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Have you heard one of Mitt Romney's most outlandish attacks on the President? "Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history." Strong words that might be an effective criticism of the President, were it not for one small issue:
It's completely and utterly untrue.
The Wall Street Journal's Market Watch ran a report this week titled, "Obama spending binge never happened," which showed that federal spending is actually rising at the slowest pace since Dwight Eisenhower was president. At the same time, we've made strategic investments in the things we need to build an economy meant to last, like education, innovation, and clean energy. But that hasn't stopped Romney and his Republican allies from using ridiculous and laughable terms -- like "spending inferno" -- to describe the President's fiscal management.
Mitt Romney's general disregard for the truth is why you all are so important to this campaign. So many Truth Team members have told me: You give us the facts to get the President's back, and we'll get it done.
So check out the chart and make sure your friends see it, too:
Important as this chart is, it's not the only item I wanted to make sure you saw this week. Check them out.
Romney Economics
Mitt Romney's record as a corporate buyout specialist is under examination. The decisions he made at Bain Capital -- loading companies with debt, sometimes to the point of bankruptcy, but walking away with millions in profit -- show that his values in the White House would have a devastating impact on America's middle class.
Romney is running on what he says is his record of creating "over 100,000 jobs" in the private sector -- a claim that doesn't stand up to any scrutiny. Regardless, Romney's mission in the private sector wasn't to create jobs -- it was to maximize profits for his investors. As President Obama explained this week, that's not what the president of the United States has to do. Take a look for yourself, then pass it on.
Romney on education
Mitt Romney made some more ridiculous claims and assertions this week, this time on education policy. He even had the nerve to tell a group of educators that: "It's not the classroom size that's driving the success of those school systems."
President Obama and Romney's education policies and records speak for themselves. Check out our blog post and let others know about the stark differences between the two on this issue:
Fact-checking Romney's new ad
Romney released a new TV ad this week that made more empty promises about what he'd do on the first day of his presidency. He said he'd reduce the deficit, but he'd actually add $5 trillion to it. He said he'd "stand up to China," but his record says otherwise. I could go on. Take a look at our blog post, and let others know about the reality behind Romney's latest promises:
Last: If you receive a robocall, chain email, or piece of mail about Barack Obama that you just know is not true, can you let us know? We've created a new tool on the Truth Team site that makes it easy to report an attack. Help us catch these smears before they have a chance to spread too far.
Thanks,
Stephanie
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