October 17, 2008
Posted: October 17th, 2008 03:00 PM ET
From CNN Associate Producer Martina Stewart
Sen. Obama's new tv ad attacks Sen. McCain's health care reform plan.
(CNN) – Barack Obama launched a new television ad Friday that echoes his latest campaign trail attack on John McCain’s health care proposal: that the Republican nominee’s plan would major cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. “It Gets Worse,” a 30-second spot, follows up on a string of recent Obama ads about health care - all of which highlighted the tax implications of McCain’s plan. The new ad suggests that, in addition to changing the historical tax treatment of employer-provided health care benefits, McCain’s plan would also involve significant cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, two of the federal governments largest entitlement programs. “Eight hundred and eighty-two billion from Medicare alone,” the ad says. McCain-Palin spokesman Tucker Bounds called the charges, which Obama repeated on the trail Friday, “absurd”: “Unlike Barack Obama’s risky plan, John McCain’s plans for health care do not punish struggling businesses with fines and taxes, and they certainly do not cut a single benefit for Medicare or Medicaid – Obama is simply lying,” he said. “It Gets Worse,” will air in “key states” across the country, according to the Obama campaign. (Full script after the jump)
Full script for “It Gets Worse,” 30 seconds, Airing in “key states” ANNCR: John McCain’s health care plan … first we learned he’s going to tax health care benefits to pay for part of it. ANNCR: Now the Wall Street Journal reports John McCain would pay for the rest of his health care plan “with major reductions to Medicare and Medicaid.” ANNCR: Eight hundred and eighty-two billion from Medicare alone. ANNCR: “Requiring cuts in benefits, eligibility, or both.” ANNCR: John McCain … Taxing Health Benefits … Cutting Medicare. We Can’t Afford John McCain. Obama: I’m Barack Obama and I approved this message. Filed under: Barack Obama Health care John McCain Political ads |
The latest political news from CNN's Best Political Team, with campaign coverage, 24-7. Sign up for our twice daily Ticker emails. Got a news tip or feedback? For complete political coverage, bookmark CNNPolitics.com. CNN=Politics Screensaver
New in the Ticker
@wolfblitzercnn: New SitRoom start time. Beg. mid-Jan, we're on 5-7p ET. Our excellent team can focus on 2 solid hrs. Less becomes more.
Updated: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:45:58 -0800 @psteinhauserCNN: New CNN Poll: Tiger Woods' standing with Americans takes a big hit but there appears to be a big racial divide - http://bit.ly/6dW44s
Updated: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:28:45 -0800 @wolfblitzercnn: Trifecta -- NOT. My Redskins, Bills and Packers all lose this weekend. Very sad.
Updated: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:40:09 -0800 @HornickCNN: RT @andersoncooper: Interactive: The top 10 Health-Care-Reform Players http://bit.ly/6C3OlX
Updated: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:47:50 -0800 @HornickCNN: RT @cnn_oppmann: CNN.com: Mexico City approves same-sex marriage. http://bit.ly/5RyMnk #mexico
Updated: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:46:26 -0800 Categories
Archive
Popular Posts
|
Loading weather data ...