Subject: [big campaign] NEA closes strong to aid education champions in mid-term elections
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:52:34 -0400
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CONTACT: Brian Washington

October 25, 2010
(202) 822-7823, [email-masked] <mailto:[email-masked]> 

NEA closes strong to aid education champions in mid-term elections

Association adds $2 million to independent campaign and unveils new ads

***Use links below to access new ads***

CO Senate radio ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyt4IWcEuqw
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyt4IWcEuqw> 

KY Senate TV ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHHSL2Kn5N0
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHHSL2Kn5N0> 

PA Senate radio ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHTBCXbR-qI
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHTBCXbR-qI> 

WA Senate TV ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvQ7HcOXlmg
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvQ7HcOXlmg> 

IL CD-17 TV ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn9SINwvofk
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn9SINwvofk> 

NY CD-01 radio ad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwK_A5Yq1fY
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwK_A5Yq1fY> 

WASHINGTON-With eight days remaining until Election Day, the National
Education Association is stepping up its efforts to elect education
champions to the 112th Congress.  The Association has increased its
independent expenditure campaign from $15 million to $17 million and is
unveiling several new ads in key federal races that draw clear
distinctions between pro-public education candidates and their
opponents.  The ads hit the opponents hard on a variety of topics
including education, jobs and the economy, the illegal drug epidemic,
and Wall Street greed. 

The following statement can be attributed to NEA Campaigns and Elections
Manger Lynne Garramone-Mason:

"It is getting down to the wire and the stakes could not be higher. NEA
is  letting voters know that our education champions will not only make
good decisions about what's best for public education but also the
issues that touch families and communities across the country-jobs, the
economy, strengthening the middle class, and protecting Social Security.
Research shows educators are respected and valued community members;
it's our responsibility to let voters know the candidates we believe
will be strong advocates for quality public education and working
families."

Ad Scripts

Colorado Senate Race Ad:  Narrator: Extreme. Far right. Out of touch.
He's been called a lot of things - but the facts about Ken Buck speak
for themselves. On Social Security, Ken Buck supports a plan to
privatize it. Buck would put our Social Security in the hands of the
same Wall Street raiders whose schemes threw the economy into a
tailspin.  On student loans ... Ken Buck would end federal student loan
programs. If Buck has his way, college will be out of reach for many
middle-class families. And on taxes, Ken Buck backs a radical plan to
create a new 23 percent sales tax. Buck's plan would end the home
mortgage deduction and increase taxes on the middle-class - while
eliminating taxes on corporations.  Ken Buck. Whatever word you use,
he's just too extreme for Colorado.

Kentucky Senate Race Ad:  Narrator:  Here's Rand Paul.  Rand Paul:
"Things that are non-violent shouldn't be against the law."  Narrator:
Like other Libertarians he says drug laws are too harsh and Rand Paul
says drugs are quote-not a pressing issue here in Kentucky.  Not
pressing?  Drugs-especially Meth-are an epidemic in Kentucky. Lives,
families, and whole communities destroyed every day.  Rand Paul: "Things
that are non-violent shouldn't be against the law."

Washington State Senate Race Ad: Narrator: What is it with Dino Rossi
and lobbyists?  Lobbyists helped him buy an apartment building. Then
those same lobbyists helped him buy a bank, which was later cited by
regulators for engaging in-quote-unsafe banking practices.  Now Dino's
got a new group of lobbyist pals in Washington, D.C.  They're hosting
his fundraisers and financing his campaign.  There's an old saying Dino.
You lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. 

Pennsylvania Senate Race Ad:  Voice over: "The point is ladies and
gentlemen that greed for lack of a better term is good..good..good (echo
effect)"  Narrator: First there was Gordon Gekko, who defined a
generation of greed.  Now, Congressman Pat Toomey takes greed to a whole
new level.  In Congress, Toomey voted to loosen regulations on Wall
Street banks leading to the collapse of the financial and housing
markets.  Voiceover: "Greed is good." Narrator: Yet Toomey still
supports a risky scheme to turn Social Security over to Wall Street
speculators, gambling our retirement in the stock market.  Voiceover:
"Greed is good."  Narrator: Toomey thinks Wall Street bankers should
keep the bonuses they gave themselves after getting bailed out by
Washington but voted against a combat bonus for our troops fighting in
Iraq and Afghanistan.  Voiceover: "Greed is good."  Narrator: On
November 2nd, at polling locations across Pennsylvania, send a message
to Wall Street.  Say no to Pat Toomey.

Illinois 17th Congressional District Ad: Narrator: 150,000.  That's how
many Illinois jobs have been lost to unfair trade deals. But Bobby
Schilling supports a new free trade deal with Korea. And Schilling says
he'd support even more free trade deals. Schilling actually signed a
pledge to support tax breaks for corporations that ship American job
overseas.  Lost jobs for Illinois.  Tax breaks for corporations that
outsource.  Illinois can't afford Bobby Shilling. 

New York 1st Congressional District Ad: Narrator: What do we really know
about Randy Altschuler?  We know Altschuler is running for Congress on a
platform of creating jobs, but where does he want to create these jobs?
We know his company has sent thousands of American jobs to foreign
countries.  And according to Time Magazine, Altschuler is a leader of
"an industry devoted to making outsourcing happen." Now we find out
Altschuler signed the Americans for Tax Reform pledge because it
supports tax breaks for outsourcing. What will that mean for New York?
If Altschuler is elected to congress, that will be one more vote to
protect tax breaks for companies who ship jobs overseas. That's one more
Republican vote against New York's middle class families. Randy
Altschuler - wrong on jobs and wrong for New York.

To view or listen to the ads, visit: 
www.youtube.com/user/NEAFundCampaignAds.

Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/NEAMedia

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The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional
employee organization, representing

3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty,
education support professionals, school administrators, retired
educators and students preparing to become teachers. 

 

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