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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 9 years ago

Do you believe Obama's claim of plausible deniability of involvement in the disgraceful Soptic attack ad?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-camp-deni...

Obama camp denies knowledge of cancer tale it told in May

'President Barack Obama's re-election campaign washed its hands Wednesday of an independent group's vicious (and misleading) ad effectively blaming Mitt Romney for the death of a laid-off steelworker's wife from cancer.

'"We have nothing, no involvement, with any ads that are done by Priorities USA. We don't have any knowledge of the story of the family," Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday.

'The ad features Joe Soptic, who lost his job and his health benefits after Romney's Bain Capital closed the GST Steel plant in Kansas City, Mo., in 2001. Soptic later told CNN that his wife had health insurance through her own employer from that point to 2002 or 2003, when she left that job because of an injury—a detail that undermines the ad's heartbreaking narrative.'

Obama's campaign staff CLAIM that they had no involvement in making the shameful Soptic attack ad.

Do you believe their claim, or is it a transparent sham?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    nope

    LOL AHAHAHAHAHA@ LMAO!!

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    No...this one is a provable lie if anyone in the media bothered to investigate just a little... but they're more concerned in Romney's horse.

    The two ads, the Obama campaign ad and the Priorities USA ad were filmed on the same day at the same location. Soptic didn't even bother to change clothes. That's collusion between the Campaign and the SuperPac...and illegal.

    It's one of the most sickening, deceptive, misleading and disgusting themes I've ever seen in a presidential campaign, from the campaign itself. And this disgraceful and desperate tactic shall also backfire.

    Jen Psaki looked right into the camera and lied her @ss off. She should be fired tomorrow morning.

  • 5 years ago

    I do not believe you are a clueless fool - I believe that EVERY selection that EVERY president makes is weighed and viewed centered on plenty of matters - adding believable deniability, what to do if matters pass incorrect, wherein the credit score will fall or whom responsible if matters pass unhealthy. It could be very effortless for me to photograph Obama speakme to the pinnacle of the IRS announcing, "Look, the ones men are a thorn in my aspect. Take care of them - however I do not wish to understand whatever approximately it.". Everyone down the road knew they had been risking their jobs, all people down the road is aware of to preserve the President in any respect expenses. In Obama's safeguard, I'm designated he isn't the one one that runs the White House this fashion - however a few men simply take it up a notch. For illustration, Obama has prosecuted two times as many "press leaks" as all different administrations mixed. Do you believe that leaks immediately doubled beneath his management? Or do you believe he is perhaps a bit extra competitive approximately secrecy, or extra disdainful of the Constitution? (Hint: He has already mentioned that the Constitution is a incorrect documment, and Obamacare WAS declared "unconstitutional" as written ...)

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    And then there is the Conference call of the Obama campaign gal and Soptic in the call to the radio station.

    She has been BUSTED lying.

    Period!

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  • 9 years ago

    Alinsky's principles do not require signed pay checks to travel between operatives and dupes. However, having a DMC person speaking on the video, and then denying any connection, pretty much wraps it up.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Thats a lot of work to defend romney for not releasing his tax returns. he could end all this right now and yet refuses. Its weird right?

    But hey, I guess he's too busy telling people they shouldve moved to massachusettes if they didnt want their loved ones to die. That takes a lot of work.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    it's illegal for a candidate to talk with the superpacs about ads and strategy..romney will have one soon as well

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Who Cares this won't change votes..Who you kidding.

    More Witchunt where there is none,..you fools are desperate..

    We sure don't have to fall for your transparent trap....fail..

  • 9 years ago

    Obama didn't blame romey for the death

  • 9 years ago

    Do you believe Romney has any legitimate reason to not release his tax returns if he has nothing to hide?

  • Do you think this "issue" will even factor into people's decision come November? who cares???

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