The actual 1/4 page print ad that ran in the local Oklahoma newspaper. The gist of the copy reads: "DO NOT VOTE FOR MY DAD! JOHN MANTOOTH is NOT a good father, NOT a good grandfather & in my opinion, a review of his 37 year record as an attorney in Cleveland, Garvin and McClain Counties reveals that HE WOULD NOT BE A GOOD JUDGE! For more information, go to www.dontvoteformydad.com." Ouch.
Typically when you’re running for public office, the kitchen sink attack ads come from your soulless opponent. You’ve seen ‘em before. “Don’t vote for this guy, or your family will die in a nuclear holocaust.” Or the more racy, “Don’t vote for this guy – he’s into gay hookers and meth.”
But then there’s the ad that your spiteful daughter runs in your local newspaper where you’re running for judge, “Don’t vote for my dad because he sucks at life.”
Well, that about sums up what McClain County judicial hopeful John Mantooth’s daughter and son-in-law said in a quarter-page advertisement. The venomous piece also features a picture of the daughter’s family, highlights cases in which Mantooth has been sued and lists a website the couple started to put the screws in even deeper, dontvoteformydad.com.
Mantooth is defending himself, though, saying that the daughter’s grudge stems from the 1981 divorce between him and the girl’s mother.
Sorry, chief, but it’s been 29 years and your offspring still haven’t forgiven you? You must be a humongous asshole.
