My husband and I were watch Law and Order Criminal Intent tonight when a political advertisement came on opposing Cranston Mayor, Stephen Lafferty. On first glance it's a pretty straight forward political attack add. In a small city of 80,000, Lafferty spent $15,000 in city money on surveillance cameras to catch city employees napping, raised taxes and the ad detailed some other problem which I can't remember now (but will edit in when I see the ad again).
Now the ad doesn't say whether it is targeting a possible mayoral re-election run in 2006 or for a possible senate run. One is actually left to assume it's to counter a possible mayoral re-election run. And that's when this ad takes a surreal quality. This attack ad is paid for by the National GOP Senate Committee.
Shot across the bow? Perhaps.
See also:
http://www.cranstonri.com/
http://mrliberal.mydd.com/story/2005/2/20/17228/3800
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/19/152911/878
http://www.providencephoenix.com/theater/top/documents/03696603.asp
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