Obama Allies Launch New Ad Directly Attacking GOP Leaders — White House Told In Advance

[babylonsister]

Obama Allies Launch New Ad Directly Attacking GOP Leaders — White House Told In Advance


President Obama’s allies on the left, AFSCME and the labor-backed Americans United for Change, are ramping up with a massive advertising blitz containing the most direct and hard-hitting attack yet on specific GOP leaders, demanding that they get behind the recovery package and stop saying “No.”

White House aides were told in advance what the concept of the ads would be, though they were briefed while the ad was in production, according to a Democrat familiar with the discussions. The ad, which is running nationally on cable, goes considerably farther than Obama and the White House has in directly calling out Republican leaders, flashing images of GOP Reps John Boehner and Eric Cantor, and Senator Mitch McConnell.

The ad — which is accompanied by a big targeted radio ad blitz hitting 18 GOP House members and three Senators opposing the plan — is a sign that Obama and his advisers won’t try to get in the way as allied groups play hardball with the Republicans in the final stretch of the stimulus fight, even as the Obama administration hits GOPers blocking the plan somewhat less directly or aggressively.

The TV spot — which will run at least from today to Friday — hits the Republican leadership three times.

more...

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/stimulus-package/obama-allies-launch-new-ad-directly-attacking-gop-leaders-white-house-told-in-advance/

[Beetwasher]

1. SUCK ON IT GOP!!!

:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

2. Oh HELL yes!

:bounce:

This is how to do it. Rub their noses in it and make them eat it!

[Cha]

7. It's brilliant, Miss Arugula Latte..

nice Avatar:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

14. Thanks, "Cha"!

Like the new name for you! :hi:

[Cha]

15. Thanks~

I like yours, too..I get to write "Arugula":bounce:

[Arugula Latte]

16. Ya dern pro-arugula liberal!

:P

[roguevalley]

18. awesome. my union is doing the heavy lifting. :)

[Cha]

24. It's so totally Awesome when

your Union has eric freakin' cantor on the run with a

:fistbump:roguevalley~

[roguevalley]

27. isn't it so, cha? i just love it. Rachel had a thing on populism and I have to say

I have been one all my life.


:hi:

[eleny]

3. I'm glad to hear this

No surprise there!

But with wingnut radio and the MSM either playing the calliope loud and clear 24/7 or subtly planting seeds of doubt in Obama's leadership ability, we need allies punching back.

Candy Crowley didn't skip a beat before quoting CNN's polling manufacturing negativity toward the stimulus. And Gallagher was on the radio this morning insisting Obama proved that he can't lead because his answers at the presser were to long.

[babylonsister]

4. Ha! I'm not familiar with Gallagher, but 'his answers were too long'?

I think they were long to explain to doofi like Gallagher what exactly his platform on every issue was. Guess that zipped right over his puny pea brain.

[Cha]

8. Yes, we do need this hard hitting stuff by our

allies to counteract the cmWhores' ongoing propaganda onslaught.

[Ikonoklast]

5. Call them out!

America is sick of your lies and bullshit, you offer nothing but roadblocks and cheap shots, you traitors to progress, you servants of the priveleged, you haters of Democracy.

[Cha]

9. And, they got the cmWhores'

doing their bidding.

[Cha]

6. Rec'd~ We ain't screwing around!

Thank you, AFSCME and the labor-backed Americans United for Change!

And, the beauty of it is they've got the facts..not like the gop ads that are used for LIES.

[Cha]

10. Anybody catch the Kantor "Voice Over" ad?

In repsonse to the AFSCME and the labor-backed Americans United for Change's ad?

"As first reported by The Plum Line, Virginia Republican Eric Cantor is in hot water after responding to critics with a profane web video."

"The union coalition AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees), along with Americans United for Change, started running ads targeting Cantor for encouraging Republican opposition to the economic recovery plan. The House whip reacted with an ad of his own, depicting AFSCME workers as curse-spewing bullies.

"On your way to work tomorrow, instead of sitting around with your finger up your ass, look around," the voiceover says. "There's a union out there called AFSCME and they're busting their balls doing a lot of shit work you take for granted. For example, we pick up your fucking garbage."

"We don't take shit from nobody," the voiceover finishes. "You got that, asshole? AFSCME -- the fucking union that works for you."

Link with video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/gop-rep-cantor...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8189322

[CakeGrrl]

11. When you put even a *little* pressure on these jackasses, they implode

They have no substance, so they attack, and now their ugliness goes on display.

[Cha]

12. That's a good way to put it!

lol:D.. We've always got that. It's really unfathomable how basically stupid this is..not to be believed. really.

They get cocky 'cause the have the corporatesn00ze behind them..pumping them up when they implode.

[azmouse]

13. Excellent.

It's good to see that they've got Obama's back.

[babylonsister]

17. m$nbc just aired the ad! I hope they continue to do so. nt

[Tatiana]

19. FIRED UP and ready to kick some wingnut butt!!!! n/t

[Barack_America]

20. It already got Cantor to self-destruct...

...with his childish and profanity-laced "rebuttal".

[anonymous171]

21. FINALLY! YEAH! nt

[skeewee08]

22. That's what i'm talking about!

[dcindian]

23. Standing up for America

Any group who places an ad which sheds light on the American Taliban formally known as the GOP deserves a medal of freedom.


Go America!

[catgirl]

25. Pay back!

I luv it!!

[rvablue]

26. Just heard the one specifically calling on Cantor to vote for the bill and

they ran it during the local winger evening talk radio show here.

It was only made more sweet by the fact that 1/2 earlier I had watched that stupid "ad" Cantor sent around.

Woo-hoo. Hit 'em where it hurts!

[Mr. Sparkle]

28. Good Job, i wish the Democratic party would do more of this, especially against the Gop Leadership.

[Hekate]

29. Fabulous. Thanks, AFSCME and Americans United for Change!

:yourock:

Hekate