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N.C. GOP Refutes McCain Adviser on Wright Ad

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April 24, 2008 4:34 PM

ABC News' Bret Hovell, Tahman Bradley and Teddy Davis Report: The North Carolina Republican Party is going forward with plans to air a controversial ad featuring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright despite a Thursday claim by a senior McCain adviser that the ad would not air.

"I don't know where this is coming from but this ad is scheduled to go on the air early next week as we have always said," Brent Woodcox, a spokesman for the North Carolina GOP, told ABC News.

Charlie Black, a top adviser to Arizona Sen. John McCain, maintained Thursday to ABC News and Time Magazine that the North Carolina Republican Party was not going to air its controversial ad.

"The ad has been pulled. I don’t think it ever ran, except on the web," Black told Time.

The ad links Wright to two North Carolina Democrats running for governor who have endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

Asked about Black's claim, Woodcox checked with North Carolina Republican Party Chair Linda Daves and said the senior McCain adviser's claim was unfounded.

Told of the North Carolina Republican Party's plans to go forward with the ad, Black backed off the claim, saying that he is now hearing conflicting reports.

Earlier Thursday while campaigning in New Orleans, McCain himself addressed the ad.

"I cannot dictate to the [North Carolina Republican] Party what their message is," said McCain. "But I can condemn it. I have no further options. I cannot impose my will on people who are the elected leaders of their own party."

Watch the ad, which is set to begin airing Tuesday, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXxkctYRAZQ.

April 24, 2008 in Hunter, Duncan | Permalink | User Comments (164)

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It is also very interesting to find out: with the interfering from Reps, who will get the benefit in Dems' fight...

Posted by: True Truth | Apr 24, 2008 4:48:06 PM

Ever notice how the Obama lovers are increasingly backed into the 'he has MORE delegates' argument ?

They have no other argument. He is NOT winning independents anymore. He is NOT winning republicans anymore.

His whole argument is he won more delegates (and rightfully so ) in febuary.

They FAIL to mention it was when he had PERFECT Teflon coating in the CORRUPT media.

It certainly hasnt gone that way since, nor will it from now on. He is a fundamentally flawed candidate now.

He has been shoved into the far left corner. (where he belonged all along)

Posted by: tomdavie | Apr 24, 2008 4:55:54 PM

If McCain can't even get his party to stop an ad he doesn't like, how is he going to be able to stand up to Al Qaeda?

McCain is a WEAK leader.

Posted by: Stacey | Apr 24, 2008 4:58:53 PM

My respect for McCain went up after hearing this. I really hope that we have a race against McCain and Obama...these are two people who are trying to have a race about the issues. Its too bad that people in their parties are clouding the issues with negative attacks...

Posted by: Matt | Apr 24, 2008 5:01:10 PM

Boycott the election and you have given up your right to demand change in the elected leaders. Boycotting is the uneducated persons way of handling conflict. You should be mobilizing an effort to get the vote out, not whining about skin color. Did you think it was easy on MLK, or Malcom? No, but they didn;t shy away from the responsablity to educating and mobilizing people to effect change.

Posted by: Steve | Apr 24, 2008 5:27:17 PM

It's time to see an Ad with Hagee's damaging words and McCain's words to George Steph(whatever) on how he should not have gone after the endorsement and in the same breath saying he was glad he had the endorsement. There's plenty to go after w/ JM.

Posted by: SKS | Apr 24, 2008 5:35:54 PM


Richardson cannot be trusted and a traitor. Don't vote for him when runs for a Senator. He belongs to Wright, Rezco and Ayer who join any rgoup or fraternity where he will benefit and not the Americans.

Obama’s motto and theme should be Pay per Vote. Obama overspent in Pennsylvannia and still came out the loser.

Look at the facts as to how strong Hillary is:

Obama lost in Pennsylvannia in spite of endorsement by a Senator and overspending in ads, 5 to 1.

Obama lost in Texas and Ohio even overspending in ads and manipulating info in Ohio.

Obama lost in California even though Oprah, Maria Shriver, and Katherine Kennedy endorsed him.

Obama lost Massachusetts even though Kennedy and John Kerry endorsed him.

Hillary won the big states and has more electoral college votes to date than Obama that is crucial in November.

Obama lost the big states even though the media is most of the time unfair with Hillary and always positive to Obama.

Wake up superdelegates! You will make the right choice if you pick Hillary.

Obama mocked the Pennsylvannians and the entire nation, which is so irresponsible and very degrading to all Americans. He is just like Wright who mocked the Americans and like Rezco and Ayers who we can’t trust.

Wake up superdelegates!

Posted by: Alfredo | Apr 24, 2008 5:47:12 PM

Well its going to happen in the general. Dems better face that music now and think about it when they vote.

Posted by: s.b. | Apr 24, 2008 5:50:08 PM

"I cannot dictate to the [North Carolina Republican] Party what their message is," said McCain. "But I can condemn it. I have no further options. I cannot impose my will on people who are the elected leaders of their own party."

Bull**it, McCain. That's a good one. You may be correct in that you can't "dictate" to them but I've dealt with party politics enough to know that the party's nominee can pretty much get what he wants when he's adamant about something. McCain's just trying to have his cake and eat it too.

And frankly, this coming from the redneck North Carolina GOP, it doesn't surprise me. All the southern state GOP's are racists and everyone knows it. Ah well, so much for a "change" in the tone of campaigning. The Dems and Repubs are just the same when it comes to power. They'll do anything to get it and don't care what damage it may inflict. A curse on both of your houses...

Posted by: Ryan | Apr 24, 2008 5:53:52 PM

Wait a minute, this looks a lot like Hillary Clinton's ads but more milder lol!

Posted by: IndieVisible | Apr 24, 2008 5:54:24 PM

Way to go North Carolina GOP. American citizens need to know the truth about Obama and his "friends" and "allies". Thanks for having the guts to do this ad. If I were a super delegate who has openly supported Obama I would start getting real nervous about now. Stay tuned there's more of this to come. If Obama is on the ticket as either Pres or VP many Democrats who will not vote for Obama will also begin scrutinizing any of their elected officials if they voted for Obama. What goes around comes around and I personally have a very long memory. Super delegates and the DNC should have vetted Obama much more. How did he make it into the US Senate even? Do we not do background checks? Thanks to the media (ABC News, Fox News) and the blogsites (Rezkowatch, HillBuzz, FamilySecurityMatters, etc.) for helping to bring these important facts about Obama's ties and the truth about him to the public's attention.

Posted by: OutragedMichiganVoter | Apr 24, 2008 5:55:41 PM

Do you seriously think Dems -- or anybody else -- will care if we stay home? They will lose far more white Hillary votes (cause those folks WON'T sit home and boycott, they'll just vote for McCain) than black Barack ones if people are holding true to what they are claiming during the primary season.

Posted by: Everywoman | Apr 24, 2008 5:57:34 PM

Forget Wright, How about Pastor Hagee saying that Jesus WASN'T the messiah and that the jews can't be blamed for crucifying a false prophet? Why isn't McCain getting ANY heat about this? HYPOCRISY!!! Wright may in fact, be a bigot, but how is Hagee NOT!!! Somebody PLEASE explain this. Go after Wright... AND HAGEE!!!

Posted by: Zdnet | Apr 24, 2008 5:59:27 PM

Obama is now behind in total votes cast for the democratic nomination. Hillary is now in the lead. As you know Howard Dean will seat delegates from FL and MI. Obama, the end is near...

Posted by: Akitisha | Apr 24, 2008 5:59:55 PM

This guy is running for the Presidency and he can't tell some locals not to run a bad ad? What kind of nonsense is this? Does he really believe anybody is going to believe this? God, the audacity of someone thinking people are that stupid to believe this.

Posted by: jake | Apr 24, 2008 6:01:55 PM

To ryan

McCain can only control the RNC.

To blame McCain for this is unfair.

He can't control local state parties whose leaders are elected locally.

Can Bush control the actions over every state governor who is a republican.


Federal Vs State.

McCain can only control the RNC.

McCain has pledged the RNC and McCain's campaign will run a respectful campaign.


McCain can only implore them not to run the ad.

McCain got the tennessee state party not to run the flier with hussein on it. But ultimately McCain can't fire leaders elected at the state level.


It is amazing how little the american people know about McCain.

McCain is hated by these state party gop officials. They are activists who campaigned against McCain.

The left bashes McCain as the big bad conservative when the conservatives hate him.

What a joke.

Posted by: Jason | Apr 24, 2008 6:02:26 PM

Email her at: daves@ncgop.org

--- North Carolina is just a good ol' boy state that still practices the politics of hate, just as Linda Daves has shown. It will forever be known as just a "hick" state because of people like her. I'm sure Lee Atwater and Karl Rove would be proud of her.

Posted by: ted | Apr 24, 2008 6:08:31 PM

Truth is never controversial or negative. Those fearful of it find such as controversial and negative.

Posted by: Terry | Apr 24, 2008 6:08:51 PM

When you go to a christen church for 20 years, you’re Christian
When you go to a Jewish Temples for 20 years, you’re Jewish
When you go to a KKK meeting for 20 years, you’re a Racist
AND
When you go to a church that preaches hatred of whites for 20 years, you’re a Racist

Why is the truth so hurtful???

Posted by: James | Apr 24, 2008 6:11:11 PM

I'm afraid thanks to Hillary's negative attacks that neither one of them will be electable in November. No one but a few dems can trust Hillary, and despite being the best candidate, every one has been hounding Obama so much I'm afraid he too will become unelectable, and we have Hillary to thank for all this. Looks like another 4 more years of Bush!

Posted by: IndieVisible | Apr 24, 2008 6:18:32 PM

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