In misleading ad, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick ties Democratic opponent to cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal

[TexasTowelie]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Bucks County Republican running in a hotly contested House race, has come out with a misleading TV ad tying his Democratic opponent to a notorious Philadelphia cop killer.

The ad contrasts Fitzpatrick's work as an FBI agent — serving in tribute to his uncle, a New York police officer killed in the line of duty — with donations made by Scott Wallace's family foundation to "a liberal organization that has given a voice to the convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal."

It quotes local law enforcement leaders as saying Wallace "sickens me," and is "reprehensible" and "dangerous."

The ad flashes a split screen of Wallace next to Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther who is serving a life sentence for killing Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981.

Read more: http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/politics/elections/brian-fitzpatrick-scott-wallace-house-mumia-abu-jamal-election-20180919.html

[DeminPennswoods]

1. Geez, are they still playing this card?

This case is 36 years old, that's 2 generations of voters who weren't even born when this incident happened.