Obama Lies About McCain Statement On Economy
by John McCormick
Obama quotes McCain: “John McCain thinks our economy has made great progress under George W. Bush,” he told an audience at Penn State Erie, referencing an interview McCain had Thursday with Bloomberg Television.
But Obama only partially quoted McCain, who also acknowledged the struggles people are facing in a down economy.
“I think if you look at the overall record and millions of jobs have been created, et cetera, et cetera, you could make an argument that there’s been great progress economically over that period of time,” McCain told the network. “But that’s no comfort. That’s no comfort to families now that are facing these tremendous economic challenges.”
Not surprisingly, that triggered a response from McCain’s campaign.
“American families are hurting and Barack Obama is being recklessly dishonest. It is clear that Barack Obama is intentionally twisting John McCain’s words completely out of context,” McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement. “Obama is guilty of deliberately distorting John McCain’s comments for pure political gain, which is exactly what Sen. Obama was complaining about just yesterday.”
