Ben Nelson On Ads Run Against Him: They Could Kill Health Care Reform

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Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) lashed out Friday at the ads being run against his position on health care reform in his home state, saying they would backfire -- and might even derail the entire reform process.

In a statement issued late in the afternoon by Nelson's office, spokesman Jake Thompson warned that if the new series of ads calling out the Senator's "stalling" on reform were "an indication of the politics going into August, then health care reform may be dead by the end of August."
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Asked if Thompson's warning would dissuade his organization from running the ad -- which is slated to air 200 times in Nebraska by next Wednesday -- Adam Green, founder of PCCC, responded: "Absolutely not. We're going to buy more ads in Nebraska on Monday."

"Ben Nelson just called a Nebraska small businessman whose health insurance costs went up 42%, an out-of-state special interest, while never disputing that he is bought and paid for by health and insurance interests who gave him millions to vote against his own constituents," Green continued. "If Ben Nelson stands behinds his spokesman's words, he just proved himself a fundamentally corrupt and out-of-touch politician who feels perfectly comfortable lying to his constituents and going to bat for private insurers who fear competition and want to rip off the people of Nebraska."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/31/ben-nelson-on-ads-run-aga_n_249057.html

Bastard! Run them 24/7. He's threatening people who have no health care, sick people, and whoever. Take his health care away and make him live in a homeless shelter.

[Shagbark Hickory]

1. Nice threats.

[me b zola]

2. Yep, Nelson's sell by date has long since passed.

Now that Lieberman no longer has a D after his name, the Nelson twins are the two most blood-boiling Dems in the Senate.

[newfie11]

3. Ben Nelson is a repug hiding out as a democrat.

He is worthless.

[Laelth]

4. k&r for right action. Expose the corrupt! n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[Pirate Smile]

5. I just saw the ad against Nelson on The Ed Show. It was great.

[malaise]

6. I love that ad

Go after all of them

[gratuitous]

7. Ben Nelson's ego is more important than your life

Get over yourselves, America!

[Maru Kitteh]

8. I saw that ad when it ran earlier while I was watching CNN. It was a very good ad.

Ben Nelson has already heard from me, but I'm going to supplement my telephone calls with a hand written letter reminding him that while the political realities of this state do force him to do some pandering to the Republicans, he'd better damn well remember that he will be out of a job in a heartbeat if he losses the Democrats of this state, and I WILL work against him if he works against healthcare reform.

[donheld]

9. Next he's gonna

throw himself on the floor kicking and screaming. Then he'll hold his breath, but not long enough.