Knox: All Who Oppose Me Shall Be Crushed

Over the weekend, a few anti-Tom Knox ads began airing on local television. One was from candidate Bob Brady and used the word “fake” to describe Tom Knox. Another was from a group called Working People for Truth, which concluded its ad with “Tom Knox - fake, fake, fake.”

Clearly, the use of the word “fake” in both ads is concrete evidence the two groups are most certainly colluding to attempt to stop Tom Knox and help Bob Brady get elected. Or something. The city’s Board of Ethics — remember them? — will issue subpoenas to figure out if groups are breaking the city’s campaign finance laws.

Meanwhile, Tom Knox’s camp is considering a lawsuit against Working People for Truth — Not all 527s need to have “for Truth” at the end of their names, people! You know the Swift Boat people lied, right? — as well as hoping to send people to prison.

“This is illegal, illegal, illegal,” [Knox campaign manager Josh] Morrow said. “If the federal law was broken, someone should go to jail for this.”

Yes, that’s it. Someone should go to jail. Hey, it’s not like our prisons aren’t overcrowded or anything!

Campaign ad inquiry plans to subpoena [Inquirer]