Sen. Russ Feingold’s leadership PAC sponsored an Internet video making an unfounded suggestion that President Bush is being urged to eavesdrop “on anybody who has the nerve to disagree with [him] – court order or not.”
Month: April 2006
DNC’s Immigration Ad Is Misleading Too
A Democratic National Committee (DNC) radio ad claims Republicans would “criminalize…churches just for giving communion” to illegal aliens. The claim is nonsense. The House bill to which the ad refers doesn’t say that. Both the Republican sponsors of the bill and the Bush administration have made clear that’s not the bill’s intent.
RNC Ad Mischaracterizes Democratic Stance On Immigration
The RNC mischaracterizes the Democratic stance on immigration legislation in a radio ad running in Arizona and Nevada and aimed at Hispanics. The Spanish-language ad says (as translated) that Democrats “voted to treat millions of hardworking immigrants as felons.”
Republican Attack Ad Withdrawn, Revised
The NRCC says a Democratic candidate in Ohio was investigated by the FBI. He wasn’t. But there was a state criminal probe.
Scandal and Corruption in California
A special House election features distortions on both sides.
Caught “Red-Handed?”
Controversial $1.3 million ad campaign attacks four Republicans for stance on price-gouging legislation.
Can You Prevent Global Warming?
The people who brought you Smokey Bear urge citizen action to forestall climate change.