Paul Ryan Budget Sparks First Ads Blasting Medicare Cuts

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/01/paul-ryan-budget-attack-ads-medicare-cuts_n_1394939.html

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On Monday, the Democratic-aligned Americans United for Change and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are firing off a round of ads aimed at Ryan and three other Republicans in tough races, focusing especially on the electorally potent topic of Medicare.

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"Last year, Congressman Ryan voted to end Medicare," the ad says, arguing that the push to switch Medicare to a significantly less generous private system will essentially end the program that seniors now rely on.

"Back home, we gave that young man an earful," the ad continues in the scolding voice of an apparently retired woman. "You'd think he’d have learned his lesson. Think again," the woman says.

"Does he think we were born yesterday?” she asks.