The thing with sites like YouTube is that you never know if a clip is authentic. That said, I have been able to confirm that it was, in fact, a Santorum ad. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/31/94601.shtml For your viewing pleasure:
As a responsible blogger, it is my duty to investigate the facts of what I post. As such, decided to look into the claims by The Center for Security Policy.
I didn’t find much of anything on their site, but NewsMax.com offers an explanation:
Santorum cited a 2004 report from the Center for Security Policy, a Washington think tank, which studied the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System, the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System, and pension funds around the country.http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/10/31/94601.shtml
Apparently Casey is (and was at the time) a board member and had some say in how the investments were made.
I’m not normally one to attack Republicans, but this ad really seems to take the claims made in the report a little too far and a our of context. Last time I checked, being a board member for a pension fund that works with companies that operate in nations that are linked to terrorism is in no way akin to investing in ‘organizations linked to terrorism’.
If I lived in Pennsylvania, I’d still vote for Santorum, although I wish politicians would not have to stoop so low in their attack ads.