TN Republican Party Chair Tries (and Fails) to Attack Obama

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Wednesday June 18, 2008 · 9:35 AM PDT

2008/06/18 · 09:35

Let me just begin by telling you that I was a Republican Bush voter in 2000. That was before I moved to Tennessee.

http://www.tngop.org/...

"For Tennesseans who want to keep their hard-earned paycheck rather than see their wages go to pay for a bloated government, for those who don't want to appease terrorists but see the war in Iraq come to an end in victory and for those who want health care access increased but not at the sacrifice of losing their personal choice of a physician, there is only one choice, and it isn't Barack Obama," said Robin Smith, chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.

I'm sure Robin Smith isn't as ditzy as this press statement might indicate, but I thought I'd take a moment to fact check her statements:

The average Tennessean actually stands to save more money on taxes under Barack Obama's plan, not John McCain's plan. According to information from the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan group, 89% of Americans will pay lower taxes under Barack Obama than under John McCain.

http://money.cnn.com/...

Barack Obama's healthcare plan allows you to choose your own physician.

http://mediamatters.org/...

Barack Obama never said we should appease terrorists. Obama simply said that we should not invade a country that has not attacked us and is not connected to the 9/11 terrorists.

http://www.barackobama.com/...

Meanwhile, due to the fact that the Bush Administration "took its eye off the ball" in Afghanistan and Pakistan, there has been a recent escalation of militant activity.

http://www.latimes.com/...

In other words, the war in Iraq has not made America safer. It has compromised American safety.

Republican President George W. Bush already declared victory and "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq in 2003. He said, "In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/...

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