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Flailing Democrat runs TV ads supporting Bush; radio ads attacking him – simultaneously

SAVANNAH, Ga. – In a bizarre end game even for a politician nationally-known for flip-flopping, Athens Congressman John Barrow’s final campaign ads were blasting Bush on the radio, while praising him on television – at the same time.

“This latest flip-flop would probably take the national prize for two-faced politicians this election cycle if there were such an award,” says Burns’ Campaign Manager Tim Baker, “but only because this time the flip-flop is occurring simultaneously on the air.  He’s done the same thing over his two years in office with gay marriage, amnesty for illegal aliens, voter photo IDs, and raising taxes.   But it’s absolutely hilarious to finally hear and see him contradicting himself in his own ads.”

Barrow’s radio ad criticizes Burns for bringing President Bush to the district, claiming Bush and Burns will block raising the minimum wage, while his TV ads brag that Barrow “voted with George Bush on Iraq and the war on terror every single time.”

“While this is gallingly amusing, it’s prime evidence of why it’s time for Barrow’s political career to come to an end,” says Baker.

“Friend and foe alike have come to learn you have no idea where Barrow stands on anything, because he couches everything in Harvard-lawyer speak to make you believe what you wanted to hear.  He had the Boston Globe believing he was for amnesty, but has the Savannah Morning News believing he’s against it.  He had Savannah’s Gay Pride Day festival believing he was for gay marriage, but has the Augusta Christian TV station WBPI believing he’s against it.  He had the Atlanta Press Club believing he was strongly for voter photo ID, but has the Savannah and Augusta Chapters NAACP thinking he’s really against it.”

Baker says Georgians can take comfort in the fact they should only have another couple days to put up with Barrow’s deceptions.  “With Max Burns, you may agree or disagree with a particular position, but you know without a doubt where he stands.  He says the same thing in Waynesboro and Vidalia as he says in Washington, and votes that way, too.  And completely outside political issues, there’s a heck of a lot of just plain public service work a Congressman provides to his district and individual constituents, so this issue of reliability is critical for voters of all political persuasions - Republican, Democrat, independents, conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike.   We got tricked in 2004 by the double-speak, but now we’ll fix it come Tuesday.”