White House won't denounce anti-Romney ad
Source: USA Today
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But White House press secretary Jay Carney said it is Romney's campaign, more than Obama's, that has invested in false advertising -- most recently with an ad that suggests the president is weakening the 1996 welfare law's work requirement.
"We do not control third-party ads" Carney said this afternoon, echoing similar statements from Obama's deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter. By contrast, he said, the Romney camp's welfare ad is "factually incorrect."
Asked if Obama would agree with Romney's call for a truce on negative advertising, Carney said, "I find it interesting that he would ask that."
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and from earlier:
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“We are betting that a substantive campaign conducted on the high ground and focused primarily on jobs and the economy will trump a campaign that is designed to appeal to our worst instincts,” Fehrnstrom said.
Replied Obama campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith: “The Romney campaign’s faux outrage over an ad run by an outside group separate from our campaign rings extremely hollow. … Mitt Romney won the Republican primary only by tearing down each of his opponents with ruthlessly negative campaigning, including ads funded by outside allies.”
“When the Romney campaign finally reaches the high ground, we look forward to greeting them there,” the aide added.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79560.html#ixzz23AZStLrh
Zing!!
fuller quote here:
The Obama campaign dismissed the criticism as "faux outrage" and hypocrisy. "Mitt Romney won the Republican primary only by tearing down each of his opponents with ruthlessly negative campaigning, including ads funded by outside allies," campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith said in a statement. "His campaign has questioned whether the president understands what it is to be American, attacked his patriotism, and is currently running an ad that a former president and authors of the welfare-to-work legislation have called a flat-out lie. When the Romney campaign finally reaches the high ground, we look forward to greeting them there."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57491200-503544/romney-launches-character-offensive-against-obama/
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“When the Romney campaign finally reaches the high ground, we look forward to greeting them there,” the aide added.
