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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
“Reprehensible Misrepresentation”
Posted on April 24, 2008 , Updated on April 30, 2008
Summary Conservative activist Floyd G. Brown, who had a hand in the 1988 "Willie Horton" attack ad, is seeking funds to show a new spot accusing Obama of being "weak" on Chicago gang killers in 2001 and suggesting he’d be weak on terrorism, too. Brown bases the claim on Obama’s …
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Counting Obama’s and Clinton’s Delegates
Posted on April 23, 2008
Q: Which is the correct delegate count for Obama and Clinton? A: There’s no official count. Different news organizations and Web sites come up with slightly different estimates because the job is complex and involves a bit of guesswork.
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Tagged Barack Obama, delegates, democratic primary, Hillary Clinton
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Obama and the National Anthem
Posted on April 22, 2008
Q: Did Obama say the National Anthem conveys a "war-like message" and should be swapped for something such as "I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing"? A: No. That’s false. The quote was one conservative writer’s idea of a joke, which has been picked up and repeated as though …
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PAC-ing Heat
Posted on April 21, 2008
Summary In their most recent TV ads Clinton and Obama attempt to convince Pennsylvania voters that the other is financed by lobbyists and special interests. Both ads miss the mark. Clinton’s ad accuses Obama of insincerely promising to accept no money from PACs and current lobbyists for his presidential campaign. …
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Misleading Pennsylvania Voters
Posted on April 21, 2008
Summary Clinton and Obama twisted facts unmercifully as they strained to make Pennsylvania voters believe the other is offering a flawed health care plan. An anti-Obama ad by a pro-Clinton group says her plan would "help every American" and implies his would not. In fact, Obama proposes to offer subsidized …
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Americans Making More than $250,000
Posted on April 20, 2008
Q: What percentage of the U.S. population makes more than $250,000 per year? A: Roughly one in 50 households will take in more than $250,000 next year.
Taking Liberties in Philadelphia
Posted on April 17, 2008
Summary Clinton and Obama both strained the facts at times during their debate in Philadelphia. Clinton said "people died" in 1970s bombings by a radical group of which an Obama acquaintance was a member. In fact, the deaths were of three members of the Weather Underground itself, who died when …
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Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, capital gains tax, debate, flag pin, gasoline, gun control, Hillary Clinton, presidential debate, Presidential Election 2008
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More Speaking Time: Obama or Clinton?
Posted on April 13, 2008
Q: Who gets more time during debates, Obama or Clinton? A: Obama spoke longer in their two February debates, but Clinton had more time in their January meeting.
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Tagged Barack Obama, debates, democratic primary, Hillary Clinton, speaking time
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Oily Words
Posted on April 11, 2008
Summary Clinton and Obama are slamming each other and the oil companies in dueling radio ads in Pennsylvania. Both ads exaggerate and twist the facts. Both ads say, in effect, that the opposing candidate is reluctant to offend oil companies due to campaign donations. The truth is they both propose …
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Substance Abuse
Posted on April 1, 2008
A misleading e-mail has been making the rounds, alleging that Clinton has fewer legislative accomplishments than Obama, and that they are less substantive. We’ve had questions about it from a number of readers, and blogs have jumped into the fray. So what’s the real story on the Senate careers of the Democratic presidential candidates? We find that the e-mail is false in almost every particular
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