More TV stations are pulling ads from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, overseen by Florida Senator Rick Scott, because the claims being made in the ads are so false that the stations can’t justify airing them. This is the 2nd time that this has happened to the Committee, and shows that Republicans aren’t going to play nice and that they aren’t above lying to our faces in order to win elections. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains what’s happening.
Link – https://www.rawstory.com/gop-ads-misinformation/
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The national Republican senatorial committee, which is led by Florida’s Republican Senator. Rick Scott has for the second time in three weeks, had one of their ads pulled off the air because it was so filled with lies that local TV stations simply could not justify running it. Let me read this from raw story. The first ad claimed that gas prices under Senator Maggie Hassan increased 23% during her prior tenure, as governor, which turned out to not only be false, but prices actually decreased. According to the report, the G O P actually cited in the ad. The second ad went after North Carolina, Sherry Beasley, and accused her of setting free a child porn offender. When she served as chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme court. And also those claims are false. Now here’s the thing, Republicans putting out ads saying things that are totally false is not new. I mean, heck even Democrats do that. Politicians do that for the most part. It’s very rare to find one that doesn’t, but political ads are protected in ways that regular speech is not in ways that you know, these videos are not protected. If I say something incorrect, I’m gonna be hit with a defamation lawsuit. If I call somebody a criminal, but they’ve never been convicted, I’m gonna get sued.
You can do that in political ads though, and not get sued. Isn’t that a little as backwards here in the United States, I think it is. I would love to see that changed. I would love to see political ads held up to the same scrutiny as literally everything else, right? News reports, entertainment shows everything should be held to the same standard. But I think actually political ads should be held to a higher standard because that influences how people vote and who gets to run the country. So it comes down to the TV stations who are, of course the ones who’ve pulled the ads. And of course they have the authority to do that. They are privately owned companies. They can say, listen, what you’re saying is totally false. We could, could be hit with defamation lawsuits for spreading this. After we received complaints telling us it was totally false. We’re not gonna risk that. So we’re not gonna do it. Two ads in two separate areas of the country in three weeks. And we still got 22 weeks until the midterm elections. But this also just shows folks the length to which Republicans will go to trash and smear their opponents. And like I said, Democrats do it too, but nobody does it more or worse than Republicans. They make things up all the time. They slap these
Labels on people. You’re a communist. You’re a socialist again. If I go on a video right now and I were to say something, this is an example. I’m not making the claim. If I said, Marjorie Taylor green is a communist. End of sentence. She could come back, literally Sue me for defamation. And I would lose that case. Folks. You can’t slap a label on somebody say that they are X when they are in fact not, but you can in political ads, which of course is why we see these Republicans saying all Democrats are socialists. All Democrats are communists. Democrats are killing babies. Democrats are tanking the economy on purpose. All of these horrible claims that of course have all been made in Republican ads. This year is totally legal. And until we change that, we have to just hope that there’s more TV stations out there
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That Clown thinks He's gonna cancel Social Security and Raise Taxes on Old People….NO CHANCE IN HELL!
Scott and GOP lying hypocrits is their platform.
America's biggest problem is that we let the criminally insane do as they wish.
America first=bring America back to the early 1900's! We don't want to go back there BTW!!!!! Please take care!
Rick Scot has been a sore on Florida’s ass for years
Good picture. Clearly shows he is mad as a bag with cats 🐈
Don’t underestimate the power of money Farron. If they would want these ads to run and triple the money these lies will air again tonight 😉
Hold them all accountable for lying come on people
Republican party not all of them play so dirty dirty never win good luck with that
All republicans not just this POS
Something must be done about continual misinformation and just pure lies! Political ads should be held to an even higher a/c.
People don't check the sources so if there is a citation, just seeing that is good enough for most, so truth doesn't matter.
Indeed, they should be subject to the same standards! Rick Scott should be banned from ever holding public office again anywhere and he should be liable to defamation!
Was it not his company charged with the largest fraud in history. .YES IT WAS..
Who allowed political ads to lie? It's not free speech, it's bald face lying.
1000% agree!
Good book: "It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump." written by a republican
Dirty Filthy Liar…the perfect GOP candidate!
Did Rick Scott ask Trump for a pardon following Jan 6th????
Except Americans AGREE BIDEN IS DESTROYING AMERICA! The mid terms will see a red tsunami!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't we have fox media pulled off air for spreading ALTERNATIVE FACTS and helping Trump defraud the entire nation ? lies are not protected under the 1st amendment and also TAKE THEIR PRESS PASS AWAY FROM THEM they are not JOURNALISTS AND NOT RESPECTABLE NEWS OUTLET
They can DEFAME BIDEN AND DEMS without any consequences ? Why ? I thought free speech doesn't include FAKE NEWS AND OUTRIGHT ALTERNATIVE FACTS AND BOLD DACED LIES
"Even Democrats lie" ………. OMG, I can't stop laughing. Like the Trump/Russia "collusion" which turned out to be a huge lie started by none other than Hillary herself. Or the lies told about Trumps comments in Charlottesville. Even Jake Tapper confessed it was all a lie. Or the bogus Mueller investigation which turned out to be nonsense. Or maybe the two BS attempts to remove Trump from office. Yeah, I think we can agree, DEMOCRATS LIE A LOT They have lied so much about Trump only because they fear him. Well, get ready for him to be YOUR President in 2024. LET'S GO BRANDEN Hahahahaha
Total lies in these ads everything is great , gas prices are low, stock market is up , GFY, FJB
I like your commentary, but I wish you wouldn't yell it. Can you be demonstrative and passionate without all the yelling?
your right. because she a fascist.
You POS Democraps just wait until November.
You mean republicans aren’t allowed to lie anymore? How else can they win?
Rick Scott is the cartoon character SKELETOR in real life.
LOOK AT HIM QUICK, THEN LOOK AWAY!!!
Evil looking Skeleton with Skin
Honestly the 1st time I saw his BLACK eyes, SKELETOR was the 1st thing I thought of.
Demon walking
Thank you Farron…absolutey agree.
Mad man psychopath! 🤮
Anyone who lives in Florida for several decades or longer, knows all about Rick Scott who managed to take his entire staff to Paris France, and when ask why at tax payers expense he did this he said , it was to bring new business to our state of Florida .Nothing ever came from it and then he left our state for the next rung on the ladder DC.
I'd love to see his opponent run an add proclaiming that he's a baby molester if there are no rules, then why not?
Another one that should be in jail
The pic used of Scott on this vid, looks like the creepy old preacher from poltergeist two!
Come towards the light!
Ron Johnson’s ads are all filled with lies, but they keep running.
RS gives me the creeps!!
I'm waiting for the J6 committee to interview that thief.
There is really something wrong with Rick Scott.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP THE BILLIONAIRES AND THE REPUBLICANS FROM HAVING TO PAY THEIR FARE SHARE IN TAXES, THEN YOU NEED TO ELECT HAS MANY REPUBLICANS IN NOVEMBER AS POSSIBLE SO THEY CAN CUT SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SO THEY DONT HAVE TO PAY ANY TAXES, BUT THE DEMOCRATS IN WASHINGTON OFFER TO PAY MORE IN TAXES TO HELP PEOPLE GET SOCIAL SECURITY RAISES AND MEDICARE FOR ALL TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHO BADLY NEED IT. SO IF YOU WANT TO HELP REPUBLICANS TO SCREW THE WORKING PEOPLE SO THEY DONT HAVE TO PAY THEIR FARE SHARE IN TAXES,VOTE FOR THEM IN NOVEMBER, BUT IF YOU NEED YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE, THAN VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY THEIR FARE SHARE IN TAXES TO HELP YOU.DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE AND REPUBLICANS ARE WORKING FOR THEIRSELVES AND THEIR BILLIONAIRE DONORS.
When I look at his eyes he reminds me of a Coke addict
Thank you, Farron.
Caveat emptor…let the buyer beware. Don't believe anything in a political advertising message. 🤗. Good news that some advertising is checking the veracity. 🤗