spˈoʊksmɛn fɔːɹ bˈoʊθ ɹˈaɪli ænd ðɪ ˌæləbˈæmɚ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi ˈɪʃuːd stˈeɪtmənts ɪnsˈɪnjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ðæt sˈiːdʒlmən hæd tˈeɪkən ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv hˈɛstənz ɹˈiːsəntli dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊzd ˈɑːltshaɪmɚz dɪzˈiːz tə sᵻkjˈʊɹ ðɪ ɛndˈoːɹsmənt.
Spokesmen for both Riley and the Alabama Republican Party issued statements insinuating that Siegelman had taken advantage of Heston's recently diagnosed Alzheimer's disease to secure the endorsement.