Author Archives: DAngelo Gore

Obama’s Connection to Raines

Posted on September 24, 2008

Before the McCain-Palin campaign tried to link Sen. Barack Obama with political heavyweights in Chicago, the campaign claimed that Obama was being advised on the economy by Franklin Raines, former Fannie Mae CEO. In an ad titled “Advice,” the McCain campaign makes the claim that “Obama has no background in …
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Biden, FDR and the Invention of Television

Posted on September 24, 2008

In a sit-down interview with CBS Evening News’ Katie Couric that aired Sept. 22, Sen. Joe Biden tried to make a historical comparison between political leadership during the trying economic times of today and yesterday. But he got some of his history wrong. Biden told Couric: “When the stock market crashed, …
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NRA Targets Obama

Posted on September 22, 2008 , Updated on September 29, 2008

Summary A National Rifle Association advertising campaign distorts Obama's position on gun control beyond recognition. The NRA is circulating printed material and running TV ads making unsubstantiated claims that Obama plans to ban use of firearms for home defense, ban possession and manufacture of handguns, close 90 percent of gun …
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Did Palin Sell a Jet on eBay?

Posted on September 12, 2008

Q: Did Sarah Palin sell the Alaska governor's jet on eBay? A: The jet was placed on eBay for sale, but it wasn't purchased from the site. The plane was eventually sold through an aircraft broker to businessman Larry Reynolds for less than the asking price and the original cost.

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Distorting McCain’s Remarks

Posted on August 19, 2008

Summary Obama’s campaign is running a TV ad in Indiana that asks the question: "How can John McCain fix the economy, when he doesn’t think it’s broken?" But the ad uses quotes from McCain that are old and taken out of context: The ad shows McCain saying, "I don’t believe …
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Obama in Berlin

Posted on August 15, 2008

Q: Did 200,000 people show up in Berlin for food, beer and a free concert and not to hear Obama’s speech? A: It’s possible that some people were there for those reasons, but there’s no way of knowing for sure. The lead singer of one of the bands says that …
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No Flag on Obama’s Plane?

Posted on August 8, 2008

Q: Did Obama replace the U.S. flag on the tail of his campaign plane with his campaign symbol? A: Yes. Obama’s newly designed campaign plane features the campaign’s logo on the tail. However, an image of the U.S. flag appears on the side of the plane.

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McCain Links Castro With Obama

Posted on July 28, 2008

Summary The McCain campaign has been running an under-the-radar Web ad that shows photos of Fidel Castro and Barack Obama, and says, "Fidel Castro thinks he is ‘the most advanced candidate.’ " In fact, the quote comes from an article by Castro that was largely critical of Obama. Castro also …
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McCain and Public Financing

Posted on June 27, 2008

Q: Did John McCain borrow money using public financing as collateral? A: Lawyers for McCain and Fidelity & Trust Bank say he did not. The DNC says he did and should not have been allowed to withdraw from public financing during the primaries. The Federal Election Commission may have the …
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Obama and European Affairs Subcommittee

Posted on June 20, 2008

Q: Does Obama chair a Senate subcommittee that oversees the war in Afghanistan? A: He chairs the Senate’s Subcommittee on European Affairs, which has some oversight in Afghanistan through NATO.

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