Claim: Making an endorsement seem like a condemnation isn't an easy deception to pull off — but the National Republican Senatorial Committee has done it. In an ad attacking Democratic Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, the NRSC uses a series of highly selective quotes from a Denver Post piece: Bennet is "fighting for Obama … Obama and the Democrats overreached … helping to stick future generations with trillions in debt … lavishing billions on corporate bailouts and takeovers."
Fact-check: NRSC Eliminates the Positive - FactCheck.org
Verdict: making an endorsement seem like a condemnation isn't an easy deception to pull off — but the national republican senatorial committee has done it. in an ad attacking democratic colorado sen. michael bennet, the nrsc uses a series of highly selective quotes from a denver post piece: bennet is "fighting for obama … obama and the democrats overreached … helping to stick future generations with trillions in debt … lavishing billions on corporate bailouts and takeovers."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2010-10-27T20:28:57