I think I just saw the first 527 ad of the 2008 campaign season. A group calling itself "LetFreedomRingUSA.com" has a new ad out charging that Barack Obama is "worse than a flip-flopper." If anyone has had any previous experience with these wingnuts, please enlightenment me. In the meantime, to the fold...
So I'm watching Chris Matthews, patiently waiting through his placation and enabling of the Right for our dear friend KO to begin his program, and I saw this ad produced by a group calling themselves LetFreedomRingUSA.com. For those of you frustrated by my lack of knowledge of the internets and how to imbed video, or those too lazy to follow the link, a transcript:
People are saying that Senator Obama’s recent changes of position have made him a flip-flopper.
He’s not!
Flip-floppers only hold one position at a time.
Senator Obama is different: he holds two positions at the same time.
Both ways on banning handguns.
Both ways on public campaign financing.
And now, both ways on withdrawing from Iraq.
He’s ‘Both Ways Barack.’ Worse than a flip-flopper!
People are saying that Senator Obama’s recent changes of position have made him a flip-flopper.
He’s not!
Flip-floppers only hold one position at a time.
Senator Obama is different: he holds two positions at the same time.
Both ways on banning handguns.
Both ways on public campaign financing.
Both ways on NAFTA.
And now, both ways on withdrawing from Iraq.
He wants to have them all, both ways.
He’s “Both Ways Barack.”
Worse than a flip-flopper.
LET FREEDOM RING is responsible for the content of this advertising.
Now, this naturally piqued my interest so I moseyed over to their website to investigate. There I found the average litany of conservative positions and rants plus some I've never heard before. For instance, did you know that the Girl Scouts of the America are a subversive liberal group bent on undermining traditional American values? Yes, those Girl Scouts. The ones with the Thin Mints you love oh-so-much. I should note that the group professes themselves to be dedicated to "promoting Constitutional government, economic reform & traditional values." Wonder how the Girl Scouts made their hit list. Check it out.
I suppose I should be too worried about this, but the lowest common denominator being what it is, I am. What do you all think?
UPDATE: Based on the comments, let's take a survey of how wide-spread this ad is, I'm in South-Central PA (Harrisburg), who else saw it where?