Editor鈥檚 note, April 25: 四虎影院 has received numerous queries about whether the station played any role in a commercial released last week by the campaign of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Texans have asked whether we gave permission for the campaign to use images of our reporter asking a question during 四虎影院鈥檚 Jan. 27 debate. They鈥檝e asked whether our reporter agreed to appear in the Dewhurst ad. The answer to both is an emphatic 鈥淣o.鈥� The campaign did not ask 四虎影院 for permission to use the footage, and when the ad was released on April 16, 四虎影院 immediately objected. The Dewhurst campaign responded by saying it would not pull the ad. We've posted the full debate question, answer and follow-ups to provide context for the brief clip that鈥檚 seen in the ad. You can see them, and the full debate, below.
Our original post: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's campaign released a television ad Wednesday that criticizes his opponent, State Sen. Dan Patrick, for not repaying his personal bankruptcy debts in the 1980s.
The ad features footage from the Jan. 27 "," filmed at 四虎影院's studios. The debate moderator, 四虎影院鈥檚 Shelley Kofler, is shown asking Patrick about the bankruptcy. You can watch , called "Mother of All Debts," and , and read .
Here鈥檚 the Dewhurst campaign ad:
Here鈥檚 the entire exchange between Kofler and Patrick from the January debate:
And here鈥檚 the full debate:
The runoff between Dewhurst and Patrick is May 27.
