New anti-Weiner ad: Stop sexting and spending
The first ad mentioning Rep. Anthony Weiner’s scandal has hit the airwaves, calling on members of Congress to focus on cutting government spending and not on their tawdry sex lives. “In a time of record debt, some in Congress are not taking the spending crisis seriously,” begins the video, produced Ending Spending, a 501(c)(4) run by Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts. The ad cites Democrats and Republicans, mentioning John Edwards, John Ensign, Chris Lee and Anthony Weiner. "Next time congressmen, please just show us your plan for ending spending."