WASHINGTON (CNN) – After several e-mail pleas and a nationwide door-knocking campaign, President Obama's political arm will start airing a television commercial Thursday, urging voters to pressure Congress to approve his budget.
"America is facing tough times," a narrator says in the 30-second ad.
"President Obama has a plan to get our economy moving again, to cut the deficit in half, and create jobs by investing in health care, energy independence and schools. Thousands are going door to door as part of Organizing for America - gathering support for President Obama's plan to invest in America's future. You can help, too. Call Congress and tell them to support President Obama's budget plan to get our economy moving again."
Listen: Mark Preston and CNN Radio's Bill Caiaccio break down the new spot
The TV commercial features video footage of last weekend's national canvassing drive by Organizing for America, Obama's presidential campaign organization, which has been folded into the Democratic National Committee. Natalie Wyeth, OFA's spokeswoman, said this is the organization's "first ad as a project of the DNC."
"The ad will run on national and D.C. cable - primarily MSNBC and CNN," she wrote in an e-mail. "This is just one of the many tools we'll provide our supporters with, to help them make their voices heard and send a strong signal to Washington that the time for change is now."
A handful of liberal interest groups are also running separate television and radio ads in support of Obama's budget.
Earlier this month, the DNC ran an ad on cable television in South Carolina criticizing Republican Gov. Mark Sanford for refusing to accept all the stimulus money set aside for his state. Sanford has said that South Carolina would be forced to search for replacement funding once the stimulus money ran out, or be forced to make cuts.
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They're talking about cutting the deficit? What a joke!!
This budget will give us the highest deficit in American history, by far!
When it comes to misleading and lying to the American people, these people have no shame. It's as if they actually WANT to destroy the U.S. economy....but then again, they are democrats.
Holy cow , does the campaign ever end with this imposter. This budget is just plain obsene , we get it already. Call your representatives and just say no.
Why would an intelligent voter call a Congressman just because of a commercial, and without trying to analyze the budget proposal to see if it looks OK? And if I can stampede my Congressman with a commercial, he's not much of a leader, is he?
Well obviously these organizations have far too much money on their hands that they can spend it on frivolous TV adds to pump up Obama, so let's take it away and give it to those Americans who are now out of work. I mean isn't that the liberal way of doing things nowadays?
You know your ideas stink when, even as President, you have to circumvent the letter and spirit of bipartisan government and put on the full-court-press/hard sell.
Then again, most people are resistant to getting screwed over.
Do you hear that sound, America. That's Hope being revealed as Hype.
How many billions have we invested in other countries? It seems so odd, to me, that any true American could even balk at the thought of investing billions into our own country, the U.S.A.. We know we must stay "in the lead" and do what is right for our own country. If we can't take care of our own then we have no business helping another country with anything. I thank God we finally have a President who's concerns are of this country and it's citizens. We must go forward to do what's necessary to create millions of new jobs here in the U.S.. Upgrades are always costly, but it's past time!
Why are the democrats so determined to sabotage this nation's economy? The budget B.O. is proposing is economic suicide and everyone knows it (even socialist-leaning Europe). It will explode the deficit and bring wasteful government spending to a level we have never seen before. But then again, as corrupt and malicious as the democrats are, maybe that is their intent.
I wonder why the national Dems are in such a tither over some Republican governors refusing part of the stimulus funding. Could it be that they are afraid that these governors are right and when the feds pull the funding in a couple of years, that will make them look stupid? It so much harder to take money back from people, once they've gotten used to it, then not to give it in the first place.
If we can give trillions of dollars to make war, and help other countries all of the time; I see nothing wrong with America giving America trillions of dollars in our own time of need.
I'll support my president on this reason alone.
What happens when you promise to reach across the aisle and make CHANGE by uniting both parties, only to be reaching across that aisle with a clenched fist – having nothing but contempt for those on the other side??
You have to go to extreme measures to find ways to BEG for support of your economic bill – one that WILL NOT WORK anyway! It appears that not only is Obammy not qualified for the position, but those that put him there should consider turning in their right to vote!
Any Governor who refuses stimulus money should be remembered by the voters as NOT working for their people. All our states are in trouble and can use financial help. I think the Governors who are refusing are the ones who are making a run for the 2012 Presidency. If they won'thelp their own state in their hour of need why would voters think they would help the entire United States? Trust me, they definitely will not.
absolutley right president obama.if you dont like my planrepubs.SHOW ME YOURS.quit your whinning and get on with the buisness of righting bushes mess.
All of us need to get together and get this country back in good standing in the world and in putting her on her feet is the starting place.
All good help appreciated.......thanks fellow Americans.
He's putting his political capitol to good use. Might as wel spend it while you have it.
another brilliant move.
i wonder if the republicans will have their own video pressuring america...
When does Obama's campaign end and the realization begin that the majority of Americans DO NOT want his expensive agenda? Right in the middle of a financial crisis, all he talks about is spending money–not for jobs, but to fund his wholesale remodeling of HIS version of the United States of America. If he is looking to mobilize moderates and conservatives, HE, Pelosi and Reid are going about it in the right way.
Contrary to what most left-wing bloggers say here, the GOP is submitting an alternative plan. Doubt Obama will even ackowledge it.
Amazing that he called Bush's deficits irresponsible during the campaign. However, if you take out the TARP funding that Bush put in his last budget, his budget falls into historical averages. Obama's budget (excluding the stimulus package) is SEVEN times the Bush budget.
Obama is perhaps the most fiscally irresponsible leader the world has ever seen.
Yes,
Please call your congressman and tell them his budget is a joke, and not a funny one. Please do your research people.
Please stop this incessant campaign. Wasn't the real oneenough to last us for a few years. I look at these ads just like all the annoying commercials and switch the channel as quickly as possible. The administration must be pretty desperate if they have to innundate us with more propaganda.
Spend the bucks for this? Please, Mr Obama. Welcome to Jonestown indoctrination!
Is this really news? We're going to see the ads when they air, aren't we?
The best cure I've had for insomnia is watching Obama on TV. Bring him on!
Obama needs to quit campaigning and get to work on a real solution that isn't spend, spend and spend some more.....we can't afford this. Fuzzy math never works. Congress should NOT approve this budget.
Look at the mess California is in with all the spending and now we the tax payers are paying the price with higher taxes on everything. Learn a lesson from California and just say NO to more spending.
For decades, Americans have voiced dissapproval of Congress as a whole, while thinking that their local representatives were OK.
I applaud President Obama for calling the voting citizentry to action on pieced of legistlation. This may force the kind of active feedback that is required to make sure Congress is doing what the people, not the moneyed special interests, want.
Conservative voters must be persuaded that Conservative leaders are selling them out. The whole political philosophy of Conservatism is to avoid solving problems. Why? Because solving problems costs money. That money comes from taxes. Those taxes come from the wealthy, mostly. The wealthy don't have problems and they see no reason why their money should be used to solve ours.
Will the Junrior Senator please try and work and stop the campaining please! Quit laughing and screaming and get to work!
Good idea. American's overwhelmingly voted for Obama and his ideas. His budget merely proposes all the different initiatives he outlined while campaigning. It's time for congress to jump on board or get out of the way.
Let's just shove the agenda down their throats......
Can't have it both ways Mr. President, are things good or bad?
We hear that things are terrible from you and your administration and then the next day or week you'e telling us that things are well not so bad, to invest in the stock market!
So which is it...things can't be bad/good to just further your agenda.
Stop running this country in to the ground, we're going to go bankrupt!
Ya know the President is actually trying to get his message out there. Reading about the Republicans wanting Obama to fail, it is so wrong. If he fails we all fail.
We all need to go back in History and How many Presidents had to come in and fix what the predicessor had done to this Country.
Think about this, you are going to start a small business, firstly you find a good location, secondly, you go to the bank to get a small business loan (if you can right now), right now you cannot hire anyone, because your business is not up an running. After a few years you are established, so you have a few employees, but one thing you must do is spend money so you can make more money. You are doing well so now you can advertise your business and what you are selling, or doing. Now your busines grows and you are spending less and selling more. You need to get the word out!
That is what President Obama is doing, he is getting the word out.
I agree..stupidity and the whole world is watching... how can we be a role model country when we have no regards for the real issues at hand but attacking our President with stupid questions.
I thought Obama the savior was going to save us with his oh great economic wisdom. Why doesnt everyone open their eyes and see that Obama is trying to take your money, make us poor, ruin our lives, bankrupt our children, cause more terroist attacks, and cause a depression so we are a poor country dependent on a dictatorship government. Obama's promise are being broken everyday, watch him, when he starts talking with his hands, he's making excuses.
These fools would be wise not to knock on my door, unless they want to stare at my incoming fist!
Not a moment too soon. Last night on CNN, I saw a spot highly reminiscent of the Extremist Right "529" scourge adds that they ran throughout the election campaign.
Question is: Who's paying for those adds? Is it the Financial Industry? Is it the unpatriotic Republican front?
We need a law that requires people who run politically-drive adds to identfy who they are and who's funding them.