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  Al Weed for Congress P.O. Box 608 Lovingston, VA 22949 434-220-2434
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September 20, 2006
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Al Weed’s campaign for Congress began running its
first television commercial this week. The ad
begins, “Washington changed Virgil Goode,” and
shows a photograph of Mitchell Wade, Virgil Goode,
and Richard Berglund. “Our government must work for us again, not for corrupt people like Mitchell Wade and Richard Berglund. Mr. Goode has changed and is now part of the Republican culture of corruption in Washington,” Weed said. Goode received nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions from people associated with MZM. Much of that was illegally funneled to his campaign from Wade and Berglund. In the days just before and after Goode received the bulk of that money he wrote an earmark that resulted in Pentagon contracts worth $15 million dollars for Wade and Berglund. Weed said it is important that the voters know the facts about Virgil Goode’s dealings. He also said the election is about more than corruption. “This race is not about Mitchell Wade and MZM. It is about the future of our district, our state, and our country. In central and Southside Virginia are some of the strongest and most unique communities in America. We can have more than low wages and lost jobs. I will build on our strengths. I will get the support we deserve from Washington. Democratic governors in Virginia have worked, and are working hard for us. It’s time to send a Democrat to Washington,” Weed said. The photograph in the ad was taken at the ribbon cutting ceremony of MZM Inc. in Martinsville two years ago. That day Wade and Goode promised that MZM would eventually employ 150 people with a payroll of nearly $9 million. Since that day, both Wade and Berglund have been convicted of giving Goode illegal money. The Pentagon has terminated the contract and the facility has closed. Only 23 employees were hired with a payroll of just over $1 million. The ad, along with the details and facts behind it and the MZM scandal can be viewed at www.goodefacts. com. |
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