Check Your Facts!
Annenberg gives us a double.
The Bush team falls under their watchful gaze this time around.
New Bush ad quotes negative comments from newspapers, but fails to mention that "they are editorial expressions of opinion."
The comments are mostly accurate, but offers a few distortions, as well as misleading the viewer that opinions are facts. Of course this is wrong.
Next up, another Bush ad falsely claims that Kerry would "Repeal Wiretaps of Terrorists."
They distort, we put right®.
Just another crazy day on the campaign trail. Sad, don't you think?
The Bush team falls under their watchful gaze this time around.
New Bush ad quotes negative comments from newspapers, but fails to mention that "they are editorial expressions of opinion."
The comments are mostly accurate, but offers a few distortions, as well as misleading the viewer that opinions are facts. Of course this is wrong.
Next up, another Bush ad falsely claims that Kerry would "Repeal Wiretaps of Terrorists."
A Bush ad released May 25 accuses Kerry of "playing politics with national security" and implies he would repeal "wiretaps, subpoena powers and surveillance" against terrorists under the USA Patriot Act. The wording of the ad could leave some viewers with the impression that Kerry opposes wiretapping suspected terrorists at all, which is false. In reality, Kerry's advocates stronger oversight by judges.More color concerning both ads at provided links.
The Bush ad says Kerry changed his position on the Patriot act after being "pressured by liberals." But some conservative Republicans make the same criticisms of the act that Kerry does, and five Republicans are co-sponsoring legislation with him to amend the Patriot Act. Even Bush campaign chairman Marc Racicot conceded last year that the act could use "refinement . . . so that it does not end up invading the civil rights of any American."
They distort, we put right®.
Just another crazy day on the campaign trail. Sad, don't you think?
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