2008 POLITICAL ADS: WHITE HOUSE

Republican National Committee: "Surgeon"

Updated: January 1, 2011 | 2:13 p.m.
October 30, 2008

Producer: OnMessage Inc.

Running Time: 00:30

Debut Date: 10/30/2008

Ad Buy: Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Virginia

Cost: Specific amount not disclosed; part of an overall $25 million buy

Summary: The RNC likens Obama to a pilot who's never flown and a surgeon who's never performed an operation.

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Script of "Surgeon" (TV)

ANNOUNCER [v/o]: Would you get on a plane with a pilot who has never flown?

Would you trust your child with someone who has never cared for children?

Would you go under with a surgeon who has never operated?

Can you hand your nation to a man who has "never been in charge of anything"?

(Text on screen: Sunday Independent, 9/14/08)

Can you wait while he learns?

The Republican National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

(Text on screen: Barack Obama. Untested; Paid for by the Republican National Committee. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. www.gop.com)

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