New York Times: “Aside from correctly stating current gasoline prices, “Pump” is misleading on nearly every substantive point."Five Ohio Papers: “One particular line in the ad is laughable: When the announcer asks, "Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump?" the crowd chants Obama's name. McCain on July 7 delivered a speech in which he said the nation's dependence on foreign oil was '30 years in the making.';” (Dayton Daily News, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer, Canton Repository) Washington Post: “John McCain may try in this ad to blame rising gas prices on Barack Obama, but after 7 1/2 years of the Bush administration, that's a stretch. McCain himself said last week that America's "dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making"” CQ/Politifact: “If one were to line up all the leaders in Washington who share some responsibility for the offshore drilling moratorium — the first President Bush, the Republican leadership of Congress, the Democratic leadership of Congress, the Florida delegation — there would be quite a few people ahead of Obama. We find McCain's claim to be False."
Factcheck.org: A False Accusation About Energy, “An RNC ad claims Obama has "no new solutions" to the energy problem, when he actually proposes $150 billion worth.” http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/a_false_accusation_about_energy.html
Factcheck.org: Errors en Español, “McCain's new radio ad, in Spanish, aims to show Florida would benefit from the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which he supports. But every number in the ad is wrong, except one, a prediction of job gains taken from a group favoring the trade deal. And even that number is rounded upward so generously as to flunk third-grade arithmetic.” http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/errors_en_espantildeol.html
Factcheck.org: McCain’s Small-Business Bunk, “He claims 23 million small-business owners would pay higher tax rates under Obama. He's wrong. The vast majority would see no change, and many would get a cut.” http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/mccains_small-business_bunk.html
Factcheck.org: The $32,000 Question, “The McCain campaign claims that Obama voted to raise income taxes on individuals who earn as little as $32,000 per year. That's wrong.” http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_32000_question.html
Factcheck.org: Tax Tally Trickery, “Republicans claim Obama "voted 94 times for higher taxes." But their count is inflated and misleading.” http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/tax_tally_trickery.html
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