Fact Check Time

This is embarrassing. Now that campaigning for the general election has begun in earnest, the distortions and lies in the Kerry and Bush camps is reaching sickening levels.

Today's culprit: Kerry and The Media Fund - a group headed by Clinton aide(Bill, not Hillary) Harold Ickes.

I'll let Annenberg take it from here:

Summary

The latest ad from the Media Fund -- the group headed by former Clinton White House aide Harold Ickes -- shows the White House lawn being given over to corporate logos and a neon sign saying "Corporate Headquarters."

There's no question Bush is pro-business, but this ad goes far over the line on several counts. It implies Bush hasn't acted to protect pensions, fight corporate corruption or provide a "real" prescription drug benefit for retirees, all of which are false. It also implies he personally awarded a contract to Halliburton, which is also false.

There is much more at link.

This stuff is used because it works. In a country where some 60% of polled adults still believe that Saddam was both involved with 9-11 and that illegal weapons have been found in Iraq.....This is too easy.

I think that the only thing Americans are more certain of than Saddam being a real threat to the U.S., is that W is owned by corporations. Slam dunk for the Dems. Too bad it's a lie.