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Rhetoric  GEORGE W. BUSH, 7/9/04: “Our economy is strong, and it is growing stronger” CHYRON: “1 Million Jobs Lost to Outsourcing Under George Bush; Source: Economy.com.”  The Facts  Unemployment Down While Jobs, Consumer Confidence And Household Wealth Up  Nearly 1.5 Million Jobs Created In Last 11 Months. “The economy has posted job gains for each of the last eleven months – creating 1.5 million jobs since August 2003, including 32,000 new jobs in July according to payroll survey statistics released on August 6, 2004 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS also released new household survey data showing...

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “It’s coming to Nevada. Radioactive waste headed for Yucca Mountain. Why? Because in 2000, George Bush misled Nevada. That’s right. After promising Governor Guinn he would veto legislation making Yucca Mountain a nuclear dump, George Bush personally approved the disposal of radioactive waste in Nevada. John Kerry’s fighting to stop Yucca Mountain. Moveon.org Voter Fund is responsible for the contest of this advertising.” CHYRON: “Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal, 9/30/2000; “Dear Kenny, I would veto legislation …”; Kerry Stop Yucca Mountain; Moveon.org Voter Fund is responsible for the content of this advertising; Paid for by Moveon.org Voter Fund....

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “Millions of good jobs lost to plant closures and outsourcing. Yet President Bush protects tax breaks favoring corporations that move their headquarters overseas.” CHYRON: 2001-2004: 2.7 million manufacturing jobs lost. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2001-2004CHYRON: Bush protects breaks for corporations who move overseas. Source: Associated Press, 06/07/02 The Facts Kerry Team Supports, Understands Outsourcing“‘Kerry Is Not Against Outsourcing,’ Kerry Spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter Said.” (James Kuhnhenn and Ron Hutcheson, “Bush, Kerry Almost Meet In Iowa,” The San Jose Mercury News, 8/4/04)Jason Furman, Kerry Economic Policy Adviser: “John Kerry Recognizes That We Live In A Global Economy...

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “The Bush Administration gave Dick Cheney’s old company no-bid contracts for Iraq on a silver platter.” The Facts Former Clinton Officials Call Halliburton Charges RidiculousClinton Procurement Official Steven Kelman Calls Allegations Against Halliburton “Somewhere Between Highly Improbable And Utterly Absurd.” “One would be hard-pressed to discover anyone with a working knowledge of how federal contracts are awarded – whether a career civil servant working on procurement or an independent academic expert – who doesn’t regard these allegations as being somewhere between highly improbable and utterly absurd. … Many people are also under the impression that contractors take...

Rhetoric KERRY: “I defended this country as a young man and I will defend it as President”KERRY: “We need a strong military and we need … strong alliances.” The Facts Kerry Ran For Senate Pledging To Weaken Military Kerry Proposed Cutting $54 Billion From FY 1985 Defense Budget As Part Of “Long-Range Proposal To Cut $200 Billion From The Defense Budget Over Four Years,” And   Called For Cancellation Of At Least 27 Weapons Systems And Reductions In 18 Other Systems.  “[Kerry] recommended cancellation of 27 weapons systems including the B1 bomber, the cruise missile, MX missile, Trident submarine, Patriot...

Rhetoric V/O: “Dear President Bush: It’s been a long day. My kids are in bed, and I would like to rest, too. But with a minimum wage of five fifteen an hour, it’s impossible. I have to go to my second job. The Democrats want to raise the minimum wage to $7 an hour. But you and the Republicans oppose it. What a shame. Sincerely, a hardworking Latino.”CHYRON:  “Join the Democratic movement.” The Facts Economy Improving Under Bush Democrat Commentator Said Bush Economic Policy “Stunning Empirical Success.” “I’m a Democrat … But I’m also an objective financial commentator. With...

Rhetoric ANNOUNCER: “Step right up, step right up. Watch the amazing George Bush take three sides of an issue. Gasp as he takes credit for bills he opposed. Gawk in amazement as you listen to George Bush flip-flop on the Patients Bill of Rights.”PRESIDENT BUSH:  “That’s not true, I do support a national Patients’ Bill of Rights. As a matter of fact, I brought Republicans and Democrats together to do just that in the state of Texas, to get a Patients’ Bill of Rights through.”ANNOUNCER:  “The amazing George Bush actually vetoed the Patients’ Bill of Rights. Then it became...

Rhetoric  JOHN KERRY: “I’m John Kerry and I approved this message.” JOHN KERRY: ““I’ve proposed a new economic plan for America. It begins by putting an end to tax incentives that are encouraging American companies to ship jobs overseas.” CHYRON: John Kerry CHYRON: Protect American jobs  The Facts  Kerry Plan May Actually Hurt Job Creation St. Louis Economist Said Kerry Tax Plan Will Hurt Job Creation. “How exactly would Kerry’s job-creation campaign, which begins by repealing the Bush tax cuts for Americans earning more than $200,000 a year, work? ‘A tax increase in the short run acts as a near-term drag on aggregate...

Rhetoric WOMAN: “How many African-American adults have no healthcare insurance?”MAN:  “Too many.”WOMAN:  “One in five. And a million and a half African-American children also have no healthcare coverage.”MAN:  “That’s got to change.” WOMAN:  “Learn about John Kerry’s plan to expand access to health care to nearly all Americans, especially our children.” MAN: “Now you’re talking to me.”WOMAN:  “Get to know John Kerry. He has a lot to do with you. Get to know his plan for the community and the country.” KERRY: “I’m John Kerry and I approve this message.”MAN:  Paid for by John Kerry for President, Inc. The...

Rhetoric VIDEO: Kerry KERRY: “There’s nothing we value more in America than our freedom and independence.  And yet here we are today a nation more dependent than ever on Mideast oil.  I’ve proposed a plan that will make us energy independent of Mideast oil in the next ten years.  Energy independence isn’t just about better gas mileage and a cleaner environment, it’s about protecting our national security and our freedom.  I’m John Kerry and I approved this message because a strong America is an independent America.” CHYRON: John Kerry; A Plan For Energy Independence; JohnKerry.com; Approved By John Kerry...

Rhetoric NARRATOR:  “Welcome to George Bush’s Medicare prescription poker. There are more than 70 cards in the deck. You pick one today, your medication may be covered. You’re stuck with that card, but they can re-shuffle and raise the price on your prescription. The only sure winners are the drug companies. Other presidents gave us the New Deal and the Fair Deal. But George Bush is giving seniors the raw deal. We’re not being led, we’re being misled. CHYRON:  LEADER; Paid for by MoveOn.org Voter Fund. The Facts Medicare Drug Discount Card Is Currently Helping Millions Of Seniors Get...

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “He’s a husband and father.” CHYRON:  HusbandCHYRON:  FatherNARRATOR: “A pilot, a hunter, a hockey player.”CHYRON:  PilotCHYRON:  HunterCHYRON:  Hockey playerNARRATOR: “Tough prosecutor, advocate for kids. 19 years Senate Foreign Relations Committee.”CHYRON:  Tough prosecutor CHYRON:  Advocate for kidsCHYRON:  19 years Senate Foreign Relations Committee The Facts  Kerry Is No Friend Of Hunters “The Democratic Party Will Never Be The Choice Of The NRA – And I’m Not Looking To Be The Candidate Of The NRA.”  (John Kerry For President, “Kerry Stands Up To NRA’s Divisive Agenda In Letter To Blacklisted Americans,” Press Release, 10/30/03) Kerry Is Not A Member Of...

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “You put in thirty years at the factory.  You get good pay, health care.  Then they send your job overseas. And under George Bush, the company actually gets a tax break for doing it.” The Facts  Bulk Of Outsourced Jobs Never Leave AmericaOnly 2 Percent Of Layoffs Were Due To Foreign Outsourcing. “Shifting jobs overseas accounted for only a tiny fraction of U.S. job losses in the first three months of the year, according to a first-ever report released … by the Labor Department. … About 2 percent of the major layoffs in the first three months...

Rhetoric CHYRON:  John Kerry on Healthcare in AmericaKERRY: “We spend about $1.5 trillion every year on healthcare in America. $350 billion of that has nothing to do with care. It’s all paperwork. Administrative overhead. I have a healthcare plan that can reduce the cost of healthcare. We can lower their premiums. And we will save literally billions of dollars in healthcare costs in America by becoming more streamlined and more efficient.”CHYRON:  John Kerry; The Kerry Healthcare Plan @ JohnKerry.comCHYRON:  Reduce the cost of healthcare; Lower premiums; Save billions on costsKERRY: “I’m John Kerry and I approve this message.”CHYRON:  Approved...

Rhetoric NARRATOR:  “It’s Monday June 14th - and Air Force One will bring George Bush to the Kansas City Area today. As the President approaches - his view from 30,000 feet will be magnificent. But he won’t see the 89,000 children who have no health care coverage.”CHYRON:  Fact: 89,000 Missouri children have no health care. A full 6.0 percent of all Missouri children have no health care coverage - representing more than 89,000 children who do not have access to proper health care. [Source: “Children’s Defense Fund Analysis Shows Percentage of Uninsured Children Varies by State,” Children’s Defense Fund,...

AD FACT PRESIDENT BUSH: "I'm optimistic about America because I believe in the people of America." VOICE OVER: "After recession, 9-11 and war, now our economy has been growing for ten straight months."BACKGROUND Over The Last Four Quarters The U.S. Economy Has Witnessed Its Fastest Growth In 20 Years. "U.S. economy grew a touch faster in the first quarter than first thought as businesses scrambled to restock depleted shelves ... U.S. gross domestic product -- which measures total output within the nation's borders -- expanded at an upwardly revised 4.4 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said. ... A...

Rhetoric KERRY: “I want to be President of the United States because I love this country and I think it’s going in the wrong direction. People are worried about how they are going to be able to have a retirement. How are you going to have health care? 43 million Americans don’t even have it. This is wrong. In the richest country on the face of the planet, no American ought to be struggling to be able to have health care. It ought to be a right that we make accessible and affordable to every single American.”CHYRON:  John Kerry;...

Rhetoric NARRATOR: “Instead of protecting pensions, George Bush supported a bill giving Enron huge new tax breaks.”CHYRON: ENRON The Facts President Bush Has Offered Plan To Protect PensionsPresident Bush Proposed Giving Workers Better Information About Their Pensions. “To enable workers to make independent, informed decisions, employers will be required to give workers quarterly benefit statements that include information about their individual accounts, including the value of their assets, their rights to diversify, and the importance of maintaining a diversified portfolio. The Secretary of Labor will be given authority to tailor this requirement to the needs of small plans. Under...

Rhetoric PRESIDENT BUSH: “As you can see there is no ambiguity in my position on drilling off the coast of Florida.”CHYRON: “Rookery Bay Reserve, FL, April 23, 2004; Paid For By League Of Conservation Voters”VIDEO: President Bush/Oil PlatformANNOUNCER: “There sure isn’t. President Bush opened up Florida’s coast to offshore drilling.” CHYRON: “St. Petersburg Times; Editorial; The Bushes’ Oil Slick, 4/27/04” The Facts PRESIDENT BUSH BOUGHT BACK FLORIDA DRILLING LEASES AND RIGHTS, STOPPING DRILLING IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS  OFF FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND IN EVERGLADES  President Bush Agreed To Buy Back Leases Off Florida Panhandle; Drilling Rights In Everglades. “The president agreed...

<p>ANALYSIS: Both of the budget ads center on the claim that the state is spending $29 million a day more than it takes in. Supporters of the recall blame Davis for bungling the budget and leaving the state with a record deficit.</p>