Senator Obama Addresses Nation on the Economy in Two-Minute Ad

Senator Barack Obama will speak directly to the nation in a two-minute advertisement on the economy. Watch:

For more, read the Obama economic plan, and watch Senator Obama speak about the economy yesterday in Golden, Colorado.

Full transcript of the two-minute ad below.

In the past few weeks, Wall Street's been rocked as banks closed and markets tumble. But for many of you -- the people I've met in town halls, backyards and diners across America -- our troubled economy isn't news. 600,000 Americans have lost their jobs since January. Paychecks are flat and home values are falling. It's hard to pay for gas and groceries and if you put it on a credit card they've probably raised your rates. You're paying more than ever for health insurance that covers less and less.

This isn't just a string of bad luck. The truth is that while you've been living up to your responsibilities Washington has not. That's why we need change. Real change. This is no ordinary time and it shouldn't be an ordinary election. But much of this campaign has been consumed by petty attacks and distractions that have nothing to do with you or how we get America back on track.

Here's what I believe we need to do. Reform our tax system to give a $1,000 tax break to the middle class instead of showering more on oil companies and corporations that outsource our jobs. End the "anything goes" culture on Wall Street with real regulation that protects your investments and pensions.

Fast track a plan for energy 'made-in-America' that will free us from our dependence on mid-east oil in 10 years and put millions of Americans to work. Crack down on lobbyists -- once and for all -- so their back-room deal-making no longer drowns out the voices of the middle class and undermines our common interests as Americans. And yes, bring a responsible end to this war in Iraq so we stop spending billions each month rebuilding their country when we should be rebuilding ours.

Doing these things won't be easy. But we're Americans. We've met tough challenges before. And we can again.

I'm Barack Obama. I hope you'll read my economic plan. I approved this message because bitter, partisan fights and outworn ideas of the left and the right won't solve the problems we face today. But a new spirit of unity and shared responsibility will.

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As usual, Obama's TV ads are calm, persuasive, and logical. That's nice, but meanwhile McSame & Maybelline are airing ads spanking Wall Street, hailing the American worker (now frequently unemployed), and promising to reform Washington etc. Or similar "change agent" jive that utterly ignores McCain's true legislative record -- which was basically tax-cuts for the rich, billion$ for the War On Iraq, all at the expense of a massive National Debt to be paid by today's twenty-somethings. That and his hands-off policy toward Wall Street!

With so little time left in this campaign, how about some fact-filled, sharply-written Obama TV ads that directly and QUICKLY refute McCain's new "I'm a reformer" image? Obama has let his opponent squirm into an ill-fitting superhero suit, and the public needs to immediately hear how FAKE that is! It's not an "attack ad" if it's simply stating the historical truth.

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bmewhinney on September 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM

Has anyone else seen the same pattern I have?

This morning I made a clear accusation against the Republicans about turning this country and our Government into a National Socialist Government.

Let me be clear about what I meant to say:

You can check the numbers for yourselves. The Federal Government has spent this year in an orgy handing out Billions, and Billions of dollars to save mighty and fallen Wall Street Business in a time of crisis.

I say I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

It all amounts to National Socialism for the wealthy and powerful at the expense of the great working masses of this country who will ultimately have to foot the bill.

The pattern I refer to is this. Today, the market continues to fall after AIG was promised $85 Billion. Yesterday’s story was that the Fed had better cough up the money or else?

This pattern has been repeated before and after every hand out and the markets continue to unravel.

What is happening here? Please, someone explain?

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Julio on September 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM

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