Romney Campaign Spreads ‘Mediscare’ Lie In Robocall

Ken O’Brien

The campaign of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan is running a deceptive ‘Mediscare’ robocall accusing President Barack Obama of "changing Medicare forever," according to audio obtained by ThinkProgress.

"Some think Obamacare is the same as free health care, but nothing is free," a voice says in the recorded message. "Obama is raiding $716 billion from Medicare, changing the program forever -- taxing wheel chairs and pacemakers, raising taxes on families making less than $120,000. Free health care comes at a very high price. The Romney-Ryan plan will restore Medicare funding, and protect and strengthen the program for the next generation."

Obamacare Robs Medicare of $716 Billion – Mostly False - Politifact

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan say Barack Obama robs Medicare of more than $700 billion to pay for Obamacare

From Politifact

Over the last week the Republican candidates for President and Vice-President have been perpetuating a canard that Obamacare guts Medicare. Once again there are those who will believe whatever they want to believe, regardless of the facts.

However, in an effort to provide a counterpoint to this tactic of perpetuating misinformation through repetition, I am replicating the full analysis of this claim from Politifact. Anyone who is politically aware knows that this is a source that has been frequently criticized by Liberals and Progressives (google it).

I hope that this information will constitute an antidote to a developing pattern of spewing misinformation as fact in an unbridled effort at deception. 

How Republican Ryan's Budget Plan Will Affect YOU!

Kenneth M. O’Brien

Democratic members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently released an analysis by Congressional District of the impact of the Ryan budget plan passed by the Republican dominated U. S. House of Representatives.

For the Second Congressional District of Massachusetts (which includes Southbridge), represented by Congressman Richard Neal, the analysis shows that it will: