December 5, 2003
LIEBERMAN CAMPAIGN UNVEILS NEW N.H. AD CRITICIZING BUSH, DEAN ON HIDING FACTS FROM AMERICAN PEOPLE
Lieberman: "We Democrats are better than that"
ARLINGTON, VA -- Joe Lieberman's campaign unveiled a new television ad today criticizing both George Bush and Howard Dean for hiding facts from the American people, with Lieberman saying that Democrats are "better than that" and that he "trust[s] the American people with the truth."
Lieberman first singles out Bush for forming a secret task force to develop his national energy policy, and redacting 28 pages from a report to Congress on what went wrong leading up to 9/11. He goes to question Howard Dean's decision to negotiate a 10-year seal on his records as Vermont governor - four years longer than any of Dean's predecessors - and says that government should be open and fully accountable.
Earlier this week, Dean said he would unseal his records if Bush unsealed his, but Bush was previously forced to make his records publicly available. Dean still has not decided to open up his records.
In the 30-second ad entitled "Better Than That," Lieberman faces the camera and says, "A secret energy task force? Twenty-eight sealed pages of a 9-11 report? Why does George Bush keep hiding important facts from us? I believe in open government, fully accountable to the people. I believe in leveling with you about what I've done and where I stand. So why did Howard Dean seal his records as governor and invoke executive privilege? We Democrats are better than that. I'm Joe Lieberman and I approve this message because I trust the American people with the truth."
The ad features Lieberman speaking from a diner, continuing a series called "On the Road with Joe" in which he confronts issues currently in the headlines. It will begin airing in New Hampshire today and may also be viewed by visiting joe2004.
