Ralston: Sharron Angle’s Smears of Sen. Reid’s Public Service Receives “F” On Truth Test
It started with a slanderous, unsubstantiated assertion during last week’s debate, and it’s been continued by Sharron Angle and her DC handlers ever since.
While Sharron Angle lives off a government pension and enjoys lifetime government-financed health care, she’s built her campaign on a crusade against Medicare and Social Security. But now she’s hit a new low – alleging Sen. Reid has become wealthy over the course of his long and distinguished career representing Nevada in the US Senate.
Cheapest. Shot. Ever.
The reality? Sen. Reid was very successful practicing law in the private sector before he entered public service, and the attacks of Angle and her backers are completely fabricated. In fact, Sen. Reid’s net worth has remained steady over his time in the US Senate, and has declined substantially in recent years as he put his five kids through college.
Jon Ralston, the most respected political journalist in Nevada, fact-checked Angle’s latest ad yesterday on his show “Face to Face.” His conclusion?Sharron Angle’s commercial is a bald-faced lie that Ralston graded an “F” on the truth scale.
***Watch Ralston’s review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoT6EecZbZQ
That’s right – while Sharron Angle continues her crusade to end health care and retirement benefits for Nevada seniors by eliminating Medicare and Social Security, Angle herself lives off a government pension and enjoys quality, taxpayer-financed health care. Angle’s slanderous attacks suggesting Sen. Reid has somehow benefitted financially from his public service for Nevada are not only hypocritical, they’re further evidence she will do or say anything she thinks might help her get elected.
Ralston: Sharron Angle’s Smears of Sen. Reid’s Public Service Receives “F” On Truth Test
It started with a slanderous, unsubstantiated assertion during last week’s debate, and it’s been continued by Sharron Angle and her DC handlers ever since.
While Sharron Angle lives off a government pension and enjoys lifetime government-financed health care, she’s built her campaign on a crusade against Medicare and Social Security. But now she’s hit a new low – alleging Sen. Reid has become wealthy over the course of his long and distinguished career representing Nevada in the US Senate.
Cheapest. Shot. Ever.
The reality? Sen. Reid was very successful practicing law in the private sector before he entered public service, and the attacks of Angle and her backers are completely fabricated. In fact, Sen. Reid’s net worth has remained steady over his time in the US Senate, and has declined substantially in recent years as he put his five kids through college.
Jon Ralston, the most respected political journalist in Nevada, fact-checked Angle’s latest ad yesterday on his show “Face to Face.” His conclusion?Sharron Angle’s commercial is a bald-faced lie that Ralston graded an “F” on the truth scale.
***Watch Ralston’s review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoT6EecZbZQ
That’s right – while Sharron Angle continues her crusade to end health care and retirement benefits for Nevada seniors by eliminating Medicare and Social Security, Angle herself lives off a government pension and enjoys quality, taxpayer-financed health care. Angle’s slanderous attacks suggesting Sen. Reid has somehow benefitted financially from his public service for Nevada are not only hypocritical, they’re further evidence she will do or say anything she thinks might help her get elected.
