Severa
08-17-2012, 07:15 PM
Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/aarp-bristles-obama-ad-medicare-185345328.html)
The AARP plays a starring role in President Barack Obama's new ad defending his record on Medicare. But that doesn't mean the group has to like it.
Hours after the Democrat's campaign released its new commercial, AARP Senior Vice President John Hishta bluntly denied any involvement in the ad and scolded Obama (as well as Republican challenger Mitt Romney).
"The next president and Congress will decide the future of Medicare, and the candidates owe voters straight talk—not just 30-second ads—about what their plans will mean for today's seniors and future retirees," Hishta said in a statement (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AtZ3cz1RIBt0O3MeiBUbyI5g24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTFka3BkYnE0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMwZ2E3YnVxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMmYyOTYxZTYtZTE3Mi0zYzc4LTgwYmYtOTI5Y2Q4NWY5MzYzBHBzdGNhdANlbGVjdGlvbnMyMDEyBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=15njmrd7m/EXP=1346454623/**http%3A//www.aarp.org/about-aarp/press-center/info-08-2012/AARP-RESPONDS-TO-POLITICAL-CAMPAIGN-AD-THE-CANDIDATES-OWE-VOTERS-STRAIGHT-TALK-NOT-JUST-30-SECOND-ADS.html).
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He's expecting straight talk from Obama? :killingme
The AARP plays a starring role in President Barack Obama's new ad defending his record on Medicare. But that doesn't mean the group has to like it.
Hours after the Democrat's campaign released its new commercial, AARP Senior Vice President John Hishta bluntly denied any involvement in the ad and scolded Obama (as well as Republican challenger Mitt Romney).
"The next president and Congress will decide the future of Medicare, and the candidates owe voters straight talk—not just 30-second ads—about what their plans will mean for today's seniors and future retirees," Hishta said in a statement (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AtZ3cz1RIBt0O3MeiBUbyI5g24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTFka3BkYnE0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTMwZ2E3YnVxBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDMmYyOTYxZTYtZTE3Mi0zYzc4LTgwYmYtOTI5Y2Q4NWY5MzYzBHBzdGNhdANlbGVjdGlvbnMyMDEyBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=15njmrd7m/EXP=1346454623/**http%3A//www.aarp.org/about-aarp/press-center/info-08-2012/AARP-RESPONDS-TO-POLITICAL-CAMPAIGN-AD-THE-CANDIDATES-OWE-VOTERS-STRAIGHT-TALK-NOT-JUST-30-SECOND-ADS.html).
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He's expecting straight talk from Obama? :killingme