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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Rand Paul for President
December 14, 2015
New Rand Paul TV Advertisement: Learn from Mistakes
WASHINGTON, D.C.
- Rand Paul for President today
released a new advertisement highlighting the need for a conservative
realist foreign policy in which our nation's leaders learn from
mistakes we have made in the past, and secure our borders. This
advertisement contrasts Senator Paul's views on national security with
that of fellow senators and Republican Presidential candidates Ted Cruz
and Marco Rubio.
Unlike Senators Cruz and Rubio, Rand Paul has always fought to defend
our borders and protect our American interests.
The advertisement will begin airing on Monday, December 14th, prior to
the CNN Republican Presidential debate.
TRANSCRIPT:
Voiceover: Iraq... two thousand
five. Hundreds of Americans had been
killed in roadside bomb attacks.
And six were killed in attacks linked to al Qaeda terrorists, Waad
Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi.
A sniper and bomb maker, Alwan bragged he ate Americans for "lunch and
dinner."
Kentucky... two thousand and nine.
Alwan and Hammadi were welcomed into America by the federal government,
given public housing, and public assistance... as refugees.
Here, they attempted to send heavy arms to al Qaeda and plotted an
attack on an Army captain in America.
And yet, some refused to learn from mistakes...
Senator Ted Cruz: We have welcomed refugees -- the tired, huddled
masses for centuries. That's been the history of the United States. We
should continue to do so.
Senator Marco Rubio: Well, we've always been a country that's been
willing to accept people who have been displaced, and I would be open
to that...
Voiceover: But Rand Paul sounded the alarm...
Sean Hannity: It is almost a certainty, ISIS will infiltrate. Why would
we take one of these people?
Sen. Rand Paul: Well, you know, this is one of the reasons I opposed
Rubio's bill originally on immigration, because I didn't think there's
enough scrutiny for those who might come and attack us.
Voiceover: Rand Paul wrote the amendment to suspend visas to nations
with high risks of terrorism... but Marco Rubio voted "no."
Rand Paul is leading the fight to stop terrorism at our borders and
protect Americans first.
Truth Squad 2016
December 14, 2015
Contact: Fred Karger
Anti-Huckabee Commercial to Run on CNN & FOX News around Tomorrow's GOP Debate
Huckabee Hit on Maurice Clemmons' Pardon
WATCH THE COMMERCIAL: CLICK HERE and Below
A :30 second version of “Pardon” will air a total of 19 times from Monday, December 14thto Wednesday, December 16th. It will run on CNN Pre-Debate, during the Undercard Debate, between the two Debates, 6 times on CNN Newsroom, 4 times during Erin Burnett and Anderson Cooper, and various other times on FOX News and CNN over the three day period.
“If you’re in Las Vegas this week it will be hard to miss,” said Fred Karger, Campaign Director of Truth Squad 2016. “We want to make sure voters know that Mike Huckabee released a record 1,033 prisoners while he was governor of Arkansas, twice the number of his three predecessors combined. One of those prisoners, Maurice Clemmons was released 97 years early and went on to murder four Lakewood, Washington police officers on November 29, 2009. Huckabee should never have released Clemmons from prison and our commercial “Pardon” tells that story.”
“None of the families heard a word from Governor Huckabee," said Mrs. Renninger. “And he even told CNN at the time, that ‘if the same file was presented to me today, I would have likely made the same decision.’”
Clemmons had his 108-year prison sentence cut down to only 11 years, when Governor Huckabee granted him executive clemency and set him free. As the commercial points out, this violent prisoner had accumulated 29 disciplinaries and zero achievements during his 11 years behind bars.
"My life, my young son’s life and the lives of the three other families of the fallen officers were forever changed. Nine children lost a parent because of Mike Huckabee," said Mrs. Renninger.
“While Huckabee is low in the polls and appears not to be gaining any traction, we feel that his record as governor needs to get out,” said Karger. “This commercial, and the story it tells, may help hasten Huckabee’s departure from the presidential race. It goes right to his character, just as Willie Horton’s release from prison and subsequent crime spree helped defeat then Governor Michael Dukakis in 1988.”
The first of its kind animated commercial “Pardon” was created by designers and animators Cameron Mott and Tony Boserman. The voice-overs were done by professionals in Los Angeles.
Truth Squad 2016 is a Super PAC registered with the Federal Election Commission I.D. #C00579243
Media Advisory: Friday, December 11, 2015
Contacts:
Annette Magnus, annette@battlebornprogress.orgMaria-Teresa Liebermann, mariateresa@
Laura Martin, lmartin@planevada.org, 702-292-1279
Nevada Progressive Coalition To Hold a #NoHateDebate Rally/Protest Ahead of Republican Debate
Local and national activists from women's, immigrant rights, and working families groups, and labor allies have joined forces to hold Republican candidates accountable for their rhetoric ahead of the GOP Debate in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – On Tuesday, local, state and national progressive groups, activists and labor allies will come together in front of the Venetian Hotel and Casino to hold candidates accountable for the hateful rhetoric that has been coming out of the GOP presidential field. We know that the debate will be held at anti-union GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson’s hotel and that his money has been fueling this type of speech over the years along with other mega-donors like the Koch brothers. The rally will include many of the groups that are currently being impacted by the hate speech that is coming from the Republican field. Joining the coalition will be prominent immigrant rights groups and activists, social justice groups, local unions and workers, women’s rights groups, gun violence prevention groups, groups dedicated to fighting for equal pay and minimum wage and more. This diverse coalition of local, state, and national groups are raising our voices together to say Enough! We Demand a #NoHateDebate!
Whether it’s on the debate stage or on the campaign trail, the candidates must end their slurs and attacks on America, renounce their discriminatory proposals, call out the other candidates who are saying hateful things, and instead offer real solutions to the issues affecting our families and communities.
Nevada is the make-or-break state for every candidate. If candidates cannot win in Nevada—with its growing and changing demographics of Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans, and women—they can’t win the White House. And unless a candidate embraces the issues impacting the ‘New Rising American’ electorate, they have no chance.
WHEN:
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Rally
Time: 12:35 pm
WHERE: In front of the Venetian Hotel and Casino
3355 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109
SPEAKERS: To Be Announced
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