Ur Union of Unemployed today launched Bite Back, a two-minute internet
ad that goes after politicians with the ferocity of the shark in the
1975 classic Jaws.
“Weve had enough of politicians describing millions of unemployed
Americans as lazy, drug-addled hobos who should be drug tested before
receiving extended unemployment benefits”
Click here to view the ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNN0jL4xUE4.
Weve had enough of politicians describing millions of unemployed
Americans as lazy, drug-addled hobos who should be drug tested before
receiving extended unemployment benefits, said Rick Sloan, Acting
Executive Director of Ur Union of Unemployed, also known as UCubed. The
ad is designed to vividly remind jobless voters exactly who was behind
decisions to deny them desperately needed benefits.
The Bite Back ad is the latest in a series of GOTV (Get Out the Vote)
messages produced by Ur Union of Unemployed. Previous ads successfully
increased unemployed voter turnout in the Pennsylvania and South
Carolina primaries.
The jobless are the new swing voters, says Sloan. And contrary to the
belief that they will stay home on Election Day, they are waiting
patiently, just below the surface, to strike back at their tormentors.
Ur Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, is a community service project of the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
designed to assist the millions of unemployed and underemployed
Americans, and to provide them with a structure that allows them to take
advantage of their growing numbers. For more information, visit Ur
Union of Unemployed.
Source: Business Wire