Tuesday, June 06, 2006
How Lieberman Lies
Senator Joe Lieberman's recent Swiftboat-style attack ad on Democratic challenger Ned Lamont made four claims, all of them spun, or downright false. I've been following the work of a small group of volunteers led by Greenwich land use expert Peter Berg, who have been tracking down the facts behind each of Lieberman's claims.
In his ad, Lieberman claimed that, "when Lamont had the chance, he voted to cut education." Lieberman's campaign put out a "fact sheet" that cited a Lamont vote for a $150,000 budget cut. The real fact is that Lamont voted to cut a proposed increase by $150,000. The budget at issue, the 1993 (!!!) Greenwich school budget, actually increased by 4.2%, adding 17 new teaching positions. Lamont supported the final budget.
The other three claims, that Ned Lamont voted to (a) cut the budget for the town's health department, (b) force town employees to pay more for health insurance and (c) cut the asbestos cleanup budget for town schools, are also false. Lieberman only neglected to claim that Ned Lamont bites the heads off cute puppies.
Lieberman is so desperate he is stooping to the lowest kind of politics. He's not even "truthy."
Here are some Real Facts from 2006: Lieberman supports the Bush war. Lieberman supports Bush attempts to gut Social Security. Lieberman abandoned "advise and consent," and rolled over on Alito and Roberts Supreme Court nominations. Lieberman is against guaranteed health care for all Americans and supports Big Pharma and Big Helathco. Lieberman voted for Alberto "torture-is-good" Gonzalez for U.S. Attorney General.
Joe Lieberman is too ashamed to put this attack ad on his campaign website. But you can see his shameful attack-lie footage here.
In his ad, Lieberman claimed that, "when Lamont had the chance, he voted to cut education." Lieberman's campaign put out a "fact sheet" that cited a Lamont vote for a $150,000 budget cut. The real fact is that Lamont voted to cut a proposed increase by $150,000. The budget at issue, the 1993 (!!!) Greenwich school budget, actually increased by 4.2%, adding 17 new teaching positions. Lamont supported the final budget.
The other three claims, that Ned Lamont voted to (a) cut the budget for the town's health department, (b) force town employees to pay more for health insurance and (c) cut the asbestos cleanup budget for town schools, are also false. Lieberman only neglected to claim that Ned Lamont bites the heads off cute puppies.
Lieberman is so desperate he is stooping to the lowest kind of politics. He's not even "truthy."
Here are some Real Facts from 2006: Lieberman supports the Bush war. Lieberman supports Bush attempts to gut Social Security. Lieberman abandoned "advise and consent," and rolled over on Alito and Roberts Supreme Court nominations. Lieberman is against guaranteed health care for all Americans and supports Big Pharma and Big Helathco. Lieberman voted for Alberto "torture-is-good" Gonzalez for U.S. Attorney General.
Joe Lieberman is too ashamed to put this attack ad on his campaign website. But you can see his shameful attack-lie footage here.
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