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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Crossroads Ad Craps Out
Posted on September 14, 2012
Is President Barack Obama down on Vegas? A new ad, running in Nevada, from a pro-Romney group employs a shortened quote from Obama that makes it seem as if he was telling people not to visit and spend money in the tourism hub. Not exactly. Making a point about belt-tightening …
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Bill Clinton: Give Me a Break
Posted on September 11, 2012
A new Romney ad would have viewers believe that former President Bill Clinton was commenting on President Obama’s handling of the economy when he said, “Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen.” That’s false. Clinton’s 2008 comment was aimed at Obama’s portrayal …
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, economy, Mitt Romney
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FactChecking Obama and Biden
Posted on September 7, 2012 , Corrected on September 14, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a rousing double-header, Democratic delegates heard Barack Obama and Joe Biden both accept renomination on their convention’s final night. And we heard some facts being spun. President Obama boasted that his plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years, citing “independent experts.” But …
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Republican Retreads from Tampa
Posted on August 28, 2012 , Corrected on August 29, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. — On the first day of the Republican convention — marked by a delegate vote making former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the party’s official nominee for president — we’re already hearing a lot of exaggerated, misleading or downright false claims that we’ve heard before. The theme of the …
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Tagged Barack Obama, economy, gasoline prices, jobs, medicare, oil, Reince Priebus
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A Campaign Full of Mediscare
Posted on August 22, 2012
The presidential campaign is overflowing with claims from both sides designed to scare seniors into thinking Medicare is being gutted or about to end altogether. Lost in the flurry of attack ads and political messaging is a policy debate on how best to reduce the growth of Medicare spending, a common goal of both campaigns. If all voters know …
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Romney Hijacks Credibility
Posted on August 10, 2012 , Updated on August 13, 2012
A new Mitt Romney campaign ad passes off opinions of a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush as though they were from a newspaper’s reporters or editors. It’s a political trick used by both sides: hijacking a news organization’s credibility. In this example, the Romney ad attacks President Obama’s …
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Tagged Barack Obama, contraception, Mitt Romney, religion
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Obama’s ‘Boss’ Baloney
Posted on August 10, 2012
The Obama campaign strikes another low blow with a TV spot accusing Mitt Romney of “personally” approving a notoriously abusive tax-avoidance scheme and suggesting he may have paid “zero” tax. That’s badly misleading. It wasn’t Romney who was avoiding taxes, it was Marriott Corp. And there’s no evidence to support …
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Obama Not Trying to Curb Military Early Voting
Posted on August 7, 2012
Mitt Romney wrongly suggests the Obama campaign is trying to “undermine” the voting rights of military members through a lawsuit filed in Ohio. The suit seeks to block state legislation that limited early voting times for nonmilitary members; it doesn’t seek to impose restrictions on service members. In an Aug. …
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Tagged Barack Obama, military voting, Mitt Romney, Ohio
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Does Romney Pay a Lower Rate in Taxes Than You?
Posted on August 3, 2012
A new ad from the Obama campaign claims that Mitt Romney “paid only 14 percent in taxes—probably less than you.” That depends. Romney paid a federal income tax rate that is higher than the income tax rate paid by 97 percent of tax filers. But if you include a combination …
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Falsifying Romney’s Abortion Stance, Again
Posted on July 31, 2012
The Obama campaign is out with another ad making the false claim that Mitt Romney “backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest.” Romney’s consistent position through this campaign, and the last, and as far back as 2005, is that he opposes abortion except …
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