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Vets for Freedom Exercise Freedom to Mislead

Posted on October 6, 2008

The right-leaning Vets for Freedom, in an effort to drum up support for a resolution heralding “the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq,” released this ad Oct. 1 in California. The ad, which criticizes Sen. Barack Obama, represents a $2.2 million buy – the largest statewide airtime purchase …
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McCain Ad “Promise”: Promises Same Falsehood

Posted on September 29, 2008

The McCain-Palin campaign released a new ad called “Promise,” which the campaign says will air nationally. But it contains a whopper we’ve addressed a few times: The ad claims Sen. Barack Obama “voted to cut off funding for our troops.” But a McCain campaign press release announcing the ad cites …
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That’s ‘Former Lobbyist’ to you

Posted on September 16, 2008

The Obama campaign has been pushing a connection between John McCain and lobbyists — as in saying that McCain has them working on his campaign. This ad, for instance, claims that “John McCain’s chief adviser lobbies for oil companies” and his “campaign manager lobbies for corporations outsourcing American jobs.” But …
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Pigs and Pit Bulls

Posted on September 10, 2008

 The McCain camp has put out a Web ad painting Obama as “ready to smear.” McCain ad, “Lipstick” [Title: Sarah Palin on: Sarah Palin] Palin: Do you know they say, the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick. [Title: Barack Obama on: Sarah Palin] Obama: But you …
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