Baron Hill fails to intimidate radio stations;
Vows to silence issue advocacy groups

BLOOMINGTON- Congressman Baron Hill failed in his legal maneuvering today to intimidate over a dozen radio stations to stop airing issue ads from Citizens for Truth.

Despite threat letters from Hill's attorney's, radio stations throughout Southern Indiana refused to be intimidated.  After Citizens for Truth responded to Hill's meritless allegations, every station agreed to keep the ads running. To listen to the radio ads visit http://www.citizensfortruth.com.

During a radio interview in Bloomington Thursday afternoon, Congressman Baron Hill bristled about the ads being run by Citizens for Truth that revealed his vote against protecting God in the Pledge of Allegiance. 
Hill's defensive remarks came during an interview on AM1370 WGCL's "Afternoon Edition."

Citizens for Truth President Herman Bernitt responded to Hill's unfounded claims that the group was spreading lies about his record. "Baron Hill is the one who is not telling the truth," said Bernitt, "He doesn't want people in Southern Indiana to know that he slipped off to Washington and voted against the Pledge Protection Act, along with the likes of far-left Members of Congress Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi and Rosa DeLauro."

The Pledge Protection Act (HR 2028, Roll Call Vote 467) would remove jurisdiction from the federal courts in hearing cases involving the constitutionality of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

"Baron Hill's vote was so out-of-step with Hoosier values that we couldn't sit by and let him get away with hiding this secret," Bernitt said.

"We are focused on issues-- nothing else," he said, "But I'm not surprised that Baron is upset about us exposing his vote against protecting God in the Pledge, if I were him, I'd be ashamed of it too."

At the end of the radio show, Hill shocked listeners by vowing to go back to Washington and ban issue advocacy groups like Citizens for Truth. "Congressman Hill is angry at us for exposing his liberal voting record and now he wants to use his congressional power to silence us, said Bernitt, "Apparently Baron Hill has as little regard for the First Amendment as he has for the Pledge of Allegiance."

To hear the radio ad: Listen to "Baron the Dodger".
 

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