2004 Presidential Campaign Blog

"Know" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Releases New Ad in Iowa

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President campaign today unveiled a new 30-second television ad running statewide in Iowa. Entitled "Know," the ad highlights the fact that on the issue of Medicare and Social Security, Dick Gephardt is the best candidate to challenge President George Bush. The scripts follows:

"Know"
Anncr. (V.O.)
"How much do you really know about Howard Dean?
Did you know Howard Dean called Medicare "one of the worst federal programs ever"?
Did you know he supported the Republican plan to cut Medicare by $270 Billion dollars?
And, did you know, Howard Dean supported cutting Social Security retirement benefits to balance the budget."
Dick Gephardt
"I will be a president who will fight to protect Medicare and Social Security. I'm Dick Gephardt. That's why I approved this message."

"Together" "Led" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ads

Gephardt Releases New Ads in Iowa and New Hampshire

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President campaign today unveiled two new 30-second television ads highlighting Gephardt's values and his record of leadership on trade. An ad entitled "Together" is running statewide in Iowa and "Led" is running in the Boston and New Hampshire television markets. The scripts follows:

"Together"
30-seconds, Iowa

Gephardt: I think we're all tied together. Martin Luther King once said we're all woven together in a single garment of destiny. What effects one directly, effects all the rest of us indirectly. He also said I can't be what I ought to be until you can be what you ought to be. When I'm President, I'm going to try to figure out how every person in this country fulfills his God given potential. I'm Dick Gephardt. That's why I approve this message."

"Led"
30-seconds, New Hampshire

Announcer (v/o): Nineteen Ninety Three. Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt passes the Clinton Economic Plan leading to millions of new jobs. Dick Gephardt led the opposition to NAFTA and the China Trade Deal. Wesley Clark, Howard Dean, John Kerry and Joe Lieberman all supported NAFTA.

Dick Gephardt: We must raise global standards so that everyone, everywhere does better. As President, I won't sign Trade Agreements with countries that use slave and child labor. I'm Dick Gephardt. I approve this message because it's time we change America's trade policies.

"Everyone" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Campaign Airs New Trade Focused Television Ad in Iowa

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President campaign began running a new television ad across the state of Iowa this week. Full text of the ad follows:

"Everyone"

Announcer: "One candidate for President voted against NAFTA and the China trade deal: Dick Gephardt."

Dick Gephardt: "We must raise global standards so that everyone everywhere does better. As president, I won’t sign trade agreements with countries that use slave or child labor. I’ll push for an international minimum wage and raise our minimum wage. It’s fair to our workers and it’s right for workers everywhere. I’m Dick Gephardt. I approve this message because it’s time we change America’s trade policies."

"Republicans" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Campaign Airs New Ad in Iowa

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President campaign began running a new television ad across the state of Iowa this week. Full text of the ad follows:

"Republicans"

Announcer:
"Dick Gephardt is the Democrat Republicans fear most."

Rep. Dick Gephardt:
"President Bush’s economic policies are a miserable failure. As president I will repeal the Bush tax cuts and instead provide health care for every American. My Apollo 21 plan will free us from foreign oil and create jobs. I’ll push for an international minimum wage and raise our minimum wage.
"I’m Dick Gephardt. I approve this message because I will stop George Bush and fight for America’s middle class."

"Matt" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Campaign Releases Health Care Focused Ad

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President campaign today unveiled a new 30-second television ad highlighting Gephardt’s plan to get every American covered with quality health insurance. The script follows:

"Matt"

"Thirty-one years ago, our two year old son Matt, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Our health insurance paid for experimental treatments that saved Matt’s life. But in the hospital we met a lot of parents who didn’t have insurance. I’ll never forget the terror in their eyes. As president, I’ll get rid of the Bush tax cuts to guarantee health insurance for every American. ‘I’m Dick Gephardt and I approved this message because it’s time we did what’s right.’"

"Tough" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Ad in Iowa Responds to Dean Attack

Des Moines, IA - The Gephardt for President campaign today unveiled a 30-second television ad that will begin running statewide in Iowa on Saturday, November 22. Entitled "Tough," the commercial responds to an attack ad launched by Howard Dean this week.

"This ad sets the record straight," said campaign manager Steve Murphy. "Howard Dean is attacking Dick Gephardt for a position Dean took himself. We can’t beat George Bush with this kind of double talk."

The script follows:

"Tough"

Announcer: Howard Dean’s attacking Dick Gephardt for a position Dean took himself.
Audio of Debate Moderator: "Is that an up or down, yes or no, on the $87 billion per se?"
Dean: "On the 87 billion dollars for Iraq?"
Moderator: "Yes."
Dean: "We have no choice, but it has to be financed by getting rid of all the president's tax cuts."
Chiron: New York City Democratic Debate 9/25/03
Dean: "I don’t think this Iraq disagreement frankly rises to the level of a big campaign issue and I don’t, I don’t intend to make whether you voted for it or against the supplemental appropriation a campaign issue."
Chiron: "Iowa Press" IPTV 10/19/03
Gephardt: "I’m Dick Gephardt and I approve this message because leadership is about making tough decisions and sticking with them."
Chiron: Paid for by Gephardt for President and Approved by Dick Gephardt

"After" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Releases Personal, Trade-Focused Ad in Iowa

"After" highlights Clayton family’s struggle in Central Iowa

Des Moines, IA - Dick Gephardt today released a new television advertisement highlighting the personally devastating impact unfair trade treaties have had on families in Iowa and the entire country.

"After"
Gephardt For President (30 seconds)

Olin Clayton: "After NAFTA, I lost two good jobs, they closed the plants and the jobs went to Mexico."

Barb Clayton: "We’ve had to move three times, uproot our family and now we’re worried we’ll have to do it again."

Announcer: "Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt led the fight against NAFTA. As President, Dick Gephardt will fight for American jobs. He knows when the rules are fair, American workers win."

Dick Gephardt: "I’m Dick Gephardt and I approved this message because I want to stop George Bush and fight for America’s Middle Class."

"Rural" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Campaign Airs New Agriculture TV Ad in Iowa

Des Moines, IA - The Gephardt for President campaign began running a new television ad across the state of Iowa this week. Full text of the ad follows:

"Rural"

"For years, I’ve led the struggle for family farmers, for strong farm prices and for expanded markets for ethanol.  I’ve always opposed corporate hog lots and supported a ban on packer ownership of cattle.  Tom Harkin and I fought for country-of-origin labeling so Americans know where their meat and farm products come from.  I’m Dick Gephardt. I approved this message because I want to stop George Bush and the corporate agribusiness interests.  As president, I’ll fight for America’s family farmers."

"Jobs" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ad

Gephardt Campaign Airs new TV Ad in Iowa

Washington, DC – The Gephardt for President campaign began running a new television ad across the state of Iowa this week. Full text of the ad follows:

“Jobs” 

“I’m Dick Gephardt and I approve this message because I want to stop George Bush and fight for America’s middle class.  George Bush has lost more jobs than any president since Herbert Hoover.  He’s lost more jobs than the last eleven presidents.  Bush’s budget deficit is almost twice what it was under his father and, 41 million Americans have no health insurance.  Now, another George Bush, another recession.  I believe what’s good for America’s middle class is good for America.  I’ll remember that as president.”

"Leader" "Struggled" New Dick Gephardt 2004 TV Ads

Gephardt Campaign on the Air in Iowa and New Hampshire

Washington, DC - The Gephardt for President Campaign began its paid television advertising in Iowa and New Hampshire today. Two 30-second spots will run on broadcast and cable television.

One ad, entitled "Leader," details Rep. Dick Gephardt's success in leading the politically risky effort to pass President Clinton's 1993 economic plan. Describing it as "the right thing to do," that effort not only balanced the budget, but resulted in the greatest economic boom in our nation's history.

In the second spot, entitled "Struggled," Gephardt begins by saying "I approved this message because I want to stop George Bush and fight for America's middle class." In the ad, Gephardt discusses his background and the values that guide his public life. Those values will make him a very different president than George Bush. "It's people like my folks that make America great," Gephardt says in the ad. "I won't forget them as president."

Full text of both ads follows:

"Leader"
"1993. The economy's in a tailspin. Every Republican opposes Bill Clinton's economic plan. But, Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt digs in and wins the fight in Congress by one vote. The result: The longest expansion ever. Millions of new jobs. ' I'm Dick Gephardt. We took the political heat, but we did what was right. Now we have to get rid of the Bush tax cuts to create new jobs, and guarantee health care for all. That's why I approved this message.'"

"Struggled"
"I'm Dick Gephardt and I approved this message because I want to stop George Bush and fight for America's middle class. President Bush and I see things very differently. My mother was a secretary and my dad delivered milk door to door. They struggled so I could go to college. They taught me to do what's right, no matter the consequences. I owe them more than I can say. It's people like my folks who make America great. I won't forget them as president."