ACLU Airs New Ashcroft Ad
Along with Planned Parenthood, the ACLU is taking a lead role in the Women's Rights March this Sunday in Washington, D.C. They have launched a tv ad for the occasion, which prominently features Attorney General John Ashcroft. You can watch it online here. The National Journal (subscription only) describes it this way:
The American Civil Liberties Union hit airwaves this week with a TV ad promoting Sunday's March for Women's Lives. The 30-second spot begins with scenes of women staring into the camera and includes a photograph of Attorney General John Ashcroft as an announcer says, "You have to stop this man." Reasons -- "discrimination," "opposes medically necessary abortions," "opposes birth control" -- flash across the screen. The spot concludes with an enjoinder to attend the march, as the announcer says, "Don't just sit there and take it.
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