Political Ad Fires Up Governor

A political advertisement is causing quite a stir in Montgomery. According to Governor Bob Riley, the commercial by the group called the Sweet Home Alabama Coalition is packed with lies. The ad says that the Governor won't let the people vote to decide if they want electronic bingo to be taxed and regulated by the state. The ad also claims that Riley's campaign took some 13 million dollars from the Choctaw Indians in Mississippi to make sure it stays illegal in Alabama.

In a prepared video statement provided to media outlets, Riley says the information couldn't be further from the truth. "I don't think we spent 13 million dollars on the whole campaign but what's interesting is that the group that put this ad up has refused to say who's paying for it. You know, these are the same old lies that were used on our campaign 7 years ago. They weren't true then. They're not true now and they won't be true tomorrow." State lawyers says they will sue any TV station that doesn't pull the ad off the air. WKRG began airing the commercial on Tuesday.

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