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Subscribe to RSSThe Obama campaign is up with three new ads in six states, all battlegrounds -- Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Virginia, Colorado, and Nevada.
All three ads are positive, 30 seconds each, and part of the $25 million campaign ad buy rollout announced earlier this week, the campaign confirms.
“Brian,” running in Ohio, focuses on an Ohio autoworker and young father who was laid off and is back to work.
With almost U-2-style music playing in the background, Brian says while driving to work: “Obama stuck his neck out for us, the auto industry. He wasn’t going to let it just die. And I’m driving in this morning because of that.”
The Weekly Standard, though, writes “The ad itself seems to be misleading. It is not because of Obama's auto bailout that Slagle has a job. In fact, Slagle has been employed with Johnson Controls since February 2006, according to his own Facebook page."
“Succeed” is running in FL, IA, OH, VA, CO. It’s Obama speaking to camera explaining the auto bailout and shots of him intently listening to voters around a kitchen table and in a diner.
“What happened in Detroit, can happen in all sorts of communities where you combine innovation with the best workers in the world, we can succeed,” Obama says in the ad.
Of course, Detroit's no paradise -- and still has lots of problems. The Romney campaign could just as easily drive down the streets of Detroit with a camera and roll on all the foreclosed and vacant homes.
“Reverse,” running in FL and NV, uses the oft-used jobs bar graph. It’s an effort to re-educate, as the campaign would see it, voters on where things were and when. There are no words in the ad, except for Obama’s sign off.
On screen, it says, “Remember how things were just a few years ago?” It then shows red lines depicting the economy shedding jobs in 2008 and then after Obama takes office, blue lines heading upward. It ends on, “26 straight months of private sector growth. 4.25 million jobs added. Do we really want to reverse course now?”
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These are ads that are put together well. No personal attacks on his opponent. Didn't even mention his name as a matter of fact. So unlike those nasty ones from the right.
No doubt President Obama has helped millions of Americans after we were struck down by Republican economic policies that crashed the entire United States Economy.
Republicans are the complete opposite, they're totally, totally apathetic towards American Workers and every other person who is not already rich.
Obama/Biden 2012
you have to read between the lines. all is not gold that glitters (obama)
TO: caught in the middle! who wrote:
Unless it comes to how much money in tax breaks Romney plans to give to mega-millionaires.
Obama/Biden 2012
Obama / Biden 2012
Caught in the Middle....
I want to read what's on the lines of Willard "Mitt" Romney's tax returns for last 10 years...where were his investments while the US was fighting two unfunded Bush wars and bailing out Mitt's investment and banking industry buddies with taxpayer's dollars? In Switzerland and the Bahamas of course...
I hope these ads are telling us he's decided not to run and heading back to Chicago....
Yep, he will. In January 2017.
tonybeerm - and Hillary will be moving into the White House!
Maybe, but remember that she will 70 years old in 2016. I thought only Republicans send people that old out as candidates, but we'll see. And I would vote for her if she were 100 before I would ever vote for a Republicon.
tonybeeerm - true - I forget her actual age. She doesn't look or act like she's in her mid-60's. But, I agree - anyone but a Republican until they actually become an intelligent party again!
President Obama shows the calm leadership trait that Romney will never possess. Unlike those from the right that are venomous and filled with hate.
Well, the libetards are brainwashed, that or just plain stupid. This POS will never make it back. He's getting kicked out of the WH. He can spend all the millions he wants, he might be able to buy you, but not the real Americans. He's toast.
No, your brain is. Why is it that these nut job trolls can't form a coherent sentence. Is it because our education system has failed us? One question, Royce. Were your parents siblings?
tonybeeerm, you just go on deluding yourself! LMAO
The ads were classy. I wonder what kind of positive ad Mitt can come up with? Pictures from the 2002 Olympics, a Dominos driver---without Mitt I wouldn't have this job, an older couple taking their shrinking social security check to see if they qualify for the shrinking food stamp program, and last but not least, the gigantic military budget getting more money while at the same time reducing vet benefits, all courtesy of the new and improved GOP.
Sheila - no Romney is going to be riding up and down in the car elevator yelling - Weeeeeee!
Sheila, try pulling you head out of your Azz.
Shelia, You know the auto industry ad looks good; however, the industry would have been restructed without Obama in bankruptcy court. The difference is the bond holders who were left out would have had the control the unions now have. The bondholders are the pension funds, 401K's and IRA's (these three groups controlled about 70% of the bonds and are mostly aggregates of hardworking Americans) who had this part of their savings eliminated. Should the rich unions be given partial control of GM and Chrysler or should people who earn less keep this part of their retirement funds?
that's bs and you know it. GM is not the little business down on the corner. This was too big for that. Once they started liquidating assets, it's over. All of those investors would've lost anyway. Get over it. It was the right thing to do.
Bruce,
Bankruptcy would have been an unmitigated disaster and absolutely nothing like what has occurred. No one was willing to lend the needed funds to the auto industry. A bankruptcy would have forced the sell off of assets and the payment of debt substantially discounted at perhaps $.15 on the dollar. The companies could have been purchased for next to nothing and returning next to nothing to stockholders. Industries producing everything from tires to radio components would have been forced to have massive layoffs if they survived at all. Suggesting that three years later a bankrupt unfunded auto industry would be leading the world in sales and production is absurd.
jkh
Tony, They would not have liquidated GM. They haven't liquidated American Airlines have they? Our local store Winn Dixie went through Chapter 11 and was not liquidated.
Of course, there is a possibility that a foreign company like Toyota or Honda might have offered to buyout GM. This is what happened in spite of the bailout with Chrysler and Fiat.
Bruce,
How did those two bankruptcies work out vis a vis the auto industry. AMR has fallen from $5.75 per share to $.29 per. Winn Dixie when it went bankrupt was the lowest performing of the S&P 500 and the bankruptcy caused it to lose 60% of value eventually re-emerging and recently being sold. It caused 150 stores and over 10,000 jobs and vendors left holding the bag at about $.20 on the dollar.
jkh
I like it, the President never lets me down, always positive.
That's because he has NO CLUE to what he is doing. Another 4 years all you libetards will be in the soup lines, that I'm positive of.
Hey Royce, it's LIBTARD.
Not even in your wildest dreams, you repuke.
libetard, libtard. same difference, you guys are idiots. and you WILL be living in a collapsed country if we have 4 more years of oBUMma
read the fine print lib(e)tards, white rich americans are getting out. thats why they are rich, they have foresight and intelligence.
the she-devil herself got Swiss citizenship. gee, ya think its cuz she likes the cheese????
Totally Agree with you Tony.!!!!
Obama/Biden 2012
I don't see anything "misleading" about the "Brian" ad. The Weekly Standard article linked to above says that "Indeed, it appears, via Facebook, that Slagle is an employee at Johnson Controls, a Wisconsin company that "create[s] quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings;
lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles; and interior systems for automobiles,"
Isn't that a big part of "the auto industry"? If GM had gone down, it would have taken dozens of companies like this (and hundreds of mom & pop small businesses near the plants) right along with it. And just because Mr. Slagle says he was laid off at some point doesn't mean he wasn't still an employee of the company. So where's the "misleading" part?
Love the "Reverse" ad, though, which really spells things out in black and white. Or red and blue, as the case may be. Very effective!
GM would have been just fine in a structured bankruptcy just like Romney advocated for. The difference is the American tax payer wouldnt be on the hook for those ridiculous UAW pensions and benefits that Obama saddled us with.....
Nope. We would have been mired in depression and on the hook for food stamps and unemployment benefits for a million GM workers, not to mention the affiliated industries and related businesses that also would have collapsed, because the automakers were NEVER going to find financing in the private sector, and they would have had to liquidate.
And Romney, as a smart vulture capitalist, surely knew this. Because everyone else did.
Except you, apparently.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/mitt-romney-auto-bailout-detroit_n_1278736.html
Face it. The plan that Mitt Romney later labeled "crony capitalism" saved the auto industry.
Mitt Romney's idea did not.
If GM would have gone the structured bankruptcy route, the little supporting vendors would have crashed. It would have been like a tsunami, and we would still be trying to pick up the pieces right now. It wasn't just GM and Chrysler, it was all those side industries that depended on them too.
uaw, you have'nt a clue.....all you can do is to attack the employees.
Just to inform you, because you clearly weren't paying attention to what was going on after the bush economy collapsed. There wasn't any money available to lease a car let-alone get a lone to save GM. I believe this was the case with circuit city and arena football league. Circuit city a shell of its former self and the arena league was shut down 1 - 2 years (I think).
But wait a minute, now Willard say's President Obama did what he wanted all along, but that's what ever story willard what to make up.
your ignorance is profound.
Hey, UAW -- You don't suppose that Romney WANTED the automakers to fail so he and his cronies could swoop in and pick up the assets at fire sale prices, now do you?
And that, of course, would have completely destroyed those devil unions that got all those alleged "sweetheart" deals.
Our intrepid boy scout entrepreneur Mitt would NEVER think that way, would he?
Oh really! And just who would have financed that? As Anna Molly said, there were no banks or investment houses that were going to cover that. So it was going to be game over for GM and Chrysler as once the liquidation of assets starts, there is no going back. But listening to the empty heads at Fox, you wouldn't know these things. Anything that helps other human beings out is an annoyance to you, unless you're the one that needs it. Take the UAW out of your name, please. Many people I know have had very comfortable and happy lives because of what the UAW fought for and won. Dolts like you have no idea and make me want to puke. Crawl back in your hole.
Bin Laden is dead and GM is alive!
Friends don't let friends vote republican.
Vote straight democratic 2012
Amazing that rightwingers are so gullible as to blame teachers, firefighters, even auto unions for all our woes -- Riiiight, these workers are responsible for the Great Recession! Get rid of their jobs and the economy will recover!
Or they blame Fannie and Freddie, as if deregulation and derivatives and toxic mortgage securities and all the shenanigans on Wall Street had nothing to do with the economic meltdown. Even now, the oligarchy is chipping away at the measly Dodd-Frank legislation -- Ah but who cares?
Where is the outrage about investment bankers, hedge fund managers, and "vulture capitalists" like Romney? Or Exxon/Mobil that answers to NO one! Government is the problem and can't be trusted -- privatize everything because Enron, Worldcom, and Goldman Sachs are better!
What goes on in the conservative mind that they reach such illogical conclusions?
Forrest,
My prays go out to your Mother-in-law. It seems that Mrs. Grump cant get a break. Life can be so unfair at times.
“Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil.”
Jerry Garcia
Thank you Thetotas we appreciate your kindness, I am taking Mrs. Grump back to the hospital right now, maybe catch you later, thanks again.
Are folks serious that they believe that Mitt Romney was lovingly pursuing bankrupcy for auto makers because he lovingly wishes for folks to get good jobs and everything would work great for all the families trying to save homes and raise their kids? Are we just stupid? Are we? What eveidence in Mitt Romney's arrogant life gives you any indication but the opposite, that if you have a company that makes a ten thousand dollars with 100 employees, and you instead outsource and make 6000 dollars with outsourced jobs and 20 employees, you make a boatload. His whole business life is that. All of it. He has shown ZERO concern about those who have lost jobs. He's better with the economy? No. He's better at clearing cash for investors. there is nothing good about him for any of those folks on this thread who are not making enough to buy the company.
God we would have been in deep sh*t without the auto industry, that would have been insane, complete disaster.
Thank You Mr. President. You are the Best Ever!
Blinded by the light I see, drink more kool-aid
Very nice, very effective adds Mr. President! Never once mentioning the repube clown. I dont suppose he will repay the favour tho? All they can do are attack adds. The repubes have NO class! And they have NO clue! I just love the way Mittie now claims responsibility for the bail-out! DOLT! His shame knows no bounds!
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 FOR OUR FUTURE!!!
They're not attacking, they're telling the truth. As in Hawaii, we would say this man is JUNK!!! And he is. He's not one of us. F Him
Don't tell me; you're a birther, aren't you Royce?
Royce, you say he is not one of us, speak for yourself. And I wouldn't want him to be one of you, or I wouldn't like him, that's for sure.
Some additional economic and social wins for the Obama Administration that are rarely mentioned include 50-year low teenage pregnancy rates, reduced number of abortions regardless of age group and lower serious crime rates during a recession/depression. Add to the social successes three years of top five farm income and you would think that the policies are truly starting to get the United States out of the hole that we started in 2007/2008. Don't ever forget that the Bush Administration signed the Republican Bailout into law in October of 2008 which is the start of the 2009 Federal fiscal year and every cent of the money borrowed was placed on the Obama tab when he took office in January of 2009. Our President took all the liability for the Republican Bailout and had the responsibility of making sure the money was paid back. He appears to me to be a steady and honest leader in times when we need those qualities the most.
And now for the rest of the story, Obummer put out his own stimulas on his watch and has increased the national debt more than ALL presidents combined. You libs are so lame.
There are a number of social and economic successes of the Obama Administration that are rarely mentioned that include teenage pregnancy rates that are at a 50-year low, reduced number of abortions regardless of age group and lower serious crime rates all during a recession/depression. Add in the fact that overall farm income the last three years is within the top ten of all time and it looks as though the Obama Administration's policies are starting to work and get us out of hole that started in 2007/2008. Never forget that the Republican Bailout was signed into law in the last quarter of 2008 which is the first quarter of the 2009 Federal fiscal year. Every dime of the 800 billion of borrowed money was counted as a liability to America's balance sheet and the President was not sworn into office until January of 2009. Yet Obama was responsible for making sure the money was repaid under the laws designed and implemented by the Bush Administration. What I see in Barrack Obama is an honest man and a strong leader that has come along when we needed him the most.
All he did was delay the inevitable GM still needs to clean up their act.
The Government still owns 26% of the stock no one is buying and GM is handing out bonuses.
If they sold at today's prices the loss would be around 15 billion.
The Ad is good. The President has Class, unlike those who would run against him, the whole Republican Party and their candidates of SLASH AND BURN politics and PERSONAL DESTRUCTION.
omg, CLASS? are you people for real? hilary hot? more handouts? I see why the right turns to god, it will take an act of god to to fix the mess in this coutry the liberal hippies created. its time to seperate, the left can have all the non-whites and gays, and the right will live happily ever after.
and I bet you have a swastika hanging in your den, don't you?
in my bedroom, where I also have fantastic heterosexual fun
Sure you do. I'll bet that hand gets a good workout.
Too funny, Tony!
yes indeed. and yeah I know 'work' isn't part of the liberal agenda.
Well he will have a tough time in VA. They almost elected a convicted felon over the President in the primary over him Killing their Coal industry.
West Virginia, not Virginia.
Virginia had sense in the last election and voted Democrat for the first time in years. West Virginia is still mired in the past failed policies.
new ads, but same ole lies
and what lies were those, Adolph?
its allllll lies with obumma. guess you ASSumed I was male. Mrs. Hitler please LOL
Are you what they call a femnazi?
face the truth. The guy has done a good job getting our collective tails out of the fire. Ohhhh, that's right, he should have done it in a couple weeks so the campaign against by the party thirsting nothing more than power got rolling. study yourself. your dislike of him is based on nonsense, led by the 3 1/2 year campaign, and if you big person up and really think about it (as opposed to allowing the angry time it takes to make toast to believe in the other disingenous, flip flopping insulter of all our collective intelligence- every one of us), you'll know it too. lets get rid of something good after coming back from an economic and foreign policy disaster handed to him in a big ole bowl. Brilliant call.
How can you support ANY representative of the very same 'Washington Establishment' that created all the problems in the first place? Think about that!
Don't narrow your choices to one of two evils, consider a third political Party or Candidates who support returning control of government back to the people.
Don't just settle because of outdated traditions!
The sole purpose of almost everything you listen to or read in the news is to distract you from thinking about and asking the critical question:
'How do we eliminate the corrupt Washington Establishment, the status quo, both Democrats and Republicans, which has abused its monopoly over the control of our government?'
Ever read or hear anything in the media along those lines? An actual solution to most of Americas problems...first get rid of the creators of the problems!
The Elite and the politicians don't want to hear anything about that! LOL
Keeping it real. This election will hinge on the economy and jobs. Unfortunately for the Repubs they will be voted out because they were voted in in 2010 on the prospect of creating jobs for all. But all they have done was obstruct any jobs legislation making sense if it came from the President or his corner whether the policies would help all Americans or not. Everything the right has proposed has been to help the wealthy and corporate interests with the middle class and poor paying for it. forget the polls...Real Americans will vote all the Repubs out of office !!! Americans are not stupid and know that Repubs are not for the 99% !
The Dims have had a TOTAL HOLD on the purse strings of the U.S. since the Pelosi/Reid Congress took over in 2007. The economy is showing a VERY SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT since the Republicans took over the House in 2011 and put the BRAKES on RUNAWAY DEMOCRAT Government Spending.
NOBAMA2012, The Marxist/Socialist Experiment has FAILED!
no the republicans lost because everybody was trying so hard not to be racist they didn't see the liar obumma for what he realy is, WORTHLESS. and you think he's made things better? wow, what alternate reality are you in?
I am the only person that went to school and parties with your President Obama. For the Washington Post to stage this kind of stupid nonsensical story only socialists, not even liberals or women would go back to 62. When we were in school as he writes in his book he not only smoked reed (pot) but took drugs, acknowledged his white mother, drank constantly and almost never went to class. How he got their was a mystery but we were all young. Not as young as a Child in 1962. Romney does not hat gays. He just defines mirage between a man and a women. Obama does not like gays he just wants their votes.
We also lived near him in Chicago when he was quite a radical and hated gays. Are gays going to vote for a person that lies so much and only wants their vote to be re-elected. Not this one. I am staying home in Wuhan China this time. Let the little collage ladies that think he is going to pay their bills, his plan will affect less than 1% of people with student loans, not pay them off but only put them on a longer Visa Medicare style plan. Keeps you poor longer.
This was all political and personally I live and work in China on a Green Card drive a ford made in Chengdu and have a job. Americans are left with a liar and a new organization that thinks gays are fools. Not all are fooled by this very weak president. Here a toast to the next moon shot.
What a waste of money.
Obama should spend the next six months on his skinny knees begging forgiveness from his Republican superiors. Then he could leave our White House with a little honor instead of just slipping out the back door.
Ed, you're crazy.
edward, I rather have skinny knees than your big fat ones.
If Obama didn't support the gays to get their votes... I wonder why he did?
cuz obumma and clooney are lovers
To all you haters, go ahead the spout you venom now because on Nov 7th when we are celebrating President Obama's win you will still be hating. You know just like the rest of the tea party/republicans know that the republicans will loose the House and the Democrat will gain a super majority in the Senate.
To bad ya'll did not stop drinking the Rove kool-aid.
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012
Obama can NOT run on his sorry record!!
[I]f you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare the voters. If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from." That is what Barack Obama said when he accepted his party's presidential nomination in 2008. Four years later, it reads like a prophetic description of his re-election campaign.
See story in washingtonexaminer.com
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NObama in 2012!!!!!