Lincoln Journal Star: McCoy ad striking Obama doll stirs criticism

[OmahaBlueDog]

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http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/mccoy-ad-striking-obama-doll-stirs-criticism/article_6c18a81e-fe81-5416-9d76-03aea6487b74.html

The Nebraska Democratic Party objected Friday to a new TV campaign ad being aired by Republican gubernatorial candidate Beau McCoy that depicts him dismissively backhanding a small replica doll of President Barack Obama off a fence post.

"Beau McCoy hit a new low," Democratic executive director Dan Marvin said, demanding that the Omaha state senator take down his ad.

"No matter what party you belong to, the depiction of violence displayed in McCoy's ad is completely disrespectful to the office of the presidency and sends the wrong message to our children."

The new ad, in which McCoy expresses his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, and particularly to its proposed expansion of Medicaid coverage in Nebraska, stirred some critical traffic on Twitter throughout the day.

Responding to Democratic objections, McCoy said Nebraskans are "tired of being pushed around by the Obama administration and the federal government."

If a Democrat had struck a George W. Bush bobblehead, there would have been howls of outrage from every righty talker in America. That is all.

[GeorgeGist]

1. Say No to Beau,

Nebraska.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. Neaux to Beau! What an asshole! nt

[Journeyman]

3. I hope they contest this fool on the merits of the ACA. That's a winning issue for us. . .

Show we care about people and want the best for everyone.