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Three strong ads from VoteVets.org today - Pennsylvania Senate, Pennsylvania 8th District, and Nevada Senate. Releases on all the ads are pasted below, but for your convenience, here's the links to the ads, and the releases on the web. Feel free to pass along. PENNSYLVANIA SENATE - Negative on Toomey, Vote Against Troop Bonuses Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48SB88Prtw Release - http://votevets.org/news?id=0373 PENNSYLVANIA 8TH DIST - Negative on Fitzpatrick, Vote Against Survivor Benefits Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmIsJ2uxKME Release - http://votevets.org/news?id=0373 NEVADA SENATE - Positive on Reid, 90 Second Bio Ad Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa3fRarzoIQ Release - http://votevets.org/news?id=0374 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=1&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.votevets.org%2F> votevets.org About <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.votevets.org%2Fabout%2F> VoteVets.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 13, 2010 CONTACT: ERIC SCHMELTZER, [email protected], 646-290-8586 VETERANS LAUNCH NEARLY $1 MILLION IN ADS IN PENNSYLVANIA, CRITICAL OF TOOMEY, FITZPATRICK ON FAILURE TO SUPPORT TROOPS AND VETS Ads call for defeat of Toomey, Fitzpatrick for voting against troops and veterans PHILADELPHIA, PENN. - VoteVets.org, a national veterans organization, is today launching nearly $1 million in hard-hitting broadcast and cable ads in Pennsylvania, critical of the veterans' record of Senate candidate Pat Toomey and Eighth House District candidate Mike Fitzpatrick. Each of the ads features veterans from the state. The Toomey ad can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48SB88Prtw <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=3&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dj48SB88Prtw> The Fitzpatrick ad can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmIsJ2uxKME <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=4&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCmIsJ2uxKME> The scripts of both ads are below. TOOMEY AD - "EXPECT" The ad on Toomey hits at his vote against a $1500 combat bonus for troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. It features Anthony Rakoczy, a Marine veteran from Levittown, John Hanczaryk, an Army veteran from Yardley, and Bruce Gerstemeier, an Army veteran from Scranton. All three served in Afghanistan. In the ad, the veterans rotate lines, saying, "As a soldier in Afghanistan, I was trained to expect the worst. At home, I thought it would be different. But, Congressman Toomey voted against a $1500 combat bonus. And, Congressman Toomey supports letting Wall Street execs keep every penny of their bonuses. Toomey said that money for troops was 'wasteful spending.' Bonuses for Wall Street are fine? But bonuses for troops are wasteful? I expected the worst in Afghanistan. I expected better from Congressman Toomey." Indeed, Toomey did vote against an amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak in 2003 that would have given combat troops a $1500 bonus for their service in war. This June, when asked, Toomey said at a press conference of that vote, "Now there are times when some of these measures are [used] as an excuse to undermine the fiscal stability of our country. That's very bad policy. And, we shouldn't hold military and veteran needs hostage to wasteful spending." VoteVets.org says it is spending $400,000 on airing the ad on broadcast and cable. It comes on the heels of a $500,000 canvassing effort in the state supporting Joe Sestak, announced earlier in the month. FITZPATRICK AD - "SACRIFICE" The ad on Fitzpatrick is critical of his vote to allow families of the fallen to claim their rightful survivor benefits from the government. The ad features Jared Baker, an Army Iraq veteran from Doylestown. In the ad, Baker says, "I proudly served as a soldier in Iraq. Thousands of American troops lost their lives and we counted on our leaders back home for support. But, we didn't get that kind of support from Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick failed those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. He actually voted against giving rightful survivor benefits to families of fallen service-members. Mike Fitzpatrick voted against our troops, and their families. Now, it's time to vote against him." In 2006, when in Congress, Fitzpatrick voted against a motion to stop the Department of Defense from reducing military death benefits for surviving spouses by the amount received in Veterans Affairs dependency and indemnity compensation. That vote affirmed a policy that cuts Survivor Benefit Plan annuity payments by the amount of VA compensation. VoteVets.org says it is spending $500,000 to air the ad on broadcast and cable in the Philadelphia market. VoteVets.org <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=5&url=http%3 A%2F%2Forg2.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_n um%3D3%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fvotevets.org%252F> is a pro-military organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, dedicated to the destruction of terror networks around the world, with force when necessary. It primarily focuses on education and advocacy on issues of importance to the troops and veterans, and holding politicians accountable for their actions on these issues. # # # <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=1&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.votevets.org%2F> votevets.org About <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=2&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.votevets.org%2Fabout%2F> VoteVets.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 13, 2010 CONTACT: ERIC SCHMELTZER, <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected], 646-290-8586 VETERANS BACK HARRY REID IN MOVING NEW TELEVISION AD LAS VEGAS, NV - VoteVets.org, a national veterans organization, is launching a moving new television ad today, narrated by a veteran from the state, urging Nevadans to re-elect Senator Harry Reid. The group said it was spending $400,000 to air the ad on statewide broadcast and cable. The ad can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa3fRarzoIQ <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=3&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dxa3fRarzoIQ> Titled "Highway," the ad shows a young man hiking along the road, just as Harry Reid did once a week as he went back and forth to school. Narrated by Anthony Funches an Air Force veteran from Las Vegas, the ad chronicles how Harry Reid has always beat the odds, including his leadership to provide care and benefits to our nation's veterans. The full script of the ad is below, with backup. "Harry Reid has always been there for us," said Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chairman of VoteVets.org. "This ad truly encapsulates how we feel about him and the dogged leadership he's provided, especially when it comes to veterans. In very many ways, veterans coming home face the same kind of challenges that Harry Reid has always conquered - getting an education, working our way up the ladder. So not only are we thankful for his leadership, and respect it, but we identify with his character. That's why we've chosen to run an ad like this." <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=4&url=http%3 A%2F%2Forg2.democracyinaction.org%2Fdia%2Ftrack.jsp%3Fkey%3D-1%26amp%3Burl_n um%3D3%26amp%3Burl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fvotevets.org%252F> VoteVets.org is a pro-military organization of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, dedicated to the destruction of terror networks around the world, with force when necessary. It primarily focuses on education and advocacy on issues of importance to the troops and veterans, and holding politicians accountable for their actions on these issues. # # # Ad Script Script Back-Up High school was forty-six miles away, they said going would be impossible. So, he walked & hitched his way. Forty-six every Monday, forty-six back come Friday. "Finding someplace to go to high school took money some people just didn't have. Some young men kicked around or went into the mines or other such jobs. Others went to school in Needles California, some to Boulder City or Las Vegas. Following the good example of my brothers Don and Dale, who had both gone to Basic High School, I stuck my thumb at age thirteen and hitchhiked the 45 miles north to Henderson." [Harry Reid, The Good Fight, p.100] Asked his girlfriend's father for her hand, he growled; and said impossible. Five children and sixteen grandchildren later, he and his girlfriend are still holding hands. "'We're married,' Landra told [her parents]. 'I wanted to give you the address of where we're going.' 'This is not what we wanted. I did everything I could to stop it, and that was my right,' Earl Gould told his daughter. 'But now it's done. You are our only daughter. We're going to try and make this thing work.'" [Harry Reid, The Good Fight, p.125] "In 1961, their first child and only daughter - Lana - was born. Son Rory was born in 1962, and three more brothers followed - Leif, Josh, and Key.Today, Senator Reid and Landra are the proud grandparents of 16 grandchildren." [Official Biography, Reid.Senate.gov, accessed 10/11/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=5&url=http%3 A%2F%2Freid.senate.gov%2Fabout%2Findex.cfm> ] Everyone knows a nobody could never get elected to office. Impossible? He proved 'em wrong again. "As a small boy he would accompany his father, Harry Reid Sr., for long days deep underground in the mines. His father was a hardrock miner with an eighth grade education and his mother never completed high school; yet the youngest of Harry and Inez Reid's four sons would go on to achieve the American dream." [Official Biography, Reid.Senate.gov, accessed 10/11/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=6&url=http%3 A%2F%2Freid.senate.gov%2Fabout%2Findex.cfm> ] A nobody from Nevada could never become the most powerful man in the Senate. "Reid became the most powerful man in the Senate after Democrats won the Senate majority in 2006." [Washington Post, WhoRunsGov.com Sen. Reid profile, January <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=7&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.whorunsgov.com%2FProfiles%2FHarry_M._Reid> 2007] Never single-handedly stop Yucca Mountain. "Reid is surely the most influential senator Nevada has sent to Washington since it became a state 146 years ago. He has delivered millions of dollars in aid and almost single-handedly blocked the federal government from turning Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Vegas, into a national nuclear-waste repository." [New York Times, 1/12/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=8&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fmagazine%2F24reid-t.html%3F_r%3D2% 26amp%3Bpagewanted%3Dall> ] Never bring Nevada thousands of jobs. HIRE Act - 69,254 Jobs "The Senate on Wednesday easily approved a $15 billion plan to spur job creation, a vote that lawmakers hoped would show that they were taking steps to improve the nation's employment outlook." [New York Times, 2/24/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=9&url=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F02%2F25%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2F25jobs.html> ] "Some 69,254 people in Nevada were hired under an incentive program that provides tax breaks for hiring unemployed workers [the HIRE Act], the Treasury Department said Monday." [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 8/3/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=10&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.lvrj.com%2Fbusiness%2Fnevada-hiring-boosted-by-act-99822609.html > , emphasis added] CityCenter - 22,000 Jobs "Last year, MGM Resorts International was close to shuttering CityCenter, the largest private construction project in the nation's history. Financing had dried up in the wake of the financial industry's collapse. At MGM's request, Reid and his Republican counterpart Sen. John Ensign called the CEOs of the company's lenders urging them not to ignore the project. Without that intervention, Reid argues, 22,000 workers would be without jobs and the Strip would be stuck with a cluster of partially built hotels." [Las Vegas Sun, 7/9/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=11&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.lasvegassun.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Fjul%2F09%2Fjobs-citycenter-give- reid-22000-talking-points%2F> , emphasis added] Wind Turbine Plant - 1,000 Jobs "A consortium of companies announced plans today to develop a plant in the Las Vegas area that would employ about 1,000 people for manufacturing wind turbines.In today's announcement, the partners credited Sen. Harry Reid for their decision to locate the plant in Nevada. They also cited affordable real estate in Nevada, the state's skilled workforce and Nevada's business-friendly climate." [Las Vegas Sun, 3/11/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=12&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.lasvegassun.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Fmar%2F11%2Fcompanies-announce-pl ans-wind-turbine-manufacturin%2F> , emphasis added] Travel Promotion Act - 40,000 Jobs "President Obama Thursday enacted legislation to promote international travel to the United States by establishing a national tourism board that would coordinate advertising and other efforts to encourage foreigners to visit the United States.Advocates of the law say it would help attract 1.6 million new international visitors, $4 billion in new spending and more than $300 million in tax revenue each year. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.), who faces a tough re-election battle this year, was a strong backer of the bill." [Washington Post, 3/4/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=13&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fvoices.washingtonpost.com%2F44%2F2010%2F03%2Fobama-signs-travel-prom otion-a.html> ] "'It's been a tough year, particularly for domestic U-S travelers to come to Las Vegas,' says Gary Selesner, the President of Caesars Palace. 'The one segment growing has been international.' But international tourists are in high demand. Since 9-11, 68 million fewer visitors have come to this country. That's partly why the travel promotion act was created, so the U-S can market itself. 'We collectively can no longer leave it to the states or corporations,' says MGM Mirage Marketing Director Bill Hornbuckle. 'Everyone needs to participate.' 'This is a great assist for us, because we're going to have millions of dollars of advertising helping convince tourists to come to this country and by extension, Las Vegas,' adds Selesner. Local politicians like Senator Harry Reid and Senator John Ensign were instrumental in pushing this bill through Congress. They say attracting 1.6 million more visitors a year should result in 40,000 new jobs nationwide." [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 3/9/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=14&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.ktnv.com%2Fglobal%2Fstory.asp%3Fs%3D12110769> , emphasis added] . or be the one to demand that our veterans be treated with dignity and honor. For those would be impossible. "Today, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Political Action Committee announced its endorsement of Nevada Senator Harry Reid for his tireless commitment on behalf of Nevada's veterans such as securing the $540 million in funding needed to complete a new VA Hospital in Southern Nevada, passing the 21st Century GI Bill of Rights and supporting the end of unfair concurrent receipt policies." [VFW-PAC endorsement via Harry Reid.com, accessed 10/11/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=15&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.harryreid.com%2Findex.php%2Fnews%2Frelease%2Fveterans_of_foreign _wars_pac_endorses_senator_harry_reid%2F> ; VFW-PAC endorsement list, 9/24/10 <http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?key=-1&url_num=16&url=http% 3A%2F%2Fwww.vfwpac.org%2FRevised%2520Endorsement%2520List%2520Sept%252024-1. pdf> ] Re-election? Some say darned close to impossible, throw 'em all out. But in this day, this time of worldwide distress, we think Nevada needs him and that determination more than ever. So, let's send him back, where he'll keep quietly, patiently, doggedly doing what he's always done for us. Yep, the impossible. -- Eric Schmeltzer Public Relations www.SchmeltzerPR.com 646-290-8586 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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