Producer: Shorr Johnson Magnus
Running Time: 00:30
Debut Date: 08/06/2008
Ad Buy: statewide
Cost: not available
Summary: The ad calls Franken's past tax problems an honest mistake and accuses Coleman of a more severe ethical lapse.
Script Of "Who Does Norm Coleman Work For?"
AL FRANKEN [v/o]: I'm Al Franken, and I approve this message.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Al Franken. He gave speeches across the country. Instead of paying taxes in the states where he spoke, he overpaid taxes to the state where he lived. It was an honest mistake.
And Norm Coleman? Coleman is being investigated for paying only $600 a month rent to live in a million-dollar D.C. home owned by a Washington insider connected to powerful lobbyists.
(Text on screen: "Sen. Coleman accused of ethics lapse for D.C. housing arrangement"; St. Paul Pioneer Press, July 1, 2008)
And it gets even worse. Stay tuned for more.
(Text on screen: Paid for by Al Franken For Senate)
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