INDIANAPOLIS — Hoosier singer, songwriter John Mellencamp is featured in a new Indiana radio ad released today, Oct. 23, by the Obama campaign. In the new spot, Mellencamp denounces the failed Bush-McCain economic policies for giving tax breaks to corporations that have moved thousands of Hoosier jobs overseas.
Mellencamp also announces his support for Barack Obama because "…he sees the value in American made products and a strong American labor force; He’ll end tax breaks for companies shipping our jobs overseas and give hard working families a break."
Text of the Mellencamp ad follows:
JOHN MELLENCAMP:
Hi.
This is John Mellencamp; And I’ve seen a lot of small towns, but now I’m seeing small towns across America dying. Folks losing their jobs and their homes… eight years of George Bush have really hurt. And - John McCain is just more of the same.
Over the last eight years, thousands of Hoosier workers have seen their jobs sent out of this country.
John McCain will keep giving tax breaks to companies shipping American jobs overseas…
Barack Obama gets it, he sees the value in American made products and a strong American labor force; He’ll end tax breaks for companies shipping our jobs overseas and give a hard working family a break.
This is John Mellencamp, and I’m proud to support Barack Obama, because whether you live in a small town or a big city, it’s time for a change.
BARACK OBAMA:
I’m Barack Obama, candidate for president, and I approve this message.
JOHN MELLENCAMP:
Paid for by Obama for America.
