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"Secure the border"
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1:29 video from Aug. 12, 2014.
[Music] News Anchors/Reporters:
"...chaos
on the Southern border..." "an ongoing and exploding humanitarian
crisis..." "tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants, many of
them are unaccompanied children..." "gang members and terrorists
are reportedly using the border crisis as a free pass to set up shop in
the United States..." "...President Obama will travel to Texas
tomorrow, but will not be visiting the actual border..."
Rick Perry (clip from news): If he doesn't go to the border, I think it's a real reflection of his lack of concern...
TEXT:
"Texas
Governor
Warned
Obama
Administration"
-
Washington
Post
7/9/14
Anchor/Reporter: The Obama
administration received plenty of warning...
Rick Perry (clip from news):
We
flagged
this
issue
in
2012,
and
have
yet
to even have a response...
Rick Perry (clip from news):
It
is
a
failure
of
leadership
from
the
administration
in Washington,
DC. They either are inept or don't care, and that is my position.
TEXT: "Rick Perry Urges Obama
to Secure the Border" - Washington Post 7/3/14
Anchor/Reporter (audio):
One
of
President
Obama's
harshest
critics,
Texas
governor
Rick
Perry,
taking matters into his own hands...
Anchor/Reporter (audio):
Governor
Rick
Perry,
really
showing
leadership...
Anchor/Reporter: If
the federal government won't do it, Texas will...
TEXT:
"Perry
Sending
National
Guard
Troops
to
Border"
-
Associated
Press, 7/21/14
Anchor/Reporter:Texas
Governor Rick Perry announced that he is deploying 1,000 National Guard
troops to secure our border...
Rick Perry (clip from news):
That's
the
goal
here
is
to
impress
upon
the
president that if you want
to secure the border you can...
TEXT: It's Time ... To Elect Leaders ...
Who Will Act
Rick Perry (clip from news):
The American people do not trust the current administration nor
do they trust Congress to deal with this issue until the border is
secure.
Rick Perry (clip from news):
We're
going
to
keep
talking
about
this.
Leadership
is
not about
giving a good speech. Leadership is about making a difference.
Rick Perry (clip from news):
My
message
to
President
Obama
is
to
secure
this
border Mr. President.
TEXT:
Stand
with
Rick
Perry
and
Elect
Leaders
Who
Will Secure Our
Border RickPAC.org
Notes: The ad is a montage of news clips with
several effects including static bursts, flashes and screen close ups
applied. The crisis of thousands of unaccompanied children
from Central America arriving at the Southern border put a spotlight on
Perry as he met with President Obama on July 9 and two weeks later on
July 21 ordered deployment of up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the
border (>).