Ben Nelson to Run Television Ad Defending Health Care-Abortion Compromise

lifenews.com ^ | Dec.30, 2009 | Steven Ertelt

[Free ThinkerNY]

Lincoln, NE (LifeNews.com) -- One day after a new poll showed him tanking with Nebraska voters because of his decision to compromise his long-held pro-life views and become the 60th vote for the pro-abortion health care bill, Sen. Ben Nelson will run a television commercial during a college football bowl game to defend his decision.

Nelson will make his case for supporting the Senate government-run health care bill that forces taxpayers to fund abortions and would allow the Obama administration to make insurance companies pay for abortions with taxpayers' premiums.

He will air a 30-second television spot during Wednesday night's Holiday Bowl game featuring the University of Nebraska showing him talking directly into the camera.

"With all the distortions about health care reform, I want you to hear directly from me," the Democratic senator says in the ad, according to the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper.

Wearing a more casual open-necked shirt and sweater, Nelson will say during the Nebraska-University of Arizona football game: "I listened to you and took a common-sense approach to improve the bill."

"Now it lowers costs for families and small business, protects Medicare, finally guarantees coverage for pre-existing conditions and reduces the deficit. And it's not run by the government," he will say. "I'm convinced this is right for Nebraska."

Oddly, the ad appears to make no attempt to respond to the biggest criticism -- that Nelson worked with Senate Leader Harry Reid to include language in the health care bill that funds abortions.

Nebraska right to Life director Julie Schmit-Albin emailed LifeNews.com yesterday before Nelson's television commercial was made public.

She thinks Nelson "mis-judged the level of opposition to this legislation from his constituents or if he had already made a decision to never seek office again."

[Trust but Verify]

Good luck with that.

[George from New England]

And whose monies are paying for these ads. OURS ???

[sitetest]

I hope that the people of Nebraska manage to add Benedict Judas Nelson to the unemployment lines at the next election.

[C19fan]

"Now it lowers costs for families and small business, protects Medicare, finally guarantees coverage for pre-existing conditions and reduces the deficit. And it's not run by the government,"

So many contradictions in one sentence to count. If Nebraskians fall for this we deserve the country we get.

[George from New England]

If he is planning on not running again, then leave now. No votes anymore. Get out.

[ClearCase_guy]

Someone should put together a rebuttal ad.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Anyone who has done business with the federal government knows exactly what we’ll get.

[lowbridge]

Now it lowers costs for families and small business, protects Medicare, finally guarantees coverage for pre-existing conditions and reduces the deficit. And it's not run by the government,"

So how many football fans does he expect to fall for these lies?

[George from New England]

Let the voters decide on his pension, if any. These traitors walk away having done so much damage and continue to draw exorbitant pensions, forever. Time to end his forever by public hanging.

[Texas Eagle]

"Now it lowers costs for families and small business, protects Medicare, finally guarantees coverage for pre-existing conditions and reduces the deficit. And it's not run by the government," he will say. "I'm convinced this is right for Nebraska."

Okay. I take Nelson at his word.

This means for the other 57 states, it will RAISE costs for families and small businesses, DOES NOT protect Medicare, DOESN'T gurantee coverage for pre-existing conditions and INCREASES the deficit.

If there is even one ounce of brains within The Republican Party, THEY will take Nelson's ads and run them in all 58 states.

[sr4402]

Ben’s trying damage control. When folks find out they’re getting taxes with no benefit... well, it sucks to be him.

[lowbridge]

61 states. You forgot Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico ;-)

[Eye of Unk]

Well this is interesting, makes a person wonder what would be history become if bank robbers like Dillenger and such had radio spots defending their actions, I do know the general public is extremely gullible and with enough MSM propaganda will believe anything, they would elect a President that has the same profile as a Muslim terrorist!

Its all about the Stupid Gullible American. I’m American and everyday its my duty to educate myself and to know the proper facts of any issue that concerns me. And pissing off the mis-guided people that cross my path.

[Col Frank Slade]

Desperate.

[Puppage]

protects Medicare

You mean protect what's left of it after they gut 550 BILLION DOLLARS from it?

[lowbridge]

And it's not run by the government,"

Then whats the 111 brand new government bureaucracies for? If its not government run, then why do we need one more, much less 111?

[DPMD]

He can start by answering one question: If the bill, and the cause of government takeover of health care is so important, why did it take a massive bribe to get him to go along with it, at the last minute?

Anything else will be just another commercial.

[Texas Eagle]

61 states. You forgot Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico ;-)

If you want to contradict Our Dear Leader, feel free. But He said he had visited 57 states during the campaign and he only had one more to visit so that makes 58.

I'll do my best to make sure your insolence does not make it to Rahm Emanuel.

[mo]

“Now it lowers costs for families and small business, protects Medicare, finally guarantees coverage for pre-existing conditions and reduces the deficit. And it’s not run by the government....”

This fine example of government prevarication could only have originated from the White House...d’ya suppose payment for these advertisements originates from the One’s campaign finances? Or Nelson’s?