Robin Carnahan Campaign Stands Up To Fox News

Today, Robin Carnahan's Senate campaign filed a motion to expedite to resolve Fox News' unnecessary lawsuit as quickly as possible. Fox News has sought to prevent Missourians from watching a clip of an interview in which its own Chris Wallace questions Congressman Blunt about the secret provision he slipped into a Homeland Security bill for tobacco giant Philip Morris and his ties to convicted felon lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But the Robin Carnahan campaign is continuing to run the ad on television and has kept it available online [www.robincarnahan.com/cleanup]

"We're not backing down. We're fighting this lawsuit. And nobody - not Fox News, and certainly not Congressman Blunt - is going to stop my campaign from telling the truth and holding Congressman Blunt accountable for his record,"said Robin Carnahan. "We're going to keep showing this ad on TV and online because we believe Missourians deserve to hear the truth."

The use of news clips is nothing new in campaign ads. In fact, even Congressman Blunt uses campaign videos that include footage from a variety of cable news networks including Fox News. Fox's unprecedented move, and its past support for Congressman Blunt, has already raised questions about the motives behind the lawsuit. Fox's parent company, News Corp, has given nearly $10,000 to Congressman Blunt's campaign committee. [FEC.gov, Congressman Blunt's campaign website]

The motion to expedite was filed in the United States Court for the Western District of Missouri on Monday morning.