This memo was originally emailed to State League presidents on Friday, January 20, 2011 alerting them to a campaign ad released by the President Obama in several states touting his own record on ethics and the environment. In that ad, he quoted several sources, including a joint press statement sent in April of 2009 by the League, Common Cause and other good government groups commending the then new Administration's ethics policies. Use of the statement was not authorized by the League.