Producer: Russo Marsh & Associates
Running Time: 1:00
Debut Date: 10/13/2008
Ad Buy: statewide in Michigan
Cost: part of a $500,000 buy
Summary: The group's chairman notes several instances that he says call Obama's patriotism into question.
Script of "Obama's Patriotism Problem" (TV)
(Text on screen: Howard Kaloogian; Chairman, Our Country Deserves Better)
HOWARD KALOOGIAN: President Ronald Reagan famously celebrated America as a "shining city on a hill," a bastion of freedom and security.
God has blessed us with a land where opportunities are boundless and the values of integrity, decency, hard work and faith are treasured.
When it comes to this presidential campaign, it's clear that Barack Obama is no Ronald Reagan. For over 20 years, Obama sat listening to rants like this one from his pastor, Jeremiah Wright:
JEREMIAH WRIGHT: No, no, no. Not God bless America. God damn America.
(Image on screen: Obama and others during the pledge of allegiance during a campaign stop. Text on screen: 9/17/2008 -- Indianola, Iowa)
HOWARD KALOOGIAN: Obama refused to put his hand over his heart when our national anthem was played.
After 9/11, Obama stopped wearing an American flag lapel pin, telling ABC News:
(Text on screen: 10/03/2007)
BARACK OBAMA: I won't wear that pin on my chest.
HOWARD KALOOGIAN: And now he's removed the American flag from his airplane, replacing it with a campaign logo.
If America is not good enough for Barack Obama, then surely Barack Obama is not good enough for America.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Our Country Deserves Better PAC is responsible for the content of this ad.
(Text on screen: Help Us Defeat Barack Obama; www.OurCountryDeservesBetter.com; Paid for by Our Country Deserves Better PAC; Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.)
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