$1.1 MILLION A DAY

[leftstreet]

For Television Ads!

Health fight TV ads pass $100 million for the year


September 29, 2009

WASHINGTON—Medical providers, businesses and other groups battling over a health care overhaul have spent more than $100 million this year on television advertising -- an enormous sum that highlights the stakes involved.

Evan Tracey, who heads a private data tracking company called the Campaign Media Analysis Group, says spending on TV ads on the issue hit $110 million as of Sunday. It's averaged $1.1 million daily in the past week as Congress has stepped up its work on overhaul legislation.


About $47 million has been spent for ads favoring a health overhaul and another $32 million has gone to opposing the effort. The rest has been spent for ads that talk generally about health care.


Big spenders include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AARP.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/09/29/health_fight_tv_ads_pass_100_million_for_the_year/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Latest+news

America, Fuck Yeah!

[AndyA]

1. How many people would still be alive today if that money had been spent on patient care

instead of protecting profits?

It's a national disgrace, and the fact that our Congress can't seem to figure out how to do the right thing proves we need NEW PEOPLE to represent us.

[Initech]

2. Seriously if I see another Cialis or Flomax commercial while I'm eating...

:nuke:

[leftstreet]

3. Cialis Warning: May cause inexplicable need to sit outside in a bathtub

[butterfly77]

4. Any amount of money to stop the people...

and its not just healthcare. All of the money they spend on ads and bullshit they could have helped the homeless,built some housing,fed some people they are full of it...They claim that they want tax cuts and they don't want anyone messing with their money. They have every damn tax cut/subsidy in every damn bill that has been brought up. They have plenty of money to burn since they all went over to Iraq to steal some of the 9 billion dollars..