Sucker Punch – Obama Ad Fast and Loose With Truth

Here’s an ad that Obama has been running in Ohio, followed by an analysis by the somewhat left of center Plain Dealer:

It’s possible for every fact in a political ad to be true, but the sum total to be misleading. Such is the case with this ad.

“…It’s impossible to know whether the Ohio jobs would be more secure under an American-owned DHL. The same foreign owners made significant investments- and added 1,000 jobs- in Wilmington after the merger. And it’s not as if the jobs are going overseas: Unlike manufacturing, the delivery of packages in the United States is a service that can’t be outsourced.”

Factcheck.org (also a tad left of center) “…said the ads ‘paint a false picture’ and ‘go too far’. ”
But, hey! If Obama had a record to run on, or a clear philosophy of leadership, he wouldn’t have to try to mislead people on John McCain, now, would he?
BTW, On a scale from Zero (misleading) to Ten (truthful), the Plain Dealer rates this ad a Two (2). (That’s pretty darn misleading!)
Cross Posted at Proof Positive

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  • http://Array Delbert G. Moore

    My son and his brother in law were independent small business agents for AirBorne Express as well as doing other rapid delivery services and then DHL. Airborne was in deep financial distress and DHL was and is the largest carrier in Europe. The hope and intent of the sale of Airborne to DHL was that they could very greatly increase trans-Atlantic traffic and so increase traffic in both Europe and the U.S. This did not work out and DHL has been forced to reduce its flying service and is working out a deal with UPS. Much of the problem is the tremendous increase in fuel costs both in the air and on the ground. (My sons’s business will continue without DHL and at a reduced level and with fewer employees and vehicles.)

  • http://ndgoon.blogspot.com/ goon

    Factcheck.org (also a tad left of center) “…said the ads ‘paint a false picture’ and ‘go too far’. ”

    That says something right there it means the ad is really missleading then.

  • welder4

    Why should Obama quit misleading now he has done the since he ran for the senate . He has never told the truth and will not tell the truth . he has run around with the dregs of the earth and expect people to swoon over him as if he were some kind of god or something. From the Tony Rezco to Bill Ayers he has surrounded him self with people that are against the USA. And now he has Joe Biden as a running mate big whoop he is another Washington insider so how does Obama square that with his people? Clean new politics ,me thinks not Robin ! that would be a good name for Obama, Robin Hood he learned in the hood and he is wanting to take from the rich and give to the poor . The poor will get nothing but promises .

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