Setting the Record Straight: Sharron Angle’s Social Security Ad is a Lie
THE CLAIM: After a long career of opposing Social Security, Sharron Angle’s new ad says she wants to save Social Security.
THE FACTS: Laughably false. Along with promising to not create jobs, Sharron Angle has made killing Social Security a top priority, repeatedly advocating the program’s demise.
1. Sharron Angle says we need to “phase Medicare and Social Security out.” In other words, kill Social Security. [Face to Face Debate, 5/19/10]
2. Sharron Angle says Social Security is “difficult to justify” and likens it to “Welfare.”[KNPR, State of Nevada, 5/19/10]
3. Sharron Angle has made her feelings about killing Social Security clear, stating 'Getting Out Of Medicare and Social Security Is Not Up For Grabs.' [Talking Points Memo, 6/14/10, KNPR, State of Nevada, 5/19/10]
4. Even top Republicans like Tim Pawlenty, Richard Lugar, Orrin Hatch and Olympia Snowe (among many others) disagree with Angle’s extreme position. [Good Morning America, 6/11/10, The Hill, 6/15/10, Politico, 6/16/10]
5. Independent fact-checkers agree that Harry Reid’s TV ad exposing Angle’s dangerous plan to kill Social Security and Medicare was accurate. [Face to Face with Jon Ralston, 6/14/10, Reno Gazette-Journal, 6/20/10, FactCheck.org, 6/18/10]
Setting the Record Straight: Sharron Angle’s Social Security Ad is a Lie
THE CLAIM: After a long career of opposing Social Security, Sharron Angle’s new ad says she wants to save Social Security.
THE FACTS: Laughably false. Along with promising to not create jobs, Sharron Angle has made killing Social Security a top priority, repeatedly advocating the program’s demise.
1. Sharron Angle says we need to “phase Medicare and Social Security out.” In other words, kill Social Security. [Face to Face Debate, 5/19/10]
2. Sharron Angle says Social Security is “difficult to justify” and likens it to “Welfare.”[KNPR, State of Nevada, 5/19/10]
3. Sharron Angle has made her feelings about killing Social Security clear, stating 'Getting Out Of Medicare and Social Security Is Not Up For Grabs.' [Talking Points Memo, 6/14/10, KNPR, State of Nevada, 5/19/10]
4. Even top Republicans like Tim Pawlenty, Richard Lugar, Orrin Hatch and Olympia Snowe (among many others) disagree with Angle’s extreme position. [Good Morning America, 6/11/10, The Hill, 6/15/10, Politico, 6/16/10]
5. Independent fact-checkers agree that Harry Reid’s TV ad exposing Angle’s dangerous plan to kill Social Security and Medicare was accurate. [Face to Face with Jon Ralston, 6/14/10, Reno Gazette-Journal, 6/20/10, FactCheck.org, 6/18/10]
