"Group counters stimulus with Jesus in ad" from Politico reports that in response to left-wing liberal groups who have trumpeted the stimulus bill's passage, the group American Issues Project has responded with an ad questioning the prodigious amounts being spent on the stimulus.
The American Issues Project, which briefly aired a TV spot in last year's presidential race, will go up on Friday with a TV spot that marks the dollars spent with the passage of time.
“Suppose you spent $1 million every single day starting from the day Jesus was born — and kept spending through today,” says the announcer as an image of the three wise men flashes on the screen. “A million dollars a day for more than 2,000 years. You would still have spent less money than Congress just did.”
According to Chris LaCivita, an AIP consultant, they are spending just under $1 million on the ad, which will be aired on national cable.
The 60-second ad also singles out an eyebrow-raising statement made by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the Senate floor.
“Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments — the American people really don’t care,” Schumer said.
Then, echoing one of Obama’s signature campaign slogans, the announcer asks: “Is this change you can believe in?”
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