There He Goes Again

FactCheck by Joe Miller | Sep. 19, 2008 (News Analysis)

In what has become an ongoing theme, the McCain-Palin campaign has released yet another ad that makes false claims about Barack Obama's tax plan. The ad, which was released on Sept. 18 and which the campaign says will air nationally, claims that Obama will raise income taxes and will tax "life savings, electricity and home heating oil." As we keep saying, Obama says he'll raise income taxes and capital gains taxes only for couples earning more than ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent piece that exposes false statements in McCain's latest political ad. The article is thorough, well-documented and much-needed in a highly-polarized pre-election climate. Apparently, this type of low-ball, deceptive propaganda is becoming the norm for the McCain campaign, is this is the second ad where they have misrepresented their opinions as facts about Obama's tax plans. It's a real shame to see a man that used to be known as a straight shooter abandon his ethics for the sake of winning a campaign.

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