Posted on 08/23/2004 9:16:54 AM PDT by RWR8189
ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, Bush-Cheney '04 announced the release of the campaign's newest television advertisement, "Taxing Our Economy." The new advertisement highlights John Kerry's record of voting for higher taxes on the middle class throughout his career in the U.S. Senate. "Taxing Our Economy" will run on national cable and in select local markets. A radio version of the advertisement will also run in select local markets.
Script for "Taxing Our Economy"
President Bush:
I'm George W. Bush and I approve this message.
Voice Over:
Now Kerry promises ...
John Kerry:
We won't raise taxes on the middle class.
Voice Over:
Really???
John Kerry's voted to raise gas taxes on the middle class ...10 times...
He supported a 50 cent a gallon gas tax increase.
Higher taxes on middle class parents... 18 times.
He voted to raise taxes on social security benefits.
98 votes for tax increases.
There's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "Now Kerry promises …"
JOHN KERRY: "We won't raise taxes on the middle class."
BACKGROUND
Kerry: "We Won't Raise Taxes On The Middle Class." "And let me...Let me tell you what we won't do: We won't raise taxes on the middle class." (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At The Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, 7/29/04)
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "Really??? John Kerry's voted to raise gas taxes on the middle class …10 times…"
BACKGROUND
1 & 2) Kerry Voted Twice For Clinton/Gore Btu Tax, Increasing Gas Prices 7.5 Cents Per Gallon. (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #40: Rejected 46-53: R 43-0; D 3-53, 3/18/93, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #53: Motion Agreed To 55-44: R 0-43; D 55-1, 3/23/93, Kerry Voted Yea; Patrick Burns, "Activist Handbook 2000: Gasoline Tax," Citizens For A Sound Economy, 7/20/00)
3 & 4) Kerry Voted For The 1993 Clinton/Kerry Tax Plan Which Increased Gas Taxes. (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #190: Passed 50-49: R 0-43; D 49-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 6/25/93, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #247: Adopted 51-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 8/6/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
5) Kerry Voted To Kill An Amendment That Would Have Eliminated Gas Tax Increase From Budget Resolution. (H.R. 1134, CQ Vote #167: Motion Agreed To 50-48: R 0-43; D 50-5, 6/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
6, 7, 8 & 9) Kerry Voted At Least Four Times Against Repealing Clinton 4.3-Cent Increase In Gas Tax. (H.R. 2937, CQ Vote #111: Motion Rejected 52-44: R 52-1; D 0-43, 5/9/96, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2937, CQ Vote #112: Motion Rejected 54-43: R 53-0; D 1-43, 5/14/96, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1173, CQ Vote #26: Motion Rejected 18-80: R 16-37; D 2-43, 3/11/98, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2285, CQ Vote #80: Motion Rejected 43-56: R 43-12; D 0-44, 4/11/00, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, "White House Unjust Firings/Gas Tax, Minimum Wage, Team Act," 5/9/96)
10) In 2000, Kerry Voted Against Suspending The 18.4 Cent Gas Tax For 150 Days. (H.R. 8, CQ Vote #183: Motion Rejected 40-59: R 40-15; D 0-44, 7/13/00, Kerry Voted Nay)
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "He supported a 50 cent a gallon gas tax increase."
BACKGROUND
In 1994, Kerry Backed Half-Dollar Increase In Gas Tax In Boston Globe Interview. "Kerry said [the Concord Coalition's scorecard] method did not accurately reflect individual lawmakers' efforts to cut the deficit. ‘It doesn't reflect my $43 billion package of cuts or my support for a 50-cent increase in the gas tax,' Kerry said." (Jill Zuckman, "Deficit-Watch Group Gives High Marks To 7 N.E. Lawmakers," The Boston Globe, 3/1/94)
The Gas Tax Measure Was Introduced By Sen. Chuck Robb (D-VA) And Had No Co-Sponsors And Never Made It To A Floor Vote. Robb's 1993 legislation would have imposed an "additional tax on motor fuels" by a "50-cent increase over the next 5 calendar years." The bill had no co-sponsors, and never made it to a floor vote. (S. 1068, Introduced 5/28/93)
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "Higher taxes on middle class parents… 18 times."
BACKGROUND
Kerry Has Voted Against Expanding Child Tax Credit At Least 18 Times. (S. Con. Res. 95, CQ Vote #36: Rejected 47-52: R 1-50; D 45-2; I 1-0, 3/10/04, Kerry Voted Yea; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #108: Adopted 56-44: R 50-1; D 6-42; I 0-1, 3/26/03, Kerry Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 95, CQ Vote #134: Adopted 51-50: R 49-2; D 1-47; D 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 4/11/03, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #196: Adopted 51-50: R 48-3; D 2-46; I 0-1, With Vice President Cheney Casting A "Yea" Vote, 5/23/03, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2, CQ Vote #179: Passed 51-49: R 48-3; D 3-45; I 0-1, 5/15/03, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #106: Rejected 48-52: R 47-4; D 1-47; I 0-1, 3/26/03, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #165: Passed 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, 5/23/01, Kerry Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #86: Adopted 65-35: R 50-0; D 15-35, 4/6/01, Kerry Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #98: Adopted 53-47: R 48-2; D 5-45, 5/10/01, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2014, CQ Vote #160: Passed 80-18: R 51-4; D 29-14, 6/27/97, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #151: Motion Agreed To 57-43: R 50-3; D 7-40, 5/23/96, Kerry Voted Nay; H. Con Res. 178, CQ Vote #159: Adopted 53-46: R 53-0; D 0-46, 6/13/96, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #178, Rejected 31-69: R 31-23; D 0-46, 5/23/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H. Con. Res. 67, CQ Vote #296: Adopted 54-46: R 54-0; D 0-46, 6/29/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1357, CQ Vote #552: Motion Agreed To 53-46: R 50-3; D 3-43, 10/27/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2491, CQ Vote #556: Passed 52-47: R 52-1; D 0-46, 10/28/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2491, CQ Vote #584: Motion Agreed To 52-47: R 52-1; D 0-46, 11/18/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 63, CQ Vote #66: Rejected 42-58: R 42-2; D 0-56, 3/23/94, Kerry Voted Nay)
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "He voted to raise taxes on social security benefits."
BACKGROUND
Kerry Voted For Higher Taxes On Social Security Benefits At Least Eight Times:
1 Twice For Clinton's Tax Hike On Social Security Benefits. (H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #190: Passed 50-49: R 0-43; D 49-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 6/25/93, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2264, CQ Vote #247: Adopted 51-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, With Vice President Al Gore Casting The Tie-Breaking Vote, 8/6/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
2 Three Times To Keep Hike In Clinton Plan. (S.Con.Res. 18, CQ Vote #57: Motion Agreed To 52-47: R 0-43; D 52-4, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea; S.Con.Res. 18, CQ Vote #59: Motion Agreed To 55-44: R 0-43; D 55-1, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1134, CQ Vote #169: Motion Agreed To 51-46: R 1-41; D 50-5, 6/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
3 Three Times Against Repealing 1993 Increase. (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #142: Adopted 50-48: R 49-4; D 1-44, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 8, CQ Vote #188: Adopted 58-41: R 54-1; D 4-40, 7/13/00, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote #94: Rejected 48-51: R 48-3; D 0-47; I 0-1, 3/25/03, Kerry Voted Nay)
AD FACT
VOICE OVER: "98 votes for tax increases. There's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does."
BACKGROUND
Kerry Voted 98 Times For Tax Increases Totaling More Than $2.3 Trillion.
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It's a right hook to the jaw. Down goes Kerry! Down goes Kerry!
Kerry is taking advantage of the Old Media's willingness give him all the free advertising he will let them.
At the VERY MOMENT he was talking about Kerry attacking the President on the middle-class, I came across your thread!
Looks like the President's campaign managers have scored brilliantly again, and Kerry's black cloud of doom hasn't let up!
This reminds me of last week, when Kerry spoke in North Carolina about how bad the economy was, and later that day, great economic news for the state came out. (See this thread for the NC story.)
I like this ad. Putting the focus on Kerry's voting record is the way to go, because it really is disgraceful. On both economics and national security (i.e. opposing the Reagan defence increases, etc), his record is there to be slaughtered. The "there's what he says, and there's what he does" line is perfect.
That's a keeper...
This is marvelous. I saw the "John Kerry Intelligence Committee" ad last night. The boy has spent 20 years making a club for W to beat him over the head with.
What's even more fun is that every new ad is going to make people want to see the next installment....
Teleconference with reports? Would these be the same journalists he met with in Al Franken's apt. in NY to find out how best to present himself to the press and public?
ROTFLMAO
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