Claim: Props to Politico's Ben Smith for spotting the latest misleading ad from the Democratic National Committee. The ad, called "On Their Side," uses selective editing to make it seem as though Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gives "Wall Street" exclusive credit for creating jobs and building the economy. In fact, Steele was also praising "Main Street" and small businesses, but the DNC edited out those references. The clip in the ad comes from a June 22 interview on CNBC,
Fact-check: DNC Steals Words Right Out of Steele's Mouth - FactCheck.org
Verdict: props to politico's ben smith for spotting the latest misleading ad from the democratic national committee. the ad, called "on their side," uses selective editing to make it seem as though republican national committee chairman michael steele gives "wall street" exclusive credit for creating jobs and building the economy. in fact, steele was also praising "main street" and small businesses, but the dnc edited out those references. the clip in the ad comes from a june 22 interview on cnbc,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2010-06-24T22:13:50