Lord Challenges DC Special Interest Targeting Boeing to Answer Questions and Debate

GREENVILLE, SC – April 27, 2010 – Republican candidate for Attorney General Leighton Lord held a news conference Tuesday morning in Greenville to ask questions and to issue a challenge to the out of state special interest group who has flooded the Upstate airwaves with attack ads about Boeing’s multi-million dollar investment in North Charleston, South Carolina.
   
The ads, paid for by the American Future Fund, purposely misrepresent the Boeing investment, the process that brought Boeing to South Carolina, and the motives of those involved in creating the Boeing deal.  These ads have also gone so far as to malign Lord for his role as Boeing’s attorney. They attempt to divide the state by region pitting one against the other, and not surprisingly they are the product of a Washington, DC special interest attack group that has no interest in South Carolina’s prosperity.
   
“Today, I seek to expose this group and compel them to step forward and be transparent in their agenda.  Answer these questions, and accept this challenge if you truly have any interest in South Carolina and her future.  Who is the American Future Fund? Who are your members, donors, and leaders and are they South Carolinians?  What is your real interest in attacking Boeing’s investment in South Carolina? Why do you choose to misrepresent its impact on our state?,” asked Lord.

Lord continued, “I challenge any member, donor, or leader who actually calls South Carolina home to debate me face to face on the merits of Boeing’s investment in South Carolina and the process that brought thousands of jobs and opportunities to all of our state.”
 
 To view a portion of the anti-Boeing radio ad that was featured in a local news story, please  visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQNdS-WyeZo> .