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2012 Players Guide
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Tag Archives: Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
A conservative group founded by billionaire businessman and political activist David Koch.
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Posted in Players Guide 2012
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, David Koch, Players Guide
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Did the Stimulus Create Jobs?
The economic stimulus package is a favorite target of Republican candidates and groups, but more than a few ads falsely claim it did not create or save any jobs. Some recent examples: Republican House candidate Dan Debicella charges …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged Alex Sink, Americans for Prosperity, Dan Debicella, Denny Heck, Jim Himes, Kristi Noem, Rick Scott, stimulus
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Americans for Prosperity
Advocates for less government spending. Leans Republican/conservative.
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A Bogus Ad on Breast Cancer, Rove Vs. Brokaw, and Pelosi’s Promise
In Episode 3, we explore the false claims in an ad about breast cancer and health care legislation, look into a testy exchange between Republican strategist Karl Rove and “Meet the Press” host Tom Brokaw, and add context to an RNC ad that criticizes Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for the ethics of members of her party.
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, breast cancer, David Axelrod, ethics, health care, health care reform, Karl Rove, Nancy Pelosi, polls, RNC, Tom Brokaw
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Breast Cancer Ballyhoo
This ad from Americans for Prosperity caught our eye because of the sheer number of falsehoods it hits on, both new ones and old faithfuls. The group, whose president helped organize the Tea Party protests, is spending $750,000 to run this very misleading ad in nine states. In the ad, …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, breast cancer, government run health care, health care, mammograms, survival rates, Tracy Walsh
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TGIF
President Obama’s unexpected Nobel Peace Prize may end up being the story of the week, but it was the third-party groups that occupied most of our attention here at FactCheck.org. Once again, health care dominated the discussion, though we also saw some new ads on taxes and on climate change. …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Americans for Prosperity, cap-and-trade, health care, Health Care for America Now, health insurance, medicare, special election
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Going Out of Business?
A new health care ad from a conservative group claims that “Medicare will be bankrupt in eight years.” That gives a false impression. The program does have huge financial problems, but there’s no reason to think it’s going out of business as the word “bankrupt” implies. And …
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Canadian Straw Man
Two ads from related independent groups make claims about an overhaul of the health care system, saying Congress wants a government-run health care system. One ad claims that “Washington wants to bring Canadian-style health care to the U.S.” But the health care bills moving through Congress don’t call for a single-payer system like Canada’s …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged american recovery and reinvestment act, Americans for Prosperity, health care, health insurance, patients first, patients united now
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A Cool Reaction to Warming Trend
Americans For Prosperity, a conservative group, has found a unique way to attack Democrats for the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: global warming alarmism. The group notes that the stimulus package calls for “spending billions of dollars” for “green energy.” That much is certainly true. According to the …
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