Producer: Russo Marsh & Associates
Running Time: 1:00
Debut Date: 10/02/2008
Ad Buy: statewide in Michigan
Cost: part of a $500,000 buy
Summary: The ad praises Sarah Palin for her service to the country.
Script of "Sarah's A Fighter" (TV)
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Governor Sarah Palin's life has been dedicated to serving America and its citizens.
SARAH PALIN [from speech]: The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good and to leave this nation better than we found it.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: As governor, Palin took on corruption and put government back on the side of the people.
SARAH PALIN [from speech]: As governor, I stood up to the old politics as usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, the big oil companies and the good ol' boy network.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Palin serves as commander of the Alaska National Guard. Her son, Track, serves his country in the U.S. Army in Iraq.
SARAH PALIN [from speech]: Todd and I are so proud of him and of all the fine men and women serving this country in uniform.
ANNOUNCER [v/o]: She's been a fighter for America, and this fighter's not about to be intimidated by the liberal media.
SARAH PALIN [from speech]: I'm not going to Washington to seek their good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people of this great country.
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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