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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
The Truth on Troop Support?
Posted on July 22, 2008
Summary The McCain campaign is running a TV ad attacking Obama with statements that are literally true but paint an incomplete picture. It says he "voted against funding our troops." He did – exactly once. Obama cast at least 10 votes for war-funding bills before voting against one last year, after …
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A Full Tank of Nonsense
Posted on July 22, 2008 , Updated on July 23, 2008
Summary McCain’s new ad accuses Obama of keeping gas prices high, all by himself. That’s absurd, and McCain knows it – he has said repeatedly that our current problems were "30 years in the making." The ad also tells us that gas prices are high because "some in Washington are still …
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Presidential Debate Dates
Posted on July 20, 2008
Q: When is the first real debate between John McCain and Barack Obama? I’m really looking forward to it. A: Not until Sept. 26, as things stand. But McCain wants more debates starting sooner and Obama has said he’s open to the idea. So far the two haven’t agreed on …
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Questionable Quotes
Posted on July 18, 2008
Summary Vets for Freedom, a group made up of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, launched a new ad this week that falsely attributes a quote to the Washington Post. The ad gives the impression that the Post was a critic of the surge in Iraq and is …
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Straining a Point
Posted on July 16, 2008
Summary Obama released a national ad saying he would "fast-track alternatives" to imported oil. On closer examination, his proposal is to spend $150 billion over the coming decade on energy research. Ten years doesn't sound all that "fast" to us, and there's no guarantee that the research will result in …
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Average Campaign Contributions
Posted on July 15, 2008
Q: What is the average size of Obama’s contributions and what is the average size of McCain’s contributions? A: We can’t calculate a precise average for either candidate, but we can say that persons giving less than $200 account for 47 percent of Obama’s donations and 26 percent of McCain’s.
McCain’s Small-Business Bunk
Posted on July 14, 2008
Summary McCain has repeatedly claimed that Obama would raise tax rates for 23 million small-business owners. It’s a false and preposterously inflated figure. We find that the overwhelming majority of those small-business owners would see no increase, because they earn too little to be affected. Obama’s tax proposal would raise …
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Viral Claims About Obama’s Tax Proposals
Posted on July 10, 2008 , Updated on August, 27, 2008
Q: Would Obama tax my profits if I sell my home? Would he tax my IRA? Would he tax my water? A: No. A new e-mail being circulated about Obama's tax proposals is almost entirely false.
A False Accusation About Energy
Posted on July 9, 2008
Summary A new ad from the Republican National Committee claims Barack Obama proposes "no new solutions" for the energy and climate crises. In fact, the Illinois senator has proposed $150 billion in spending over 10 years for biofuels, plug-in hybrids, low-emission coal plants and the rapid commercialization of other new, …
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The $32,000 Question
Posted on July 8, 2008 , Updated on July 11, 2008
Summary The McCain campaign claims that Obama voted to raise income taxes on individuals who earn as little as $32,000 per year. That’s wrong. The resolution Obama voted for would not have increased taxes on any single taxpayer making less than $41,500 per year in total income, or any couple …
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