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DNC Releases Ad In Response To Mitt Romney’s Misleading Ad

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by Tommy Christopher | 4:16 pm, November 23rd, 2011

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On Monday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney‘s presidential campaign released an ad that has come under fire for its dishonest use of an out-of-context quote from President Obama. The Democratic National Committee has released its own ad in response, entitled “Romney: Deceive America,” which highlights the media coverage of the Romney campaign’s unapologetic deception, but which fails to challenge the Romney ad’s central premise.

In case you missed it, the Romney ad plays a clip of President Obama saying “If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose,” when what then-Senator Barack Obama really said was, “Senator McCain’s campaign actually said, and I quote, “if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.”

The Democrats’ ad cuts together media clips critical of the ad’s dishonesty, and some video of the campaign’s response, along with a repetition of Romney declaring “words have meaning,” which is ironically a bit of context that was missing from an anti-Romney ad last month. The ad concludes with a banner that reads, “Mitt Romney: Deceive America.”

The problem with the ad is that it doesn’t challenge the underlying assertion by the Romney campaign, that President Obama doesn’t want to talk about the economy, or that he hasn’t been talking about the economy, when that’s pretty much all he’s been doing for the past few months. While it’s true that the President’s polling numbers are pretty dire right now, the DNC could easily have cited polling that shows support for the proposals in the American Jobs Act, and/or Congress’ record low approval.

The strengths of those arguments is certainly open for debate, but it makes no sense to repeat the Romney campaign’s attack without at least trying to respond to it. Good on them for calling out the dishonesty, but letting the underlying premise go unanswered was a misstep.

Here’s the ad, from Democratic Rapid Response:

2012 Election, Ads, barack obama, DNC, Mitt Romney

Anonymous

The Magical Underpants told him to do it
Concerned Citizen

I don’t get whats so dishonest about this ad. Obama laughed at this back in the last election that republicans couldnt talk about the economy and now the shoe is on the other foot and Obama can’t talk about it as he has made it 10 times worst.
Anonymous

lol…..your true username is “Concerned Paid Troll”.

go back to Romney’s campaign office from whence you came!
Anonymous

Plagiarism is still plagiarism even if you say you were just trying to show how easy it is to use the cut-and-paste function.

Theft is still theft even if you say you were just stealing bread for your starving sister.

Devious editing is still devious editing even if you say it was to make a political point.
Anonymous

Considering that Obama’s mantra over the past few months has been “pass this jobs bill,” I don’t see how he can be accused of running away from the economy.
burlap

Nope, nice try though.

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-a-budget/80159-rate-of-job-loss-bush-v-obama-fact-checked

Reality has a liberal bias.
Bob

nicely done!
Anonymous

Mitt hs no redibility, never has never will. He is the ultimate flip flopper.
FireTommyCampaignPrecinct

FIRE TOMMY.
Anonymous

Just wait until Romney complains of being ‘misrepresnted’. That would be hilarious to watch.
joe

my name is mitt
and i cannot quit
do not call me Willard
because that was a rat
and i ain’t all dat

so when you crown me king
and you know what i mean
don’t let it go to yo head
when i do not do as i said…..

because my name is mitt….
and at times…
I am full of ~ my name is mittand i lie like a rugi will kiss you if need or even give you a hug…i will tell you want you needand fill you with what you wantmy name is mitt–and i will sell all lof it..my heart, my mind. my soul and my love..just to get the keys..i will even say please…and when i win and reign supreme..don’t pretend you did not know me..all of me—and you KNOW what i mean~
Anonymous

Republicans generally won’t support a person who is not a compulsive liar.
Obama2012

Mitt just doesn’t get it… the Evangelical Right WILL NEVER VOTE FOR YOU. Republican cannibalism continues.
Michael _

REALLY? You don’t get it? Actually you don’t get it [really] I looked at your contribution. Devoid of thought purpose or understanding.

Pray do tell. You think the holocaust is propaganda don’t you? Do you have offspring? If not, please don’t have any. Think of the kids. Little tykes who through no fault of their own have vegetation iQs. School shall be expensive. Think of the kids!
Anonymous

This ad proves that Democrats can make as bad ads as Republicans.
Bob Uda

This misleading demorat ad is totally disengenuous, false, and dispicable. The demorats approved of that idiot Florida congressman when he put out his statements on the House floor saying Repugnants wanted old folks to die. The demorats and lame-stream media were silent on that tirade. Watch what the Obama Campaign will do after the Repugnants select their nominee. They will conduct the most dirty, filthy, lying, blood-sport campaign in U.S. history. The Romney ad is tame as compared to what is in store for the Repugnants by the demorats.
Anonymous

“I don’t get what’s so dishonest about this ad that republicans talk about the economy as the shoe is on the other foot and that republicans has made it 10 times worse.”-Concerned Citizen
Anonymous

The Romney ad showed him for what he obviously is. A liar. And as for his name-calling supporters, it is obvious you don’t have any “values” either.
Anonymous

Apparently you don’t get it because you have you head in the sand. Get your head back on and take a look at the disception that the liar, Mitt Romney did in the ad. He edited a tape that showed only the part of the sentence where Barack Obama was quoting John McCain.

If Mitt Romney was a decent person, he would have done an ad that actually showed how he was going to create jobs. That is important considering the fact that as governor, he was #47 in job creation- only 3 worse than him.
Anonymous

Yes Romney – it is time to talk about jobs. The president has been trying to get your republican party to PASS THIS JOBS BILL for ages now.
John Kliber

I don’t get all the hub-hub. Romney obviously was referencing a situation Obama was gloating over but now finds himself in. In this sense the quote was sarcastically in context and not dishonest. What, Romney’s people never thought anyone would catch on?

They got the dialogue started by using Obama’s own words against him since he was quoting what in effect he has now become. You live by the sword you die by the sword. Obama is one of the most ignorant Presidents in U.S. history. What this guy doesn’t know about the world around him is staggering.
Whatnowgop

It was a blatant lie. To call it anything else is dishonest and makes baby Jesus cry.
Whatnowgop

Another lie. What is with righties and their habit of being habitual liars?
Anonymous

Ten times worse? Apparently you are two years old and weren’t alive to experience the crisis that was the fall of 2008. If it were ten times worse, we’d be cave-dwellers.
Anonymous

You make a compelling case. By “compelling” I really mean “no.”
Anonymous

Nothing, and I mean NOTHING (!!) can top the deception inflicted upon this country by this President.
Obama will go down as THE WORST PRESIDENT in our great country’s history. Only Jimmy Carter is smiling!!
Anonymous

Whew! Glad we got that cleared up! I forgot that the Dems/Libs NEVER twist words or take ANYTHING out of context! Thank you so much for that Whatnowgop!