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July 15, 2008

Obama Highlights Work with GOP Sen. Lugar in New Ad

@ 3:59 pm by Chris Good

Barack Obama highlights his work on nuclear proliferation with Republican Sen. Richard Lugar (Ind.) in a new television ad that ties national security to U.S. global leadership.

In the ad, Obama tells voters that nuclear proliferation is the most significant threat to U.S. security. He also tells supporters that the U.S. was once "a beacon of light around the world" and that it must restore its leadership role to work with other nations in reducing the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

"We have to lead the entire world to reduce that threat," Obama says.

Obama promotes his work with Lugar to secure funding for nonproliferation efforts. The two began their push for funding in 2005; it was granted in 2007. Their initiative provided $48 billion for efforts to destroy conventional weapons stockpiles and locate and apprehend weapons of mass destruction.

Today's ad comes after Obama announced cooperation with Lugar on another initiative: the Indiana Republican's bill, introduced today with Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), to triple non-military aid to Pakistan. Obama and Lugar serve together on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Lugar sits as ranking member. Lugar has endorsed John McCain for president.

See the video below:

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  1. Senator Lugar has been working on Nuclear non-proliferation issues well before Obama was even elected to the Senate. It is good that he finally is doing SOMETHING in the Senate, but to claim a leadership role is laughable. Republican Senator Lugar is the true hero here. This ad simply shows the Sen. Obama's track record is so thin that he is having to jump on someone else's bandwagon to claim to have done something.

    Comment by Elizabeth — July 16, 2008 @ 8:50 am

  2. In recent days, we have seen how disfunctional Congress can be when they don't work together, especially in a time of crisis. Now is the time for a leader who will calmly lead, and not the time for two Mavericks who happily buck the system. We are crying out as a nation for a true leader. The fact that Sen. Obama worked with Sen. Lugar is what we want. Sen. Lugar may well get more credit for having worked on the issue longer, but Sen. Obama gets credit for working with Sen. Lugar in trying to get this bill to fruition. We have seen presidents with thinner resumes than their opponents go on to be elected and become very successful presidents (Lincoln). And, we have seen presidents with hefty resumes become very poor leaders and presidents (Nixon). Senators Lugar and Obama are both heres. This is not an either/or.

    Comment by Cindy Young — October 3, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

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