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Posted on 10/27/2004 6:42:23 AM PDT by ceoinva
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 MEDIA CONTACT: Genevieve Wood, 202-465-5259
SENIORS POUND ‘POLITICAL FEAR MONGERS’ WITH NATIONWIDE TV & RADIO ADS
FAIRFAX, VA – National TV and radio ads currently running in over 20 states across the country are strongly hitting politicians who use scare tactics on Social Security and Medicare to shamelessly try and garner votes. The ad campaign is sponsored by USA Next-United Seniors Association (USA), one of the country’s largest grassroots organizations, with over 1.5 million members nationwide. The ads feature “America’s Grandfather,” Art Linkletter, and send the message that America’s seniors have had enough of the dishonest manipulation of their votes.
“Politicians who use senior scare tactics on Social Security and Medicare deserve the strongest public rebuke,” said Charlie Jarvis, Chairman and Chief Executive, USA Next-United Seniors. “This despicable political tactic is the lowest form of the ‘Politics of Invented Fear’ and seniors are not taking it any more.”
Partial radio ad transcipt below:
VOICE 1 (ART LINKLETTER): Hello there, I'm Art Linkletter with a special election message. You know politicians say the darndest things. Each time our elections roll around we see politicians frighten senior voters with scare tactics about Social Security and Medicare. Don't let dishonest politicians manipulate your vote. Your vote is important to the future of our great country. We need to continue our American legacy- freedom, opportunity, national security, and a strong economy. VOICE 2 (ANNOUNCER): Politicians who accuse their opponent of being against seniors are just trying to scare you. They want to frighten older voters about Social Security and Medicare. When you hear these ads, call the candidate and tell them you don’t trust politicians who scare seniors. Call your friends and family to do the same. Let’s say NO to politicians who scare seniors.
“People over 60 have the highest voting rate,” said Jarvis. “Our goal is to make sure seniors nationwide have the facts when they enter the voting booth. USA has a 1.5 million-plus citizen network across the country, including 115,000 households in Florida, 87,000 in Pennsylvania, 73,000 in Ohio, and 41,000 in Wisconsin, just to name a few. We believe seniors can make the difference on Election Day.”
USA’s television ads are running in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Montana, and Nebraska.
USA’s radio ads are being broadcast in a large number of states with significant senior populations including Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
(To listen to the Art Linkletter ad, go to www.usanext.org)
BTTT
Art's organization and AARP are both wrong!
Social Security and Medicare are both unconstitutional and should be ELIMINATED!!!
BTW, i'm 67.
Wow, way to turn the tables. Somebody is finally wising up after how many years?
Red Sox 3 wins, no losses
Way to go Art!!!
We've seen Art in person two years in a row at CPAC in Washington DC. He appears to be in amazingly great shape for his age! :-)
GO ART!
In Illinois, we've seen this! It's about the only ad we've seen (except for O'Bama),
Wow!
Art Linkletter: I'm 91 and I still ski and body surf.
I am here in Arizona, and have been hearing Art's ad several times a day!! I knew he was on our side for a long time, but am so glad he is fighting the scare mongers this way!!!
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Yes, I found it very sad and infuriating when my parents, in their late '70s, also became very anxious when exposed to these scare tactics. I should not have to be calming down my elderly parents over lies told by shameless politicians.
Gee, I wish this was in MI too!
"Gee, I wish this was in MI too!"
It is. I heard it on WJR.
Glad you heard it. Wonder why MI isn't in either list of states up in the article.
Seniors! They say the darndest things!
Great job!
The left wing maggots at AARP can go to hell.
I heard this on the radio yesterday and was thrilled. About time someone alerted our ditzy seniors that they are just being manipulated. You'd think they'd be sharper, but then my MIL actually thought she'd won $2417.85 from an email she got yesterday.
My 84 year old mother, who is a life long Dem voting for W, has gotten real tired of these kind of ads. She also is really tired of the hit pieces being run by the Dem against our Rep Governor candidate and is going to vote Rep in that race too. She has told me that most of her friends feel the same way about the State race.
bump!
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