2010 - U.S. House of Representatives - Anti-Mike Oliverio - "Helping Himself to Our Tax Dollars"
- Identifier:
- P-1999-135363
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- 2010 - U.S. House of Representatives - Anti-Mike Oliverio - "Helping Himself to Our Tax Dollars"
- Date Created:
- 2010-01-01
- EDTF:
- 2010-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- advertising campaigns
- Collection:
- Julian P. Kanter Political Commercials Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/769
- Description:
- This political advertisement focuses on Mike Oliverio, presumably a Democratic candidate based on the ad's sponsor, the national Republican congressional committee. The ad questions Oliverio's credibility, highlighting his promise to freeze congressional pay until job creation improves. It critiques Oliverio for allegedly voting in favor of a 33% pay raise for himself twice within 11 months, while unemployment rates remained high in west Virginia. The primary themes of the message are fiscal responsibility, accountability, and the juxtaposition of Oliverio's actions with his promises.
- Congress:
- 111th (2009-2011)
- Physical Location:
- Coldstorage 1: Series PCC-KANTER-HOR, Carl Albert Center Archives, Burton Hall
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), West Virginia (state)
- Type:
- MovingImage
- Extent:
- 1 Video
