MISLEADING AD?

A recent television ad showing President Clinton apparently concluding that
the "drug war" was a failure drew the ire of White House attorneys.

The ad showed Mr. Clinton speaking, but with an imitator's voice.
"Superimposing someone else's words over videotape of the President
speaking is confusing, if not deceptive, and is potentially actionable," a
White House attorney wrote the group Common Sense for Drug Policy. The
group, which wants more emphasis on drug abuse treatment and less on law
enforcement, refused to pull the ad, noting it explained that it was an
actor's voice. "Governments incapable of defending their policies on the
merits stifle speech," said spokesman Kevin Zeese.

Checked-by: Richard Lake