Ohio Great-Grandma Fires Back In New Ad: ‘They Must Be Desperate’ (VIDEO)

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We Are Ohio, the progressive group leading the campaign in the referendum on whether to sustain or repeal Gov. John Kasich’s new law SB 5 — getting rid of most collective bargaining rights for public unions — has a new ad that once again stars senior citizen Marlene Quinn. This new ad comes in response to a spot from a conservative group — which sampled Quinn’s previous ad, and twisted things to make it sound like she should (or actually did) support the anti-union law.

“Ohio firefighters risked their lives to save my great-granddaughter — so I know how important response time is. That’s why I’m voting ‘No’ on Issue 2,” Quinn says in the new ad. “But the organization behind Issue 2 stole my words, to make it seem like I supported Issue 2. I don’t.

“They must be desperate, to twist the words of a grandma just to get their way. Don’t let the politicians put our communities at risk. Vote ‘No’ on Issue 2.”

Last week, the progressive group We Are Ohio released an ad starring a senior citizen, Marlene Quinn, talking about how firefighters saved the life of her grand-daughter.

“I don’t want the politicians in Columbus making decisions for the firefighters, the police, teachers, nurses, or any organization that’s helping people,” Quinn declares in the ad. “Fewer firefighters could mean the different between life or death — and that’s why I’m voting ‘No’ on Issue 2.”

In response, the pro-SB 5 group Building A Better Ohio put a new spot up, sampling from We Are Ohio. The counter-spot begins with a snippet of Quinn: “If not for the firefighters, we wouldn’t have our Zoey today.”

Then an announcer cuts in: “She’s right — by voting ‘No’ on Issue 2, our safety will be threatened. Without Issue 2, communities will need to lay off hard-working firefighters, to pay for the excessive benefits of other government employees.”

Here is the original ad from We Are Ohio:

And here is the Building A Better Ohio counter-ad:

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