here.
Rob McCord refuses to revoke his use of a controversial attack ad on his democratic rival Tom Wolf, regardless of the fire he is being put under because of it.The ad is a direct attack on Tom Wolf's support of former York Mayor Charles Robertson's re-election in 2001, who was accused of having ties to the death of an African-American woman in a race riot. The ad states that Tom Wolf has "no good answers" to rebuttal.
Most critics (including Wolf's African-American supporters and current York mayor, Kim Bracey, who is also African-American) exclaim that the ad is unfair towards Tom Wolf, and that the ad is "misleading." The ad makes it appear as if Tom Wolf had a connection to the death of the woman.
However, Rob McCord shows no remorse for the ad that he approved, saying that he is proud to be pushing the conversation of fighting racism forward; but, does his ad have a valid connection?
Some critics are even calling the McCord ad a desperate attempt to bring down the front-runner.
However, McCord responded by saying, "there’s nothing desperate about raising issues of judgment and leadership ... in a campaign for what should be the most important office in our state."
In regards to the tone of the article, I cannot pinpoint a bias. Although the article itself appears to demean McCord (simply by the construction of the text), the author did not present a clear view of his own beliefs. Kudos to him, as news should be unbiased (that's kinda why it's called news).
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