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NY-29: The NRCC's Truly Terrible Anti-Massa Ad

by: phillip anderson

Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 13:10:45 PM EDT

Wow. You can smell the desperation a mile away with this one. There is stretching the truth and then there's is just flat out making crap up. The NRCC's new ad in NY-29 is one busload of crap just dying for a fact check. The gist of this new ad is that challenger Eric Massa wants to raise taxes so that he can give free health care to scary brown people. Seriously. Check it out:

What's interesting about this claim, especially since I've never heard Massa say anything that could possibly be construed as advocating any such thing, is the citation provided in the ad. The ad makes a number of completely BS claims and provides citations for two of them. The first citation is from a questionnaire of some sort from the Progressive Democrats of Genesee Valley. The second, the one is supposed to piss people off the most, the bit about giving free health care to illegal immigrants, is much more interesting - and completely absurd.

The citation for this ridiculous claim reads:

Olean Times Herald 9/16/06, HR 676 110th Congress, 1/24 07, Toledo Blade 12/5/07

Now, if the NRCC or the Kuhl campaign wants to produce quotes from Massa saying that he wants to give free health care to brown people from the OTH or the Toledo Blade, I suggest they do so. I'm pretty damn sure no such quotes exist. But, why on earth are they citing a bill in a Congress in which Massa does not serve? NY-29 is represented in the 100th Congress by one "Shotgun" Randy Kuhl (R-Hair Club for Men). Why is the NRCC attempting to tar Massa with a bill on which he could not vote for or against? Is it just to have some tiny type at the bottom of the screen when they make such a transparently BS claim?

Or are they simply, as someone recently described them, "poo-flinging howler monkeys" that are furiously flinging crap, true or not, in hopes that something sticks?

On the web: Eric Massa for Congress.

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NY-29: The NRCC's Truly Terrible Anti-Massa Ad | 2 comments

Geez. (0.00 / 0)

That is some bad ad. "We are in really bad shape after 8 years of Bush and too much representation by useless guys like Kuhl.... but, we Republicans know that the challenger who wants change will just make it worse."

We are currently discussing whether the recession we are in is going to be worse than anything since the Depression.... NRCC, stop threatening us!!! With any luck, a few farmers will be reminded by this ad how ineffectual Randy was in dealing with their labor problems, due to having to hew to the national Republican line on immigration. And vote for Massa.

by: robinia @ Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 12:40:36 PM CDT

A NewsBank search (4.00 / 1)

of The Blade shows 0 instances of "Massa" in December, 2007.

Here's what they did print on 12/5/2007, in the heat of a special election race:

He attacked a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) - House Resolution 676 - that would extend full universal health care to every person residing in the United States, presumably including illegal immigrants.

Well, you might think, maybe there was context that would lead to Massa?

Nope:

Mr. Latta's telephone news conference on illegal immigration was timed to coincide with a new campaign television commercial claiming "Washington does nothing" on illegal immigration, while Mr. Latta is "ready to get tough on illegal immigration."
The ad and the news conference focused on his opposition to amnesty and taxpayer-funded health care and education benefits for people who are living in the country illegally.
He attacked a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) - House Resolution 676 - that would extend full universal health care to every person residing in the United States, presumably including illegal immigrants.
Mrs. Weirauch did not return telephone calls to her and her campaign seeking comment.
Her spokesman, Brad Bauman, said she opposes benefits for illegal immigrants and opposes amnesty.

Sorry for no links. Toledo Blade not set up for that.

by: Amherst Guy @ Tue Oct 21, 2008 at 15:14:09 PM CDT