Salon.com > Bob Cohen http://www.salon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 N.Y. board: “Slumlord” ad against GOPer is accurate http://www.salon.com/2012/10/19/n_y_board_slumlord_ad_against_goper_is_accurate/ http://www.salon.com/2012/10/19/n_y_board_slumlord_ad_against_goper_is_accurate/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:36:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13045751 The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee ruled against a state Senate candidate in New York who objected to an ad labeling him a "slumlord," because, the board said, he is essentially a slumlord.

Democrats had sent out a mailer calling Republican state Senate candidate Bob Cohen a "slumlord," which Cohen unsurprisingly objected to.

“Based upon the totality of the information and documentation submitted, the Committee felt that there is sufficient documentation for the use of the word ‘slumlord,’” the ruling said.

From Gannett's Albany Bureau:

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