The campaign of Houston Mayor Bill White (who is running for the United States Senate) purchased an ad in the Houston Defender. The ad (you can view it here) displays a picture of White in between the faces of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama. According to a January 29 story in the Houston Chronicle, White said that he had not seen the ad. "Nobody who knows me hears me saying that I deserve to be thought of as Dr. King. I'm sure, if our president were here, he would make that same statement about himself, as well." That same story stated that a White campaign staffer approved the ad sight unseen.
Two comments. (1) Let's not bring the President into this, he's busy running the country. (2) May be a good time to go over the "let's take a look at the ad before it's published" rules.
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