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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (59228)	2/12/2009 11:43:51 AM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

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. “Republican leaders? They’re just saying No. No to changing the failed economic policies of the past eight years,” the ad intones. “We’re in an economic crisis, and Republican leaders are playing politics instead of doing what’s right. Call the Republican leadership. Tell them no is not an option.” theplumline.whorunsgov.com