A non profit group has unveiled a new ad aimed at exposing yet another one of Barack Obama’s lies. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee purchased television spots in Wisconsin and Washington DC to air an ad accusing the president of abandoning the backbone of his health care reform agenda — the public option — for an individual mandate instead.
The group argues that without the public option, the insurance companies benefit and the taxpayers lose.
The television spots cost $40,000 and the group plans to raise money online to pay for more airtime. By showing the ad in Wisconsin, the group hopes to persuade Sen. Russ Feingold (Democrat) to drop his support of the bill if it doesn’t include the public option.
“President Obama should frankly feel ashamed that he promised Americans a public option, got people to believe real change was possible, and then never truly fought for it — instead, pushing a mandate that he specifically campaigned against,” said Adam Green, co-founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee in a statement accompanying the ad’s release. “Hopefully, our ad inspires one brave senator to represent the will of the people and insist that a public option be in any final bill.” Read More…
