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New Ad: Paul Ryan Pushes Granny Off a Cliff (Literally!)

How low will liberals sink in their campaign to smear Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan?

(At least) this low, apparently:

If you thought that was absurd, consider how the group responsible for the ad describes its mission:

The Agenda Project’s goal is to build a powerful, intelligent, well-connected political movement capable of identifying and advancing rational, effective ideas in the public debate and in so doing ensure our country’s enduring success.

Between out-dated political parties, self-interested multi-national corporations, and ineffectual elected officials, good values and common sense have lost their power in the public debate. Our goal is to return normal Americans to the center of the policy debate by cultivating an understanding of public policy, facilitating common action, and connecting the best ideas and the strongest leaders with engaged citizens, elected officials, the media, political insiders, and experts through a variety of in-person and on-line platforms.

(h/t Mark Hemingway at The Weekly Standard)

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   05/18/11 18:31

It's hilarious, but not for the reasons they likely intended.

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   05/18/11 18:32

Are we sure this isn't a Newt Gingrich ad?

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   05/18/11 18:33

Scurrilous nature of the group aside, I must say - it's a pretty funny ad.

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   05/18/11 18:36

Where were the kittens and puppies in her lap? Hopefully he lifted her Social Security check beforehand.

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   05/18/11 18:38

Where were the puppies and kittens in her lap?

Hopefully he lifted her Social Securtity check beforehand.

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kenbbbb
   05/18/11 18:43

Funny ad. Hilarious how the repubs think they can win with this issue....privatize medicare while cutting taxes AGAIN for the top 2%. Real winner there. Ha ha.

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   05/18/11 18:44

"Are we sure this isn't a Newt Gingrich ad?"

Hey! That was my first thought too Oilwatcher.

But in all seriousness, what an absurd ad based on lies to scare seniors away from the GOP.

Stay strong Rep. Ryan, we got your back.

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   05/18/11 18:54

Hilarious!

Now, I want to see the same commercial remade except with President Obama pushing the wheelchair and Lady Liberty in the wheelchair. Then, Obama dumps her into the back of a garbage truck with "US DEBT" written on the site. The punch line: is America beautiful with its unsustainable, crushing debt?

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   05/18/11 19:01

what do you expect from "radical" "right-wing social engineering"?

(thanks again, Newt)

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   05/18/11 19:03

As someone else wrote:

Liberals do not have integrity, they have goals.

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Chris G.
   05/18/11 19:23

Thank goodness no one pulled the plug on grandma!

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DOOM161
   05/18/11 19:38

I'll be waiting for their ad on what happens when democrats let Medicare go bankrupt on its current path.

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   05/18/11 19:42

"kenbbbb
05/18/11 18:43

Funny ad. Hilarious how the repubs think they can win with this issue....privatize medicare while cutting taxes AGAIN for the top 2%. Real winner there. Ha ha."

Funny post. Hilarious how Progressives think they can lie forever and continue to drive America into the toilet. The jig is up baby! People are waking up.

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   05/18/11 20:02

They have a history of campaigns lacking in taste.

External Link 

Yes (as mentioned previously), goals, not integrity.

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   05/18/11 20:12

"America - a piece of cr#p without entitlements.

Vote for Democrats 2012!"

My captcha: sorry sight

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Osama Been Gotten
   05/18/11 20:19

You mean that wasn't Nancy Pelosi in the wheel chair, without her make up and botox?

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   05/18/11 20:58

Remember the "new civility" that the Democrat/media axis were shrieking for a few weeks ago? That went down the memory hole so fast it created a sonic boom.

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MarkJ
   05/18/11 21:10

Next on deck from the Agenda Project: Paul Ryan as Richard Widmark pushing a crippled lady down the stairs a la "Kiss of Death"!

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Tim Byer
   05/18/11 22:14

At least as funny as the ad were the syntax/grammar of the opening bit: "In 1965, America made Medicare into law." What was it before being made "into law"?

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Gary Bonds
   05/19/11 00:28

"Death Panels 2: The Payback"?

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