Do you guys get the political ads in Kansas? Rubio is running an ad where he tells three flat out lies, not loose interpretations of the truth, but just flat out lies. Rubio also has a super PAC that is infatuated with Jeb, dude is polling at like 4% but Marco's super PAC has a weird obsession with him.
Which lies is Marco telling the good people of Iowa?
He made six claims in a 30 second ad
1. Prisoners released from Gitmo (I'm assuming he means the ones released in the Bergdahl deal) are plotting to attack us. He didn't say anything like I think or, could be, he said "they are planning to attack us" without equivocation.
2. "Instead of fighting to fund our troops he's fighting to fund Planned Parenthood."
3. "His plan after the attack in San Bernardino, take away our guns."
One truth:
1. "He cut a deal with Iran." Which is mostly true, it was a coalition deal but whatever
Then there was this:
"He spies on Israel." This one isn't a lie but it's using a small part of the truth with the intent to mislead. Yes, our country spies on Israel, and our country will continue to do so no matter who the president is. They also spy on us.
Finally this:
"He says climate change is our greatest threat." I can't find this direct quote, I can only find right leaning blogs that claim that Obama said it but nothing directly attributing the quote to him. I won't put it in the out and out lie section but it smells funny.
So six claims; three lies, two questionable, one close to the unequivocal truth.
Here's the ad
What an odd thing to be butthurt about. While certainly exaggerations, seems like there's at least a grain of truth to every one of those claims, which makes it more truthful than many political ads.
1. Gitmo detainees plotting to attack the US is untrue? What evidence do you have of that? There is plenty of evidence that many former Gitmo detainees have returned to the battlefield. You really think all of them wouldn't attack US interests if given the opportunity? Weird claim to take issue with.
2. Fighting harder for PP funding than troop funding. Again, this is at least partially true. He threatened to veto any spending bill that refunded PP. He also
did veto a troop funding bill because it, among other things, thwarted his ability to further release Gitmo detainees.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2000632/3. Wanting to take away our guns. Probably the biggest exaggeration, but still somewhat truthful. You cNt really argue that this isn't what he really desires. Why, then, does he keep citing Australia as a successful gun control model - where they confiscated guns?
4. Cut a deal with Iran. True. And a shitty deal at that.
5. Spies on Israel. True.
6. He said climate change our biggest threat. True.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/21/us/climate-change-us-obama/But mainly, not sure why you're getting so butthurt over an ad by a candidate who won't get the nomination.
