Producer: Squier Knapp Dunn
Running Time: 1:00
Debut Date: 07/16/2008
Ad Buy: statewide in Louisiana
Cost: not available
Summary: The ad discusses some of the things Landrieu has done for Louisiana as senator.
Script of "Fighter" (TV)
MAN #1: These vehicles protect our soldiers from roadside bombs.
MAN #2: And these vehicle save American lives.
MARY LANDRIEU: Our soldiers need these vehicles. Our workers are proud to build them. So I fought hard to keep this assembly line moving.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: When production was threatened, Landrieu reached across party lines to get millions so this Louisiana factory could keep making these armored SVs.
(Text on screen: "New ASV orders creating boom at Textron plant" Times-Picayune -- 12/23/04)
MAN #2: Our guys over there are safer today because she stood up.
MAN #3: Mary Landrieu saved our jobs.
ANNOUNCER (v/o): Mary Landrieu: Rated one of the Senate's most effective members. She works across party lines. Her seniority gets things done -- for better schools, law enforcement, health care for kids.
(Text on screen: Landrieu: "10th ... for legislative effectiveness" Baton Rouge Advocate -- 3/10/08)
MARY LANDRIEU: I never just accept the way things are.
ANNOUNCER (v/o): She took on FEMA, brought jobs to every part of our state and won Louisiana over $40 billion in offshore oil and gas revenue.
(Text on screen: "Offshore royalties bill will bring billions to LA" AP -- 12/20/06)
MAN #4: Others talked about it; she did it.
ANNOUNCER (v/o): Mary Landrieu: Fighting and winning for Louisiana.
MARY LANDRIEU (v/o): I'm Mary Landrieu, and I approve of this message.
(Text on screen: Paid For By Friends Of Mary Landrieu)
Want to stay ahead of the curve? Sign up for National Journal’s AM & PM Must Reads. News and analysis to ensure you don’t miss a thing.
Join the Discussion