More dog whistle: Romney renews Obama welfare criticism in new ad

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http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2012/president/candidates/romney/2012/08/20/romney-renews-obama-welfare-criticism-new/KddCFPs9CtgvDsTS0tZPXP/story.html

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney is renewing his criticism of President Barack Obama’s welfare policy, accusing him in a new ad of ‘‘gutting welfare reform.’’ The ad says Romney would ‘‘put work back in welfare.’’

Romney says Obama lifted a provision that required people receiving welfare to work. Independent fact checkers have found the premise of the ad to be false.

Last month, Obama moved to allow states to seek waivers from some welfare rules. To get a waiver, states must show their plans would move at least 20 percent more people to work.

Conservatives say waivers will lead to an end of the work requirement. Romney was among several Republican governors who signed a letter in 2005 asking for more flexibility.

[Major Nikon]

1. Rules #1 and #2 from the GOP playbook covered

1) Lie
2) Racebait

[BumRushDaShow]

2. They have hundreds of millions to spend

so they are now just making up any old shit they can and putting it out there in an ad to spend that money.

[Skidmore]

3. This ad has been playing many times during a viewing hour here in Iowa

for it seems like weeks now.