The Romney campaign has now set the bar a lot lower for the lying and dishonesty with their latest campaign ad, which contains a clip of Obama saying "If we keep talking about the economy we're going to lose."
What candidate Obama actually said in 2008 was “Senator McCain’s campaign actually said, and I quote, ‘If we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose.’” Romney's new attack ad turns that upside down, reversing the meaning.
I realize that most of the politicians in both parties engage in this kind of behavior to some extent. But I find this deliberate misrepresentation of facts descends to a new and stunning level of immorality in politics.
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About missing (or misrepresenting) facts, Steven Keen explains why the economic failings are systemic. Mainstream economists rather than politicians in this case, are the ones doing it wrong.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/think-the-gfc-was-big-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet-20111011-1litt.html
On "Hard Talk," aired by the BBC, he explained it much better, though.
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