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25. as ludicrous as it sounds. the theme of "personal responsibility" seems to actually include that

Sun Sep 9, 2012, 03:48 PM

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Can anyone imagine a presidential campaign ad like this running in any swing state today? [View all] Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 OP

Wow. Moving. Freddie Sep 2012 #1

Powerful! FailureToCommunicate Sep 2012 #2

Yes, the guitar was perfect. nt Chorophyll Sep 2012 #16

I love it. We should run it again. Scuba Sep 2012 #3

The guitar really made the message. (NT) reACTIONary Sep 2012 #11

Yes. n/t tabasco Sep 2012 #4

LBJ State of Union War on Poverty Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #5

Powerful and moving yends21012 Sep 2012 #6

That is amazing - TBF Sep 2012 #7

Jogged my memory.... ewagner Sep 2012 #8

What a profound difference between then and now. Chorophyll Sep 2012 #9

Yes you are very right Remember Sep 2012 #12

A very moving and convincing message. Even the music... reACTIONary Sep 2012 #10

Advisors would recoil in horror today at such visuals Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #13

In today's selfish America, hungry children should "blame themselves!" mountain grammy Sep 2012 #14

or get a job scrubbing toilets at school demwing Sep 2012 #19

Seeing children in poverty gives Republicans a boner. alfredo Sep 2012 #15

In the War on Poverty, the GOP has joined the enemy side. nolabear Sep 2012 #17

Yes! patrice Sep 2012 #18

And yet, more than ever, this kind of ad is necessary now. loudsue Sep 2012 #20

I think.... GTurck Sep 2012 #21

du rec. Nt xchrom Sep 2012 #22

I remember that ad and how that war ended azurnoir Sep 2012 #23

It really is the 60's all over again, K & R. nt mother earth Sep 2012 #24

Can anyone imagine a politician standing up and saying THIS today? bvar22 Sep 2012 #26

K&R drm604 Sep 2012 #27

Notice that most of the children shown are white Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2012 #28

another kick for posterity Douglas Carpenter Sep 2012 #30