My father was fond of the quote: "By their works you will know them."
I was reminded of that recently when I saw Mitt Romney's television ad which misrepresents President Obama.
The ad shows President Obama saying, "if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose," but does not point out that Obama was quoting John McCain during the 2008 presidential campaign.
There is no nice way of characterizing Romney's ad other than calling it what it is, an outright, purposeful LIE.
As far as I know Romney has taken no action to pull the ad. Although he knows it is a lie, he is hoping there are voters out there who don't know the truth and will therefore believe President Obama actually said that in reference to the upcoming elections.
It is reminiscent of George H. Bush's campaign ad featuring Willie Horton and appealing to racial fear. George H. Bush never embraced the ad but he never asked his campaign to pull it. Likewise, his son, George W. Bush, never rejected the false "Swift Boat" ads against John Kerry.
In my book, and my father's book, a candidate who purposefully and knowingly lies in a campaign is not fit to be President of the United States.
Sorry Mitt. This country can do better than that.
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