Obama Writes His Own Reviews
The ad flashes a line credited to The Washington Post that says the Illlinois senator's health care plan would cut costs, "saving $2,500 for the typical family."
But the Post didn't say that; the Obama campaign did, and the Post reported it as the campaign's estimate. The fuller citation from the May 30, 2007, article reads:
Washington Post:The senator's aides estimated that his plan would save the average family $2,500 per year and would allow those without insurance to buy it through a new health-care option that would resemble the one federal employees can choose.
Obama Strengthens His Own Reviews
The ad also says that "experts" called Obama's health care plan "the best," words that are attributed to the Iowa City Press-Citizen. We found the citation in an editorial from Dec. 19, 2007. With all due respect to the paper's editorial writers, they aren't "experts" in the same sense as, say, full-time health care researchers at think tanks or university professors who teach the subject. Editorial writers are paid to give their opinions, and in this case no actual experts were quoted.
Obama Edits His Own Reviews
Obama also distorted the reporting of one newspaper to make his plan sound more comprehensive than it is. His ad includes a quote from the St. Paul Pioneer Press saying his plan "guarantees coverage for all Americans." But the full citation from the Sept. 18, 2007, article actually said:
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Edwards and Clinton would require all Americans to have health insurance. Obama's plan guarantees coverage for all Americans but does not require all to have it.
http://www.factcheck.org/obamas_creative_clippings.html
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