August 24, 2009

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!!!!!!!!!!!

PolitiFact Amnesty, amnesty, amnesty, amnesty!

During a testy exchange in the Jan. 5, 2008, debate, John McCain accused
Mitt Romney of mischaracterizing his stand on immigration by calling it
"amnesty" for illegal immigrants.
Romney sternly replied, "I don't describe
your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
This denial earns
Romney a Pants on Fire ruling because two ads he released in recent days use
that exact language. The only thing possibly saving the former Massachusetts
governor is that the ads feature other people using the controversial word, not
Romney himself.
In a Romney ad called "Remember" launched on Jan. 3, a group
of New Hampshire residents praise McCain's military experience and record of
public service, then tick off grievances with McCain's positions on taxes and
immigration. One, identified as Collett Hill, says of McCain, "He wrote the
amnesty bill that America rejected."
A second Romney spot called "Twists"
released Jan. 4 opens with an eight-year-old clip of McCain accusing George W.
Bush of twisting the truth during the 2000 presidential campaign. An announcer
then enumerates reasons McCain was wrong then, and why he's not as conservative
as Romney. Among the reasons cited, "Higher taxes, amnesty for illegals."

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