ABC's Robin Roberts did not challenge Giuliani's tax falsehood |
| Published: October 14, 2008, 9:12 pm |
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On the October 14 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, co-host Robin Roberts did not challenge former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani when he claimed Sen. Barack Obama "wants to raise taxes," repeating a conservative charge that often goes unchallenged by the media. In fact, Obama has repeatedly said he would cut taxes for low- and middle-income families, specifically those making less than $250,000 per year. Further, Sen. John McCain's own chief economic adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, reportedly said that it is inaccurate to claim that "Barack Obama raises taxes." Obama again laid out his plan to cut taxes during an October 10 campaign stop in Ohio. He said: You've heard a lot about taxes in this campaign. Well, here's the truth -- my opponent and I are both offering tax cuts. The difference is, he wants to give $200 billion in tax cuts to the biggest corporations in America, and he wants to give the average Fortune 500 CEO a $700,000 tax cut. But he gives nothing at all to [ Full article ] |
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