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Subscribe to RSSThe Colorado ad wars continue, this time with Americans for Job Security attacking Jane Norton; Kendrick Meek is out with his first ad in the Florida Senate race; the DGA hits Bill Brady in the Illinois gubernatorial race for his economic policies; and vehicular politics makes a comeback, although TN gubernatorial candidate Mike McWherter's ride is not a truck.
AZ SEN, Hayworth, "McCain's Amnesty"
7/22
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R): "I helped author with Senator Kennedy comprehensive immigration reform and fought for it twice." PRES. OBAMA: "I stood with Ted Kennedy and John McCain and took on this tough issue." ANNCR: "McCain's amnesty bill would cost 2.6 trillion dollars, rewarding illegal aliens with Social Security and Medicare benefits. Had enough? J.D. Hayworth led the fight against McCain's amnesty bill, wrote the book on securing our border and is endorsed by Sheriff Joe Arpaio." HAYWORTH : "I'm J.D. Hayworth and I approved this message"
CO SEN, anti-Norton (Americans for Job Security) "Talk is Cheap"
7/26
ANNCR: Liberal politicians will say anything. But talk is cheap. Take Jane Norton. NORTON: The federal government is overspending, overtaxing, it's overregulating. ANNCR: Wait. What's the real Norton record? Norton pushed the largest tax hike in Colorado history. As a regulator, she managed a multi-million dollar surge in government spending. Yup, talk is cheap. But Jane Norton has cost us plenty. Tell Jane Norton: No more high taxes and spending.
FL SEN, Meek, "He's the Man"
7/26
ANNCR: Check it out. Meet the real Jeff Greene. Ran for Congress as a California Republican. Moved to Florida two years ago. Became a billionaire on Wall Street betting middle-class families would lose their homes. Helped fuel the economic meltdown. Warren Buffett called Greene's scheme "financial weapons of mass destruction." GREENE: They'll attack me for my friends and my past when I was single. Some of it's true. But none of it matters. ANNCR: Betting on suffering does matter.
NV SEN, Angle, "Please Stop"
7/21
ANGLE: "Well, Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada; he's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4%. Now we're at 14.4%. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation. Harry Reid has done more and it's time to say, 'Stop doing it. We can't stand anymore.' I'm Sharron Angle and I approve this message"
NV SEN, anti-Angle, (Patriot Majority)
7/23
ANNCR: "What do you think of Sharron Angle's ideas?" ANGLE (in clip): "As your U.S. Senator, I'm not in the business of creating jobs." MAN #1: "Oh, really?" MAN #2: "That's not her job, huh?" WOMAN #1: "If that's the case, whose job is it?" MAN #3: "What she doing for the people?" WOMAN #2: "I know so many people that are unemployed." MAN #4: "I don't know what she thinks her job is." MAN #5: "That doesn't make sense." WOMAN #3: "Everybody that's a politician in our state should help with people getting jobs." ANGLE (in audio clip): "That's not my job as a U.S. senator to bring industry to this state." WOMAN #1: "Sharron Angle's ideas are bad ideas"
CT GOV, Lamont, "Ted Kennedy, Jr.,"
7/22
KENNEDY: "I'm Ted Kennedy Jr. I've lived in Connecticut for 25 years because I love this state. I've gone to college here, worked as an attorney here, and chosen to raise my family here. But what makes Connecticut so special to me are the people that I've met here. Two of those people are Annie and Ned Lamont. I've been lucky enough to become good friends with them, and I know they share the same values I believe in - the values of hard work and giving back. I admire the way Ned has worked to build his own business while still giving back to those less fortunate. Like being a national leader at Mercy Corps and improving education in distressed areas. I've seen Ned in action and I know Ned can bring people together from both parties to move Connecticut forward. I'm Ted Kennedy Jr. and I'm voting for Ned Lamont in the August 10th Democratic primary, and I hope you will too." LAMONT: "I'm Ned Lamont and I approve this message"
CT GOV, Fedele, "Jobs?"
7/22
MAN: "It was just a very good place to live, a good place to work, a good place to raise a family." WOMAN: "Tom Foley bankrupted the Bibb. We did not just lose our jobs, we lost our town." FOLEY CLIP: "The Bibb experience will make me a better governor." MAN: "I don't think Tom Foley should make $20 million dollars at the demise of somebody else losing their job." WOMAN: "I would not want him as governor." FEDELE: "I'm Mike Fedele, and I approve this message"
CT GOV, Foley, "Vision,"
7/22
FOLEY: "I'm Tom Foley. I believe in Connecticut. Our well-trained work force, excellent schools and our quality of life. We should be a leader in the new global economy. I have a detailed plan for bringing back jobs. I'll reduce the cost of state government and close the state budget deficit without raising taxes. When it's done we can be proud, not just of where we have been, but where we are going. Working together, we can fix Connecticut. I'm Tom Foley and I approve this message"
GA GOV, Deal, "Why"
7/22
NOAH: "Papa, why do you want to be governor?" DEAL: "'Cause grown-ups in Washington are just spending too much money. They're hurting us here at home." NOAH: "Really?" DEAL: "YES, and I want to fight back by giving more jobs and lower taxes so people can keep more of their money." ETHAN: "Why, Papa?" DEAL: "Ethan, because I love the people of the state of Georgia almost as much as I love you and Noah." ANNCR: "Pro-life. Real conservative. Real results"
IA GOV, Culver, "Children"
7/21
ANNCR: "How do you say no to the most vulnerable? Shortchange their future, choose corporate giants over Iowa children. Why did Terry Branstad oppose health care for Iowa's neediest children, and now wants to close preschools across the state? Branstad believes his corporate contributors deserve tax breaks more than our children deserve a doctor or a teacher. Terry Branstad -- cooked books, eight pay raises, a past we can't repeat"
IA GOV, Bransted, "What Jobs?"
7/23
Chet Culver's jobs plan... iJobs. Chet borrowed $900 to create jobs... but Chet can't tell us how many job... likely none. Now get this... Culver's I-Jobs will end up costing taxpayers $1.57 billion. $$ million every year... for 23 years! Nearly 114,000 Iowans out of work. Almost 20,000 new unemployed since I-Jobs started. Chet, $1.7 billion and no jobs to point to? Really?
IL GOV, anti-Brady (DGA - Stop Bill Brady), "The Same"
7/26
ANNCR: People are asking. What kind of politician would side with insurance companies to oppose mammograms? And oppose the creation of family medical and maternity leave? It's the same Bill Brady who wants to give tax breaks to millionaires and the biggest corporations. But now says, we should roll back increases in the minimum wage. When it comes to protecting our pocketbooks, Bill Brady sides with the wealthy corporations while the rest of us need a governor on our side.
IL GOV, Brady, "Christmas in July and Pat Quinn is Santa"
7/23
ANNCR: "It's Christmas in July and Pat Quinn thinks he's Santa Claus. His personal staff got raises, some as much as 20%. What did we get? We get the bill. A proposed 33% tax increase, courtesy of Pat Quinn. It's no wonder the Tribune calls Quinn 'downright clueless.' Families are suffering, and the last thing Illinois needs is Pat Quinn tossing our money around while we can't even pay our bills. Bill Brady, governor"
MN GOV, Entenza, "Rip"
7/23
KID 1: "I want to learn." TEACHER 1: "I want to teach about science." KID 2: "History." TEACHER 2: "How to think." KID 1: "Not just how to take tests." ANNCR: "George Bush's No Child Left Behind is hurting our kids. Tom Emmer supports Bush's failed policy and drastic cuts to education. Matt Entenza and Robyne Robinson's plan? Get rid of No Child Left Behind. Let teachers teach to every child's potential, not just a test. And they'll make sure decisions are made right here in Minnesota, not Washington. Let's make Minnesota great again"
NM GOV, Martinez, "Jobs Plan"
7/22
ANNCR: "As jobs were lost, Richardson/Denish wasted millions. Abused the state jet. Denish even spent federal stimulus funds on campaign Christmas cards. We need change, Susana Martinez." MARTINEZ: "Over 80% of all jobs are created by small businesses. And that's why my plan focuses on them. By ending corruption and eliminating wasteful spending, we can phase out job-killing taxes to help all small businesses grow. If we have the courage to make bold changes, we will turn New Mexico around"
NV GOV, Reid, "Ask"
7/22
ANNCR: How much lower can we go when Nevada's schools rank last in the nation? And Brian Sandoval cuts education by hundreds of millions more. What opportunities will we be denied when Sandoval's cuts force layoffs of one in five teachers. How overcrowded will our classrooms become when Sandoval raids the fund set aside for class size reduction. How can Nevada build a stronger economy if Brian Sandoval gets his way? Just ask yourself.
TN GOV, McWherter, "The Four Wheeler"
7/25
ANNCR: "Imagine a governor more interested in fixing things than playing politics. Born and raised in rural Tennessee where he built a successful business and raised a family, he has a Tennessee First jobs plan that will cut taxes for businesses that create jobs here at home. He'll veto any proposed income tax and cut wasteful spending. He won't just fix his four-wheeler, he'll fix our economy." MCWHERTER: "Tennessee First. Tennessee Jobs. Let's roll up our sleeves and get to work"
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Well, what do you mean, "who's the man"? According to Bachmann, it's none other than B- Mikey-Steele, who be the man.
But serriously- any of these people that claim their opponent created NO jobs, or that calim THEY WILL create jobs, needs to be asked, and fully explain- what thier plan is, and how many jobs it will create. It's easy to say "yeah, the OTHER guy is the bad guy" without having to prove how YOU are the better choice!
ESPECIALLY this election cycle.
drive-by -
It's simple - when I create the jobs, it's creating jobs. When the other guy does it, it's pork and earmarks.
By the way, I love that new group, "Americans for Job Security" - like, who's gonna say they're AGAINST job security? See President Obama's comments on the earlier thread about these idiot groups and their fake names.
5 Myths that will cost republicans a victory on November 2 2010
1st Myth: republicans have better solutions against recession
Answer: The recession started under bush in 2007:What they would have done differently than Bush/Republican Administration?They will say cut spending but this crisis wasnot caused by spending it is caused by Wall Street greed and they know it.
Bush /Republican ‘s economics strategies that didn’t work:Airline bailout 2001 (Cantor and Boehner and Mcconnell voted for it)2 tax cutsInterest rate near ZeroBank BailoutGM/Chrysler BailoutFarm Subsidies$300.00 tax rebate 2008Result: more than 2.4 Millions of Americans lost their jobs the last 4 Months of Bush/Republican presidency (Oct, to January2010)
2nd Myth: More Tax cut for the rich is the solution for economic growth
Answer: the past 8 years of republican economics why the two tax cuts create net job losses and recession? It moves us from $3 billion surplus (caused by Clinton’s tax increase in 1993) to double the national debt and increase the deficit to 1.3Trillion the last bush/Republican budget (2009 budget)
3rd myth: Republican will balance the budget with spending cut
Most states are governed by republicans and if they know so well to balance the budget with spending cut why almost all states are running a huge deficit?
4th Myth: the regulations and the takeover by the government will send American jobs in China:
If the government takeover is a treat why business go the China where state-Owned Banks and State-Owned enterprise are the engine of growthIf the businesses are scared of the government why they are going to Communist China
5th Myth :GOP wants to win back the Congress because the want to balance the budget:
Answer: what are the programs they plan to cut in other to balance the budget and pay down the national debt they created?Since they are against raising revenues are they going to cut the Medicare or social security? Show us the cuts.They cannot say that they want to cut Medicare and social security or heath care…. the debt that they createDemocrats to loose
The recession started under President Bush in 2007, coinciding, coincidentally, with the Democrats gaining the majority in Congress. During President Bush’s term, while Republicans were in control 2001-2006, unemployment was steady in the 4-5% range, GDP growth between 1 –3%, despite 911 and despite the recession he walked into when he took office.
2.4 million Americans lost their jobs four months before President Obama took over with a Democratic Congress, possibly in anticipation of the business adverse policies that were due to come. What is it, 5, 6, or 7 million lost their jobs once President Obama took office?
What would the Republicans done differently? Possibly create a more business friendly environment. Create an atmosphere where businesses have clarity of policy. Instead, President Obama scared many industries to stagnation by calling them evil and greedy, etc. threatening increased regulation, czars, layers of bureaucracy, increased taxes and increased liabilities.
Regarding tax cuts for the rich, the EGTRRA tax cuts were across the board and benefited rich and poor alike, reducing marginal tax rates for all, increasing child credits, reducing marriage penalties, reducing taxes on capital gains and dividends, and increasing tax breaks for education. President Obama’s tax decrease for 95% of Americans works out in my paycheck to about $12 a week. Is $12 a week really helping families?
Don’t know if the Republicans plan on balancing the budget on reduced spending, but they might actually put together a budget, which I don’t think has been done yet.
Regarding regulations and government take over will send jobs to China.
While the Chinese government has nationalized many of their major industries and the regulations there are pretty stiff, at least they are consistent and set. Businesses at least know what they will have to deal with and will run their businesses accordingly. Here, businesses have no idea what the Administration and this Congress are going to do, and since everything they’ve done so far has been pretty extreme, there’s no way businesses can plan long term. It’s really tax policy, EPA regulations and the unions that are running American jobs to China. President Obama could keep more jobs here if he signed a couple of the trade agreements that have been lanquishing around for the last couple of years. He doesn’t talk too much about free trade.
Considering the Republicans lost the majority in Congress in 2007 because they wandered away from fiscal responsibility and spent like….well, Democrats….I think they may have some motivation to get back to the basics of fiscal responsibility. I don’t think they will plan to cut Social Security and Medicare. ObamaCare has already set in place Medicare cuts.
Hope these facts bust a few of your myths.
Good post. I agree.
Candice, business friendly under Republicans tends to mean worker unfriendly, consumer unfriendly, environmentally unfriendly and family unfriendly. I don't care what the Chinese do! I don't think most of our labor force wants to live like that. I don't think we want to slowly poison ourselves because of lax environmental regulations.
I'm tired of the notion that everything'll be rosy if we just kiss business's @$$!!
"2.4 million Americans lost their jobs four months before President Obama took over with a Democratic Congress, possibly in anticipation of the business adverse policies that were due to come."
Candice, what a LOAD. You can't possibly be stating this with a straight face.
Walnov2010,
Great analysis. I agreee with every point.
Everything I've read about Branstad is that he kept two sets of books to make things look rosier than they really were, his 16 years took Iowa's excellent public education system and starved it nearly to death, gave himself huge pay raises during a recession, brags about his budget surplus when the surplus he mentions is Iowa's rainy day fund which is required by state law. 16 years as governor was a minimum of 8 too many; last thing we need is the same old ideas--which are exactly what the GOP is selling, the same old ideas.
Trouble is there are enough older republicans who thought he was great and they will look past what a terrific job first Vilsack and now Culver and the democratic state congress have done to keep unemployment down to 6.8%, along with many improvements, pushed Iowa into the future with clean energy and brought new business to the state.
Jody, don't forget this is the state that gave us Steve Bachmaning and Chuckles Gravely
proof once again that a law for just the sake of a law is not a good thing. As with the watered down, phony HCR that threw public option or national healthplan under the bus before it left the station. Just received my daughter's blue cross premium today and they jumped the rates by 25 dollars a month. yea, that's HCR I can live with(please note the sarcasm). we are pretty much screwed as texas unregulates the industry so they charge around the same prices. no deals in texas.
merge VA, medicare and medicaid into one national plan.
BTW, yet another eyewitness report, bp turned off the blowout alarm before the horizon explosion. now there are major worries about the alaskan pipeline according to cnn.
Nice try Candice, but you're doing Andrew Breitbart style selective editing of history.
At which point, Bush remembered he had a veto pen, and then used it ELEVEN TIMES (he'd only used it ONCE before - literally, a history making record of non-vetoes.
Ah... but this glosses over Sarahysteria, which gripped the political world THREE months before the election, pulling McCain actually even with Obama in the polls. No one "lost their job in anticipation" of anything. They lost it because Republican policies FAILED, miserably, and the economy was coming apart at the seams. Bear Stearns collapsed in MARCH 2008; Lehman in September. And the Dow was down from 13,930 in October 2007 to 7062 in Feb 2009, a week and half after Obama was sworn in. Since that time, it's rebounded to 10,500 this week. And we're gaining jobs now - we were losing them when Bush left office.
Oh no!! Those poor, little, whiny corporations!! You mean just by Obama saying mean things to them, they rolled over and became little babies and cried and said, "Wah! We can't take it! Please stop!"
PUH- LEEZE.
But if "tax cuts" are the magic elixir that "creates jobs" and makes everything friendly to business, why, if the top marginal tax rate is 35% (the LOWEST in 6 decades) and capital gains is 15% (which is where most rich people make their money anyway, effectively giving them a lower tax rate than most of the middle class), why aren't they creating jobs NOW?
BUZZ! Wrong answer - President Obama actually did the responsible, adult-like thing and put ALL spending - TWO UNFUNDED WARS included (started when those tax cuts were passed, incidentally) - ON the budget, so we know what actually NEEDS to be paid for and so we can plan to do so. Bush spent all his war money "off budget" with "war supplementals" - otherwise his budgets would have looked far, FAR worse. Did you know Bush ran up the deficit from 5 Trillion to 10 TRILLION during his tenure? That's partly how - along with the completely UNFUNDED Medicare Part D that Republicans passed with a 3 hour vote.
No, that's what "free trade" already did.
Exactly, because FREE TRADE is what sends jobs overseas - companies see "cheap labor" and move factories from the U.S. to China where the labor is cheap, the U.S. government has NO penalties for doing so, and gullible people like you think, "Oh, look - I can buy cheap crap at Wal-Mart now."
That's so weird - IF that's true, why won't any Republicans running for office say that out loud in front of a microphone?
Nope, but you've obviously been snookered by the Republicans by not knowing all the facts.
Not only is Bill Brady's Christmas ad incredibly foolish, but he really should have thought about the grave state of our economy before diminishing Illinois' problems to a hoaky, and trivial christmas card.