Wednesday, July 09, 2008

McCain Ad Is Full Of Lies


John Sidney McCain has released a new radio ad in Florida. The ad is in Spanish and is aimed at Florida's Hispanic community. There is just one problem with the ad -- it's full of lies. Here is an English translation of the advertisement:

This is Tony Villamil speaking, ex-director of Tourism, Commerce and Economic Affairs of Florida.

When it comes to a strong economy for our state, commercial trade with Latin America is crucial. Three-quarters of Florida's exports are with Latin America, and the Colombian Free Trade Agreement would create even more opportunity.

In this election, there are some that talk about revising the Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada and oppose the Agreement with Colombia. This would hurt our economic future.

Last year Florida's exports to Latin America reached almost $45 billion dollars. Colombia is Florida's third most important export market and this trade agreement would create almost 5,000 new jobs.

John McCain supports the Colombian Agreement, knows about our alliances with our hemisphere and understands our economy grows thanks to trade.Remember who stands for prosperity in Florida, our country and our hemisphere. His name is John McCain.

John McCain: I'm John McCain and I approve this message.

Let's examine this ad. First, it claims that three-quarters of Florida's trade is with Latin America. The real figure is 53% (if you include the Caribbean), much closer to half than three-quarters. But that's not the only "mistake" the ad makes.

Then the ad claims that Florida's exports to Latin America was nearly $45 billion. Another falsehood. Florida's total international exports were $45 billion. The exports to Latin America and the Caribbean only totaled about $24 billion.

The ad goes on to claim that Columbia is Florida's third most important export market. The truth is that Columbia is only fifth in Florida exports -- not third.

It's obvious that McCain is in favor of the Columbian Free-Trade Agreement, and he thinks that position will be popular with Florida Hispanics. But lying about it's importance just makes him look foolish.

This is just one more example of how a McCain administration would be just like a Bush administration. Bush never minded telling a lie to get what he wanted, and it looks like McCain is continuing that Republican tradition.

McCain's "straight-talk" has become "straight-up lying".

5 comments:

  1. Where is your story about Obama's uncle freeing jews in Germany? How much more of a lie was that? Why all the one side stuff in your posts.

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  2. Obama's uncle did help free a concentration camp, but I don't see that has anything to do with the election.

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  3. No he didn't. Unless you count the fact that all Americans involved in that war helped free them.

    The story Obamma told was ure lie, just like his claims of not ralizing after 20 years that his pastor was a racists.

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  4. Yes he did! It has been verified by soldiers from the unit that freed the camp.

    I don't know where you get your "facts", but they are wrong!

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  5. haha i cant stand people like you celitctexan your a typical american not realizing that they are using 40 years of sermons and its not targeted at the blacks... its targeted at you stupid americans been war mongering losers and introducing aids into africa if you really want to get into it, i also believe that any man that served in ww2 is a hero, id like to see you in a trench fighting for freedom, something in which you americans take so lightly, for instance im australian and you assholes have decided to bring us into your war
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    THANKS FOR THE BALI BOMBINGS
    how about you guys actually vote this year and elect someone that will take you away from the next depression without taking you to ww3, which your bushy bush is already trying to get put in motion, first he will invade iran and then when the good americans protest he will let the military have martial law, start to realise what a crazy country you live in and start to shout from the rooftops that something needs to be done about your secret society, war hungry,. oil mad, even though so many other technologies have been tested and work wonders and dont emit any polution, but hey im just one guy and i have to vent on every room i goto seeing the same bullcrap day in day out.
    i bet you will reply with some bullcrap remark about my grammer or australia is a hole or something like all you do.
    so take control of your country and try to make some changes because you guys been the superpower is stuffing everything up for everyone else,
    FALLOUT 3 is sooooooo your country

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