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Powerful New Ad: Silence

D216 Wrote: Oct 07, 2012 11:08 AM

Does anyone REALLY believe those job numbers? "Figures don't lie, but liars figure" - A. Lincoln. OK, so to get that 7.8% number, they DROPPED all the unemployed whose benefits have run out and COUNTED all the people with any kind of part-time job. An electrical engineer who made $90K + is now mowing lawns for $7.50 an hour... he's not unemployed... he just changed his career.

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Powerful New Ad: Silence

Masterful work by the admakers at Americans for Prosperity:

The awkward and painful silence. The faint sound of rain. The knowing, concerned looks exchanged by the parents. The dejection of the kids, who intuitively know something's wrong. All punctuated with a clear message -- a very effective ad. And to think: Even after yesterday's "positive" jobs report, this TV spot's 12.1 million statistic doesn't even incorprate the (nearly as many) under-employed Americans and people who...

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