Another Thirty Seconds Of Deception From The Koch Brothers

Back in August of 2015, it was a 30-second attack ad from Americans For Prosperity.  This time, the 30-second attack ad is from Freedom Partners Action Fund.  Both are Koch brothers Super PACs, and both ads are deceptive, dishonest, and for the benefit of Sen. Rob Portman in his reelection bid against former Gov. Ted Strickland.  And Robbie will take all the slimy help he can get.

The latest blast of B.S. is part of a $2 million ad buy from the Kochs.  It features another ex-DHL worker, "Joel," who claims that Gov. Strickland raised taxes $1.5 billion and was responsible for the loss of 400,000 Ohio jobs.  Joel is a paid liar.

Ted Strickland did not raise taxes.  He actually reduced personal and business income taxes.  The $1.5 billion figure is additional fee revenue in the $50.5 billion 2010-2011 budget, up from the previous two-year budget, and coming mainly from franchise fees on hospitals and nursing homes.  In the ad, Joel twice calls this amount taxes while a quick screen graphic refers to it as increased fees.

Ted Strickland is not personally responsible for the Great Recession.  Every state lost jobs during the 2008-2010 national downturn.  Almost 9 million people lost their jobs across the country.  Ohio's experience was typical for an industrialized state.  Michigan was down over 600,000.  In the 2010 race for Ohio governor, John Kasich made the same claim that, despite the Recession, it was Strickland who was to blame for Ohio job losses.  Politifact rated Kasich's claim as completely false.

Kasich didn't care about lying then, and the Koch brothers don't care about lying now.


Here's my post from last August.
http://bustergammons.blogspot.com/2015/08/its-still-2015-but-first-political-ad.html