RFK Jr. in New TV Ad for Hillary

[RFKJrNews]

KENNEDY INVOKES HIS FATHER’S LEGACY IN NEW ADS FOR HILLARY


From the Associated Press

AD #1

TITLE: “Bobby”

LENGTH: 30 seconds

AIRING: California, Massachusetts, New York and Arizona

SCRIPT: (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) My father tried to be a voice for the most alienated and disenfranchised members of our society — from Watts, to Appalachia, to the migrant farm workers. Today, Hillary Clinton is the champion of the voiceless in our society. That’s the kind of leadership we need in the White House — leadership that will represent the people’s interests and not the special interests.

(Hillary Clinton) I’m Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.

KEY IMAGES: Black and white photos of Robert F. Kennedy, intercut with his son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaking directly to camera. Scenes of Clinton campaigning and hugging black and Hispanic voters.

ANALYSIS: With rival Barack Obama winning the backing this week of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy, the Clinton campaign moved swiftly to feature another high-profile Kennedy endorsement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He’s the namesake and spitting image of his father, a New York senator turned Democratic presidential candidate assassinated 40 years ago.

With Ted and Caroline Kennedy anointing Obama a modern-day John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy Jr. makes a powerful case for Clinton as the rightful heir to his own father’s legacy of caring for those less fortunate.

AD #2

TITLE: “Dignity”

LENGTH: 30 seconds

AIRING: California, Massachusetts, New York, Arizona

SCRIPT: (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) My father tried to be a voice for the most alienated and disenfranchised members of our society — from Appalachia to the migrant farm workers.

(Cesar L. Chavez) Robert Kennedy helped my grandfather, Cesar Chavez, achieve justice and dignity for farm workers.

(Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) Today, Hillary Clinton is the champion of the voiceless in our society.

(Cesar L. Chavez) Hillary knows how to solve our problems to get things done.

(Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) We need leadership in the White House that represents the people’s interests and not the special interests.

(Hillary Clinton) I’m Hillary Clinton and I approved this message.

KEY IMAGES: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cesar Chavez’s grandson, Cesar L. Chavez, speaking directly to camera, intercut with black and white photos of the elder Kennedy and Chavez together. Images of Clinton campaigning, hugging black and Hispanic adults and children.

ANALYSIS: A direct appeal to Hispanic voters who have been among her strongest supporters, Clinton wins a strong endorsement from the grandson of Chavez, the legendary founder of the United Farm Workers union. Clinton has been endorsed by the UFW and by Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the union with Chavez.

Both this ad and the “Bobby” ad emphasize a theme Clinton has tried to stress on the campaign trail — that she will give voice to people overlooked in society. She often says how such people are “invisible” to President Bush but will not be invisible to her if she’s elected president.

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[KennedyGuy]

1. I am definitly an RFK Kennedyguy

[RFKJrNews]

2. Right on

The new ads are really nice. Unfortunately, the media doesn't seem to be paying much attention. Only place I've seen it featured was on Hardball today.

[neutron]

9. Awesome Message. Awesome Man.

[kerstin]

3. I don't know who I'll be voting for yet

and probably won't until I'm standing in the voting booth.

However, the RFK Jr. and Maxine Waters HRC endorsements are the most personally meaningful for me.

Thanks for posting the transcript.

[RFKJrNews]

5. Here's a link to the video

http://rfkin2008.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/rfk-jr-appears-in-new-tv-ads-for-clinton/

[shayes51]

6. Thank you. Beautiful.

[kerstin]

7. Thanks! Very moving and effective spot.

It says a lot to me that RFK Jr. would choose to lend her his name.

[RFKJrNews]

8. That indeed says a helluva lot

RFK jr. doesn't lend his name to just any candidate or cause. So this speaks more to his belief than an ambition for her Senate seat, IMHO.

[Straight Shooter]

4. RFK Jr.'s association with the National Resources Defense Council means a lot to me.

It is the organization I donate to consistently, even when I have little money to spare. It is a great honor for Hillary that RFK Jr. has chosen to endorse her.

[AX10]

10. k/r

This is a wonderful message from RFK jr.

[Imagevision]

11. Even the Kennedy's are split on this election...

[THUNDER HANDS]

12. what is wrong with his voice?

he always sounds like he's about ready to cry?

I'm serious. I found him hard to listen to on AAR when he was on.

[RFKJrNews]

13. He might be a tad emotional sometimes

but that's not the reason his voice sounds like it does.

Boby has spasmodic dysphonia, a vocal disorder that came on when he was in his 40s. It causes the voice to sond quavery, or "choked up."