2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumFight Back Against the Lies
One of the most disturbing aspects of this election cycle is the pervasiveness of outright lies. If you saw Mitt Romney in any of the Presidential debates, you know exactly what Im talking about. The year 2012 is in danger of becoming what George Orwell described as a "time of universal deceit."
Its not just in the Presidential race. The Right Wing has discovered the utility of fabrication and denial, from the top of the ticket to the bottom. And thats true in my race for Congress, as well.
Two years ago, my opponent Todd Long published a book that enumerated all of his crackpot schemes in a single volume. Among other things, he said (on page 50) that he would raise the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare to seventy. He reiterated it on page 138. At the same time, in a meeting with the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, he said that he would raise the age for Social Security and Medicare to 70 or 72.
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We have the video.
Todd Long is literally the only person I know in Central Florida who wants to raise the age for Social Security and Medicare to 70 or 72. Im happy to have a debate, on the merits, about whether America should do that.
Todd Long doesnt want to have that debate. Its so much easier for him to turn that Etch-A-Sketch upside down, and shake it. And then put the cherry on top of the sundae, by saying that were lying, not him. A few days ago, Todd Long went on WFTV, the highest rated local news station in Orlando, and said this:
Its just lie after lie after lie . . . [Alan Grayson]s run almost a million dollars of ads saying I want the retirement age to be increased and the Medicare age to increased, all lies, all not true. . . . This man is just about as evil as they get.
The WFTV reporter, who has heard the video of Long saying that he would raise the retirement age, was understandably skeptical: Is there any truth to his assertion that you want to raise the retirement age to 70 or 72?
Long replied: No. Its not true.
Despicable. Utterly reprehensible and irresponsible.
Vince Lombardi said that the best defense is a good offense. (Mao Tse-Tung also said that, by the way.) Todd Long has a similar view. He believes that the best defense is to be as offensive as possible.
Well, were fight back against the lies. We have put together a devastating ad against Todd Long, using his own words to expose him. We want the public to see exactly what he and his right-wing allies have in mind for them before its too late.
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But the Presidential race has made TV time in Orlando so expensive that weve been pushed off WFTV, and several other stations.
We need your help.
Please contribute to our Fight Back Against the Lies Fund. We will use your contribution to help keep the true face of Todd Long on the air. We will defeat his lies with our truth.
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The truth will set us free. And keep us free. Please help.
Courage,
Alan Grayson
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
- George Orwell
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