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Leghorn21

(13,527 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:30 PM Jun 2018

Ad using audio of children in border detention centers launched by billionaire, Latino group

(CNN) A progressive group funded by liberal megadonor Tom Steyer is using the audio of children crying inside a detention center near the US-Mexico border in a new seven-figure ad campaign hammering the Trump administration over the child separation crisis at the border.

The groups behind the ads are the Steyer-funded Need to Impeach and the Latino Victory Fund.

The new ad features audio of children crying for their parents after being separated from them, which was published by ProPublica this week. The audio is played over a black screen with the caption, "What it sounds like in Trump's Child Internment Camps."

"Terrible things happen when you leave a lawless President in power," Steyer narrates over the last 10 seconds of the ad. "Donald Trump is unfit for his office. Call Congress now. If they won't stand up to him, they're just as responsible as he is."


more:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/06/20/politics/tom-steyer-need-to-impeach-latino-victory-fund-ad-campaign-child-separation/index.html

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Ad using audio of children in border detention centers launched by billionaire, Latino group (Original Post) Leghorn21 Jun 2018 OP
Illegitimi non carborundum. saidsimplesimon Jun 2018 #1
My thanks to Tom Steyer.... Upthevibe Jun 2018 #2
Working hard Leghorn OhNo-Really Jun 2018 #3
Hi Really! Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #5
Hi OhNo-Really Jun 2018 #8
Good! Get the truth out there.. Cha Jun 2018 #4
Hi Cha - Leghorn21 Jun 2018 #6
And, something as egregious as Cha Jun 2018 #7
I wish this audio was better sourced hexola Jun 2018 #9

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
1. Illegitimi non carborundum.
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:41 PM
Jun 2018

Don't let the bastards wear you down. Used in an episode of the "Handmaiden's Tale" on Hulu.

Upthevibe

(8,117 posts)
2. My thanks to Tom Steyer....
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:53 PM
Jun 2018

There was a discussion last night about Mr. Steyer's impeachment commercials and several (including me) were hoping to Hell that Mr. Steyer would do some things that will actually produce results. I've done some reading up on him and he's actually part of a group of created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett called The Giving Pledge:

"The Giving Pledge is a commitment by wealthy individuals and families to give away more than half of their wealth to causes including including poverty alleviation, refugee aid, disaster relief, global health, education, women and girls' empowerment, medical research, arts and culture, criminal justice reform and environmental sustainability." See link for complete article....(It looks like this was written before Steyer joined because his name isn't on this list)

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/31/14-billionaires-signed-bill-gates-and-warren-buffetts-giving-pledge.html

Cha

(298,167 posts)
7. And, something as egregious as
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 12:25 AM
Jun 2018

trump tearing babies and children from their parents' arms is enough to get everybody called to Action including those with lots of money!

 

hexola

(4,835 posts)
9. I wish this audio was better sourced
Thu Jun 21, 2018, 10:46 AM
Jun 2018

I know I'll get flamed for saying this...

I do tech work for a music variety show in my area.

For one scene, we use a recorded clip of cow sounds - it's a montage of several recordings/clips, nicely layered to make a "cow sounds" effect that lasts about 1 minute.

I don't know why - but something about the crying children recording has struck me exactly the same way since the minute I heard it.

It sounds like a group of shorter sound clips - cross-faded together into one montage.

No proof - just something about it. Im not going to analyze it too much - but I wouldn't be surprised to find there was some production on that clip(s).

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