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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Obama releases Spanish-language radio ad
Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday released a Spanish-language radio ad which says that that he grew up without a father and made his own way through life.
The ad — titled “Nuestro Propio Camino” or “Our Own Path” — will air in the battleground states of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida.
Here is a transcript of the ad, provided by the Obama campaign:
Barack Obama: I’m Barack Obama and I approve this message.
Voiceover: Some people have power and connections. But most of us have to make our own way through life. This is true even for the man who could become the next president, Barack Obama. He grew up without a father — raised by his mother with the support of his grandparents. Through student loans and hard work, he graduated from college.
Obama never forgot his roots. He worked with churches to help families get job training and after-school care for their children. In the state Senate, he passed a law that helped reduce the welfare rolls by over 80 percent by helping families to secure jobs. And despite the political pressure, Obama has stood with us for immigration reform and spoke out for our veterans. It’s time we had a president who understands we all deserve a chance to make our own way.
