Friday, October 14, 2005

The Swift-boating of Ronnie Earl


Travis County, Texas District Attorney Ronnie Earle (No photo credit available)

AUSTIN, Texas Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle is likened to a vicious attack dog in TV spots airing this week in response to his investigation of Congressman Tom DeLay.
The Washington-based Free Enterprise Fund began airing the spots in heavy rotation today on Austin television stations and on the Fox News Network. The ads target Earle's three-year probe into the alleged use of restricted corporate money to influence the 2002 Texas legislative races.
Earle is an Austin Democrat who led a grand jury probe of DeLay. The Sugar Land Republican was indicted on counts of money laundering and conspiracy to launder money. That forced him to step aside as U-S House majority leader -- at least temporarily.
A spokesman for the Free Enterprise Fund said the group is trying to change people's focus on the case from DeLay to Earle.
Earle's office wouldn't comment on the advertisements.

This article comes from The Smirking Chimp

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