Nut Roots or Net Moots, Blogger Files Complaint Over Giuliani Ad

The Politico is reporting that a liberal blogger has filed a complaint against Rudy Giuliani, claiming he broke election laws by accepting a discounted ad rate from The New York Times.

Lane Hudson, who in recent weeks has sought to carve out a niche as something of election law vigilante, alleges in a complaint filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission that the Giuliani campaign broke election laws by accepting a discounted ad rate from The New York Times.

It seems Hudson has ignored one little detail: The Times charges one rate for customers seeking a guarantee their ads will run on a specific date, and a lower rate for customers whose ads run “standby,” meaning they can request a certain date, but aren’t promised it.

Rudy's ad was on "standby." Thus, Giuliani paid the going rate for the ad.

I guess there's no election law against being an idiot blogger (yet).