Ad: "Consequences"

About This Ad

» Candidate/Organization: Tom Tancredo
» Other Candidates Mentioned: Tom Tancredo
» Year: 2007
» States: None
» Race: Presidential
» Party: Republican
» Funded by: Candidate
» Disseminations: TV

Ad Content

» Cues: Abraham Lincolm, Candidate Present, Children, Music, Narrator, On-screen Writing, Police, Terror Attacks
» Issues: Immigration, War on Terror
» Tone: Negative
» Types: Emotional, Issue
» Music: Ominous
» Characters: "Real People", Candidate, Terrorists, Women
» Narrator: Male
» Language: English

Analysis

By Channel '08: Tom Tancredo will air another TV ad in the Des Moines market. It's just as blunt and graphic as his previous ad. The ad starts with Tancredo once again stating he approves the message, "because someone needs to say it." "Mother killed. Children executed," the announcer says. "The tactics of vicious Central American gangs now on U.S. soil. Pushing drugs. Raping kids. Destroying lives. Thanks to gutless politicians who refuse to defend our borders. One man dares say what must be done. Secure the borders. Deport those who don't belong. Make sure they never come back." More...

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