Posted by
Catmman on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:33:35 AM
Or as we in the real world say, more lying.
LoneStarTimes.com has learned that attorneys for District 14 congressional challenger Chris Peden have begun to contact a wide-range of media outlets, insisting that they either cease airing or refuse to accept advertisements by Ron Paul containing false claims that he’s been named “One of the 50 Most Effective Members of Congress by Congressional Quarterly”.
The citation of the CQ article is ubiquitous by Paul, appearing on his website and repeatedly referenced in his broadcast spots.
Website–Ron Paul Is…
“No Junkets”
And he was called one of the “50 Most Effective Congressmen in America” by Congressional Quarterly.
“Taxpayer’s Best Friend”
…called one of the “50 Most Effective Members of Congress.”
“Accomplishments”
When Congressional Quarterly magazine placed Congressman Ron Paul on its coveted “CQ 50 List of Outstanding Members of Congress…”
In fact, these claims are completely false.
As the Peden campaign notes…
In truth, the 10/30/99 Congressional Quarterly article Paul is citing had nothing at all to do with identifying “outstanding” congressmen, and was simply titled “50 Ways To Do the Job of Congress”.
CQ article cover, 10/30/99
Incredibly, Paul’s claim of being identified as somehow uniquely “effective” by Congressional Quarterly is directly refuted in the article itself.
As Peden’s campaign notes…
The editors of CQ even go out of their way to contradict Paul’s claims, prominently highlighting in the middle of one page the following pull-quote—
“There is no attempt here to identify the 50 most effective–or for that matter, the most important or most influential–members of Congress.”
Just as Herr Doktor's campaign for President did and continues to misrepresent it's Military support, we see from this article that the trend continues.
I really hope Chris Peden beats Herr Doktor in the primary next month.