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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
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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Tax Tally Trickery
Posted on July 3, 2008
Summary The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee both claim that Obama has voted 94 times “for higher taxes.” We find that their count is padded. After looking at every one of the 94 votes that the RNC includes in its tally, we find: Twenty-three were for measures that …
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