Claim: Recently, we have seen several ads from liberal advocacy groups thanking various Democratic representatives for voting in favor of the Waxman-Markey energy bill. Some, like those from the group Americans United for Change, benignly mix images of nature with kind words of thanks. Others pour on the superlatives, but could use some further explanation. For instance, an ad from VoteVets says that because the bill was passed, "now America is poised to import less oil,
Fact-check: Ads Energetically Thank Democrats  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: recently, we have seen several ads from liberal advocacy groups thanking various democratic representatives for voting in favor of the waxman-markey energy bill. some, like those from the group americans united for change, benignly mix images of nature with kind words of thanks. others pour on the superlatives, but could use some further explanation. for instance, an ad from votevets says that because the bill was passed, "now america is poised to import less oil,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-07-10T19:45:43