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From: tejek2/19/2010 10:58:33 AM
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Ad hits Bachmann on Social Security, Medicare

Americans United for Change, the progressive advocacy group, is running a radio ad targeting Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for comments she made about Medicare — and her remark that she would "wean" Americans off Social Security.

The ad, costing a few grand and running on three St. Cloud radio stations, mocks Bachmann's national profile — in "Fargo"-esque North Country accents thicker than Bachmann's.

Expect to hear the the Social Security-Medicare attack theme a lot from Dems in the next few months: It worked during the Bush years and is one of the few liberal themes that still resonate with white working-class independents.

The script:

Script (:60) — “Hands Off”

Wife: Did you hear what that Michele Bachmann said this time?

Husband: No, what was it?

Wife: Congresswoman Bachmann actually said we should be “weaned” off of Social Security and Medicare. She wants to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare with some kind of voucher system that won’t even cover the full cost of medical care or prescriptions.

Husband: So let me get this straight. Congresswoman Bachmann wants me to gamble with my Social Security on Wall Street?

Wife: Yup, she wants us to hand over our Social Security to the same greedy, reckless CEOs responsible for crashing our economy. That’s just plain crazy.

Husband: No thanks. Privatization was a bad idea when President Bush tried it — and it’s even worse today.

Wife: And Congresswoman Bachmann actually wants me to trade in my Medicare for some voucher that’s not worth the paper it’s printed on. She should spend less time on national TV and more time worrying about senior citizens back home in Minnesota.

Husband: Let’s call Congresswoman Bachmann right now at 320-253-5931 and tell her, “Hands off my Social Security and Medicare.”
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