No, no, not ... art!
OK, I'm having a little fun with my friends over at Americans for Prosperity, who are doing their best to promote their effort to shoot down the pending economic stimulus bill.
The effort comes complete with its own Web site (natch) and a radio commercial aimed in part at urging U.S. Sen Kay Hagan to vote "no" on the bill.
(Worth noting: Sen. Richard Burr was tagged in a radio ad, urging him to vote "yes," that was aired by stimulus supporters last week.)
The AFP commercial lists all bad stuff that's in the stimulus bill and includes this line:
"It's the same old wasteful spending for pet projects we've seen before....$50 million to fund art. That's right - art."
Now, art projects may not be the most urgent things in the world, but does it really get the same intonation move voice-over guys reserve for evil, evil things?
Here's how AFP describes the ad:
Americans for Prosperity-North Carolina (AFP-NC) today launched a radio ad blitz urging citizens to contact Senator Kay Hagen to vote 'no' on the trillion dollar stimulus scheme that would drastically increase the size of government.Airing in Wilmington, Greensboro, and Raleigh, the ad states that Washington politicians are up to their old games, using the economic crisis to fund pet projects proposed in the wrongfully titled “stimulus” package.
"We can't spend our way to prosperity," said Dallas Woodhouse, AFP North Carolina Director. "We are encouraging our members, and anyone who is concerned with the out-of-control spending of taxpayer money, to contact Senator Hagan and urge her to find free market solutions to stimulate the economy."
Comments (5)
To report abuse of the comment feature on this site, please use the feedback form at the bottom of any page.
No, no, not...Art!
Okay, I'm having a little fun with my friends over at Americans for Prosperity, who are doing their best to promote their effort to shoot down the pending economic stimulus bill.*Mark
Aren't these Guys the same Art Pope front [ John Locke Foundation] that praise George Bush and his agenda to print more paper money which gave us the greatest deficit in the history of governments on this Planet.
I suggest Dallas sell everything that he owns and to do like the Lord commanded to the rich Prosperity freaks of his time and give it to the homeless in Iran personally as a example of a faith base government stimulus gone wild
Posted on February 5, 2009 5:13 PM
As of Thursday 1275 pages of PORK.
Obama , Bush rushed into everything, not allowing the America people a chance to understand it.
American media kicked Bushes butt over this.
Obama, if we do not get this pork barrel today, America going to hell. America media, kisses Obama butt.
This is real change, just like the man said.
I guess we need to start a old folks home for prostitutes. (That's in the bill as yesterday)
Old media people need somewhere to go, I guess.
Posted on February 6, 2009 4:47 AM
What, no personal attack? Doug, I'm disappointed...no, wait, I see it, the prostitute thing. Very good. For a minute there I was afraid you were actually trying to make a point in a civilized fashion.
Posted on February 6, 2009 7:24 AM
Egads! The terrible Art Monster could trigger the end of civilization as we know it!
Great headline!
Posted on February 6, 2009 10:33 AM
What, no personal attack? Doug, I'm disappointed...no, wait, I see it, the prostitute thing*Mark
I had no idea you were a crossdressing transgender old media freak?
Posted on February 8, 2009 6:26 PM