Dole TV Attack Ad
The following ad ran in New Hampshire during January,
1996 on WMUR News Channel 9.
Length of Ad is 30 seconds.
[Male narration begins; black on white printed graphic: "HAVE YOU
HEARD ABOUT STEVE FORBES' RISKY IDEAS"; along the bottom of
screen is printed graphic: "Paid for by Dole for President, Inc." and a
small head and shoulders shot of Bob Dole next to that]
"Have you heard about Steve Forbes' risky ideas?"
[Fade to black screen that has right side ripped down revealing Steve
Forbes, head and shoulders; white box graphic is on top left with
"STEVE FORBES:" printed inside. As narrator speaks, white box
graphic with "WELFARE BENEFITS" printed inside falls below first
box followed by white box graphic with "FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS"
printed inside falls with a crashing sound.]
"Forbes supports tax payer funded welfare benefits for illegal aliens."
[Second and third boxes fade and same type of boxes follow with
"OPPOSES MANDATORY", "LIFE SENTENCES", and "3 TIME FELONS"
printed in each fall; crashing sound comes with the last box.]
"Forbes opposes mandatory life sentences for criminals convicted of
three violent felonies."
[Second, third and fourth boxes fade to same type of boxes with
"PLAN ADDS", "$186 BILLION", and "TO DEFICIT" printed in each fall;
crashing sound comes with the last box.]
"Forbes economic plan will add $186 billion a year to the deficit."
[Second, third and fourth boxes fade to same type of boxes with
"OPPOSE REPUBLICAN", "BALANCED BUDGET", and "AMENDMENT"
printed in each box fall; crashing sound comes with the last box]
"No wonder Forbes opposes the constitutional amendment to balance
the budget."
[Second, third and fourth boxes fade to same type of boxes with "THE
MORE YOU LEARN", "THE MORE QUESTIONS", and "YOU HAVE" printed
in each fall; crashing sound comes with the last box.]
"The more you learn about Steve Forbes, the more questions you
have."
[Everything fades to printed graphic--black on white: "STEVE
FORBES:"; black box falls with white printed graphic: "UNTESTED"
above "LEADERSHIP"; another black box falls with white printed
graphic: "RISKY IDEAS"; crashing sound with last box.