Ads target Republicans in children's health insurance veto fight: "George Bush just vetoed Abby."

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: CNN

From Deirdre Walsh
CNN Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As House members are at home for the Columbus Day weekend, a coalition of labor and advocacy groups is stepping up the battle over the federal children's health-care program, known as SCHIP.

The coalition, which includes the AFL-CIO and MoveOn.org, rolled out a nearly $1 million television ad campaign and is targeting about 20 Republicans to vote to override the president's veto of the bill.

The national ad, sponsored by Americans United for Change, an umbrella group of liberal organizations, is running on cable networks. It includes images of a baby and other children with an announcer saying "George Bush just vetoed Abby." The coalition also promises to rally activists in districts of another 20 House Republicans over the next two weeks.

This push by Democratic groups comes on top of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's efforts to zero in on eight House Republicans who opposed the bill. The campaign arm started running radio ads and funding automated calls to voters last week in districts it considers competitive for Democratic challengers....

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/schip.ads/index.html

[orleans]

1. love to see the ad. anyone have a link? n/t

[kimmylavin]

2. Think this is it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFK582eyGio

[antiblazer]

3. No surprise if the Repuke attack machine goes after the kids in the video

[Toots]

4. No surprise, only disgust

The disgust for Republicans in America is becoming palpable.

[gratuitous]

5. Yep, in Republican World

It's okay to kill kids for lack of health care, but it's not okay to say that. And have you noticed how the major media have been on this like white on rice, deriding the Republicans for their screaming hypocrisy (snowflake babies used to make the argument for Bush veto of the stem cell bill)? Oh that's right; no such thing has happened.

[pattmarty]

6. Somebody here PLEASE POST the names of the few Democrats that opposed bill.

[Pastiche423]

7. The ten Democratic Nays...

Boren
Cooper
Donnelly
Ellsworth
Etheridge
Hill
Marshall
McIntyre
Shuler
Taylor

[yardwork]

9. I'm disgusted to report that a NC representative is in the bunch.

Bob Etheridge, you complete tool.

[ThePowerofWill]

8. It's a bit of a dirty trick.

I do approve though. This is almost a classic repuke type attack used against them. When you're fighting dirty opponents you have to get in the mud with them if you expect to win.