Posted on 08/05/2008 8:56:31 AM PDT by flyfree
ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released its latest television ad, entitled "Broken." The ad highlights John McCain's record of taking on the special interests in Washington. The ad will air in key states.
VIEW THE AD HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylJkmMR8Fek
Script For "Broken" (TV :60)
ANNCR: Washington's broken. John McCain knows it. We're worse off than we were four years ago.
Only McCain has taken on big tobacco, drug companies, fought corruption in both parties. He'll reform Wall Street, battle Big Oil, make America prosper again.
He's the original maverick.
One is ready to lead -- McCain.
JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.
AD FACTS: Script For "Broken" (TV :60)
ANNCR: Washington's broken. John McCain knows it. We're worse off than we were four years ago. Only McCain has taken on big tobacco, drug companies, fought corruption in both parties.
The New York Times' David Brooks: "McCain Has Fought One Battle After Another Against Lobbyists And Special Interests." (David Brooks, Op-Ed, "The Real McCain," The New York Times, 2/26/08)
Public Citizen's Joan Claybrook: "John McCain has fought for 14 long, hard years for reforms that seriously limit lobbyists' power ... He has fought for campaign finance reform, limits on gifts and travel from lobbyists, and extensive public disclosure of lobbyists' activities all of which limit the influence of lobbyists and the companies that hire lobbyists in Washington, D.C." (Public Citizen, "One Thing Overlooked In Flap Over McCain And Lobbyists: His Record On Reform," Press Release, 2/26/08)
The Boston Globe: "McCain Took On The Tobacco Industry." "Ten years ago, Senator John McCain took on the tobacco industry, saying he would never back down from legislation to regulate the industry. ... McCain's decade of work on tobacco, one of the most significant efforts of his congressional career, has earned him enmity from the industry and from some fellow Republicans over the years." (Michael Kranish, "McCain's Stand On Tobacco Is Put To Test," The Boston Globe, 3/26/08)
McCain's Championing Of Anti-Smoking Legislation "Faced Furious Opposition From The Tobacco Lobby." "In 1998, McCain championed anti-smoking legislation that faced furious opposition from the tobacco lobby. McCain guided the legislation through the Senate Commerce Committee on a 19-1 vote, but then the tobacco companies struck back. They hired 200 lobbyists and spent $40 million in advertising (three times as much as the Harry and Louise health care reform ads). Many of the ads attacked McCain by name, accusing him of becoming a big government liberal. After weeks of bitter debate, the bill died on the Senate floor." (David Brooks, Op-Ed, "The Real McCain," The New York Times, 2/26/08)
In 2004, John McCain Co-Sponsored Bipartisan Drug Reimportation Legislation. "At a press conference today, Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) introduced breakthrough bipartisan, consensus prescription drug reimportation legislation, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act, with Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), John McCain (R-AZ), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Tom Daschle (D-SD), Trent Lott (R-MS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)." (Sen. Olympia Snowe, Press Release, 4/21/04)
John McCain Fought To Allow The Importation Of Cheaper Drugs Which Was "Adamantly Opposed By Industry Lobbyists." "McCain said he wanted the government to be able to negotiate lower drug prices and import cheaper drugs from Canada, both ideas that were adamantly opposed by industry lobbyists, and which ultimately failed." (Eamon Javers, "Is John McCain Good For Business?" Business Week Online, 2/7/08)
A John McCain Bill To Make It Easier For Cheap Generic Drugs To Come Onto The Market Drew "Strong Opposition From The Pharmaceutical Industry." "The most public front was active last week, with the Senate passing a bill intended to make it easier for cheap generic drugs to come onto the market. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., drew considerable support in Congress and strong opposition from the pharmaceutical industry." ("Insurers' 'Counter' Attacks Aim To Boost Generic Drugs," Grand Rapid Press, 8/11/02)
McCain Passed Campaign Finance Reform Which "Was A Direct Assault On Lobbyist Power." "In 2002, McCain capped his long push for campaign finance reform by passing the McCain-Feingold Act. People can argue about the effectiveness of the act, but one thing is beyond dispute. It was a direct assault on lobbyist power, and earned McCain undying enmity among many important parts of the Republican coalition, who felt their soft money influence was being diminished." (David Brooks, Op-Ed, "The Real McCain," The New York Times, 2/26/08)
John McCain's Investigation Into The Boeing Tanker Deal "Exposed Billions Of Dollars Of Waste And Layers Of Contracting Irregularity." "In 2004, McCain launched a frontal assault on the leasing contract the Pentagon had signed with Boeing for aerial refueling tankers. McCain's investigation exposed billions of dollars of waste and layers of contracting irregularity." (David Brooks, Op-Ed, "The Real McCain," The New York Times, 2/26/08)
John McCain Led The Congressional Investigation Into Jack Abramoff. "In 2005, McCain led the Congressional investigation into the behavior of the lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The investigation was exceedingly unpleasant for Republicans, because it exposed shocking misbehavior by important conservative activists." (David Brooks, Op-Ed, "The Real McCain," The New York Times, 2/26/08)
ANNCR: He'll reform Wall Street, battle Big Oil, make America prosper again. He's the original maverick. One is ready to lead -- McCain. JOHN MCCAIN: I'm John McCain and I approved this message.
John McCain Will Be Vigilant In Holding Corporate Abuses To Account. "Americans are right to be offended when extravagant CEO salaries and severance deals bear no relation to their company's success or shareholders' wishes. As president, John McCain will see that wrongdoing of this kind is called to account by federal prosecutors. Under his reforms, all aspects of a CEO's pay, including severance arrangements, must be approved by shareholders." (John McCain 2008, "A Leader We Can Believe In To Help Small Businesses," Press Release, 6/11/08)
John McCain Has Called For The Immediate Formation Of A Justice Department Mortgage Abuse Task Force. "The Task Force will aggressively investigate potential criminal wrongdoing in the mortgage industry and bring to justice any who violated the law. The DOJ Task Force will offer assistance to State Attorney Generals who are investigating abusive lending practices." (John McCain 2008, "John McCain's Economic Plan," Press Release, 4/15/08)
John McCain Believes We Must Understand The Role Speculation Is Playing In Our Soaring Energy Prices. "Congress already has several investigations underway to examine this kind of wagering in our energy markets, unrelated to any kind of productive commerce, because it can distort the market, drive prices beyond rational limits, and put the investments and pensions of millions of Americans at risk. John McCain believes that where we find abuses, they need to be swiftly punished. To make sure it never happens again, we must reform the laws and regulations governing the oil futures market, so that they are just as clear and effective as the rules applied to stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments." (John McCain 2008, "Securing Our Energy Future," Press Release, 6/17/08)
John McCain Voted Against The 2005 Energy Bill. (H.R. 6, CQ Vote #152: Motion Agreed To 92-4: R 53-1; D 38-3; I 1-0, 6/23/05, McCain Voted Nay; H.R. 6, CQ Vote #158: Passed 85-12: R 49-5; D 35-7; I 1-0, 6/28/05, McCain Voted Nay; H.R. 6, CQ Vote #213: Adopted 74-26: R 49-6; D 25-19; I 0-1, 7/29/05, McCain Voted Nay)
John McCain Criticized The 2005 Energy Bill's "Handouts To Big Business And Oil Companies," Calling Them Irresponsible. McCain: "This bill does little to address the immediate energy crisis we face in this country. The handouts to big business and oil companies are irresponsible and will be disastrous for people of Arizona. I cannot in good conscience, vote to pass legislation that does not adequately address issues related to energy efficiency, security, and energy independence." (Sen. John McCain, "McCain, Kyl Say No To Flawed Energy Bill," Press Release, 6/28/05)
John McCain Has Proposed A Comprehensive "Jobs For America" Economic Plan To Make Our Country Prosperous Again: http://www.johnmccain.com/economicbriefing/
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I fundamentally disagree. Government is not broken. It is in its nature to foul up everything it touches. “Reforming” it is a waste of energy. It needs to be largely dismantled.
This is hardly for us conservatives... “Big oil”... yikes.
But it is a frontal attack on the new Obama ad that portrays McCain being in the tank of “Big Oil” and “corporate interests”. If it takes the wind off Obama’s mint new sails it does it’s work.
“Washington is Broken...”
A theme trumpeted by Romney during his campaign. Is there some parallelism here? A “hidden” hint?
(psst...McCain is a 25 year veteran of the broken Washington D.C. establishment...)
Some things make me smile, and some things fry my brain.
This is one of those things that fries my brain.
Just when you thing the smart guys in the McCain campaign have taken over, along comes this stink bomb of an ad. LOL
Oh No... I think this may need a BARF alert!
Things were looking up after the last “The One” commercial. Now back to this Mr. Maverick crap. Big Oil.. Big Tobacco, yada yada yada...
obama 143 days in the senate
mccain 1966 days as a pow
It’s a good ad. I like it. Thank you for posting the link here.
It’s a good ad. It’ll play well to some.
None of those things: tobacco, oil, drugs, wall street... yadda yadda, are actually “broken” of course. And for whatever problems there are, the Oval Office isn’t going to be the answer. But that’s what campaigns do.
It’s a good ad for the mushy middle, but also a reminder, to me a conservative, why I didn’t support McCain in the primary.
Still, I would crawl over broken glass to vote against Obama.
McCain's campaign continues to impress. Being offended by the ad's "take on Big Oil..." etc misses the point. We must win. This is the way to do it.
I hate when politicians seek to demonize fine American companies with fine American citizen employees! Is “big oil” doing something illegal?? NO, they are providing a service. Quit slandering “big oil”.
Just awful and irritating. Ugh.
Totally agree!
The less said about this, the better?
Big Oil? Exxon-Mobil is now a midget compared to the Muslim and Communist state-owned oil companies. We’ll be lucky if they aren’t shut out of foreign oil reserves completely by our enemy competition. If our American oil companies are destroyed, who will we turn to for our oil supplies? Caesar Chavez? Putin?
Big drugs? Annoying as they are, they are just about the only innovative medical entrepreneurs left. They are already being exploited by the socialist health services in Canada and around the world. Cut them off at the knees and who will do the research? The British National Health Service and its third-world doctors?
Lobbyists? McCaine-Feingold has ended free speech at election time while doing absolutely NOTHING to end the dirty money. NOTHING.
Shut up, McCain.
Well it was a pretty crappy ad. Battling tobacco and “big oil” is supposed to make me want to vote for him? I will vote for him but this ad sucks and shows his liberal side. I think he should stick to showing Obamaosama’s negative side and quit trying to pump himself up.
"In 1998, McCain championed anti-smoking legislation that faced furious opposition from the tobacco lobby. McCain guided the legislation through the Senate Commerce Committee on a 19-1 vote, but then the tobacco companies struck back. They hired 200 lobbyists and spent $40 million in advertising (three times as much as the Harry and Louise health care reform ads). Many of the ads attacked McCain by name, accusing him of becoming a big government liberal...
Sounds like the shoe fits to me.
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