Producer: Dixon-Davis Media Group
Running Time: 00:30
Debut Date: 08/21/2008
Ad Buy: statewide in Oregon
Cost: not available
Summary: In his first ad of the general, Merkley accuses Gordon Smith of ignoring the real issues in his TV ads.
Script of "Oregon Deserves Better" (TV)
JEFF MERKLEY [v/o]: I'm Jeff Merkley, and I approve this message.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: The economy. Energy. The war.
(Text on screen: Smith negative ad)
So Gordon Smith talks about: furniture.
Newspapers criticize Smith's ads as "wobbly" and "desperate."
(Text on screen: The Register-Guard, 8/16/08; The Daily Astorian, 8/11/08)
Now we learn a top aide to Gordon Smith called the Capitol renovations "thoughtful" and "innovative," and voted in favor of the bipartisan plan Smith now criticizes.
(Text on screen: Source: legistorm.com; Minutes of the Public Commission on the Oregon Legislature, p.2, 11/13/06)
Gordon Smith: He'll say anything to hide he's voted for George Bush's agenda nearly 90 percent of the time. Oregon deserves better.
(Text on screen: Source: CQ Member Profile; Paid For By Jeff Merkley For Oregon)
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