Producer: Jennie Blackton
Running Time: 00:30
Debut Date: 07/22/2008
Ad Buy: Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Clarks Summit, Pa.
Cost: not available
Summary: The Alliance For Retired Americans attacks McCain for calling Social Security a "disgrace."
Script of "Keep Your Mitts Off Our Money (TV)
WOMAN 1: I'll tell you something horrible John McCain just said.
JOHN MCCAIN (from video): We are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And that's a disgrace.
WOMAN 1 (v/o): Disgraceful? Laura, get a load of this.
(Text on screen: In 2007 John McCain collected more than $23,000 in Social Security benefits. AP 7/17/08. Now his "FIX" is to privatize it.)
WOMAN 1: I've got to say: To keep your retirement happy and sunny, tell John McCain, "Keep your mitts off my money." All together now:
WOMAN 1 AND WOMAN 2: Keep your mitts off my money!
(Text on screen: Paid for by Alliance for Retired Americans. www.retiredamericans.org)
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