Radio ad targets McIntyre

MoveOn.org is pushing U.S. Rep. Mike McIntyre to support President Obama's budget.

The liberal action group is running radio ads in the Lumberton Democrat's district arguing that the president's budget will "make Wall Street pay its fair share."

The minute-long ad cites the recent kerfluffle over bonuses at insurance firm AIG and says former President Bush's "tax cuts for the wealthy" will give hedge fund managers "millions more in tax loopholes."

"President Obama's new budget will make Wall Street pay its fair share and use the savings to invest in energy, education and health care, to help get our economy moving again," the narrator says. "Wall Street firms oppose it, but given their recent track record, that's a good sign."

The group is targeting conservative and moderate Democrats. Another recent ad by a separate liberal group targeted Rep. Bob Etheridge on the budget.

After the jump, the script.

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It's what's wrong with Wall Street and Washington.

AIG executives give millions in bonuses after running their company into the ground, and we get to pay for it.

That's not all.

With the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy still in place, hedge fund managers and executives at firms like AIG will get millions more in tax loopholes this year.

There's a better way.

President Obama's new budget will make Wall Street pay its fair share and use the savings to invest in energy, education and health care, to help get our economy moving again.

Wall Street firms oppose it, but given their recent track record, that's a good sign.

Call Rep. McIntyre at 202-224-3121 and tell him to vote for the Obama budget.

We've tried it Wall Street's way long enough. It's time Washington listens to us. Paid for by MoveOn.org political action, pol.moveon.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. MoveOn.org is responsible for the content of this advertising.