2008 POLITICAL ADS: WHITE HOUSE, NORTH CAROLINA SENATE, ENERGY

MoveOn.org Political Action: "Pocket"

Updated: January 2, 2011 | 10:46 p.m.
August 19, 2008

Producer: Fenton Communications

Running Time: 00:30

Debut Date: 08/19/2008

Ad Buy: Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheville, N.C.

Cost: $500,000

Summary: MoveOn claims Dole and McCain have taken large donations from oil companies, showing their lack of commitment to solving the energy crisis.

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Script of "Pocket" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: We could have provided clean energy for more than a million homes.

Or created thousands of new jobs. Or reduced our dependence on foreign oil.

Instead, John McCain and Elizabeth Dole allowed big oil companies to keep $13.5 billion dollars in tax breaks while taking huge contributions from them.

(Text on screen: Contributions from big oil; McCain: $1.3 million, Dole: $266,000)

John McCain and Elizabeth Dole: Two more Republicans in the pocket of Big Oil.

MoveOn.org Political Action is responsible for the content of this advertising.

(Text on screen: Paid for by MoveOn Political Action, http://political,moveon.org. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.)

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