Monthly Archives: September 2008

GOP Convention Spin, Part II

Posted on September 4, 2008

Summary Sarah Palin’s much-awaited speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night may have shown she could play the role of attack dog, but it also showed her to be short on facts when it came to touting her own record and going after Obama’s.   We found Rudy …
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Maverick Misleads

Posted on September 4, 2008

Summary McCain's campaign launched a TV ad touting his running mate, Palin, and offering a comparison to Obama. Some of its claims are off the mark: It says Obama "gave big oil billions in subsidies and giveaways," citing his votes for a 2005 energy bill. But the bill slightly raised …
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Hit the Brakes

Posted on September 3, 2008

Summary A new Obama ad targeted to Michigan voters says McCain "refused to support loan guarantees for the auto industry." That was true, but it’s not now – and it wasn’t when this ad was made. Yet the ad doesn’t mention McCain’s changed position on government support for the carmakers. …
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GOP Convention Spin

Posted on September 3, 2008

Summary Joe Lieberman and his former Senate colleague Fred Thompson both made misleading claims about Obama in their prime time GOP convention speeches on Tuesday. We’ve heard two of them before – many times.   Lieberman said Obama hadn’t "reached across party lines" to accomplish "anything significant," though Obama has teamed …
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A New Stitch in a Bad Pattern

Posted on September 2, 2008

Summary McCain's new ad puts another stitch in what we've called his pattern of deceit on Obama's tax plan. This one claims Obama and congressional Democrats plan to push forward "painful tax increases on working American families" and that they will bring about "years of deficits," "no balanced budgets" and …
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McCain’s First Marriage

Posted on September 1, 2008

Q: Did John McCain cheat on his first wife? A: He courted his current wife, Cindy, for months before divorcing Carol Shepp in 1980. He recently called the breakup of his first marriage "my greatest moral failure." But Shepp has been quoted as saying "we are still friends."

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