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Dr. Woody Myers threatens legal action against David O ad

by: Thomas

Fri May 02, 2008 at 09:49:53 AM EDT

I posted the ad in question yesterday, but today brings word that Woody Myers and his campaign aren't taking the accusations lightly. In fact, if this release from his people is to be believed, they are willing to take the matter to court.

Yesterday a competitor vying for the 7th Congressional District seat released a television advertisement criticizing Dr. Myers saying he "worked with Republicans to defeat the Patient's Bill of Rights," a statement that couldn't be further from the truth.
Today Dr. Myers will call on his competitor to take down the desperate and erroneous advertisement or face legal action at a press conference in his campaign headquarters.

I'll have more on this as it develops.

Update: From a press release that hit the streets a short while ago.

"Today I demand my competitor take down this erroneous advertisement," Myers said. "Passing false statements off as facts for the sake of political expediency is not politics of real change. The 7th District needs a Congressman willing to roll up their sleeves and fight for universal healthcare, bring good jobs to Indianapolis and make sure all our children can have a better education."
Dr. Myers has been a tireless advocate for patients his entire career and has served boldly standing up for their interests in the very venues where they need the strongest voice. The notion that he would oppose the principles put forth in the Patient's Bill of Rights is simply ridiculous.
"I've taken care of patients my entire career and fought for them in every job I've had," Myers said. "Whether in the emergency room or in a board room, patients need to be taken care of. I'm the only candidate that has taken care of them in both places and I'll work the hardest to take care of them in the halls of Congress."
Any candidate claiming real change should be above inducing politics of fear in the campaign's final days. This claim is a desperate attempt by competitors to curb the momentum the Myers campaign is gaining. Recent polls have proven this is a two-person race.

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Dr. Woody Myers threatens legal action against David O ad | 18 comments

I see (4.00 / 1)

I'm in good company then.

by: Tyrion @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 09:30:39 AM CDT

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wow (0.00 / 0)

a campaign threatening to sue a blogger? is that a first? what an astonishingly foolish thing to do.

by: stallio @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 09:44:58 AM CDT

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Wow (0.00 / 0)

I do not want this guy representing me in Congress.

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by: Mario Cuomo @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 10:57:02 AM CDT

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I don't really see how legal action could be brought.

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by: kcflood @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 11:30:13 AM CDT

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I think it's pretty clear... (0.00 / 0)

that Dr. Myers has never been in a political campaign before. If he threatens to sue a blogger for writing an editorial, and to sue an opponent for an advertisement that casts him in a negative light(has this ever been done before??), it shows a high level of political incompetency and a lack of being questioned in life.

Dr. Myers just lost my vote and the votes of my family members.

Now to prevent Dr. Myers and his attorney from suing me too, the above is not intended to be a statement of fact but is rather the opinion of the author.

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by: Vox Populi @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 11:07:21 AM CDT

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I ain't sayin' nothing!

by: Wilson46201 @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 12:34:54 PM CDT

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It's real simple, Woody (0.00 / 0)

did you support or contest the Patient Bill of Rights?

by: dhonig @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 12:42:18 PM CDT

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I'm thinking (0.00 / 0)

his argument is going to be something like: "I supported the 'idea' of a patient's bill of rights, but I did criticize that provisions of that PBR."

by: Tyrion @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 12:45:07 PM CDT

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Ouch. . . . (0.00 / 0)

I just received David O's newest mailer, which is pretty harsh. I don't have a scanner at the moment so I'm going to have to explain what it says.

On the front, the question is asked "Who do you trust with your health care?" Below that are two empty suits and one empty lab coat with a stethescope. The text below each outfit says "The politician", "The HMO front man," and "The doctor."

On the back it describes Andre as "beholden" to special interests and lobbyists and as the status quo candidate.

He eviscerates Myers. "Woody Myers--AGainst the Patients' Bill of Rights"

Woody Myers represented the insurance companies in Washington when patients tried to hold them accountable.
He testified repeatedly before Congress to kill the Patients' Bill of Rights. In fact, Myers sided with Republicans and tried to convince Congress that HMO beureaucrats, rather than patients and doctors, should be allowed to make medical decisions.
There's no way swe can trust an HMO front man like Woody Myers to fight for us in Congress--he's already proven he'll take the insurance companies' side every time.

I'll get a scanned copy up when I can. But I see why Woody's angry.

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by: Vox Populi @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:07:22 PM CDT

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Thats the one... (0.00 / 0)

Yeah, we received that one here yesterday or the day before, I dont recall which.

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by: Aryq46254 @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:20:00 PM CDT

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I got that one too (0.00 / 0)

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by: Mario Cuomo @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:20:27 PM CDT

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I really like it though. (0.00 / 0)

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by: Vox Populi @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:22:53 PM CDT

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Better than "David O's"? (0.00 / 0)

The David-one-a-ceral-box one?

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by: Mario Cuomo @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:25:03 PM CDT

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No, that was the best. (0.00 / 0)

For sure. It was very creative.

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by: Vox Populi @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 16:21:16 PM CDT

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EASY (0.00 / 0)

This should be easy....the Congressional Record will prove where Medical insurance executive Woody Myers testified in Congress in opposition to the patients Bill of Rights....either he did or he didn't.............I think Woody smells a loser.......maybe he should be concerned that some of those sealed Wellpoint indictments have his name on them......I dont know but at some point they will be unsealed and his name will either be there or it wont be there.

by: Blue Beard @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 15:12:53 PM CDT

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David O. (0.00 / 0)

has a LONG shot, I don't understand why he is ruining his own chances at running for another higher office later. If he makes bad blood with democrats now, they may not support him if he runs for mayor or another position later. And why didn't he attack the Mays?

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by: kcflood @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 16:23:59 PM CDT

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Beacuse Mayes has no chance of winning (0.00 / 0)

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by: Mario Cuomo @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 17:16:25 PM CDT

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too late (0.00 / 0)

the damage is done.....David O is dead in democratic politics and he knows it...many people tried to tell him but he wouldn't listen. all of the money and hours of work many groups did to get him elected to the legislature and he throws it away.

by: Blue Beard @ Fri May 02, 2008 at 20:57:26 PM CDT

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