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 countrys largest grassroots organizations, with over 1.5 million members nationwide. The ads feature Americas Grandfather, Art Linkletter, and send the message that Americas 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 dont trust politicians who scare seniors. Call your friends and family to do the same. Lets 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.
USAs 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.
USAs 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)
Just a few days ago I saw someone saying "Yankees 3 wins, no losses"
Don't gloat until the next game is over.
[In all fairness I don't care who wins. Haven't cared about baseball since the last strike. Grown men playing a boys game for milliaons of dollars and whining about it totally turned me off. Go Packers!]
Oh, I heard that ad on Hannity yesterday, too! I think it's awesome when a Dem such as Koch and Miller speak out in favor of the President. I hope this is an indication that some conservative Democrats are speaking up and saying they're tired of the direction those liberal dems are taking, too!
The Dems try to appeal to the lowest mentally functioning parts of our society with these adds - which is concering. What is alarming is that this apparently is 48% of the population - depending on which poll you read.
I know CA is not a swing state - NOT YET ANYWAY - but if they would run those ads in San Diego - where there is a large retirement community - it could make a great difference in CA's numbers.
This stuff upsets my 93 yr old mom so bad - I now have to control what she watches. I have her listening to the good talk radio, and I'm really selective for any programming. She liked to watch FOX a lot, but I have even cut back on that because of the increased political spin which really upsets her.
Yes, the charges ARE ANSWERED. I can't explain why you haven't heard .. but I've heard the President himself rebuke these charges and show how it's really the dems who are trying to scare people.
It is just a kids game. But I figure ANY team that hasn't won since 1918 has suffered enough;)
good point. (BTW. Now you can gloat.)
Thank you suh.............now.......GO PACKERS!!
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