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.