H/T Jessie Opoien!
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce(WMC) recently put out an anti-Jessica King TV ad. The problem is the person who they used against her, supports her!
If you’ve seen an ad attacking State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, for voting against the northern Wisconsin mining bill, you probably think a man named Lyle Balistreri is very angry with the senator. You might even think he wants her out of office.
It’s a reasonable assumption. Balistreri, the president of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Council, is seen on screen, in old interview footage. His face is juxtaposed with a picture of King, her phone number and the words, “Tell her to stop playing politics with our jobs.”
There’s just one problem. Lyle Balistreri supports King.
Balistreri says his comments were taken out of context by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the group behind the ad.
“It is unfortunate that these comments were taken out of context,” Balistreri said in a statement. “Politicians need to put aside partisan politics and do what voters elected them to do — create jobs. Few industries have been hit harder by the Great Recession than the building and construction trades and as President of the Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, I fight every day in every way for the working men and women of this state. I support Jessica King and know she will put working Wisconsinites first. Wisconsinites are tired of the same old partisan politics, we need to put our differences aside and create jobs.”
The question you have to ask is, if WMC is that dishonest and unethical, why would anyone want to do business with them?
Contact WMC President Kurt Bauer and ask him to be honest in his ads!
Phone: (608) 258-3400
Finally support Jessica King if you can, to help her fight off this ridiculous attacks!
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