Novick's "attack" on Merkley

A lot of blogs are going on and on about Novick's "attack"mailer on Merkley. Thus far, none of the postings I've seen have given the actual context or even the content of the mailer. Since I received one, I thought I'd share.

Here's the full mailer, with the exception of the area with my name and address (click images for larger version):

The part that is getting the most attention is the item in the bottom left corner of the back of the mailer that covers health care:

You'll notice that the piece that everyone is throwing a fit about refers to two pieces in the Oregonian after the legislature couldn't pass Healthy Kids without sending it to the voters as a constitutional amendment. The items criticized the legislature.

The funny thing is, that back when this was going on, there were plenty of blog posts on the topic, and lots of comments in opposition to what happened, critical of Merkley, etc.

Here are some from Blue Oregon:

House Republicans Play Games with Children's Health Care on the Floor

House Republicans support Big Tobacco, fail to support Healthy Kids

Breaking: Healthy Kids fails, when Sal Esquivel flips from Yes to No.
(this one discusses how the AG opinion was that only 31 votes were needed, not 36)

Finally! Healthy Kids goes to voters

Kulongoski - and the Numbers - Support Healthy Kids Program

SJR 4: The second-hand smoke of health care policy

Riley Poll: Bad News for Smith, Good News for Measures 49 and 50

Measure 50 Supporters Swing Into Action

First Anti-Healthy Kids Advertisement Airs

Measure 50 Foes Skirt the Law; Pro Forces Strike Back

RJ Reynolds Adjusts Anti-Healthy Kids Ad

Measure 50 Opposition: $4.5 Million and Counting

More Measure 50 Deception from RJ Reynolds

Measure 50 Opponents Lose Lawsuit

Kitzhaber: Measure 50 is far from perfect, but I'm voting for it.

Lance Armstrong Endorses Healthy Kids Plan/Measure 50

Tobacco Companies Make Measure 50 Campaign Most Expensive Ever

Peddling Measure 50

Healthy Kids Debate: Great Moments in RJ Reynolds Marketing

Blumenauer on SCHIP and Measure 50

The Fairness of Measure 50

An Economic Analysis of Measure 50

Oregonian Endorses Measures 49, 50

Oregonian's Video Editorial for Measure 50

Don't buy the tobacco industry's spin.

Measure Madness

Tobacco Companies Criticized for Anti-50 Deception

Underground Yes on 50 Videos

Measure 50 Open Thread

Olbermann on Measure 50

The funny thing is that when you read through some of the comments, you'll find people who think it is wrong for Novick to use the above information on his mailer, but were making similar complaints in 2007.

I just figured that if we were going to discuss this flyer, we should have the actual text and images of it in front of us instead of relying on some to frame it for us. 

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