I offer this as a 'heads-up':
Move-on.org is launching a "nationwide" TV ad campaign. I'm pondering which networks/stations will air the ad, and the 'free' coverage they'll get from the 'news story' of the ad.
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MoveOn.org will launch a nationwide TV ad campaign on Monday accusing President Bush of breaking the law by wiretapping American citizens without
warrants. The Spot attemps to draw a parallel between Bush’s actions and those of former President Nixon.
The script follows:
TV :30 second
“Breaking the Law”
VIDEO: OPEN ON A CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF RICHARD NIXON.
AUDIO ANNOUNCER (VO): Claiming national security, Richard Nixon
illegally wiretapped innocent Americans.
VIDEO: OVER THE NIXON PHOTO, LAYER OR CORNER ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE OF
NIXON.
AUDIO: NIXON: When the President does it, that means that it is not
illegal.
VIDEO: BACK TO THE PICTURE OF NIXON, BUT AS THE ANNOUNCER
CONTINUES, NIXON’S FACE BEGINS TO CHANGE, ALMOST IMPERCEPTABLY AT
FIRST.
AUDIO ANNOUNCER (VO): We put a law in place to protect innocent
Americans, allowing the president to wiretap for national security —
but requiring court approval within days. George Bush is breaking that
law.
VIDEO: AS THE ANNOUNCER SPOKE, PICTURE OF NIXON SLOWLY MORPHED INTO
A COMPARABLE PICTURE OF BUSH. OVER THE NEXT LINE, THE PICTURE OF BUSH
QUICKLY MORPHS BACK INTO THE PICTURE OF NIXON, THEN THE PICTURE OF
BUSH. SUPER: “BUSH BROKE THE LAW”.
AUDIO ANNOUNCER (VO): Are you having trouble telling these men
apart? We had a special prosecutor then. We need a special prosecutor
now.
VIDEO: AT SCREEN BOTTOM, SUPER “PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL
ACTION,
WWW.POLITICAL.MOVEON.ORG. NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR
CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE CONTENT OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT.”
AUDIO ANNOUNCER (VO): MoveOn.org Political Action is responsible
for the content of this advertisement.
- sourced from press release
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