Obama Campaign Airs New TV Ads in PA
New ads focus on Obama’s ability to change Washington in order to make progress for working families
PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Obama campaign will begin airing television ads in Pennsylvania, starting today.
In Opportunity – a sixty-second TV ad – Senator Obama discusses his long history of working to improve people’s lives. Obama, who was raised by a single mother and his grandparents, earned scholarships and worked his way through college and law school. As a community organizer, a state senator, and a United States Senator, he has brought people together for change for more than 20 years in public service.
Toughest – a thirty-second spot – highlights Senator Obama’s unmatched track record of taking on special interests and winning. Obama is the one candidate who can change the way business is done in Washington so we can tackle big challenges like solving the health care crisis, reinvigorating the economy, and ensuring a world-class education for every American child.
Carry – a thirty-second ad – discusses Senator Obama’s record of bringing Democrats and Republicans together to make progress on tough issues. The ad features testimony of legislators from both parties who worked with Obama to improve the lives of working families in Illinois.
Scripts for the new ads are below:
Opportunity – Barack Obama: I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message. My own story wouldn't be possible if it weren't for the American Dream… I was raised by a single mom and my grandparents… My grandfather served in Patton's Army. My grandmother worked on a bomber assembly line. They didn't have money. But they gave me love, a thirst for education and a belief that we're all part of something larger than ourselves. So I worked my way through college and law school.
I first came to Chicago because I saw people being laid off of steel plants that were closing… and nobody was fighting for them… As an organizer with Christian churches I helped those workers and took their fight to the state Senate---- passing tax cuts and health care for families. In Washington, I got better care for wounded troops who’d been neglected. And passed the toughest law ever to rein in lobbyists so we can make government work for people.
Toughest – Announcer: He took on the special interests – and won.Passing the toughest ethics law yet… Banning gifts, meals and trips from Washington lobbyists. Now Barack Obama’s the only candidate refusing their contributions.
Because to really reform health care and finally give the middle class a break, we need to rein in the special interests.
Barack Obama: They have not funded my campaign. They will not run my White House. And they will not drown out the voices of the American people.
Carry – Barack Obama (DNC speech): There is not a liberal America and a conservative America -- there is the United States of America.
Kirk Dillard, Republican Legislator: Senator Obama worked on some of the deepest issues we had and was successful in a bipartisan way…
Larry Walsh, Fmr. Democratic Legislator: The legislation that he carried, he believed in. He was not carrying it for a group. He was not carrying for a lobbyist.
Dillard: Republicans legislators respected Senator Obama. His negotiation skills and an ability to understand both sides would serve the country very well.
