A new radio ad running in Sen. Richard Burr's community of Winston-Salem urges him to support the economic stimulus package now being considered by Congress.
The ad, sponsored by Americans United for Change, references conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, who said on his program on January 16, "I hope he fails," of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan. The ad urges listeners to call the U.S. Capitol switchboard.
The radio spot, narrated by a female voice, points out that the bill received no Republican votes in the House, and that it now goes to the Senate.
"The question is, Will our senator, Richard Burr, side with Rush Limbaugh too?"
The ad will run this week at WSJS-AM in Winston-Salem, according to Americans United for Change. Also helping to pay for the ad are the MoveOn.org political action committee, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, and the Service Employees International Union.
Burr, a Republican, is up for re-election in 2010. He has said he will not support the economic recovery stimulus bill as it now stands.
After the jump, the script.
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AMERICANS UNITED FOR CHANGE
NARRATOR: Listen to what Rush Limbaugh said about President Obama's Agenda and his Jobs Package.
LIMBAUGH: I HOPE HE FAILS!
NARRATOR: The Obama Jobs bill overwhelmingly passed the House…. But not one Republican voted yes. Every Republican member of the House chose to take Rush Limbaugh’s advice. Every Republican voted with Limbaugh ... and against creating 4 million new American jobs.
We can understand why a extreme partisan like Rush Limbaugh wants President Obama's Jobs program to fail ... but the Members of Congress elected to represent the citizens in their districts? ... That's another matter.
Now the Obama plan goes to the Senate…. And the question is:
Will our Senator, Richard Burr, side with Rush Limbaugh too…
LIMBAUGH: I HOPE HE FAILS!
NARRATOR: Or will he reject the partisanship and failed economic policies of the past,
and stand up for the people of North Carolina?
Call Senator Burr now at 202-224-3121. Tell him he represents you, not Rush Limbaugh.




Proven? Europe?
Isn't that sort of like Creationist scientists who have proven that the earth is only 6000 years old?
And then there's this:
Really? EUROPE has dismissed the plan?
I'm not arguing one way or the other on Obama's plan. I'm not an expert and I have no way of sifting through the competing claims on both sides. But I do know this. Scientists at UCLA have "proven" nothing about the Great Depression. And Europe? Well, the last time I was there, I couldn't see that they agree on anything.
That brush you're painting with is kinda wide, don't you think?