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TV spot strikes back at Fawcett

Rocky Mountain News

Published October 19, 2006 at midnight

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Candidate targeted: Jay Fawcett, Democrat, Colorado's 5th Congressional District

Sponsor: Doug Lamborn campaign

Name of spot: "Liberal Jay Fawcett"

Summary: The television spot shows a series of Fawcett photos with superimposed captions. A narrator says that Fawcett's attacks on Lamborn are an attempt to hide Fawcett's extreme views. The ad claims he does not oppose amnesty for illegal immigrants and opposes using National Guard troops to secure borders. The voice states that he is backed by extremist groups funneling money to his campaign, including one "so radical that it openly mocked Americans killed in Iraq."

• What's true: Fawcett has opposed National Guard troops on the border because of the complexity of having to mobilize and federalize them. He suggests giving the Border Patrol the necessary resources to fulfill its border security responsibilities.

• What's false: The ad labels a popular blog, Daily Kos, as a radical extremist group because its author labeled Blackwater security guards killed in Fallujah as "mercenaries." Fawcett has not sought or received money from Daily Kos.

• What's squishy: Fawcett neither supports nor opposes amnesty, saying it has never been defined. Instead, he urges a national debate on immigration.