Meier, Arcuri (NY 24) to debate Oct. 25 at New Hartford High School

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Edit: Forgot to put in the link. http://www.uticaod.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061010/NEWS/61010001

Meier, Arcuri to debate Oct. 25 at New Hartford High School
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2006

NEW HARTFORD - The New Hartford High School Student Council will host a debate between 24th Congressional District candidates Raymond Meier and Michael Arcuri at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the high school gymnasium.

The debate will be moderated by high school senior Evan Philipson. Seniors Harrison Landry and Ngoc (Mike) Nguyen will act as student ambassadors to the candidates.

Meier, a Republican state senator, and Arcuri, a Democrat and Oneida County's district attorney , are seeking to fill the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, R-New Hartford.

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I don't know how this is going to be covered in the media, but when I know, I'll let you all know.

- Trogdor the Burninator

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1. I'll kick for Arcuri!

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I saw 5 Arcuri signs in our little town on my way to the library today and it made me feel so good.

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2. Look at the blowback the repuke faces have

set up for themselves on the ads they have out for Arcuri's "phonecall"..

CatWoman (1000+ posts) Sat Oct-21-06 04:48 PM
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"Campaign Ad Linking Democrat to 'Sex' Call May Backfire on GOP
NEW YORK It seemed like a “gotcha” moment for Republicans in one of the most closely watched congressional races in the country: catching the Democratic candidate calling a sex phone line and billing the call to the local taxpayers. Now it may backfire on the Republicans.

Newspapers in the upstate New York district have had a field day chronicling the dispute, with the latest twist seeming to reveal that the Democrat, or an aide, had simply dialed a wrong number.

Democrat Michael Arcuri is vying with Republican, Ray Meier, to replace longtime GOP Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, who is retiring. The race is very close and may help decide if the Democrats take the House.

The national GOP campaign office started airing an ad Friday that showed Arcuri leering at the silhouette of a dancing woman who says, ''Hi, sexy. You've reached the live, one-on-one fantasy line.'' He supposedly dialed the service two years ago from a New York City hotel room and billed taxpayers – for all of $1.25 for a one-minute call. He is the district attorney in Oneida County.

Now the Utica Observer-Dispatch today notes that Arcuri's campaign has released records to the paper showing the call to the 800 sex line was followed the very next minute by a call to the state Department of Criminal Justice Services – and the last seven digits of the two numbers are the same.

Arcuri now says the ad was ''clearly libelous'' and threatens to file a lawsuit. At least seven television stations in Syracuse, Utica and Binghamton refused to run the ad."

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_di...


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