Monday, October 15, 2012

Election 2012: Allen West is a Liar


Allen West, the Tea Party Republican U.S. Congressman from Florida is claiming that his Democratic opponent — who has never served in Congress — cut Medicare by $700 billion. West, who is a documented liar, is so desperate that he’s willing to actually run an ad that claims Patrick Murphy cut Medicare.
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As it turns out, Patrick Murphy released a statement in response:
“Congressman West has completely disregarded the truth in his latest attack ad by claiming that Patrick Murphy cut Medicare by $700 billion.  First of all, Patrick has never voted for anything in Congress since he has yet to be elected.  West also fails to mention that he voted for the Ryan Plan twice, which takes the same $716 billion from Medicare as the Affordable Care Act, but instead of addressing overpayments, the Ryan Plan uses the $716 billion for tax breaks for millionaires,” said Murphy for Congress communications director Erin Moffet. “The truth of the matter is, the only candidate in this race who has ever cast a vote in Congress is Allen West – and his votes have continually put the interests of millionaires and billionaires over the interests of seniors and middle class Americans. The lies in this latest ad show West’s desperation to hide the fact that he has voted twice to cut Medicare and turn it into a voucher program.”

If I were Patrick Murphy, I would release an ad calling West's claim exactly what it is: an outright lie. Something to the tune of, "My opponent says that I voted to cut over $700 billion from Medicare. I'm not sure how this is possible given that I have never actually served in Congress. Unfortunately, my opponent, Allen West, has chosen not to give the voters of the district the actual facts." Allen West just gave Patrick Murphy tons of ammunition with which to fight back. I certainly hope that Murphy has the good sense to go after West with everything he has (including West's dubious military record).

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