Can’t fault him at all for this, it was a pretty bad edit/hit job…
Via Capitol City Project:
This past November in California’s 24th Congressional district, actor and Tea Party candidate Chris Mitchum — who is the son of Hollywood legend Robert Mitchum — ran against Dem. Rep Lois Capps and narrowly lost the election.
The race was neck-and-neck until the Capps campaign completely spliced and butchered a quote from Mitchum that made it sound as if he wouldn’t put California’s 24th district first — or represent the district at all — if he were to win the election and go on to Washington. The end result was so damaging it very well could have tipped the scale in Capps’ favor as she rode on to victory.
Now, because of the dishonesty, he’s seeking revenge and has filed a lawsuit against Rep. Capps — along with the DCCC– for defamation.
“After careful examination of the facts, I have authorized my attorneys to file a lawsuit today seeking to hold Representative Capps, her associates and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington responsible for maliciously, knowingly and improperly manipulating my digital image and audio message so as to distort and destroy the public’s accurate perception of my campaign and message and it’s positive support for my candidacy,” Mitchum told the Daily Caller.
Just how deceptive was the edit? Pretty much as bad as one can get.