Club for Growth PAC Releases New Ad in Md-01

Gilchrest and Pipkin = Pelosi and O’Malley


Washington – Today, the Club for Growth PAC released a new television and radio ad in a $250,000 ad buy across Maryland’s First Congressional District (see ads here).

Entitled “Four of a Kind,” the television ad points out that Wayne Gilchrest voted with Nancy Pelosi and liberal Democrats more often than any other Republican House member (CQ Politics) and that E.J. Pipkin joined the Democrats in voting for Governor Martin O’Malley’s massive, big-spending FY 2008 budget (HB 50, 04/02/07). “Maryland Republicans deserve better than Nancy Pelosi and Martin O’Malley look-alikes,” said Club for Growth President Pat Toomey. “They deserve a principled conservative like State Senator Andy Harris.”

Entitled “Masquerade,” the radio ad demonstrates that Gilchrest and Pipkin are pretending to be conservatives, but beneath their masks, they are two economic liberals who side with Pelosi and Governor O’Malley. Pipkin even voted for an eminent domain bill (HB 907, 04/04/05), giving the government the power to take private property from one person and give it to another and donated money to Democrat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend’s campaign. That doesn’t sound very conservative.

“No matter what Wayne Gilchrest and E.J. Pipkin say on the campaign trail, their records demonstrate that they are not conservative, and they will not fight for taxpayers in Congress,” Mr. Toomey added. “In Congress, Gilchrest has a long record of voting for pork, voting for tax hikes, and voting against political free speech. In the Maryland State Legislature, Pipkin has demonstrated a similar tendency, voting for massive increases in government spending and eminent domain abuse.”

“In stark contrast, Andy Harris has a long track record of voting against bloated state budgets and fighting tax increases. If elected to Congress, Andy Harris will be a congressman Maryland Republicans can be proud of.”

The $250,000 ad buy will run on broadcast and cable television stations and radio stations in the Baltimore and Salisbury markets for two weeks. The scripts are below and documentation is attached.

TV: 30 “Four of a Kind”

Who’s more liberal? Wayne Gilchrest or E.J. Pipkin?

In Washington, Gilchrest voted with Nancy Pelosi and liberal Democrats more often than other Republican in the entire Congress

It’s a fact

Pipkin joined the liberals and voted for Martin O’Malley’s massive, big-spending budget

Gilchrest or Pipkin?

[Laugh] That’s like asking Pelosi or O’Malley

Maryland Republicans deserve better

Club for Growth PAC is responsible for the content of this advertising





Radio: 60 “Masquerade”

The Republican race for Congress in Maryland’s First District has become a masquerade ball

Two candidates, Wayne Gilchrest and E.J. Pipkin, are liberals in disguise

Take off Wayne Gilchrest’s mask and you’ll find a congressman who voted with Nancy Pelosi more often than any other Republican

And E.J. Pipkin? He’s at the same ball. Pipkin joined the liberals and voted for Martin O’Malley’s massive, big-spending budget

Pipkin voted to expand eminent domain powers so government could take your private property and give it to someone else

Pipkin even donated money to Kathleen Kennedy’s campaign for governor

Fortunately, Maryland Republicans can end this dance

Andy Harris is a conservative who opposed the O’Malley budget and is endorsed by Governor Bob Ehrlich

On February 12th, vote for Andy Harris and send a conservative to Congress

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The Club for Growth is a nationwide membership organization dedicated to advancing public policies that promote economic growth. The Club’s website can be found at http://www.clubforgrowth.org.