The Dee Trip picks on Republicans campaigning on debunked tale at House Republicans’ False Claim about Chinese Oil Drilling Off Cuba Called “Urban Legend:
What do the following Republicans have in common?
Vice President Dick Cheney
Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-06)
Candidate Brian Davis (MN-01)
Candidate John Gard (WI-08)
Representative Sam Graves (MO-06)
Candidate Melissa Hart (PA-04)
Candidate Luke Puckett (IN-02)
Representative Jean Schmidt (OH-02)
Representative Tim Walberg (MI-07)They're all making the same false claim that China is drilling for oil off the coast of Florida in Cuban waters.
"Americans are paying an average of $4.08 for a gallon of gas and all they're getting are lies and ‘urban legends' from Republicans," Jennifer Crider, Communications Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "If Republican Members and Republican candidates can't be trusted to tell the truth about where oil is being drilled, they certainly can't be trusted to do anything meaningful to lower the price of gas. Americans struggling to afford to fill their gas tanks deserve better than fear mongering and lies about gas prices from Republicans."
Vice President Cheney's office was forced to issue a correction after Cheney made this claim. Even Republican Senator Mel Martinez, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, stated that "Any talk of using some fabricated Cuba-China connection as an argument to change U.S. policy has no merit." He also said, "Reports to the contrary are simply false. They are akin to urban legends." [Miami Herald, 6/12/08]
That's some company Brian Davis is keeping. BSP's post from Saturday is included in the backgrounder.
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