Factcheck.org covers "Conservatives for Patients' Rights" Ad

There's a million dollar ad campaign from a group called Conservatives for Patients' Rights trying to play to people's fears that the government is going to take over health care. Good 'ol factcheck.org scrutinizes these spots to separate the fact from fiction. The ad is below, followed by the link for factcheck.org's rebuttal.



Oooh, scary huh? Now please take the time to read the factcheck.org review of the piece. I think you will find that the ad is filled with holes and misleading information. Don't let yourselves get swiftboated on this one folks.

Republicans flood Platte County with newspaper ads

Wow! The local Republicans hit the Platte County Record Times hard this week. Multiple ads from most of the candidates, and a reminder from the Wyoming Republican Party to "Vote Republican". House District #3 candidate Frank Peasley has a half dozen ads himself. He is running against Terry Jones. This ad amused me, I've done some editing:


I have a working relationship with his son here in Wheatland, who I consider a good guy. I just think this scare tactic of picturing a solely Democratic representation is a bit much. By all estimates, Enzi and Barrasso are safe in their seats, so there's a pair for the "R" column. And besides, wasn't it not so long ago that besides Governor Freudenthal, the representation we had was strictly Republican? Until the Dems won the Congress in 2006, we were completely lopsided in the GOP's favor. Our current elected officials representing Platte County and Wyoming (Enzi, Barrasso, Cubin, Anderson, Teter, Meier and Alden) are ALL Republican. So I ask the rebuttal question to our local citizens, Don't you want at least one Democratic voice heard? I know I do.

Gary Trauner 3rd Ad 2008

Factcheck.org's Whoppers of 2008

Factcheck.org does an excellent job of sorting fact from fiction along the road to the White House. They just summarized the tales from the campaign trail and showed that both parties have perfected the art of distorting the truth. It's always good to have the actual facts before stepping into the voting booth, so I strongly recommend reading the whoppers uncovered thus far.

Gary Trauner 2nd Commercial 2008