Progressive Bull Moose
Sunday, March 17, 2024
The Lincoln Project Strikes Again with Three New Powerful Ads Attacking MAGA-Trumpism and Praising President Biden
The Lincoln Project continued its continuing mission of producing high-quality ads over the last week.
In the pieces "Four More Years," "Entitlements," and "Not American," the Project praises the words, ideas, actions, and budget proposals of President Joe Biden while attacking the MAGA-Trumpist positions of not funding border security, supporting Vladimir Putin, and advocating for cuts in Social Security and Medicare.
In the first ad, "Four More Years," President Biden, with Rural America in the background, is quoted from his State of the Union address when he said, "An issue facing our nation isn't how old we are, it's how old are our ideas."
The ad continues with Mr. Biden condemning Mr. Trump's ideas, saying "Hate, anger, revenge, retribution, are the oldest of ideas, but you can't lead America with ancient ideas."
The President then calls for a vision of the future and goes for ideas that "can and should be done" like defending and enhancing Democracy, restoring the right to choose and reproductive freedom, a fair deal to expand the middle class, saving the planet from the climate crisis, and reducing gun violence.
The ad closes with Mr. Biden calling for inclusivity and an optimistic, hopeful vision for tomorrow, stating, "I see a future for all Americans because I believe in you, the American People. When America gets knocked down, we get back up. We keep going. And there is nothing beyond our capacity when we act together."
The ad ends with people chanting "Four More Years."
The next ad released the same day, called "Entitlements," condemns one of the few budget ideas Donald Trump has put forth this campaign, the age-old Republican dream of cutting Social Security and Medicare in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy."
The ad opens with President Biden, whose administration last week released a budget proposal designed to help people by proposing programs to lift the impoverished out of poverty and expand the middle class, attacking Donald Trump and Republicans for stating they would cut Social Security and Medicare to "fund more tax cuts for the wealthy" if they were in power again.
The ad then quotes Trump saying "There is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements in terms of cutting."
The piece then pivots back to Biden who reassures the audience he is talking to that he would not allow cuts to Social Security and Medicare while he is President, saying he would work to "strengthen" those programs and "make the wealthy pay their fair share."
The final ad released this week, "Not American," shows the disgusting disregard the MAGA Republicans led by Mr. "I killed Roe V Wade" and "My own Vice President won't endorse me " Trump and spineless "The Bible Tells Us" Speaker Mike Johnson has for the nation's national security by not funding border security and praising, to the nations detriment, Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin.
The narrator in the ad starts off by stating "American Security is a President's and party's highest calling" to maintain strength and "standing up" to the nation's enemies.
The narrator continues, saying:
"That's why Americans are outraged that Trump's MAGA party is deliberately leaving us open to attacks. They refuse to protect the border, shutting down the toughest bipartisan border security law in decades. Instead, they're helping the Cartels, the Coyotes, and the human traffickers just to score political points."
The ad then segues to MAGA's infatuation with Vladimir Putin with the narrator saying, "Worse. They're backing Vladimir Putin's murderous regime. MAGA Republicans have cut off weapons in support of the free people of Ukraine...They want Putin to win."
The ad also broadcasts Trump's threat to Ukraine and the N.A.T.O. nations when he said, "If they're not going to pay, we're not going to protect."
The narrator closes the ad with:
"Weak on the border. Weak on National Security. We know what side the MAGA GOP is on and it's not America."
For People Who Are Still Unsure About Joe Biden, Watch This and Ask Who You Want in the White House for the Next Four Years
There are unscripted (or fairly unscripted) political moments that come up during campaigns that are especially revealing. Most of the time, these moments reveal the dark side of the candidate.
But, there are other instances when the candidate's true decency and character come through.
This occurred when President Biden visited Milwaukee last week and spoke with a boy, Harry, about his stutter.
In the video, the President encouraged the boy, saying "Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do anything. You can do whatever you want to do...You're smart. You're handsome. You know what you're doing. Don't let anybody tell you you're not. You can do anything."
The President also recalled to Harry and his mother how he met an older boy, 13-year-old Brayden Harrington, with a stuttering condition on the 2020 campaign trail. He gave that child similar words of encouragement and invited the other boy to watch Mr. Biden write a speech.
Pulling out the speech he delivered in Milwaukee that day, he showed Harry how he writes marks in his speeches to pause so he could control his own stutter.
The end of the video shows Harry thanking the President.
Now, while this video was certainly well organized, there is no denying that the President's genuine decency, encouragement, competence, and good character came through in this largely unscripted encounter.
For people who are still unsure about Joe Biden, watch this and ask yourself who you want in the White House for the next four years.
Do you think the other guy, the one who thinks Hitler did some good things, would take the time to comfort and encourage a child with a stutter?
Check Out These Ads That Show One Time Trump Supporters, Including Those Who Worked for Him, That Will Not be Voting for Him Again
Sometimes the most persuasive political ads for political candidates are the ones that show people that once supported your opponent who have decided NEVER AGAIN.
That is the theme of these four new ads, three from Republican Voters Against Trump and the other from Brave New Films.
Republican Voters Against Trump has just launched a $50 million ad campaign in an attempt to sway voters to not support Trump. The below three ads offer testimonials from now former Trump supporters, many turned off by the actions from the Domestic Terrorist MAGA Trumpists at the Nation's Capitol on January 6, 2021, on why they will not vote for the twice impeached, 91 time indicted, found liable for sexual assault, and person who is reported to have said Hitler did some good things again.
The fourth ad, from Brave New Films, highlights testimonials from people that served in the Trump Administration like former Vice President Mike Pence, former U.N. Ambassador and Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, former Attorney General Bill Barr, former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and former Chiefs of Staff Mick Mulvaney and John Kelly.
All of these individuals testified to Trump's personality deficiencies, lack of grasping the intricacies of public policy, and contempt for the Constitution and Law and Order.
Their message: NEVER AGAIN and BUYER BEWARE.
Voters need to consider.
If the people that worked for Trump are saying "red alert", what more evidence do they need to convince them NOT to vote for him this November.
Sunday, March 10, 2024
"Fighting for You": The Biden/Harris Campaign Release Their First Ad After the State of the Union
The Biden/Harris Campaign Team wasted no time building on the momentum of President Biden's well received State of the Union address by releasing the below ad, called "For You" in the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina, specifically the pivotal turnout cities of Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Phoenix, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Raleigh.
The ad is narrated by the President himself.
At the very beginning, Mr. Biden acknowledges that he "is not a young guy" but he quickly pivots and reminds the audience that he "understands how to get things done for the American People."
The President then recited what his leadership, compared to his twice impeached predecessor, accomplished for the American People including:
- Getting the country through the COVID crisis.
- Presiding over the strongest economy in the world.
- Signing a law (with no Republican support) that lowered prescription drug prices like capping Insulin at $35.00 a month for Seniors.
- In contrast to Donald Trumps failed efforts over his four years, passing a Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that is rebuilding America.
- Signing the largest climate combatting measure in history.
- Promising to restore Roe v Wade, a Woman's Right to Choose, something Donald Trump brags about taking away with his three Supreme Court appointments.
The Presidents concluding remarks especially frame the choice the American People face this election. He said:
"Donald Trump believes the job of the President is to take care of Donald Trump. I believe the job of the President is to fight for you, the American People, and that's what I'm doing."
The outtake at the end of the ad (no spoilers) is PRICELESS. Please see the whole ad. Blue Meanie had to point it out to me and I had to rewatch. It is worth it.
Commenting on the new ad, Biden-Harris Campaign Communications Director Michael Tyler commented in a campaign press release:
“Y'all want to talk about age? Let's talk about age. At 77, Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. At 78, he led us through the COVID crisis, put us on a path to creating nearly 15 million new jobs since the day he took office, and passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to repair our roads and bridges and expand access to broadband internet to every community. At 79, he got us the most significant gun safety legislation in a generation and became the first president to beat Big Pharma and cap the cost of insulin at $35 for seniors. At the same time, he made the single largest investment in history to combat climate change – all before his 80th birthday. Meanwhile, the only helpful thing Donald Trump did for the American people in four years was lose the 2020 election to Joe Biden – and it’s the one thing he won’t take credit for.”
“Now, Joe Biden is 81 and he's going to beat Donald Trump again because he wakes up every single day fighting for the American people while Trump wages a campaign of revenge and retribution focused on himself. Trump may be four years younger than Joe Biden, but his ideas are old as hell and they've already been rejected by the American people. Joe Bide
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