By Warner Todd Huston ——Bio and Archives--August 13, 2012
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“I’ve been put into a position I didn’t ask for,” she said Wednesday after the Hamilton County Republican Party sent out an email about the ad that accused Democrats of not responding to the owner’s concerns. “I’m a little angry.”Krause’s Deli as it appears in the Obama ad Krause-McDonnell isn't just a partisan on this, either. She told the Cincy paper that she would be just as upset if her deli appeared in a Romney ad especially since she was not aware that the video being taken was going to end up in a political campaign ad. A Cincinnati Democrat Party operative countered saying that the Obama campaign purchased the video from a stock film company in town and did not feel it necessary to contact the business owner for her permission to appear in the ad. Naturally the Democrat operative is claiming that Krause-McDonnell is just a Romney supporter looking to play politics with the incident. Whatever the case, politics are highly charged these days, we all know. Because of this one would think that it would be a good idea for politicians to contact businesses that appear in their campaign ads just to make sure the business agrees to be in the ad. Wouldn’t you think?
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Warner Todd Huston’s thoughtful commentary, sometimes irreverent often historically based, is featured on many websites such as Breitbart.com, among many, many others. He has also written for several history magazines, has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows.
He is also the owner and operator of Publius’ Forum.