Posted on 09/16/2015 11:21:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz may well believe they'll be able to get their message across on stage, but they now have some insurance, just in case.
Both Republican candidates participating in the top-tier GOP debate Wednesday night, have purchased advertising time on CNN during the debate.
Paul's ad, called "Real Conservative," will run in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada on CNN during breaks in the debate. In the ad, Paul addresses the camera directly and promises to shrink government by cutting taxes and spending, to impose term limits and to implement a flat tax. Although "Real Conservative" doesn't mention Donald Trump, some Republicans have suggested he is not a real conservative. Here's Paul's ad, below:
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Unlike Paul, Cruz does not appear in his ad, "Scorpion," which warns about the threat of ISIS - represented as "a scorpion in the desert." The ad goes on to say, "For most of us, its venom is a clear and deadly threat." And then, without identifying the president, it continues, "But others refuse to even speak its name. Since the scorpion seeks our destruction, isn't it time we recognize the scorpion for what it is before it strikes again?''
This is Cruz's ad:
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The text of "Scorpion" pays homage to a famous Ronald Reagan ad called "The Bear," in which the bear represented the Cold War threat of the Soviet Union.....
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Someone on FR mentioned the bear ad last week. How funny.
I wonder if they paid the higher rate?
I hope their ads show Americans and not Asians (in their native countries) and Englishmen!
Very smart since there will be little time to make points in the “debate.”
Well Cruz’s add has a scorpion and some cowboy boots.
Does anyone know of live streaming for the debate in a few hours?
Cruz is a bonafide sh!t kicker, I’ll tell you that (/Texan)
In ostrich skin boots.
Lol, a belly laugh, Rand Paul a “ Real Conservative “ ?
He supports gays, supports shrinking our military, he supports free collage education as tax right offs and footing the bill to older hard working Americans, he supported Obama’s open and welcoming arms to the Castro reigme.
In Cruz’s case, knowing for certain that the moderators will avoid him as they focus on taking Trump down, this is probably a good use of campaign funds. I’ve seen the ad. The overt use of Reagan’s iconic 1984 ad as model is very clever and will hit the viewers on several levels, conscious and otherwise.
I’m excited to see it. I just hope this debate is more interesting than the last one. (I doubt it).
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