SEIU Launches ‘Off a Cliff’ Ad Bashing GOP, Conservatives Respond with ‘Spenditol’
- Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:18am by
Tiffany Gabbay
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SEIU is at again, this time jumping on the debt-ceiling bandwagon with the liberal advocacy group, Americans United for Change, to launch a new ad campaigning targeting GOP lawmakers for “driving” ordinary Americans “off a cliff.” Now where have we witnessed that metaphor before?
The ad, that one could argue lacks originality, depicts a “reckless” driver’s viewpoint as he burns rubber up a winding mountain pass at top gear, barely navigating the hairpin turns before, eventually, barreling through the guardrail and off the side of the cliff.
The message, predictably, is that Republicans are reckless with ordinary American’s futures while only caring about protecting fat cat millionaires, oil companies, and CEO’s who “fly around in private jets.”
While the ad targets the GOP as a whole, Rep. Sean Duffy and Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp were two Republicans the SEIU ad singled out specifically for attack.
Below is the ad that reportedly launched in four Republican House districts:
Meanwhile, the conservative Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, launched a campaign of its own, this one a satire on pharmaceutical ads.
The Blaze Blog posted the ad for “Spenditol” on Wednesday, in which the spot opens with a woman lamenting the difficulties in her life that were assuaged when she discovered a new “miracle drug” made in Washington, D.C. Spenditol, according to the ad, is the District’s answer for how to borrow $800 billion for a stimulus that “didnt create jobs,“ nor ”improve the economy.”
The ad asserts Spenditol “makes you feel better now” by pushing off the “really bad stuff” for later, when, presumably, future generations can “deal with” it.
But the drug Spenditol does not come without its side effects. According to the ad, the drug may cause a “mountain of government debt piled on our kids, a sudden loss of freedoms, higher prices for everything…”
Still, the ad urges viewers to “ask your doctor or congressman if your conscience is strong enough for Spenditol.”
The $1.2 million ad buy is allegedly set to run nationally on cable and locally in Florida, Montana, Nebraska and Ohio — four states where incumbent Democratic senators reportedly face a tough road ahead.
(H/T: WSJ)
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Comments (104)
booger71
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:23amHey union members, are you happy that your union bosses are spending hundreds of millions of your union dues on ad campaigns and election campaigns instead of putting your money into retirement funds?
Report Post »NEAF
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 9:42amThe union bosses don’t care, cause they will receive more from Obommer regime.
Report Post »Neesey
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:23amHere’s a thought for the idiots in Washington. Just go ahead and give each working American who actually pays taxes a million dollars. And the taxpayer teat would be no more. Give back to the people who have paid in and privatize. it beats the snot out of going more in debt with bailouts that cannot be tracked for effectiveness, doesn’t it? They don‘t know what’s best and clearly, aren’t learning from past mistakes.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:16amOver the cliff with grandma, and now accusing the Republicans doing the same to the country, because of Representative Ryan budget proposal, and “Cut,Cap, and Balance”. The MSM, SEIU, and progressives are OKAY with President Obama’s fear mongering, lack of leadership, and no budget plan of his own.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on July 23, 2011 at 10:42amIt seems to me those people who‘re eating from the trough now don’t realize they will be the first to be hurt by the downfall of the American economy. No more giveaway programs, no more freebees. Don’t you smug people get what might happen if we continue down this road?
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:04amSPENDITOL needs to be a huge part of the Conservative campaign!!!!
Report Post »love the kids
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:13amThe white house and congress has spent 14 TRILLION dollars than it has to spend, and when people try to stop this, in any other business, illegal act, the Dems come out and say that the people trying to stop this are killing America.
Report Post »Make no mistake, recovering from this will be hard.
Lkyrog
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 9:19amStudies show that Spenditol works better if taken with Koolaid!
Report Post »DRSAVAGE24
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 12:07pmI agree, what does Rush always say? Good comedy has an element of truth in it…well this a very accurate depiction of Washington and hilarious at the same time.
Report Post »JamesR
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:55amJoin a union? NEVER! I prefer to think for myself and not feed any fat cat in the back office. I know lots of union tradesmen out of work, no income, and the unions say they are out of benefits. Perhaps there idol, BO can offer them some words of comfort. Ha, ha
Report Post »bill oswald
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:38am‘Spenditol“ should become the ”BUS WORD” for the 2012 election.
Report Post »BBomber66
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:37amShame on the lying, disengenuous union fascists. The pity is that many will believe the drivel.
Loved the satirical Spenditol ad. It’s like xanax for libs. They must be euphoric.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:34amAppears to me that since democrats have been in control of two of the three branches of government for several years, that they are to dumb to know that they are driving the bus. If it’s going off a cliff, they did it.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 11:33amStudy this chart and see that they have been driving the bus, (AGENDA) for most of the last 90 years.
Only congress has control of the spending.
http://www.dflorig.com/partycontrol.htm
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:16amI think what the Communists/SEIU, (communists first), are trying so very artfully to portray
Report Post »is that union workers drive with the brakes on and as slowly as possible to get more overtime and gouge the employer for as much dues/cash (dues first) as possible
to send to the communist/democrat,(communist first again) party as possible.
Anyway SEIU, keep spending your members money for nonsense like this add.
Hope it cost a million.
stevoschmidt
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:15amtheyll do anything to try to recall wisconsin republicans
Report Post »Ultracurmudgeon
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:14amThe failed “Porkulus” to the SEIU types, and the 8%, no 9.2% unemployment rate, not to mention the “quantitative easing” (printing money from thin air), should wake up the most entrenched liberals to the fact that we are being led in the wrong direction. I hope you bought at least some precious metals just in case.
Report Post »CHICAGOTHUGBUCKET
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 10:00pmCivil war may be the next best thing to four more years of Zombie land. The only way to deal with a Democrat is double tap! They will suck your blood just as all my Liberal Democrat family members have and they never pay you back when you loan them money so why give them more to spend?
Report Post »vdavid
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:13amJust follow the play book boys; http://ia700403.us.archive.org/27/items/gov.uscourts.vaed.264094/gov.uscourts.vaed.264094.1.8.pdf
Report Post »They are doing what they are told and its B. S.
Smug
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:11amWarning: Spenditol should not be taken if, you are a liberal, democrat or if you have tendencies toward socialism. Due to Highly addictive nature of this drug, children under the age of 30 should take only under the supervision of an adult.
Side Effects: Include feelings of entitlement, Sluggishness, Irritability, and an insatiable appetite for other peoples money. Should you experience any of these symptoms please call: 1-800-TEA………….MSSMUG
Report Post »NJTMATO
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:00amLOVE IT!!! Your post should be incorporated into the next spenditol ad!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:08amI wish someone would sit down with SEIU and explain that it is they who are helping run up the debt with misleading ads like this and the kickbacks they get in the form of government grants (tax payer funded efforts to re-elect Obama). Someone needs to sniff that one out…but I betcha a dollar to a doughnut that it is happening.
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:21amThe SEIU to me is like the big dumb jock back in high school. He bullied his way through high school, had an even dumber cheerleader girlfriend, barely graduated and works at the corner 7-Eleven. They have the most sophomoric view of how government actually works and like all progressives learned to put their hand out before learning to speak.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:30am@ Sam I am 2
I think they already know, this is their intention.
@ Bluefish
I knew more than a few who passed HS on the merits of their sports and not on their brains, and still passed with better grades overall than I did. And I did state-level competitions for computer sciences skills in my last year. Explain that one to me :)
Report Post »Bluefish49
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:35am@Ohio…I specifically said “dumb jock”…..I new many “smart jocks”. You missed my point.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 10:05am@ Bluefish
Nah, I got the point, I was elliptically confirming it with an anectdote about more than a few dumb jocks getting through HS without the brain power. My apologies if I was not clear on that.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:06amwow, the unions strong armed the members again,by forcing everyone to give up another $10.00 so the unions bosses could reelect obama and elect democrats so that they can continue their communist push. if we really want the commies gone,we must donate money to every republican who is of the same morals and values as us, we cannot let the left control the media this time and we cannot let them out smart us,we must give to ad campaigns,candidates,so that whom ever we chose has the same fire power as the commies,people this is a war,a war for freedom and we must not lost or we will be just like most countries ,run by union communist thugs, please, find something or someone to help,volunteer,or send money, please get involved, don’t just talk, it is now time to put in the labor and start to walk the walk.the left and their cronies will not rest until they have destroyed our great nation, so we must get in the war and defend our rights and freedoms.
Report Post »Fight for America
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:03amWOW – unions want everything at the expense of everyone else. Taxpayers – cough it up. Successful business people cough it up.
People were okay with unions once upon a time and they were needed during the time of sweatshops.
Now, it’s just greed.
Businesses can’t be blamed for taking their bucks out of the country. They’re being driven out at this point. The same goes for job creators. Why the heck would you want to stay here, invest here, and so on if you just get punished for turning one dollar into two or ten.
Keep it up unions and Lefties – there will eventually be nothing for you to grab.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:57amSEIU, I think that says enough (remember acorn)
Report Post »Viking64
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:56amTypical left wing SEIU lying propaganda, keep spending and spending, kick the can down the road, we can fix this all later, fix it now fella’s. Create a crisis, get as many monkeys to pay dues as we can, Oh ya! The more they pay the more we can skim and the more we can give to radical Dems!
Report Post »emertz8413
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:55amLOL Looking forward to seeing this ad in Ohio. Sherrod Brown and that Kuchinich (SP?) guy, are in for a rough re-election.
Report Post »deadb4red
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:06amDriving off a cliff…sounds more like unions behind the wheel of capitalism.
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:52amObama has already driven us off of the cliff and we are depending on the republicans to furnish us a crane to lift us back up.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:38amThe SEIU ad should have had Bernard Herman’s music from North by Northwest. That would have made the ad entertaining at least. But I guess union hacks don’t have much of a sense for art.
I loved the Sepintol ad. Brilliant. I watched it before reading the article and didn’t rwalize it was a conservative ad. I was thinking, why are the liberals mocking SPENDING, and where did they find such a hot babe?
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:41amI don’t know what my fingers were doing when I was trying to type Spenditol. I blame the pretty lady. Someone throw a burka on her! :-)
Report Post »AmeriWoman
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:30amAHAHAHA!!!
That was great, ^5s to the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee!
AW
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:28amNo surprise here. The unions are realizing that their time is short, they are doing anything and everything they can to try and stay relevant. Sorry unionistas, you have been judged as irrelevant.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:28amYou would think that if the country is in as bad as shape as they all claim. They would be working together to fix it. But no, they want to make stupid ads to try and outdo one another. I would expect this type of demeanor from people like the ones that glittered Bachmann’s husbands office. Not the people that are suppose to keep this country running.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:27amDriving “off the cliff” is as tiring as the ‘lemming’ and ‘kool-aid’ metaphors. But since unions can’t think for themselves (mob mentality) they have no creativity. Nothing new here.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 6:44amThat’s racist! ….Or is it homophobic? … Well it’s at least fascist!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:35amAll of the above :)
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