Don Young’s Campaign Apologizes for Ad Mistake, Will CorrectAs we earlier reported, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) has been running a radio ad laying claim to a fictitious award from Taxpayers for Commonsense.
In a statement released this morning, the Young camp responded with an apology in this brief press release:
In recent radio ads, we mistakenly credited the wrong organization with giving Congressman Young the Hero of the Taxpayer Award. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please be assured that the ads are being corrected to reflect that Americans for Tax Reform awarded the Congressman with this award for his commitment to the American taxpayer and his support of legislation to decrease taxes.
The troubling text of the radio ad is transcribed below:
Now that Parnell is in the “Club for No Growth” they’re running false ads accusing Don Young of pushing higher taxes on Alaskans when the opposite is true. Don Young was even presented the ‘Hero of the Taxpayer Award’ by Taxpayers for Common Sense. Sean Parnell ought to be ashamed, Don Young ought to be re-elected.
In our humble opinion, Don Young ought to get a fact-checker.