Another Day, Another False Anti-Obamacare Ad

I feel a little bit better when I see pieces like this one, from Greg Sargent at the Washington Post, chronicling the seemingly endless list of debunked anti-Obamacare ads.  They all fall apart on examination.  Some really good work is being done to fight the lies, and it’s possible that people will be made aware of what’s going on and learn the truth.

You know, the Koch brothers and their allies are, as I said the other day, smart and determined and deep-pocketed enough to keep plowing money into this campaign of deception.  It doesn’t matter to them that the ads are untrue.  What matters  to them is that they are effective.  They have a longer-term agenda.  It’s based on false history and designed to undermine the common good, but they’re quite determined to take us there.

So it gives me at least a little hope to see the kind of good – and creative! – work that’s being done in the debunking area.  The antidote video below is straightforward, clear and compelling.  I wonder what kind of budget – if any – is behind it.  Does it compare to that of the Kochs?  That’s the concerning part.  Mark Twain said, “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”