Larry Farnese's slick, four-page political mailing has arrived in the First Senatorial District, where he is up against John Dougherty and Anne Dicker for the Democratic nomination to succeed state Sen. Vince Fumo, who is not running.
"Honest. Ethical. Committed to Philadelphia. For Larry Farnese, public service is personal," the ad reads. It features his father, talks about supporting stricter gun control laws, Gov. Rendell's health care plan, putting more police on the street and strengthening schools. It even notes that he volunteers as an escort at a women's health clinic, "where he was assaulted by an anti-choice extremist, requiring spinal surgery.
There's only one problem with the mailer: It doesn't say what Farnese is running for.
Oops.
The omission generated several hundred calls to the campaign (the number is on the mailer), said one staffer.
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